Michael Jackson Thriller 12" Black Vinyl LP 1982 Epic Japan Obi Pop Vintage

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Michael Jackson Thriller 12" Black Vinyl LP 1982 Epic Japan Obi Pop Vintage

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Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong glossy sheen and scattered light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks on each side plus minor dust traces that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no deep scratches, warps, cracks, or edge chips are seen and the grey Epic center labels remain clean and fully legible with minimal spindle wear and no writing or added stickers. Gatefold cardboard jacket with Michael Jackson portrait artwork and attached blue obi strip grades visually around Very Good (VG) with clear front and back printing, scattered small age spots on the white suit and background areas, mild overall surface rubbing including a soft ring-wear impression under angled light, and small corner and edge wear with a few tiny chips and slight spine and opening-edge crimping but no seam splits or large tears.

Artist: Michael Jackson.

Title: Thriller 12-inch black vinyl LP album from Michael Jackson, presented in a Japanese Epic gatefold edition pairing his landmark pop, R&B, and soul material with obi strip, printed inner sleeve, lyric booklet, and fold-out poster.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP album; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo pop, R&B, and soul recording.

Label and catalog number: Epic Records / Epic / Sony Inc. Japan issue on grey Epic logo center labels; catalog number 25·3P-399 printed on the labels, spine, obi strip, and back cover together with STEREO and 33 1/3 r.p.m. designations, SOUL genre marking, JASRAC rights-society logo, and side identifiers A and B.

Release year and origin: 1982 Japanese pressing manufactured by Epic / Sony Inc., Tokyo, Japan for CBS Records, with English-language titles and credits on the jacket, labels, and inserts plus extensive Japanese text on the obi strip and lyric booklet.

Genre/Style: pop, R&B and soul, contemporary pop-soul production, fusion and soul jazz elements, and bayou funk influences associated with Michael Jackson's Thriller era.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: 12-inch 33 RPM stereo LP format, Japanese gatefold cardboard sleeve, detachable blue vertical obi strip with Japanese titling and ¥2,500 price, glossy printed inner sleeve, large lyric and liner-note booklet printed in English and Japanese, and a large fold-out color poster.

Case type and front cover: gatefold cardboard jacket whose front artwork features an iconic portrait of Michael Jackson reclining in a white suit and black shirt against a dark gradient background, with his gold-script Michael Jackson Thriller signature logo at upper left; the attached blue obi strip along the left edge carries vertical album titling, THRILLER and MICHAEL JACKSON English text, pricing information, and Epic / Sony branding together with Japanese promotional blurbs.

Back cover details: rear panel uses a glossy black field with the nine-song track listing rendered in pink handwritten-style script, including titles such as Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller, Beat It, Billie Jean, and P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), followed by production and management credits, Epic logo, copyright 1982 CBS Inc. lines, price ¥2,500, and Japanese manufacturing text along the bottom edge.

Spine and edges: standard LP-width gatefold spine printed with Michael Jackson Thriller titling, Epic logo, 25·3P-399 catalog code, and stereo/speed details, sized to house the vinyl disc, printed inner sleeve, lyric booklet, and poster within the jacket.

Inner sleeves and inserts: package includes a black card inner sleeve printed with neon-style Michael Jackson Thriller script, plus a large multi-panel fold-out insert whose sides carry full-color photographs of Michael Jackson in a red zip-front outfit and in a white suit with a tiger cub together with extensive Japanese and English song lyrics and liner notes.

Track listing Side One (from center label and back cover): Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'; Baby Be Mine; The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney); Thriller.

Track listing Side Two (from center label and back cover): Beat It; Billie Jean; Human Nature; P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing); The Lady In My Life.

Personnel and production: lead vocals by Michael Jackson with guest vocal by Paul McCartney on The Girl Is Mine, supported by studio musicians and backing vocalists credited on the inner materials; produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions with co-production credit to Michael Jackson as printed on the jacket and labels.

Additional notes: this 25·3P-399 Epic / Sony Japan Thriller LP delivers the full nine-track album in a deluxe gatefold package with obi strip, printed inner sleeve, bilingual lyric booklet, and large color poster, making a centerpiece pop and R&B vinyl edition for Michael Jackson and 1980s collectors.

Barcode and identifiers: early-1980s Epic / Sony Japan release issued without a printed UPC barcode; identifiers include catalog number 25·3P-399 on jacket, spine, labels, and obi strip together with 33 1/3 r.p.m. and STEREO markings, JASRAC rights-society logo, price ¥2,500, and Manufactured by Epic / Sony Inc. Tokyo, Japan credits.

Keywords: Michael Jackson Thriller 25·3P-399 12-inch black vinyl LP record 33 RPM Epic Sony Japan obi pop R&B soul Quincy Jones 1982.

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