At the start of 1986, Essendon were considered unbackable for three successive flags, but a succession of injuries to key players Paul Van der Haar ( only fifteen games from 1986 to 1988 ), Tim Watson, Darren Williams, Roger Merrett and Simon Madden led the club to win only eight of its last eighteen games in 1986 and only nine games ( plus a draw with Geelong ) in 1987.

* 1986 ( 59th ) A Greek Tragedy-CineTe pvba-Linda Van Tulden and Willem Thijsen

John Rewald, an art historian focused on the birth of Modern art, wrote a series of books about the Post-Impressionist period, including Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin ( 1956 ) and an essay, Paul Gauguin: Letters to Ambroise Vollard and André Fontainas ( included in Rewald's Studies in Post-Impressionism, 1986 ), discusses Gauguin's years in Tahiti, and the struggles of his survival as seen through correspondence with the art dealer Vollard and others.

Fletcher in the 1990 movie Dick Tracy, TV legend Dick Van Dyke had a villainous role in Matlocks very first regular episode, " The Judge " ( 1986 ).

The cancer eventually spread to his esophagus ; he ultimately died of pneumonia on November 22, 1986 at his home in Van Nuys, California.

Starting in 1986 when Gladstone took over publishing the title they have also included new stories by American creators Don Rosa, John Lustig, Pat McGreal, Dave Rawson, Michael T. Gilbert and William Van Horn along with translations of European Disney comics by such creators as Daan Jippes, Fred Milton and Romano Scarpa originally published by Oberon, Egmont and Disney Italy / Mondadori.

Picnic was remade for television twice, first in 1986, directed by Marshall W. Mason and starring Gregory Harrison, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Learned, Rue McClanahan and Dick Van Patten.

In Get in the Van, Rollins wrote that Ginn telephoned him in August 1986: " He told me he was quitting the band.

Van Halen's song " Good Enough " from their 1986 album " 5150 " begins with singer Sammy Hagar calling out " Hello Baby!

Van Pelt was a first round draft pick for the NFL where he played, from 1973 through 1986, with the New York Giants, the L. A.

Roth hoped Van Halen would contribute the soundtrack ; however, the film deal fell through when MGM Pictures was sold in 1986.

* Camper Van Beethoven ( 1986 )

II & III is a 1986 album by musical group Camper Van Beethoven, released on Pitch-a-Tent and Rough Trade.

Her more prominent parts came as elder daughter, Laurie Partridge, on the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, and as Grace Van Owen, a California assistant district attorney and judge on the dramatic series, L. A. Law, a role she played from 1986 to 1992.

* L. A. Law ( 1986 ) ( TV series ) – Grace Van Owen ( 1986 – 1992 )

Van Halen released 5150 ( 1986 ), their first album with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals, which was number one in the U. S. for three weeks and sold over six million copies.

In 1986 Van Mierlo returned to politics.

; Sean McAllister ( Charles Van Eman, 1985 – 1986 )

Van Nuys, California: Tiger Originals, 1986.

With veteran Van Halen producer Ted Templeman handling the production, Roth released his debut full-length solo album, Eat ' Em and Smile in July 1986.

Despite falling behind the WWF and NWA as a major promotion throughout 1986 and 1987, Gagne still managed to find and / or develop legitimate young talent like Scott Hall, The Midnight Rockers ( Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ), " Bull Power " Leon White ( later known as Big Van Vader ), The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags ), and Madusa Miceli during that timeframe.

They were the opening band for the new Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen on their 5150 tour in 1986.

* Van Halen — August 22, 1980, with The Katz, October 17, 1981, with G-Force, August 7, 1982, with After the Fire, June 20-21, 1984, with The Velcros, May 31, 1986, with Bachman – Turner Overdrive and July 26, 2004, with Shinedown

The new incarnation of Van Halen bounced back in 1986, releasing the enormously successful 5150 album which went to # 1 and produced two hit singles, " Why Can't This Be Love " ( US # 3 ) and " Dreams " (# 22 ).

Ernie Ball Music Man improved their visibility in the guitar market with a succession of new guitar models, largely player-endorsed, including the Silhouette ( 1986 ), Steve Morse Signature ( 1987 ), Eddie Van Halen Signature / Axis model ( 1990 ), Albert Lee Signature ( 1993 ), Steve Lukather Signature ( 1993 ), the John Petrucci 6 & 7-string guitars ( 1999 ).

* " Dreams " ( Van Halen song ), 1986

* 5150 ( album ), a 1986 album by Van Halen

* 5150-Van Halen ( 1986 )

* " Best of Both Worlds " ( Van Halen song ), a 1986 song from the album 5150 by Van Halen

Eat ' Em and Smile is the debut full-length solo album by original Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth, released July 7, 1986.

Live Without a Net is a live concert video of Van Halen recorded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1986, and released the following year.

A second single, " C ' mon C ' mon ", also charted in the UK Top 20 and an album, Truthdare Doubledare, released in May 1986, peaked at Nº18.

They began by playing at festivals in Australia and New Zealand and released their debut album, Crowded House, in June 1986.

Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ) were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001.

Lynne, Bevan and Tandy returned to the studio in 1985 as a three-piece ( with Christian Schneider playing saxophone on some tracks ) to record ELO's final album of the 20th century, Balance of Power, released early in 1986.

ELO effectively disbanded after that final show in Stuttgart in 1986, but there was no announcement made of it for the next two years, during which George Harrison's Lynne-produced album Cloud Nine and the pair's follow-up ( with Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as Traveling Wilburys ) Traveling Wilburys Vol.

In 2001 Zoom, ELO's first album since 1986, was released.

Upon completion of the album Lynne reformed the band with completely new members including his then-girlfriend Rosie Vela ( who had released her own album " Zazu ", in 1986 ) and announced that ELO would tour again.

Liverpool is Frankie Goes to Hollywood's second and last studio album, released in October 1986 ( see 1986 in music ).

Her 1986 album, The Power of Gloria Gaynor, was almost entirely composed of cover versions of other songs that were popular at the time.

A year later he signed with Scotti Brothers Records and issued the moderately successful album, Gravity, in 1986, which included Brown's final Top 10 pop hit, " Living in America ", marking his first Top 40 entry since 1974 and his first Top 10 pop entry since 1968.

Dylan also appears on the first track " Street Rock " of Kurtis Blows 1986 album Kingdom Blow

By early 1986, the band was defunct and Hay was working on his first solo album, Looking for Jack, which would feature participation from Alsop and Wackerman.

In February 1986, the soundtrack album to Pretty in Pink featuring " Shellshock " was released on A & M Records.

Brotherhood ( 1986 ) divided the two approaches onto separate album sides.

Returning to the studio in 1986, the group teamed with producer Rick Rubin for their third album.

* At the Queen Elizabeth Hall ( Clear Records 1989, live album recorded on October 1, 1986.

Sakamoto would alternate between exploring a variety of musical styles, ideas, and genres – captured most notably in his groundbreaking 1983 album Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia – and focusing on a specific subject or theme, such as the Italian Futurism movement in Futurista ( 1986 ).

* Tones ( album ), a 1986 album by Eric Johnson

The band Radiohead took their name from the Talking Heads song " Radio Head " from the 1986 album True Stories.

The band's second album Different Light ( 1986 ) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide No. 1 hit " Walk Like an Egyptian ", saw the band firmly in the mainstream.

Their 1986 album, Dreamtime, dealt with environmental concerns among other issues.

The only Stranglers album to chart in the U. S., Dreamtime was again only a moderate hit in the UK, reaching No. 16 in November 1986.