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1985
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| March | Brian performs at a benefit for the homeless of LA (10th). |
| April |
video documentary The Beach Boys - An American Band is released. It contains much previously unseen or rare footage of the band and a smattering of previously unreleased tracks, most prominent amongst them part of the legendary "Fire" music from Smile. |
| May |
"Getcha Back/Male Ego", first new Beach Boys 45 for exactly five years is released, and peaks at #26. Parent album, The Beach Boys, reaches #52, and is the first new BB material to be issued on CD (which includes the non-LP single B side as a bonus track). Ringo Starr guests on one track, Stevie Wonder on another. Brian performs at the Malibu Emergency Room benefit (12th). |
| June | Bruce's third son, Ryan Greer, is born on the 19th. |
| July |
the Beach Boys performance in Philadelphia for the US end of the transatlantic Live Aid event (13th) is well received, and Brian looks sensational. |
| August | "It's Gettin' Late/It's OK" is released but climbs no higher than #82. |
| December |
"She Believes In Love Again/It's Just A Matter Of Time" is the final unsuccessful single from the album. |