Today's ON THE AIR :
"SHAKE YOUR BODY" SHAKE YOUR BODY (DOWN TO THE GROUND)
GERMANY "BLITZ-INFO" PROMO EPIC EPC6683
" I don't know what's going happen to you, baby
But I do know that I love ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
And I do know that I want ya
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake you body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake you body down to the ground..."
SHAKE YOUR BODY (LIVE)
THE SHOWROOM'S MOST WANTED : JAM ARGENTINA CD SINGLE EPIC/SONY 2-658360
Here it is...another mega rare cd that is still missing in this
collection...the Argentina release of the single "Jam"...the artwork is
similar to the U.S. press (note the detail of the catalogue number
changed in the right side under), but...when you open it...the cd is
clearly totally different. The back insert differs too in some
details...this cd is truly a rare-find, and the Showroom hopes to have
the chance get it, sooner or later....
RECORD OF THE WEEK : BAD HOLLAND LP LIMITED EDITION
"1988 ARTIST CALENDAR" EPIC 450290 1
What you see in the pictures, is a classic dutch press of the "BAD" lp
BUT...uncommon and very rare! This release contains a folded calendar
inside, with a picture of Michael and other 80's artists (Bruce
Springsteen, Terence Trent D'Arby,Mick Jagger, George Michael), and
there's a sticker on front cover that help us to recognize it. i think
that a very few quantities of this dutch version were distributed, (I
saw also other "Epic" releases like this, from the artists you see in
the calendar picture) and today it's very hard to find!
THE SHOWROOM'S MOST WANTED
& Today's ON THE AIR "SPEECHLESS"
SPEECHLESS KOREA PROMO CD EPIC/SONY PROM105
"Helpless and hopeless,
that's how I feel inside
Nothing's real, but all is possible
if God is on my side
When I'm with you
I am in the light
where I cannot be found
It's as though I am standing in the place
called Hallowed Ground
Speechless, speechless,
that's how you make me feel
Though I'm with you I am far away and nothing is for real
I'll go anywhere and do anything just to touch your face
There's no mountain high I cannot climb
I'm humbled in your grace..."
A THRILLING ITEM.... MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER VIEWMASTER GIFT SET
USA VIEWMASTER INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
It's memorabilia time! The Showroom loves this particular item : this
is a 3-d viewer including 3 reels with images from the "Thriller" video,
produced in USA in 1984.
Here it is a brief story of the viewmaster taken from Wikipedia :
"View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format
stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels", which are thin
cardboard disks containing seven stereoscopic 3-D pairs of small color
photographs on film. It was manufactured and sold by Sawyer's.
The
View-Master system was introduced in 1939, four years after the advent
of Kodachrome color film made the use of small high-quality photographic
color images practical. Tourist attraction and travel views
predominated in View-Master's early lists of available reels, most of
which were meant to be interesting to users of all ages. Most current
View-Master reels are intended for children."
Viewmaster
International also produced some "Thriller" video reels sold separately
from this box. Picture #5 shows a generic viewmaster model.
THE RECORD OF THE WEEK :
BAD 25 DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION
EPIC/SONY 2012
Here it is! Another masterpiece, but this time released recently, in
2012.
The BAD 25 Deluxe collector's edition - now sold out and available
only on the Michael jackson official shop - it's a BAD themed leather
case with buckles. The case contains :
1-DVD Live 1988 Wembley Stadium concert from Bad World Tour
2-CD1 The remastered original album
3-CD2 13 rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks
4-CD3 Live at Wembley Stadium Audio
5-I just can't stop loving you 2012 7''single
6-BAD Tour Program replica
7-Backstage pass & lanyard replica
8-Ticket concert replica
9-Exclusive t-shirt design
10-Bad 25 earbuds
What more can I say? Everything about "BAD" is here in this box. This
is probably one of the best releases from Epic/Sony, a rela celebration
for the second biggest selling album of all time!!!
TODAY'S ON THE AIR :
THIS TIME AROUND - THIS TIME AROUND/EARTH SONG USA PROMO CD
11 TRACKS EPIC/SONY ESK7521
- THIS TIME AROUND AUSTRIA PROMO 5 TRACKS
EPIC/SONY SAMPCD3598
Dedicated with hate to all the people, the medias, the tabloids, the
magazines still throwing shit and false accuses against an INNOCENT MAN.
"...This time around I'll never get bit
Though you really wanna fix me
This time around you're making me sick
Though you really wanna get me
Somebody's out
Somebody's out to get me
They really wanna fix me, hit me
But this time around I'm taking no shit
Though you really wanna get me
You really wanna get me
He really thought he really had
Had a hold on me
He really thought he really had
They thought they really had control of me...
This time around I'll never get bit
Though you really wanna get me
This time around I'm taking no shit
Though you really wanna fix me
Somebody's out
Somebody's out to use me
They really want to use me
And then falsely accuse me
This time around
They'll take it like spit
'Cause you really can't control me...."
THIS TIME AROUND
PRETTY YOUNG RARE THINGS P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) CANADA 7'' SINGLE
EPIC 34-04165
Today the Showroom presents a rare 7'' pressed in Canada. Although the
picture sleeve could betray your eyes, as it can be easily confused with
the most common U.S. release, this is have an important graphic
difference : a white frame around the pink background of the picture
sleeve. The catalogue number is the same of the american release
(something ordinary at the time) but the label is quite different and the writing on the back sleeve clearly says "manufactured and distributed by CBS records Canada".
I saw this record twice in a collector's lifetime : even though it's a
commercial release, I can say that is probably the rarest "Thriller" era
canadian pressing.
TODAY'S ON THE AIR :
"BEAT IT"
BEAT IT SPAIN 12'' SUPERSINGLE
EPIC EPC A 12.3184
"They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man
You want to stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it
You have to show them that you're really not scared
You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare
They'll kick you, then they beat you,
Then they'll tell you it's fair
So beat it, but you want to be bad
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right..."
BEAT IT (VIDEO)
RECORD OF THE WEEK :
A TASTE OF INVINCIBLE USA PROMO ALBUM SAMPLER
EPIC/SONY ESK56696
The chosen item of this week it's an US advance 6 tracks sampler for
the album "Invincible", given to press and radio stations before the
physical release of the cd in late 2001.
The 6 tracks "taste"
includes probably the first 6 singles planned for a single or a radio
airplay release, before Sony decided to discontinue the album promotion
after the 2nd single "Cry".
So here
you can find the first single released for the album, "You rock my
world", "Unbreakable" (planned as the 3rd single in Europe),
"Butterflies" (released in US for radio airplay only), "Break of dawn"
(planned as a single, then later appeared on the "Number ones" 2003
release), "Cry" and "Heaven can wait" (another planned airplay only
single). Promotions plans included also "Whatever happens" as a
worldwide release,not included in this promo cd.
The artwork is a
detail of the "Invincible" album sleeve, showing an eye of Michael with a
violet background instead of the white one used for the "You rock my
world" single.
TODAY'S ON THE AIR :
"THE LADY IN MY LIFE" THRILLER 8-TRACK TAPE STEREO CARTRIDGE
CANADA COLUMBIA HOUSE/EPIC QEA 38112
"There'll be no darkness tonight
Lady our love will shine
Lighting the night
Just put your trust in my heart
And meet me in paradise
Now is the time girl
You're every wonder in this world to me
A treasure time won't steal away
So listen to my heart
Lay your body close to mine
Let me fill you with my dreams
I can make you feel alright
And baby through the years
Gonna love you more each day
So I promise you tonight
That you'll always be the lady in my life..."
THE LADY IN MY LIFE
FORGOTTEN RELEASES
AROUND THE WORLD THRILLER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LP
EPIC QE38112
Do you want to see something harder to find?
Well, let's talk about the Dominican Republic! It seems that "Thriller"
got a release EVERYWHERE. Yes, in the pictures below you can see a
dominican copy, complete with picture sleeve (not gatefold), and labels
as poor as unique : a light blue with an almost green "Epic" logo
(Pictures #3 & #4).
How can you see it's from Dominican
Republique? There's a small writing on the back sleeve (picture #5) : it
means that sometimes a collector must have the Sherlock Holmes eyes!
Needless to say : this press is very very rare!
BLAST FROM THE PAST : SIGNATURE SERIES USA PROMO CD ESK 5400
(ADDITIONAL PHOTOS INCLUDED)
This cd was scheduled to be released in 1993 to promote the Sony
Discmans - the idea was to include it in a special box including a
discman and a cd from the Sony artists catalogue (on the back sleeve you
can notice the writing "Not for individual resale") - but after the cds
production started, the promotion plans changed, and the release of the
cds withdrawn. Therefore,a few copies are still
around...and in a very small quantities. The Michael Jackson "Signature
series" cd contains 4 tracks, and includes an unique version of Heal
the world with a special Michael speech on his Heal the world
foundation's goal,still unreleased on any format. Second track is Todo
mi amor eres tu (the well-known spanish version of I just can't stop
loving you), 3rd track is a rare remix of Billie Jean called "Four on
the floor remix" (later released on some relases of Thriller 25 USA cds)
and the fourth and last track is the "Tommy D's main mix" of Wanna be
startin'somethin'.
This cd is truly a masterpiece, probably limited
to 50/100 copies and certainly one of the most sought-after among all
Michael Jackson collectors.
TRACKLIST :
1 - HEAL THE WORLD
(INCLUDING A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL)
2 - TODO MI AMOR ERES TU
(VOCAL DUET WITH SIEDAH GARRETT)
3 - BILLIE JEAN
(FOUR ON THE FLOOR REMIX - RADIO EDIT)
4 - WANNA BE STARTIN'SOMETHIN'
(TOMMY D'S MAIN MIX)
