Tracklist
| Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | 6:02 | ||
| Baby Be Mine | 4:20 | ||
| The Girl Is Mine | 3:42 | ||
| Thriller | 5:57 | ||
| Beat It | 4:17 | ||
| Billie Jean | 4:57 | ||
| Human Nature | 4:05 | ||
| P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | 3:58 | ||
| The Lady In My Life | 4:57 |
Credits (59)
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Becky LopezBacking Vocals
Bunny HullBacking Vocals
Howard HewettBacking Vocals
James IngramBacking Vocals
Janet JacksonBacking Vocals
Julia WatersBacking Vocals
Notes
From 1972 to 2001, the American singer Michael Jackson released ten studio albums.
Thriller is his sixth studio album.
USA 1st / early pressings do not list Michael Jackson as a co-producer on the back cover under the "Produced by Quincy Jones..." credit (example: Thriller).
Another feature of the earliest pressings is the inclusion of a mix of "Billie Jean" in which the "oh, no" in the right channel at 2:24 is barely audible. This was replaced with a loud "oh, no" for all later pressings, including (presumably) all US CDs, as well as for the Billie Jean single.
Every song of the LP, excluding "The Lady In My Life", either charted in the Billboard Top 100 or was issued as an A-side or B-side on 45 RPM singles. It was released on November 30, 1982 as the follow-up to Jackson's 1979 critically and highly commercially successful "Off The Wall" LP. "Thriller" explores similar genres to those that were heard on "Off the Wall" but redefined pop music, R&B, rock, post-disco, funk, and even adult contemporary music. According to Sony Music Entertainment, Thriller had sold 70 million copies by the end of 2009. To date it remains the best selling album of all time with estimated sales of more than 80 million worldwide.
Recording sessions took place between April and November 1982 at Quincy Jones.
Thriller is his sixth studio album.
USA 1st / early pressings do not list Michael Jackson as a co-producer on the back cover under the "Produced by Quincy Jones..." credit (example: Thriller).
Another feature of the earliest pressings is the inclusion of a mix of "Billie Jean" in which the "oh, no" in the right channel at 2:24 is barely audible. This was replaced with a loud "oh, no" for all later pressings, including (presumably) all US CDs, as well as for the Billie Jean single.
Every song of the LP, excluding "The Lady In My Life", either charted in the Billboard Top 100 or was issued as an A-side or B-side on 45 RPM singles. It was released on November 30, 1982 as the follow-up to Jackson's 1979 critically and highly commercially successful "Off The Wall" LP. "Thriller" explores similar genres to those that were heard on "Off the Wall" but redefined pop music, R&B, rock, post-disco, funk, and even adult contemporary music. According to Sony Music Entertainment, Thriller had sold 70 million copies by the end of 2009. To date it remains the best selling album of all time with estimated sales of more than 80 million worldwide.
Recording sessions took place between April and November 1982 at Quincy Jones.
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Mine is P p PAL 38112-2B D / G1 PBL 38112-2F 17 on the runouts . Sound mastering is good . Some have mention the recording signal is hot . True on that as on my VU meter , i have to gain down slightly . On Billie Jean it peak higher . I prefer this copy than the UK , more balanced and less of sibilance . A must have first US pressing and with that Carrollton/Pitman Split is unique and rare . -
referencing Thriller (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) EPIC 10051
Quite a good pressing and mastering . Balanced sound and quality of vinyl is good with minimal surface noise . Great if you want to try out the India pressing version . -
You will need a magnifying glass to read the insert.
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referencing Thriller (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) ELPS 4328
If this is a second pressing, what Aus edition is the first pressing?
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This copy is also missing Michael Jackson as the co producer on the back cover of the album cover as well as the miss print on side 2 of the record with PYT printed as PYP?
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referencing Thriller (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) 25·3P-399
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Pressing is very flat and my copy has not surface noise but the needle can be heard travelling into tracks, sign of an overplayed record unfortunately. So I cannot say much more for the release as my copy is quite bad.. -
Too bad they didn't release the album on 45 rpm like "off the wall", what a waste. I hope Mofi will release a thriller on 45 rpm maxi with the original mix and working with Bernie Grundman if possible. -
Edited one month agoLovely quiet clean pressing! Sounds great. I tracked down this version for the nice balance of the natural vocal & bass. Some other versions were a little bass heavy.
Very nice.
EPC 85930 A1
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The same years SACD beats this one hands-down.
Also a shame they couldn't get the original mix of the album with Billie Jean being a slightly different version.
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