MICHAEL JACKSON Thriller FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL 1982 R&B Dance FUNK SOUL LP
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MICHAEL JACKSON~Thriller~FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL 1982 R
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Michael Jackson "Thriller" Epic Records QE-38112 PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS RECORD OF ALL TIME! STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A COPY THAT IS FACTORY SEALED - BUT HERE IS ONE! RETAINS ALL THE ORIGINAL STICKERS ON THE FRONT! ALTHOUGH IT WAS RELEASED IN 1982 - 30 YEARS AGO! - THE COPY WE ARE OFFERING IS STILL FACTORY SEALED!! THERE IS SOME FADING ON THE FRONT BUT, OTHERWISE, IT IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION! 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. Track Listing (Side One) 1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2. Baby Be Mine 3. Girl Is Mine, The 4. Thriller (Side Two) 1. Beat It 2. Billie Jean 3. Human Nature 4. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 5. The Lady in My Life Details Contributing Artists: Vincent Price, Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson, David Foster, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, James Ingram, Eddie Van Halen Producer: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Brian Banks Distributor: Columbia Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo Album Notes Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, percussion); Paul McCartney (vocals); Vincent Price (spoken vocals); Steve Lukather (guitar, bass); Eddie Van Halen, Dean Parks, Paul Jackson (guitar); Larry Williams (flute, saxophone); Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); David Paich (piano, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, programming); Steve Porcaro (synthesizer, programming); David Foster, Rod Temperton (synthesizer); Tom Bahler (Synclavier); Louis Johnson (bass); Ndugu Chancler, Jeff Porcaro (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Brian Banks (programming); LaToya Jackson, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Becky Lopez, Janet Jackson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Bruce Swedien. Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Dick Zimmerman. Arrangers: David Paich; James Ingram ; Jerry Hey; Michael Jackson; Quincy Jones; Rod Temperton; Steve Lukather; Steve Porcaro. The image included with the auction is a scan of the actual item but, due to size limitations of the scanner, the edges of the item may have been cropped.RECORD GRADING POLICY
MINT = like new or near new with only one or two small insignificant defects, a 9 or better on a 1-10 scale
EXCELLENT = Would be Near Mint, except for a couple of light hairlines or scuffs, which do not affect play
VG++ = still a very nice record with all or nearly all of its original gloss but may have a few more light, surface marks, hairlines, needle tracks or the like which should not materially affect play
VG+ = a nice, but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It probably plays with a few pops, but has no serious problems.
VG = a well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc.
VG- = a very well-worn record that plays through without skipping, but will do until a better copy comes along.
Good = not actually good at all but probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, etc. Still, will have no cracks, chips or the like
Fair = you’re getting this record just to own but not to play
Poor = the sky’s the limit, generally I will discard a record this bad (and sell the cover, jacket or sleeve alone) unless the label holds some particular interest
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