1985
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Art and culture
Literature
- The Voyeur (1985) - Alberto Moravia
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1985) - Oliver W. Sacks
Film
- After Hours (1985)
- Tampopo (1985)
- White Noise (1985) - Don DeLillo
- The Funeral (1985) - Juzo Itami
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) - Hector Babenco
- Into the Night (1985) - John Landis
- Runaway Train (1985) - Andrei Konchalovsky
- Better Off Dead (1985) - Savage Steve Holland
- My Life as a Dog - (1985) - Lasse Hallström
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) - Susan Seidelman
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - Tim Burton
- Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985) - Lewis Teague
- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) - John Schlesinger
Music
- House music
- And house music was born with ‘Mysteries of Love’ by Mr. Fingers; The 110bpm original instrumental becomes an anthem at the Garage after Levan gets hold of it on acetate.
- demise of Salsoul records
- DJ International
- A Chicago label that was founded by Rocky Jones in 1985. DJ International focused on releasing mainly vocal house, while the other big Chicago label, Trax, is known for rougher tracks.
Label's hits include "Music is the key" by J.M.Silk (the first release), "Acid Thunder" & "Can U dance" by Fast Eddie, "It's allright" by Sterling Void, and Chip E's "Like This". Definitely a class house label!
- MDMA Exposed
- The Face magazine runs the first in-depth article on MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), which is the basis for the party drug Ecstasy. It was first synthesised and patented before World War I by German company Merck as a diet aid. In the 60s it was rediscovered by Alexander Shulgin, a US biochemist, who used it for theraputic purposes. It was banned in the USA in 1985.
Post Disco Singles
- Fingers, Inc. - Mysteries of Love
- Chip E. - Like This
- Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven/Getting Hot/Peanut Butter
- T.C. Curtis - You Should Have Known Better
- J.M. Silk - Music Is The Key
- Steve Hurley - Jack Your Body
- Tramaine - Fall Down (Spirit Of Love) with the famous 'I Need You' sample
- Tony Paris - Electric Automan
- Colonel Abrams - Trapped
- Carl Bean - I Was Born This Way
- Alexander Robotnick - Problemes D'Amour
- Nile Rodgers - State Your Mind/Stay Out Of The Light (Levan 12" Remix)
- Rochelle Fleming - Love Itch
- Serious Intention - You Don't Know
- Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley Knows House (Chicago has the rawest tracks)
- Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector
- Model 500 - No UFOs
- Roberta Gilliam - All I Want Is My Baby
- Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love
- Jenny Burton - Bad Habits
- Chocolate - It's That East Street Beat
- Under Me Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith
Albums
- Sing & Shout (1985) - Chosen Brothers
Births
Deaths
- Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985)
- Ado Kyrou (1923 - 1985)
- Louise Brooks (1906 – 1985)
- Orson Welles (1915 - 1985)
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