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vinly looks and sounds great,, the pressed picture of him is great, although it is very playable, it is a little warped
Beware, there are suckers born every minute like those who blew $3,000 on a copy of "Thriller" on Ebay after Michael Jackson died. There is one currently listed there for $2,000,000 (with an additional $4 for shipping). How could buyers think, or better yet, how could sellers say something that has close to 50 million copies worldwide is "RARE".
I love this LP because it had Michael on one side and Michael and the zombies on the other. PERFERT. If you a Michael Jackson collecter this is perfect.
When Michael Jackson died tragically on June 25, 2009 I bought the 25th Anniversary cd of "Thriller" along with most of his other cds. I want to order this item but there is no cardboard sleeve like the original album had. I had the original album "Thriller" from 1983 but unfortunately someone stole a lot of my original vinyl records 15 years ago and I never replaced it. I would love to buy this vinyl LP but I wish that Sony would have packaged it in a cardboard sleeve with the original artwork, lyrics, liner notes, etc. I bet they would sell a ton of these if they would package it the right way instead of just making a really great looking vinyl record with no support for it.
First two things that popped in my head, were Purple Rain by Prince and Thriller by Michael Jackson. Listen to music. It still might be. The usage of Vincent Price, equal parts genius and creepy, the costuming, makeup, the entire production show on this was top of the line, completely began a new field (music videos) and set the bar so high, that few have even come close sense.
So now that I have plunked down a few hundred on equipment and a few hundred on vinyl from local record stores (please continue to support local vinyl as well as Amazon "big box" efforts), what is an aspiring DJ to do. I remember this was the greatest thing ever when it came out. Both albums influenced me earlier in life, were pivotal in my musical (and therefore perhaps life) decisions and have influenced even who I am today. A great album, not a patchwork of songs, but a story, something that will draw any listener to the same place.Be thrilled/awed/inspired/frightened again and get this album. I tracked down every CD, every MP3 I could find and combined this with vinyl.
Thriller is literally an opus, a magnum, an epic, the Iliad and the Odysey of musical craftsmanship. Last note on this, I own this on mp3 (to listen to), on vinyl (I have a copy to spin/play) and I bought this picture disc to display on my wall. Michael's passing, may he R.I.P., (& quick side bar, whatever you think of the man, the music is some of the best of its kinds ever, not negotiable) brought this imagery and passion within this particular album and video right back into the forefront of American musical culture.Another quick sidebar, recently along comes a friend of mine, into DJing who excites me into joining him in the world of spinning, of vinyl. This album has everything, Billy Jean, PYT, I could literally name every track and likely you know many of the words to most of these songs. Listening to music was literally like homework and I would race home after work and listen to at least a few hours of music a day.
After a music marathon (and operation credit card reduction) month, it was time to select various classics that basically every music owner should own (and especially own on vinyl for any DJ work). This is truly the epitomy of what music can be, and should aspire to be. It is literally art.Thanks
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