Article Context & Main Highlights Key Content Chaka Khan Cover Date: January 12, 1985 Publication: Record Mirror Country: United Kingdom Striking front cover featuring soul/R&B superstar Chaka Khan. The issue is headlined as “Official Top of the Pops Chart” and promotes Chaka Khan with the tagline “and the night of the living dead”. It also highlights major artists including Hall and Oates, Spandau Ballet, Madonna, and Nile Rodgers. Notable Details Powerful close-up portrait

The Time’s Funky Bird Dance — Morris Day’s final fling with the original lineup RELEASE DETAILS Date: January 11, 1985 Catalogue: 7-29045 (7") / 0-20315 (12") Format: 7" Single, 12" Maxi-Single Country: United States (with UK & Germany variants) A-Side: “The Bird (Edit)” – 3:41 B-Side: “My Drawers (Edit)” – 3:42 THE STORY Released on January 11, 1985 as the third and final single from The Time’s third album Ice Cream Castle, “The Bird” was a high-energy funk track built aroun

A major French magazine celebration of Prince as the defining artist of 1985, featuring a striking cover and an extensive seven-page interior spread. SOURCE DETAILS Publication: BEST Magazine Date: January 1985 (No. 198) Country: France Section / Pages: Front Cover + Seven-page interior feature THE STORY This lavish BEST Magazine package declares 1985 “L’Année du Prince” (The Year of Prince). The vibrant cover showcases a charismatic portrait of Prince, while the seven-page i