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Michael Jackson - Thriller (HQ) (WideScreen)

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Label:
Catalog#:
EPC 85930
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:
Europe
Released:
1982
Genre:
Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:
Disco

Tracklist

A1   Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 6:02 X
    Written-By - Michael Jackson
A2   Baby Be Mine 4:20 X
    Written-By - Rod Temperton
A3   The Girl Is Mine 3:42 X
    Vocals [With] - Paul McCartney
  Written-By - Michael Jackson
A4   Thriller 5:57 X
    Written-By - Rod Temperton
B1   Beat It 4:17 X
    Guitar, Soloist [Featuring] - Eddie Van Halen
  Recorded By [Guitar Solo] - Don Landee*
  Written-By - Michael Jackson
B2   Billie Jean 4:57 X
    Written-By - Michael Jackson
B3   Human Nature 4:05 X
    Written-By - John Bettis , Steve Porcaro
B4   P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 3:58 X
    Written-By - James Ingram , Quincy Jones
B5   The Lady In My Life 4:57 X
    Written-By - Rod Temperton

Credits

Co-producer - Michael Jackson
Engineer [Assistant] - Mark Ettel , Steve Bates
Engineer [Technical] - Matt Forger
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Producer - Quincy Jones
Recorded By [Additional Sound Sources] - Humberto Gatica , Matt Forger
Recorded By, Mixed By - Bruce Swedien

Notes

Recorded and mixed using the Acusonic Recording Proces
Additional Sound Sources Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
℗ 1982 CBS Inc./© 1982 CBS Inc./EPIC & EPIC (Logo) are Trademarks of CBS Inc./
Made In Holland/Distribué en France par CBS Disques

It includes a one sided color insert with promo information about Michael Jackson's and The Jacksons' previous albums released on Epic.

Labels:
SIDE 1: 331/3 RPM | STEREO | LC-0199 | BIEM/STEMRA | EPC 85930-1 | AL 38112 | (QE 38112)
SIDE 2: 331/3 RPM | STEREO | LC-0199 | BIEM/STEMRA | EPC 85930-2 | BL 38112 | (QE 38112)

Etchings:
SIDE 1: NL | 01-85930-1A-1 | PAL 38112-HOL
SIDE 2: NL | 01-85930-4B-1 | PBL 38112-HOL


Insert:
01-85930-20

Etchings vary slightly depending on manufacture sequence.

Not to be confused with the BIEM/STEMRA

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Rated 4/5
Review by Apeman May 14, 2009
Seeing as it's the greatest selling Pop album of all time, and since MJ is coming to London to perform his final gigs soon, I thought of reviewing this (almost) great record, featuring some of pop's greatest masterpieces.

The album begins fantastically with "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", which is such an awesome track, same goes to "Baby Be Mine".

Unfortinatley, there is the utterly terrible (No Offence) "The Girl is Mine", which is just cheesy to the core. While Paul McCartney (one of my favourite musicians) and Michael Jackson (Another favourite musician) together looks good on paper, but when you hear them together (Shudder!). The spoken bit at the end is just horrible :(

Luckily, that piece of rubbish is turned 360%, and the album's title track comes in, and it is just one of the greatest pop tracks of all time, not to mention it's amazing music video, where MJ turns into a wolf. Billie Jean and Beat It have to be the quintessential straight up pop songs, and they still get played to this day (remember the Moonwalk!).

The last three tracks are decent, and PYT also has a cameo from a young Janet Jackson too, and the album ends on a strong note.

With the exception of "The Girl Is Mine", i'd give this album and A!