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It is reported that Spandau Ballet, and its publishing company Reformation, has taken Chrysalis Records to court to secure an injunction against the company's tv advertisement for the band's compilation The Singles Collection. The band claims that the music used in the advert infringes their copyright. (The suit will be settled in 1986, after which the band will move to CBS Records.)
Magnum, supported by IQ and Alliance, play at St. Francis Xavier Hall, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
He Said release a new single, Only One I, on Mute Records in the UK. The group is a new project by Wire founder members Graham Lewis and BC Gilbert.
Back Door play at The Solent Suite, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.Friction Groove play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by A Cast Of Thousands.
Ice On Fire, the nineteenth album by Elton John, enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No3.
The Moodists, The Primevals and The Palookas play at Acklam Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
That Petrol Emotion play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Mighty Lemon Drops play at The George And Dragon, Bedford, England, UK, Europe, supported by Bogshed.
The Adult Net release a new single, Edie, on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK. The song is a tribute to Edie Sedgewick, an Andy Warhol 'superstar' who died in 1971.
The Morr issey Mullen Band plays at The Bull And Gate, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
A Good Heart, the first solo single by Feargal Sharkey (formerly of The Undertones) reaches No1 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Walk Of Life by Dire Straits enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No7.
Wall To Wall, the second LP by Rene And Angela, is fianlly released in the UK by Capitol Records. It was first released in the USA in 1981.
Horace Andy plays at The Sports Centre, Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. On the same night he also plays at The Octagon University, Sheffield.
John Otway plays at The Red Lion, Brentford, England, UK, Europe, supported by Tuesday Town.
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Christopher Cross releases his third solo LP, Every Turn Of The World, on Warner Brothers in the UK.
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Marc Almond And The Willing Sinners play at Essex University, Colchester, England, UK, Europe.
Ice On Fire, the nineteenth album by Elton John, enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No3.
Green On Red play at The College of Technology, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Doctors Children.
The Nashville Teens play at The Red Lion, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe, supported by Model Slim.
Harvey And The Wallbangers play at The Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale, England, UK, Europe.The Doctor's Children release their debut single, Tomorrow I'll Die, on Glass Records in the UK.
On her first British tour, Anne Pigalle plays at The Adelphi, Hull, England, UK, Europe.
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The LeRoi Brothers play at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Blues Burglars.
Drum, Round A Way Wrong, The Rex McCormack Art Ensemble, Tremblefoots and No Name No Pack Drill play at Brabant Road Community Centre, Wood Lane, London, England, UK, Europe.
Howard Jones plays at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Marshall Crenshaw.
Shakatak play at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.
The Cult play at The Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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On his Rain Dogs 1985 tour, 
Joe Henderson plays at The Village Vanguard, 
Art Farmer plays at Walmer Castle, Peckham, London, England, UK, Europe.