THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:

SMILE

HOLLAND 12'' MAXI SINGLE

EPIC/SONY 665130 6

 

 

There's no need to explain what means this item for every Michael Jackson collector. This is just a tribute to the rarest, and most beautiful collectors item for every King of Pop fan. The Showroom keeps this treasure in a frame, among the cd single and the maxi cd, all dutch releases.

 

 

 

1991:27 YEARS AGO....

TODAY'S ON THE AIR:

"BLACK OR WHITE"

BLACK OR WHITE

SPAIN 12'' EPIC EPC657598 6

BLACK OR WHITE

(THE CLIVILLES & COLE REMIXES)

SPAIN 12'' EPIC EPC657598 8

 

 

"I took my baby on a Saturday bang

Boy is that girl with you

Yes we're one and the same

Now I believe in miracles

And a miracle has happened tonight

But, if you're thinkin' about my baby

It don't matter if you're black or white

They print my message in the Saturday Sun

I had to tell them I ain't second to none

And I told about equality and it's true

Either you're wrong or you're right

But, if you're thinkin' about my baby

It don't matter if you're black or white..."

 

BLACK OR WHITE (FULL LENGHT VIDEO) 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOXSETS   & 

THE OBSCURE EUROPEAN 2009 

WHITE REISSUE

Let's talk about the "Ultimate collection"! Here you can see all the commercial boxsets in the Showroom collection. As y'all know, this boxset was released in 2004 and it contains an handful of previously unreleased recordings and demos, as well as almost all the greatest hits of the King of Pop and the "Dangerous Tour Live in Bucharest" dvd.

With this boxset, the fans have had the opportunity to hear the wonderful "We've had enough" for the very first time, and outtakes from the "THRILLER" era ("Scared of the moon"), "BAD" era (like "Cheater"), and "Invincible" era ("In the back", "The way you love me") early versions of classic hits ("Shake a body"), the original demo of "We are the world" sung by Michael solo as the guide vocal of the song. "Monkey business" was another unreleased track but well-known at the time because it was already leaked on the web as a part of the "Dangerous sessions", and "We're here to change the world" taken from the mini-movie "Captain Eo" was another popular song among fans but never officially released.

Those are the details for each release:

EUROPE:
2004 release, in black leather with golden dancing silhouette, 4 cds + 1 dvd 
Epic/Sony music catalogue #E5K92600

EUROPE:
November 2009 reissue,  white leather with golden dancing silhouette, 4 cds + 1 dvd
Epic/Sony music catalogue #88697759835 2

USA:
2004 release, same tracklist of the EU version, white leather with golden dancing silhouette
4 cds + 1 dvd Epic/Sony music catalogue #E5K92600

JAPAN: 
2004 release, with bonus tracks for each cd (5 in total:"Blame it on the boogie" CD1,  "Human nature" CD2, "Another part of me" & "Heal the world" CD3, "One more chance" CD4.
White leather boxset with wrap-around obi, Epic/Sony music catalogue #E5K92600

Among these releases, the 2009 reissue is an obscure reissue:even Discogs doesn't have it in its catalogue, and it was distributed apparently only in UK at the end of 2009. 
In the following pictures, you can see the differences between the original EU release, and the 2009 reissue:

 

THE (RECORD?) ITEM OF THE WEEK

DANCING THE TAIWANESE DREAM

 

 

Maybe in this blog we're too focused on records, so it's nice sometimes to explore some memorabilia. I guess I didn't post a book for so long so...look at the pictures! There's a very rare Taiwan edition of book of poems written by Michael, "Dancing the dream". And it comes with its classic picture sleeve (this is not an hardcover book, but a softcover) and title and name (I guess) translated in taiwanese language. It's a very nice item, isn't it? 

Today's WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM:

INVINCIBLE

ARGENTINA CASSETTE

EPIC/SONY 247.549

 

 

The Showroom is proud to add a new "Invincible" cassette to this collection :-) And this is a very nice newcomer:it comes from Argentina, with its original Sony music black back case, and the cassette is crystal orange! It may not be the greatest rarity in the King of Pop collector's world, but, in my opinion, this is a 

must-have!

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:

"MEGAMIX"

COLOMBIA PROMO CD

EPIC/SONY PMD62301

 

 

Here it is a nice promotional cd coming straightly from Colombia. It contains just 1 track, and it's a Megamix (the same of the well-known "Megamix-Megaremix" promo cd released in Europe) and yes, it belongs to the HIStory era (1995). This record is often not teased among collectors, maybe for its poor design - but the sleeve is amazing! - and nowadays it's a very rare find.

 

 

 

TODAY'S ON THE AIR:

"THIS IS IT"

THIS IS IT

INDIA LIMITED EDITION CD/DVD SET

EPIC/SONY MUSIC 8869761143 2

"This is it, here I stand

I'm the light of the world

I'll feel grand

Got this love, I can feel

And I know, yes for sure

It is real

And it feels as though I've seen your face one thousand times

And you said you really know me too yourself

And I know that you have got addicted with you eyes

But you say you're gonna leave it for yourself

Oh

I never heard a single word about you

Falling in love wasn't my plan

I never thought that I would be your lover

Come on baby just understand..."

 

 

 

 

AND FINALLY....

  IT'S HERE!!!!!

  

Today the Showroom celebrates a very special welcome to the new Ultimate collector book by Sebastian Mille & Fabrice Ancellet, all about the BAD era (1987-1990).

A very special thank to Hector Barjot for including both my name and the name of this blog at the end of the book.

It's a pleasure to be a part of this amazing project, truly an "Opera Omnia".

To all the King of Pop collectors:DON'T MISS IT!!!

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:

SMOOTH CRIMINAL

HOLLAND 3'' CD SINGLE

EPIC 653026 3

 

 

 

Here you can see a beautiful 3'' single release for "Smooth criminal". Released in 1988, this is a dutch press and it contains 3 mixes:"Extended dance mix", "Annie mix" and "Dance mix-Dub version".

 

"Smooth criminal" was a worlwide hit in November 1988, just 30 years ago!!!