Thriller 25

Geplante Veröffentlichung
(Änderungen vorbehalten):

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• 08.02.2008 (DEUTSCHLAND)
  

• 11.02.2008 (UK)
  

• 12.02.2008 (USA)
  

Zum Thema "Unterschiedliche Ausgaben (Editionen) der Jubiläums-Neuauflage"

Es gibt insgesamt vier verschiedene Ausgaben (siehe dazu auch Amazon (USA) *LINK*)

Das wären folgende Ausgaben:

• Standard Edition (Cover #1 - siehe 1. Bild oben)
  $14,99 (CD+DVD) *LINK*
• Standard Edition (Cover #2 - siehe 2. Bild oben)
  $14,99 (CD+DVD) *LINK*
• Enhanced Edition
  (oder Deluxe Edition wie es in der SonyBMG-Pressemitteilung heißt)
  (with hologram and exclusive 48 page booklet)
  $23,99 (CD+DVD) *LINK*
• 12'' Vinyl

Das Hologramm ist übrigens das Cover #2, also das Bild, wo Michael von Zombies umgeben ist (mal genau hinschauen, das Bild bei Amazon wo man die Discs und das Booklet sieht!).

The Biggest Album Ever just got bigger. The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller celebrates this ground-breaking album with 7 bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. The new tracks include exclusive remixes from Kanye West, Fergie, will.i.am and Akon along with a previously unreleased track from the Thriller sessions, "For All Time," newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson. Also included is a BONUS DVD with new, digitally restored versions of the three videos from the album as well as the Michael Jackson's groundbreaking performance of "Billie Jean" on the "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" television special (first broadcast on NBC May 16, 1983).

The deluxe version is housed in a hardbound book-style package with a 48-page color booklet of rare photos and lyrics. Also included in all versions of the release is a new personal greeting from Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special release.

Note: This Limited Deluxe edition will include exclusive and rare photos by Dick Zimmerman, Matthew Rolston & Harrison Funk.

Tracklist Bonus-Material:

• 10. Vincent Price - 2:53 min
  (identisch mit "Thriller - Voice Over Session", bereits 2001 auf THRILLER - SPECIAL EDITION erschienen)
• 11. The Girl Is Mine - 2008 - 3:11 min
  with will.i.am
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
• 12. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 2008 - 4:17 min
  with will.i.am
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
• 13. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 2008 - 4:11 min
  with Akon
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
• 14. Beat It - 2008 - 4:10 min
  with Fergie
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
• 15. Billie Jean - 2008 - 4:34 min
  with Kanye West
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
• 16. For All Time - 1982 - 4:08 min
  (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition", from the original Thriller recording sessions)

Inhalt der DVD unverändert.

Quelle: SonyBMG USA / MJ_data_bank

Sony BMG just sent MJNO the official information for Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition:

Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's biggest-selling album of all time, with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone, available worldwide the week of February 11, 2008.

The Michael Jackson Thriller 25th anniversary celebration kicks off in December 2007 and continues throughout 2008 with the release of a new single and a multi-faceted global marketing campaign featuring high-profile television, radio and online events around the world.

The Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition will include the original album in its entirety as well as eight 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 five tracks previously unreleased in any form: a new Kanye West remix of "Billie Jean"; a new 2008 version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" with Akon and will.i.am; 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.

Additional bonus material on the Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition includes "Someone In The Dark," "Carousel," and Michael Jackson's original demo recording of "Billie Jean."

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 25 years ago early December 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. Thriller was named the Best Selling Album of All Time by the Guinness Book of Records in 1985.

In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards to be won by anyone in a single year. Seven of Michael's Grammys that year were for Thriller: Album of the Year; Record of the Year ("Beat It"); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Thriller"); Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (Thriller); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Beat It"); Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Billie Jean"); Best R&B Song ("Billie Jean"). (Michael's eighth Grammy that year was in the Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken category for "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"). That same year, Michael Jackson took home eight American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. The following year, "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" took home the Best Video Album trophy at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.

Named the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by the Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is among the most highly acclaimed and influential artists in pop culture. He was named the World Music Award's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist in 2001.

Thriller - 25th Anniversary

Thriller - original track listing (US Billboard Chart Peaks in brackets)

• 01. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 6:03 min
  (#5 Hot 100, #5 R&B)
• 02. Baby Be Mine - 4:20 min
• 03. The Girl Is Mine - 3:42 min
  with Paul McCartney
  (#2 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary)
• 04. Thriller - 5:58 min
  (#4 Hot 10, #3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
• 05. Beat It - 4:18 min
  (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B)
• 06. Billie Jean - 4:54 min
  (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #9 A/C)
• 07. Human Nature - 4:06 min
  (#7 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary)
• 08. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 3:59 min
  (#10 Hot 100)
• 09. The Lady In My Life - 4:59 min
• Bonus audio tracks:
  
  
  
  
  • 10. Someone In The Dark - 4:55 min
    (previously released on "Thriller - Special Edition" in December 2001)
  • 11. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson's original demo recording - 2:20 min
    (previously released on "Thriller - Special Edition" in December 2001)
  • 12. Carousel - 1:50 min
    (previously released on "Thriller - Special Edition" in December 2001)
  • 13. The Girl Is Mine - 2008 - 3:11 min
    with will.i.am
    (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
  • 14. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - 2008 - 4:17 min
    with Michael Jackson and will.i.am
    (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
  • 15. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - 2008 - 4:11 min
    with Akon
    (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
  • 16. Billie Jean - 2008 - 4:34 min
    with Kanye West
    (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition")
  • 17. For All Time - 1982 - 4:08 min
    (previously unreleased track for "Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition", from the original Thriller recording sessions)

  
  
  
  

• Bonus DVD (music videos digitally restored)
  
  
  
  
  • Thriller
  • Beat It
  • Billie Jean
  • Billie Jean - live performance from "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever" (March 25th, 1983)

  
  

25th Anniversary Executive Producer: Michael Jackson
Original Album Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions

Quelle: SonyBMG UK / Paul (Admin MJNO)

Hier zusätzlich noch eine Zusammenfassung von Songs, die (laut obigen Pressetexten) leider NICHT ENTHALTEN sind.

• BEHIND THE MASK (MJ's Version)
  
  
  
  
  • Behind The Mask (1979-1981) (Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Original Instrumental Version by Yellow Magic Orchestra released in 1979 on their
    album SOLID STATE SURVIVOR which drew Quincy Jones' attention. Michael recorded
    his own version for the album THRILLER (1982), adding some extra lyrics and harmonies.
    Due to legal battles concerning the song's credits Michael couldn't release it.
    
    

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    • (Cover Version, 6:34) Greg Phillinganes: "Pulse"
      (Album, Vinyl, 1985)
      

    • (Cover Version, 6:34) Greg Phillinganes: "Behind The Mask"
      (Single, Vinyl, 1985)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Eric Clapton: "Behind The Mask"
      (Single, CD, 1987)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Eric Clapton: "Behind The Mask"
      (Album, CD, 1987)
      

    
    

  
  
  
  

• GOT THE HOTS
  
  
  
  
  • Got The Hots (1982) (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones)
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    
    

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    • (_:__) "Thriller - Special Edition"
      (First Album Test Pressing, CD, 2000)
      

    
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993
    

  
  
  
  

• LEARNED MY LESSON
  
  
  
  
  • Learned My Lesson (1981) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Two versions known to exist
    Source: United States Copyright Office (registered in January 1985)

  
  
  
  

• MUCH TOO SOON
  
  
  
  
  • Much Too Soon (1981) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Could be an early version of Gone Too Soon (1990)
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993

  
  
  
  

• NYMPHETTE LOVER
  
  
  
  
  • Nymphette Lover (1981) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Source: United States Copyright Office (registered in November 1984)

  
  
  
  

• ROLLING THE DICE
  
  
  
  
  • Rolling The Dice (1982) (Rod Temperton)
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993

  
  
  
  

• STAND TALL
  
  
  
  
  • Stand Tall (1982) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Source: United States Copyright Office (registered in December 1985)

  
  
  
  

• STARLIGHT
  
  
  
  
  • Starlight (1981) (Rod Temperton)
    Alternative titles: Give Me Some Starlight / Starlight Sun
    Michael Jackson
    Early Version of Thriller (1982)
    
    

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    • (_:__) "Thriller - Special Edition"
      (Second Album Test Pressing, CD, 2000)
      

    
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993
    

  
  
  
  

• WHO DO YOU KNOW
  
  
  
  
  • Who Do You Know (1981) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993

  
  

Weitere Songs, die es bislang nicht digital remastered gibt:

• BILLIE JEAN - LONG STUDIO DEMO (6:16)
  
  
  
  
  • Billie Jean - Studio Demo (1981) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    (6:16) LEAKED

  
  
  
  

• CAROUSEL - COMPLETE (3:57)
  
  
  
  
  • Carousel (1982) (Michael Sembello, D. Freeman)
    Alternative title: Circus Girl
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    Replaced by Human Nature (1982)
    
    

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    • (_:__) "Thriller - Special Edition"
      (First Album Test Pressing, CD, 2000)
      

    • (_:__) "Thriller - Special Edition"
      (Second Album Test Pressing, CD, 2000)
      

    • (Cut Version, 1:49) "Thriller - Special Edition"
      (New edition of the original album, CD, 2001)
      

    
    (Uncut Version, 3:57) LEAKED
    

  
  
  
  

• HOT STREET / SLAPSTICK
  
  
  
  
  • Hot Street (1982) (Rod Temperton)
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    (3:43) LEAKED
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993
  • Slapstick (1981) (Rod Temperton)
    Michael Jackson
    Early Version of Hot Street(1982)
    Source: Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993

  
  
  
  

• NITE LINE
  
  
  
  
  • Nite Line (1981) (Glen Ballard, Brie Howard, David Allen Faragher)
    Alternative title: Nightline
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    (4:31) LEAKED
    
    

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    • (Cover Version, _:__) Ellen Foley: "Another Breath"
      (Album, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Ellen Foley: "Nightline"
      (Single, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Randy Crawford: "Nightline"
      (Album, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) The Pointer Sisters: "Break Out"
      (only on the first pressing of this album, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) The Pointer Sisters: "Automatic"
      (Single, Vinyl, 1984)
      

    
    

  
  
  
  

• SHE'S TROUBLE
  
  
  
  
  • She's Trouble (1981) (Terry Britten, Bill Livsey, Sue Shifrin)
    Alternative title: Trouble
    Michael Jackson
    Outtake of the album THRILLER (1982)
    (3:51) LEAKED
    
    

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    • (Cover Version, _:__) Scott Baio: "The Boys Are Out Tonight"
      (Album, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Musical Youth: "She's Trouble"
      (Single, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    • (Cover Version, _:__) Musical Youth: "Different Style"
      (Album, Vinyl, 1983)
      

    
    

  
  
  
  

• THE GIRL IS MINE - SOLO DEMO (wird aber auf der neuen 2008 Remix-Single von "The Girl Is Mine" drauf sein!!!)
  
  
  
  
  • The Girl Is Mine - Demo (1982) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Several demo versions known to exist
    (without Paul McCartney, 2:31) LEAKED
    Sources:
    
    

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    • Michael Jackson's court disposition in Chicago on 6th December 1984
      

    • Michael Jackson's court disposition in Mexico in November 1993
      

    
    
    

  
  
  
  

• STARTIN' SOMETHIN' (DEMO)
  
  
  • Startin' Somethin' (1979) (Michael Jackson)
    Michael Jackson
    Early Version of Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (1982)
    (6:13) LEAKED

  
  

Korgnex

Und woher kommt det mal wieder? Natürlich von den Franzmännern

Laut play.com übrigens ne luschtische Tracklist:

CD:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. The Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. PYT (Pretty Young Thing)

DVD:
- Thriller
- Billie Jean
- Beat It

Also "The Lady In My Life" wurde wohl bei der Aufzählung vergessen :lol
Laut dieser Trackliste ebenso NULL BONUS-MATERIAL
--> KANN ALSO NET STIMMEN

Noch'n lustiger Kommentar ausm MJNO:

Zitat von moonwalker83

Manager at Sony marketing meeting:

'Yeah great, let's do ANOTHER release of Mike's old material, this is the moment! We'll just wrap a new cover around the album Thriller and sell it like something special, just like we did six years ago! There MUST be people on this planet who do not still own a copy of that Billie Jean track! Let's make sum more dollars $$$$!'

Folks, I WANNA SEE NEW STUFF!!! And PLEASE, Mike do not release your new album in ten different colour skins... Just ONE cover is fine.