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 The Sound (Promo) (December)
Michael Jackson - The Sound, this very rare promo 12" vinyl single has a Epic label and is released in 1988 as a promotional-only.
It
featuring a 10:33 minutes medley of seven of Michael's best known songs (the same track is on both sides), housed in a superb picture sleeve with a colour on-stage shot of Michael on the front and French text on the reverse.
Track listing:
1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
2. Thriller
3. Bad
4. The Way You Make Me Feel
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Rock With You
Series number: SAMP1211
Point price: ? €
_Cover.jpg) Thriller 25 (Picture Disc) (November)
THRILLER, quit simple the album of all records, is now available on Vinyl Picture Disc!
This ultra collector released in New York (USA) by the record label Song BMG / Epic, is appeared on September 30th 2008 and has a limited edition of 3.000 examples for France and 6.000 for Europe.
A real must for the collectors.
Track listing:
A:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 6:02
2. Baby Be Mine - 4:20
3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney) - 3:42
4. Thriller - 5:57
B:
1. Beat It - 4:17
2. Billie Jean - 4:57
3. Human Nature - 4:05
4. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 3:58
5. The Lady In My Life - 4:57
Series number: 88697353391-1
Point price: 20 €
 The History Mix - DMC The Mixes (October)
The History Mix (1995 UK DMC DJ only).
'The Mixes' vinyl 12" double pack featuring the exclusive Alan Coulthard History Megamix which is a medley of 9 classic Jackson tracks.
This mix is exclusive to this release and is unavailable on any other promotional or commercially release format. In custom DMC title sleeve DMC150/3/4.
Track listing:
1. Update Chart Toppers
2. Disco In The House
3. Hurt So Good - Jimmy Sommerville
4.Total Loveland
5. Gayle Force - Michelle Gayles Hit Mix
6, Michael Jackson - The History Mix
Billie Jean
Bad
Rock With You
Thriller
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Black Or White
Remember The Time
Scream
Wanna Be Starting Something
Series number: DMC150/3/4
Point price: 30 €
 Thriller 25: Japanese Single Collection (September)
MICHAEL JACKSON Thriller 25: Japanese Single Collection (2008 Japanese exclusive limited edition 14-track set of 7 CD singles, taken from the legendary 'Thriller' album [currently, the best selling album of ALL TIME!], including the classics 'Beat It!', 'The Girl Is Mine', 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'' & of course the title track, plus 3 previously unreleased recordings.
Eeach CD is housed in a mini card replica of the original picture insert with Sony inner sleeveand 'vinyl look' disc, with the set housed in a deluxe glossy 5" box with Japanese/English lyric booklet + obi strip).
Track list:
CD1
1. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)
2. Can't Get Outta The Rain
CD2
1. Billie Jean
2. It's The Falling In Love
CD3
1. Beat It
2. Get On The Floor
CD4
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Instrumental)
CD5
1. Human Nature
2. Baby Be Mine
CD6
1. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
2. Working Day And Night (unreleased instrumental version)
CD7
1. Thriller
2. Things I Do For You (Live) / by The Jacksons
Series number: EICP-945-951
Point price: 82 €
 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (CD-Single - Edition Collector) (August)
Michael Jackson with Akon - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (Deleted 2008 French exclusive 'Edition Collector' 2-track CD single.
With "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" appears now the 2nd single from the album "Thriller 25". It is a re-worked, updated version featuring Akon on lead vocals with Michael Jackson on backing vocals. The CD-Single released in March 2008 includes Johnny Vicious Radio Mix, presented in unique sealed card wallet sleeve with exclusive artwork!)
This single is released in Europe ONLY - no corresponding UK issue!!
Track list:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Akon (Radio Edit) - 3:51
2. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Akon (Johnny Vicious Club - Radio Edit) - 3:36
Series number: 88697290992
Point price: 10 €
 Michael Jackson Recod Player (July)
Michael Jackson Record Player (Rare 1984 US official merchandise Vanity Fair 45 & 33RPM electric record player with 7" platter & moulded US two pin mains plug & lead in a custom stickered carry box with Michael picture inside & outside the hinged lid.
The box measures 12½" x 10½" x 3½" approximately when closed. The record player is a scarce collectable item!
Series number: M-JMMRE67787
Point price: 190 €
 The Bad Mixes (Promo-CD Album) (June)
Here is one of the most rarest and most valuable Michael Jackson CD (ESK 1215MC) entitled "The Bad Mixes". This CD was never sold to the public. It was available only to radio stations and record stores in may 1988 (distributed by Monster Cable as a test disc for their product).
This limited edition CD (n°5466 / 6000) contains unreleased and specially mixed versions of songs from the bad album. This recording was among the first high-quality compact disc recordings to use Monster Cable in the recording and mastering process (The CD case front and the CD itself both have the special Monster Cable stickers on them).
Please note that 2 versions of this CD were released in the USA from Epic (ESK 1215 + ESK 1215MC). The first one had only 9 tracks. The second one has 13 tracks.
Track list:
1. Another Part Of Me (7" Version) - 3:47
2. Another Part Of Me (Extended Dance Mix) - 6:18
3. Dirty Diana - 4:42
4. Man In The Mirror - 4:55
5. The Way You Make Me Feel (7" Version) - 4:26
6. The Way You Make Me Feel (Dance Extended Mix) - 7:53
7. Bad (7" Version) - 4:05
8. Bad (Dance Extended Mix) - 8:24
9. I Just Can't Stop Loving You (7" Version) - 4:10
10. Smooth Criminal (7" Version) - 4:10
11. Smooth Criminal (Anni Mix) - 5:35
12. Smooth Criminal (Dance Mix Dub Version) - 4:45
13. Smooth Criminal (A Cappella Mix) - 4:12
Series number: ESK 1215MC
Point price: 165 €
 Live In Tokyo (Japan) (CD Album) (May)
The CD which I wanted to treat of calls Live In Tokyo. On the CD are thirteen tracks. The quality is good and the sleeve has a nice cover of MJ, by this the value has been advanced until 30 euro.
This concert has been shooting in Tokyo (Japan) on September 1987. The concert was there in that time on TV and by that it was easy to put on CD, which also delivered a good sound quality.
The CD is a bootleg and is sometimes to find on a record grants.
Track list:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Something - 5:45
2. Human Nature - 4:27
3. Heartbreak Hotel - 5:20
4. I Want You Back - 2:58
5. Rock With You - 4:02
6. Lovely One - 5:59
7. Working Day And Night - 7:14
8. Beat It - 6:24
9. Billie Jean - 6:09
10. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - 12:34
11. Thriller - 4:15
12. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 6:35
13. Bad - 6:35
Series number: P 910025
Point price: 30 €
 The Magic & The Madness (Book) (April)
The Magic & The Madness (2003 UK 672-page soft back book by J. Randy Taraborrelli from publisher Sidgwick, the fruit of over 30 years of research & hundreds of exclusive interviews with the Jackson family.
Including Michael himself, cutting through tabloid rumours, this traces the real story behind the Jackson we see & hear today, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance & bizarre publicity stunts, includes the behind- the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in his life: his legal & commercial battles, marriages, addictions & children).
ISBN: 0283073799
Pages: 672
Point price: 12 €
_Cover.jpg) Moonwalker - Japanese (Press Book) (March)
Michael Jackson Moonwalker (Rare original 1988 Japanese 8" x 11½" full colour 28-page cinema programme.
It is crammed with stills from the film plus biography, synopsis, profiles of the leading actors, credits, production notes and a behind the scenes look at the special effects used!).
ISBN: Cinema Programme
Pages: 28
Point price: 40 €
 Michael The Lover - Rockcartoon (CD Album) (February)
Step into HIStory! Discover Michael Jackson's very first studio recordings! This Picture-CD with poster is a bootleg that was released in Hamburg (Germany) in 1998, it contains 24 never-before-released Jackson 5 numbers, from a period when they were still performing with their cousin Johnny, a year before signing on with Motown! Ben Brown, president of Steeltown Records, has kept these recordings secret for more than 25 years. Even the Jackson 5 didn't know they existed.
The tapes have been remastered to give a rendering of the best possible sound on compact disc. This disc, no doubt about it, is a historical marvel.
Track list:
1. Big Boy - 3:55
2. You've Changed - 3:26
3. We Don't Have To Be Over 21 - 3:38
4. Michael The Lover - 3:27
5. Stormy Monday - 4:06
6. Saturday Night At The Movies - 4:02
7. Track Of My Tears - 4:01
8. A Change Is Gonna Come - 3:46
9. Lonely Heart - 3:07
10. Boys And Girls, We Are The Jackson Five - 4:07
11. My Girl - 3:41
12. Soul Jerk - 3:20
13. Under The Boardwalk - 3:36
BONUS TRACKS
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Parts of the original sessions from 1965 to 1967 from the JACKSON FIVE featuring Michael Jackson in Gary, Indiana, where it all began…
14. From The Rehearsals The Introduction (Bonus track) - 0:27
15. Boys And Girls, We Are The Jackson Five (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 3:46
16. My Girl (Rehearsals) (Bonus Track) - 2:36
17. Soul Jerk (Rehearsals) (Bonus Track) - 2:04
18. Under The Boardwalk (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 2:39
19. Saturday Night At The Movies (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 1:56
20. Stormy Monday (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 2:37
21. Track Of My Tears (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 2:35
22. Lonely Heart (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 1:07
23. A Change Is Gonna Come (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 1:46
24. Baby, You Don't Have To Go (Rehearsals) (Bonus track) - 1:00
Series number: RCAR 102 5207
Point price: 25 €
 Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Video) (January)
The VHS video"Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" was released in 1985 by MGM. It was a 1983 television special produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown Records, to commemorate Motown's twenty-fifth year of existence. The program was taped before a live studio audience on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16.
Among its highlights were a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", a Jackson 5 reunion, Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", and an abbreviated reunion of Diana Ross & the Supremes, who performed their final #1 hit, "Someday We'll Be Together" from 1969.
Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" performance received significant applause from the audience, especially when Jackson executed his trademark moonwalk for the first time.
A few names of the biggest stars on "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever":
Adam Ant
The Commodores
Diana Ross
Rick James
Stevie Wonder
Smokey Robinson
The Temptations
The Jacksons
Michael Jackson
and many others...
Series number: SMV 10302
Point price: 30 €
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