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MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER 25 - 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION PICTURE DISC VINYL LP

MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER PICTURE DISC.

 

The World's Biggest Selling Album Of All Time

 

25TH ANNIVERSARY LP PICTURE DISC - NEW & SEALED.

Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable -- an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific "Baby Be Mine" and the pretty good ballad "The Lady in My Life" are not like the others). This was a record that had something for everybody, building on the basic blueprint of Off the Wall by adding harder funk, hard rock, softer ballads, and smoother soul -- expanding the approach to have something for every audience. That alone would have given the album a good shot at a huge audience, but it also arrived precisely when MTV was reaching its ascendancy, and Jackson helped the network by being not just its first superstar, but first black star as much as the network helped him. This all would have made it a success (and its success, in turn, served as a new standard for success), but it stayed on the charts, turning out singles, for nearly two years because it was really, really good. True, it wasn't as tight as Off the Wall -- and the ridiculous, late-night house-of-horrors title track is the prime culprit, arriving in the middle of the record and sucking out its momentum -- but those one or two cuts don't detract from a phenomenal set of music. It's calculated, to be sure, but the chutzpah of those calculations (before this, nobody would even have thought to bring in metal virtuoso Eddie Van Halen to play on a disco cut) is outdone by their success. This is where a song as gentle and lovely as "Human Nature" coexists comfortably with the tough, scared "Beat It," the sweet schmaltz of the Paul McCartney duet "The Girl Is Mine," and the frizzy funk of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." And, although this is an undeniably fun record, the paranoia is already creeping in, manifesting itself in the record's two best songs: "Billie Jean," where a woman claims Michael is the father of her child, and the delirious "Wanna Be Startin' Something," the freshest funk on the album, but the most claustrophobic, scariest track Jackson ever recorded. These give the record its anchor and are part of the reason why the record is more than just a phenomenon. The other reason, of course, is that much of this is just simply great music.

Artist - Michael Jackson

Title - Thriller

Record Label - Epic

Catalogue Number - 88697353391-1

Condition - Sleeve/Vinyl - M/M

 

Track Listing 

A1. Wanna Be Startin' Something
A2. Baby Be Mine
A3. The Girl Is Mine
A4. Thriller

B1. Beat It
B2. Billie Jean
B3. Human Nature
B4. P.Y.T.

B5 The Lady In My Life

Music Merch Records grades according to Record Collector

Mint (M) - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint

Excellent (E) - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in the sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG) - The record has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite clear surface marks and the occassional light scratch. Normal wear & tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

Good (G) - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, maybe with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration etc...

Fair (F) - The record is still just playable, has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P) - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise etc... The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

Bad (B) - The record is unplayable or might even be broken. Will only be of use as a collection filler.

CDs & Cassettes - As a general rule, CDs and Cassettes either play perfectly - in which case they are in mint condition - or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed. CDs are difficult to grade visually: they can look perfect but can actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but play perfectly. 

The symbols (+) or (-) are used to indicate condition somewhere inbetween the above categories.
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