Today's ON THE AIR : 
"LEAVE ME ALONE"
LEAVE ME ALONE BRAZIL 
EPIC 64003/6-653501

"...I don't care what you talkin' 'bout baby
I don't care what you say
Don't you come walkin' beggin' back mama
I don't care anyway
Dime after dime I gave you all of my money
No excuses to make
Ain't no mountain that I can't climb baby
All is going my way
'Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing baby, don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin' baby
So just leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone) (leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone) (leave me alone) (leave me alone)
Leave me alone, stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around..."

LEAVE ME ALONE (VIDEO) 

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:
OFF THE WALL
RHODESIA LP CBS KSF2390


A new "Off the wall" copy joins today the Showroom. It's a rare press from Zimbabwe (ex-Rhodesia), with particular white labels design,  and a sleeve that looks similar to the South African one, with just some slight differences. You can watch in the "Lp albums" page, here, the few details changed between one and the other.

RECORD OF THE WEEK : 
UNIQUE MUSICA MEGAMIX SAMPLER
SOUTH AFRICA 
EPIC/SONY CDSAMPLER 5

With its unique picture sleeve and the wonderful "blood-splattered" picture cd, this promo cardsleeve has become highly sought-after among MJ collectors.
Released in 1997 in South Africa ONLY, in conjuction with the "Blood on the dancefloor" album release and for a contemporary promotion of the previous 2-discs set "HIStory", it contains 3 megamixes (MJ Megamix 4'58'' - MJ Megaremix 10'33" - MJ Urban megamix 4'58'') produced by Tony Moran, which make of this cd the exact compendium of several promotional EU/USA releases (Megamix/Megaremix EU cd for example, or the american "The Megamixes" promo).

IT'S COSBABY TIME!

MICHAEL JACKSON
JAPAN MINI-COSBABY SET
(1ST EDITION)

Today there's not a record in this space, but a wonderful set of mini cosbaby; Cosbaby are little figures representing celebrities with a baby face. Each cosbaby stands 3 inches/7 cm tall. Michael Jackson got 8 different versions, each with its unique design from some of his music videos and live performances.

This set is made of 9 figures,
6 designs + 1 secret version + 2 extra version:
- Billie Jean
- History
- Black or White
- Moonwalker
- Thriller ( regular version)
- Thriller ( werewolf version)
- Plus one SECRET version (Thriller Yellow eye)
- Plus one SPECIAL version (Thriller college jacket)
- Plus one VARIANT version (Thriller Zombie) 

SECRET Cosbaby and SPECIAL cosbaby are the rarest among the whole lot. The special one (with the iconic Thriller college jacket) comes with a different red box.
What you can see in this picture is the VERY FIRST cosbaby edition, with a Moonwalker-designed little box and a display box for shops!
Lately, the whole cosbaby set have been reissued with a black box package including MJ classic logo.

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK: 

CHILDHOOD

(FREE WILLY 2 PROMO)

EPIC/SONY SAMP2774

The record chosen this week is 1 of the 2 promotional cds released for the track "Childhood" in 1995, launched with "Scream" at the same time as 1st single for the album "HIStory past present and future Book I". Both promotional cds are now rare and very hard to find. Here in the picture you can see the "Free willy 2" picture cardsleeve edition. Childhood is, infact, the theme from the "Free Willy 2" movie, with its soundtrack released by MJJ label.

I love this song, because it's the most intimate, the most personal ever written by Michael. "Childhood" is a sort of "big picture" of Michael's essence; just read these lines:

"No one understands me

They view it as such strange eccentricities...

'Cause I keep kidding around

Like a child, but pardon me...

People say I'm not okay

'Cause I love such elementary things...

It's been my fate to compensate,

for the Childhood

I've never known..."

CHILDHOOD (VIDEO) 

TODAY'S ON THE AIR :  "JAM"
JAM THAILAND CASSETTE SINGLE 
EPIC/SONY 658360 4

"Nation to nation, all the world must come together,

Face the problems that we see,
Then maybe somehow we can work it out.
I asked my neighbor for a favor, she said, later.
What has come of all the people, have we lost love of what it's about?
I have to find my peace cause no one seems to let me be.
False prophets cry of doom, what are the possibilities?
I told my brother there'll be problems, times and tears for fears,
But we must live each day like it's the last.
Go with it, go with it.

Jam. It ain't, it ain't too much stuff,
It ain't too much, it ain't too much for me to jam.
It ain't, it ain't too much stuff,
It ain't, don't you, it ain't too much for me to..."

 

JAM (VIDEO)