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August 1981
On August 19th, Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings Road. Realizing they have a common interest in dance music, they begin to write together. Initially they call themselves West End; later they come up with the name Pet Shop Boys, a name derived from some friends who work in a pet shop in Ealing. "We thought it sounded like an English rap group".
On this day
1989: 'Left to My Own Devices' peaks at #84 on the U.S. singles chart.
2000: The Boys perform in Bremen, Germany.
2003: Disco 3 is released in the United States and a number of other countries.
Releases
06 February 2012Format
A double-CD collection of 38 b-sides and bonus tracks originally released between 1996 and 2009. Released on February 6th, 2012.
Headlines
- 24 January 2012
- Format prize draw
Order "Format" now and you could win a Fundamentally fabulous jacket.
- 1 January 2012
- The Most Incredible Thing returns
To Sadler's Wells in the spring.
- 28 December 2011
- New Year's Eve in Sydney
Pandemonium returns for a New Year party in Australia.
- 23 December 2011
- Merry Christmas
Seasonal greetings to you all.
- 19 December 2011
- Format pre-order
The b-sides collection can now be pre-ordered.