Happy Holidays Michael Jackson Fans!
The
25th Anniversary of Thriller is upon us and we are celebrating with the
release of a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal
record-breaking pop culture touchstone. The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller includes the original album with 6 previously unreleased tracks featuring KANYE WEST, FERGIE, WILL.I.AM, AKON and the new single "For All Time" PLUS a BONUS DVD.
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller is available Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Pre-order now online!
We have also relaunched Michael's YouTube Page to mark the occasion. Go there to watch all the videos from Thriller as well as a teaser trailer for the new release. Also, stay tuned for the January launch of the new MichaelJackson.com!
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller Track List:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. The Lady In My Life
Bonus Material:
10. Vincent Price Excerpt
From "Thriller" Voice-Over Session
Previously Unreleased Tracks for 25th Anniversary Edition
11. The Girl Is Mine 2008 with will.i.am
12. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 with will.i.am
13. Wanna Be Startin Somethin 2008 with Akon
14. Beat It 2008 with Fergie
15. Billie Jean 2008 Kanye West mix
16. For All Time (unreleased track from original Thriller sessions)
Official Press Release:
EPIC
RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF
MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME
Newly
Expanded Deluxe Edition of Multi-Platinum Grammy-Winning Album With New
& Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks Including New 2008
Collaborations with Kanye West, Fergie, will.i.am & Akon + Bonus
DVD Featuring Digitally Restored Short Films & Michael
Jackson's Historic Breakout Performance From "Motown 25: Yesterday,
Today, Forever" Television Broadcast
Epic/Legacy
Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's
Thriller with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal
record-breaking pop culture touchstone. Available Tuesday, February 12,
2008.
The Thriller - 25th
Anniversary Edition will include the original album in its entirety as
well as seven bonus tracks and a DVD featuring Michael Jackson's
groundbreaking short films from Thriller ("Thriller," "Beat It," and
"Billie Jean") and the artist's Emmy-nominated breakout performance of
"Billie Jean" from the legendary "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever"
television special (first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983).
The
newly expanded version of Thriller premieres six tracks previously
unreleased in any form: "Beat It 2008" with Fergie; a new Kanye West
remix of "Billie Jean"; a new 2008 version of "Wanna Be Startin'
Somethin'" with Akon; will.i.am remixes of "The Girl Is Mine" and
"P.Y.T."; and "For All Time," a rare unreleased cut from the original
Thriller recording sessions, newly mixed and mastered by Michael
Jackson.
The deluxe Thriller -
25th Anniversary Edition packaging contains a personal greeting from
Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special release.
Originally
released in the US 25 years ago on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records,
Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer
Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star lead singer for the
Jackson 5 into the stratosphere of international superstardom.
Introducing the "robot" and the "moonwalk" into the international
lexicon of clubland dance moves via the pulsing sounds of Thriller,
Michael Jackson revolutionized all aspects of mainstream pop culture --
from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of music videos --
becoming the world's most popular entertainer in the process.
The
original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the
American Top 10, 37 of those at #1. Seven of the album's original nine
tracks became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while Individual
singles from Thriller reached #1 chart positions in the US, the UK,
France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain,
Ireland, New Zealand and Canada.
Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America's top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984).
Thriller
has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond
Award status in the US. In addition, the album has achieved Diamond or
Multi-Platinum status in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada,
Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. In 1985, the Guinness Book of
Records named Thriller the Best Selling Album of All Time, an
achievement which remains unsurpassed to this day.
Source of information: http://www.mjj.com
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