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Michael Jackson – Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition – 180 Gram Double Vinyl Record
Thriller 25 celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of Michael Jackson’s 1982 album by pairing the original nine-song sequence with archival audio and contemporary reworkings. Thriller was already a landmark meeting of pop, R&B, rock, disco, and cinematic production, created by Jackson and producer Quincy Jones with a large group of musicians and guests. This edition keeps that foundation intact while showing how the songs continued to circulate through later artists, producers, performances, videos, and popular culture.
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” opens the original album with layered percussion, tension, and an extended vocal refrain. “Baby Be Mine” follows with polished R&B warmth, and “The Girl Is Mine” places Jackson and Paul McCartney in a light dramatic duet. The title track closes the first side as a miniature horror film in sound, combining Rod Temperton’s song, Vincent Price’s spoken performance, sound effects, and a groove engineered to remain danceable inside the theatrical setting.
The original program continues with Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo cutting through “Beat It,” a deliberate bridge between hard rock and pop. “Billie Jean” creates equal impact through restraint: bass line, drums, small instrumental changes, and a vocal narrative of accusation. “Human Nature” brings an airy, nocturnal mood, “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” returns to bright electronic funk, and “The Lady in My Life” closes with a slow, intimate performance. The variety is held together by rhythmic precision and Jackson’s detailed vocal arrangements.
The anniversary material begins with a short isolated excerpt of Vincent Price’s “Thriller” narration, separating a familiar voice from the full title-track production. “The Girl Is Mine 2008” and “P.Y.T. 2008” feature will.i.am, while “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008” brings in Akon. These are not replacements for the original recordings, which remain on the first disc. They are companion reinterpretations that place recognizable melodies and phrases inside the production language of the album’s twenty-fifth-anniversary period.
The fourth side continues with “Beat It 2008” featuring Fergie and a Kanye West remix of “Billie Jean.” “For All Time,” a previously unreleased Jackson recording associated with the broader Thriller era, closes the set with a gentler mood rather than another remix. Arranging the expanded material on its own disc allows listeners to hear the original album without interruption, then move into a second program about legacy and reinterpretation. The sequence documents both the finished classic and one way it was reconsidered in 2008.
This 2008 Epic/Legacy anniversary edition is pressed on two 180-gram black vinyl records and housed in a gatefold jacket. Its seventeen selections include the complete original Thriller album, the Vincent Price excerpt, five 2008 collaborations or remixes, and “For All Time.” The exact UPC identifies this Thriller 25 configuration rather than a standard nine-track reissue or later fortieth-anniversary edition. The four-side program is reproduced in full, making the set a distinct expanded edition of Jackson’s best-known studio album.
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