Unused MICHAEL JACKSON "Thriller" 1982 Vinyl LP You are bidding on one used but likely unused copy of the MICHAEL JACKSON vinyl LP "Thriller," released in November, 1982. This is an original release and is NOT a cutout. Shrinkwrap is open but in place. Stickers for Grammy Nominee and "Biggest Selling Album" are on the shrinkwrap. Gatefold jacket. Produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. Duration - 42:19. This is NOT a first pressing - see master etchings below.

Side One: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 6:03 Baby Be Mine - 4:20 The Girl Is Mine - 3:42 Thriller - 5:57 Side Two: Beat It - 4:18 Billie Jean - 4:54 Human Nature - 4:06 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 3:59 The Lady in My Life - 5:00

The LP and jacket is considered USED but is in excellent condition. (See grading legend below). The disc is graded near mint (NM) and is not warped; there are a few light marks on both sides. We believe the disc is unplayed. The jacket is also near mint (NM); the shrinkwrap is open but in place, which has preserved the gatefold jacket. No ring and contact wear. No bends in the cardboard. There is some extremely light scraping on both front right corners. The inner sleeve includes the song lyrics and other information and is in good, unbroken condition; there are folds but no breaks. The pictures below are of the actual item except the gatefold shot, which is from another LP.

AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
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.

Special Guests: The Girl Is Mine features a duet with Paul McCartney Thriller features a rap by Vincent Price Beat It features a guitar break by Eddie Van Halen P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) features backing vocals by Howard Hewett and James Ingram

© 1982 CBS, Inc, ℗ 1982 CBS, Inc. Epic Records QE38112. Manufactured by Epic Records / CBS, Inc.
Side One master etching: PAL 38112 2DM
Side Two master etching: PBL 38112 2EA

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We try to grade the condition of a vinyl record conservatively . Records may be considered flat, or not warped, unless otherwise noted. If one side of a record is in better shape than the other, two grades will appear. Records and covers are graded separately.

M = Mint. In all but the rarest cases, still sealed. If we know that an open record has never been played, and the rating otherwise applies, it will be graded mint.
NM = Near mint, or unplayed condition. Cover is near perfect, new looking, with no surface or ring wear.
EX = Only slight signs of wear; very clean, only light surface marks which do not distract significantly from the sound. Cover has only slight surface wear and is still in nice collectible condition.
VG+ = Evidence of play, with moderate surface wear and some minor noise - still plays well. Cover is solid with no breaks but may have minor surface wear or some ring wear.
VG = Overall wear, but no skips or serious defects. May be somewhat noisy during quiet passages. Cover is worn, with considerable ring wear, and may have partially broken edges.
VG- = Playable, but both the record and cover are well worn.
G or G+ = Poor or Rough condition. Holefiller only!

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