The Breakfast Club, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985 on A&M. One of the movies I’ve seen the most in my life (alongside Princess Bride and Stop Making Sense)….
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Dig Yourself, 1985 on Roiunder Their second album. Turns out Barrence is a local and I run into him frequently at The Record…
Echo & The Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing, 1985 on Sire / Korova Compilation of previously released songs other than “Bring on the Dancing Horses” One of…
Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra. This is such a solidly great debut album – Mick Hucknall, Toney Bowers, Chris Joyce, Tim Kellett, Sylvan Richardson, and Fritz…
Tones on Tail, self-titled, 1985 on Situation Two, a sublabel of Beggars Banquet (a UK pressing). Tones on Tail have three self-titled releases, this one, a 1982 EP,…
The Firm, self-titled debut from 1985 Post-zeppelin Jimmy Page with Paul Rodgers from Bad Company. “Satisfaction Gaurunteed” and “Radioactive” – but also a cover of “You’ve Lost That…
Love this Coil’s Panic/Tainted Love 12″ from 1985 on Wax Trax (in the US). Believe this may have been the first benefit single for AIDS research – certainly…