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Masterdon Committee was a group from Harlem, New York. They released their first single "Funk box Party" in 1983 which gained accolades within New york. Their song "Musicgram" was released in 1984, a year after their first album was released.Read…

"Mountains" was released in 1986 by Prince and The Revolution. Originally, the song was from the albumParade which was the soundtrack to the movie Under the Cherry Moonwhich starred Prince. Read More

This single was released in 1984 as a collaboration between Trevor Horn, and Paul Morley, with The Art of Noise. The single, "Moments in Love" charted high abroad, for example in Belgium the song peaked at number 17.

GrandMixer D.X.T. (Derek Showard) was one of the first musicians to use turntables as an instrument. While he also was famous due to his own work, he is also credited for the work and DJing skills such as scratching that he popularized and provided…

After releasing "Material Girl" on the albumLike a Virginin 1984, Madonna released a 12" with the song "Pretender" on the following side in November of 1984. Read More

This single was released in 1984 with featured artists Peso and Tito (from the Fearless Four) and the musical band Main Attraction (which consisted of the members Mitchell Graham and Willie Dones).

"Masochistic Beauty" was released by soul singer Marvin Gaye in 1985. Read More

This album was released in 1988 and produced by Rick Rubin and members of Run-D.M.C ( Jason Mizell, Darryl McDaniels, and Joseph Simmons ). The titled song, "Mary, Mary" was originally written by Michael Nesmith for the group, "the Monkees'."

"Make It Better (Forget About Me)" was released in June of 1985 by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. This was the third single from their albumSouthern Accents which was released in the same year. Read More

"Erotic City" was released as the B-side to "Let's Go Crazy" a song released by Prince and the Revolution in the album Purple Rain. The song "Erotic City" was originally released in 1984.