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Michael Jackson Thriller Vinyl LP Record Album 1st Edition Original 1982 Release
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November 27, 2019
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November 12, 2019
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Michael Jackson – Thriller Label: Epic – QE 38112 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 30 Nov 1982 Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop Style: Disco, Soul
Record Condition- Good Plus (G+) Sleeve Condition- Very Good (VG)
This is the first press copy of Thriller that features no co-producer credit for Michael Jackson. It is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records. Reunited with Off the Wall (1979) producer Quincy Jones, Jackson was inspired to create an album where "every song was a killer". Thriller explores genres similar to Jackson's Off the Wall, including pop, post-disco, rock and funk. Recording took place from April to November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with a production budget of $750,000. Thriller peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on February 26, 1983. It produced seven singles: "The Girl Is Mine", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ", "Human Nature", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", and "Thriller". All the singles reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, breaking the record for most top 10 singles from an album, with "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" reaching number one on the chart.Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with sales of 66 million copies claimed worldwide.
