Vanilli said:

I'm in Auckland, New Zealand and there's this great record store called Real Groovy and they've got everything. It was weird because they have a massive billboard on their front window of the zombie cover with a release date 11.2.08 so I wasn't expecting to see it.

As an aside he thanks Frank DeLeo - did he spell his name wrong? I thought it was DiLeo.



I can see an opportunity with this trip!

Seriously though, like I said, I'm in NZ so probably just as easy to get a copy through an online retailer.

http://www.sonymusic.co.j...elJackson/

Checking this link it looks like its released the 20th and I'm flying home on the 19th. Shit.

The Japanese retail price it's showing of 4410yen is about USD41.00
I'll definitely have a look and see if anyone else will break the release date. I'm sure there will be lot's of other goodies to pick up!

mynameisnotsusan said:[quote]

Vanilli said:

OMG! I'm in NZ too! Do they really have a billboard in town of the zombie cover? OMG I'm so bussing there tomorrow!!!

DANGEROUSx said:

http://www.realgroovy.co....ation/5014

You know Real Groovy, right. 'Massive Billboard' is slight exaggeration but they have the really, really big displays on the front of their store. If you click on the link it's where the Liam Finn poster and the one next to it is displayed. The digipak was retailing for $49.95 btw and you get double points if you're a Real Groovy member.

mynameisnotsusan said:

Really? Omg, thats awesome I'm so gonna check it out!

I wish I still lived in town, it would take me five minutes to walk there! Gaaaaah!

bboy87 said:[quote]

silverchild said:

I was sooooo pissed when I saw the tracklisting. The remixes are pointless but SonyBMG and Michael think it's the way to go.....NO IT WASN'T!

It couldve been:
Disc 1-The Album
10.Got The Hots
11.Starlight
12.Wanna Be Startin Somethin(original demo recording)
13.The Girl Is Mine(original demo recording)
14.Behind The Mask

I didn't knew this was recorded by MJ!!
I remember buying the 12" by Greg Philliganes,great song.

[color=blue]After 25 years I still don't have a [color=blue]legal copy
of Thriller,shame on me Maybe because I heard those
songs so much at the time...
Question:is this release worth it's money or should I just buy
the remaster cd from some years ago wich is half the price??

BTW,Warner should do the same thing with Purple Rain in 2009!!![/color]
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Paisley4u said:[quote]

bboy87 said:

You should just buy the remastered one from 2001. It's awesome...

Paisley4u said:[quote]

bboy87 said:

Yep he recorded it for Thriller, but due to legal issues with Yellow Music Orchestra, it didn't make the album in time. Greg then used it for his album(I'm still looking for his version) and then Eric Clapton recorded it

bboy87 said:

Dude, I have Greg version of Behind the Mask , do you want me to upload it for you here?

seeingvoices12 said:

YES!!!

New pics:

Los Angeles Power106's Big Boy Meets MJ and Pre-Listens To Thriller 25
http://radiobigboy.com/wh...les/mj.mp3

Wow, MJ is in goooood shape Omgggg!

his hair looks better than before

DANGEROUSx said:

Isn't he?

Went into JB's today to pick it up. Check it...

Yeah, the hair looks a bit better. Hate them glasses though. TAKE THEM OFF!!!! Good to see him, even if just in pictures.

So according to MJJCommunity:

USA FANS ALERT:
Thriller 25 is giving EXCLUSIVE tracks to various stores.

1) BEST BUY - Thriller (Def Mix)
2) Circuit City - WBSS (1982 Dance Mix)
3) Target - Unknown Exclusive Download Card (Could be "Got The Hots)


Anyone know what the EXCLUSIVE target download will be?

DarlingDiana:

Did you buy the Deluxe Edition?

OH MY GOD I FINALLY GOT THRILLER 25!

The booklet is AMAZING.

Rodya24 said:

Just the standard one. In Australia, most stores are only carrying the standard edition. You have to order it online to get the deluxe version I think.

DarlingDiana said:

Really? I got the limited edition, it was actually the only one being sold in JB hi fi!

Does anyone know what download is going to be included with the Target edition of the cd?

(sorry I didn't see the post above until after I posted this).
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For all Michael Jackson is and stands for, it does diminish the fact that Thriller was and still is the greatest album of all time. I have got my re release copy and can not stop playing it. Why PYT wasn't the lead single I don't know. It proves too Michael Jackson meant something to everyone. Lets hope Dreamdance or History Book2 Whichever is released and hits. The MJ needs some joy in his life

daPrettyman said:

It could be the exclusive tracks offered with the online editions of Thriller on iTunes and Amazon, which are the Billie Jean Underground Mix and the Thriller Instrumental. http://www.amazon.com/gp/...=dm_sp_alb

I don't think it will be Got The Hots- that seems to limited only to the Japanese editions.

I could be completely wrong though.

marnifrances said:

Has anyone heard the Thriller (Def Mix) *on the Best Buy edition?
or
WBSS (82 Dance Mix) on the Circuit City edition?

"For All Time" is beautiful. Michael has added new vocals. The original vocals are still there, as the lead, but he's added deeper harmonies in the choruses towards the end of the songs. The bridge is all new too. In the original demo it was just randoms words. Now he's actually written lyrics and re-recorded the bridge.

Believe it or not, I was not that anxious to buy it at once, but reading this, I think I will get it.

tane1976 said:

The Girl Is Mine 2008 or the PYT should've definitely been the lead single in the US, but instead we got the Akon remix

http://www.bostonherald.c...1&srvc=rss
Thriller 25 (Epic/Legacy): A+

There are two reasons why it’s nearly impossible to believe Jackson’s “Thriller” was released 25 years ago. For one, those of us who grew up listening to the album don’t want to admit how long it’s been since we stared at pictures of MJ cuddling with a baby tiger. And second, a quarter-century later, the biggest selling album of all time is still arguably the best album of all time.

Whatever personal problems have overshadowed Jackson’s career in recent years, “Thriller” is an undeniable testament to a musical genius that has yet to be matched. The album is still the creative equivalent of all the stars aligning - the musical parallel to what would have happened if the Patriots [team stats] had won the Super Bowl this year. No matter what angle you consider it from - sales, Grammy awards, artistic vision, pop culture - “Thriller” dominated.

The anniversary edition’s packaging upgrade and bonus material will likely introduce a new generation of fans to its genius, while re-igniting memories for longtime fans who haven’t seen Jackson morph into a werewolf in two decades.
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“Thriller 25” comes loaded with goodies: all of the original tracks, a decent unreleased track from the “Thriller” sessions (“For All Time”) and a DVD with three classic videos (“Thriller,” “Beat It” and “Billie Jean”) plus Michael’s unforgettable Motown 25 TV special performance of “Billie Jean.”

There are also some reworkings for 2008, and those are the only hit-and-miss propositions involved. The desire to update songs for a new generation and reel in some big names in the process is understandable, but the execution is questionable at best. Offerings from will.i.am - “The Girl Is Mine 2008” and “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008” - both serve up interesting takes from a production standpoint, but fall light years from the tree in terms of the final result, especially when will.i.am brings his monotonous raps about “how cute you look in them jeans.” “Beat It 2008” with Fergie is a skeletal mishap; Akon’s “Wanna Be Startin Somethin’ ” is an all-around mess.

The only song that succeeds in capturing the essence of the original while udpating it for a new audience is Kanye West’s brilliant “Billie Jean 2008.” Kanye layers shivering strings into the mix and reworks the beat in typically funk-savvy form, while limiting his vocals to a couple of brief shouts to let listeners know who’s behind the boards. In doing so, he proves he understands the most fundamental truth of “Thriller”: Michael got it right the first time.

Grade: A+ for the original album and DVD; B- for the newly added tracks.

[Edited 2/12/08 7:32am]

Gloved One Memories
By Tenley ‘P.Y.T.’ Woodman
Monday, February 11, 2008 -

http://www.bostonherald.c...id=1072894

Some childhood memories grow foggy with time, but the impact of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” cuts through the haze like a switchblade.

When the title single was released in 1984, I was 4 years old - an impressionable child of the newfound MTV generation.

The debut of the “Thriller” video was a family event, and Michael had me hypnotized with his slick moves and dancing zombie army.

For my fifth birthday, I received my very own silver boombox and a cassette copy of the album. Little did my parents know what they had started.

I went through at least five copies of the tape due to my incessant playing of “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.” My parents became experts at manually winding the tape back after I had mangled it from overuse.

But it wasn’t enough for me just to listen or watch Jackson perform his hits. I, too, wanted to moonwalk, spin and lead a group of neighborhood toughs - or better, the undead - in an epic dance display. I held private recitals in the living room for my grandfather, who would patiently watch as I flailed my arms and legs to an abstract beat of my own creation.

If I had only been a few years older perhaps my efforts would have mirrored Jennifer Garner’s “Thriller” dance scene in “13 Going on 30” or the Filipino inmates moving en masse on YouTube.

As time went on, I just couldn’t shake my “Thriller” obsession.

A grade school friend shared my love of Jackson’s macabre masterpiece, and we habitually watched a VHS tape of “Thriller” whenever we were together.

By now my daily regime of “Thriller” has subsided. But, true confession, I still bust out a few joyful moves when one of those iconic songs is on the jukebox or played at a friend’s wedding. To this day, nothing compares to the magic of that album. After 25 years, “Thriller” is still thrilling.
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bboy87 said:

Thanks for posting that bro. Very true, even to the kids like me who didn't get into Thriller in the early 90s.

So whats it gonna be bboy, Circuit City, Best Buy, or Target?
I think I'm going for Circuit City. I hope that dance mix of WBSS is mindblowing.