THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:BAD
USA PROMO 3'' SINGLE - LONG BOX
EPIC/DIGITAL AUDIO CORPORATION 

 

One of the rarest singles ever, as well as one of the most important treasures of the Showroom, claims again its status of "Record of the week". This "BAD" cd single, containing 5 versions of the track, is housed in a special cardboard longbox, with an extended little sleeve attached to the end of the box recalling the classic single artwork. It's one of the very first example of what will become then the "Cd single" format. Believe me, this is really an hard-to-get cd, probably the rarest of the whole BAD era.

 

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK:
TODO MI AMOR ERES TU
CHILE PROMO CASSETTE SINGLE
EPIC KNJC-0917
 

And...today I'm going to show you a new masterpiece of this collection!! Here it is a special cassette single of "Todo mi amor eres tu" (same track on both sides) given for free, in 1987, with the very first copies of the album BAD. In Mexco and Colombia, the album purchase gift was a 7'', but...in chile, Epic records released this special cassette with the same "Bad" album artwork, carrying an additional info sticker on front sleeve.
This is something very rare and uncommon, and I'm happy now it's another brick in the wall of the Showroom treasures!!!

Today's ON THE AIR:
"MORPHINE"
BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR
LIMITED EDITION TAIWAN CASSETTE
w/HOLOGRAPHIC CARD
EPIC/SONY MUSIC SMC1266

"Relax

This won't hurt you
Before I put it in
Close your eyes and count to ten

Don't cry
I won't convert you
There's no need to dismay
Close your eyes and drift away

 

Demerol

Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol
Demerol
Demerol
Oh God he's taking demerol

 

He's tried
Hard to convince her
To be over what he had
Today he wants it twice as bad
Don't cry
I won't resent you
Yesterday you had his trust
Today he's taking twice as much

 

 

 Demerol
Demerol

 Oh God he's taking demerol
Hee-hee-hee
Demerol
Demerol
Oh my Oh God it's Demerol..."

 

 MORPHINE (AUDIO)

Today's WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM:

JACKSON 5

- I WANT YOU BACK THE UNRELEASED MASTERS

JAPAN CD MOTOWN UICY 1461

- THE VERY BEST OF M.J. WITH THE JACKSON 5

JAPAN CD "BEST OF THE BEST"

MOTOWN UICY 76230

From the far Japan, The Showroom received today 2 cds regarding the Motown era:"I want you back" is a kind of "rare and unreleased" tracks selection, released in 2010, and this is the first japanese press. "The very best" is a classic anthology, released worlwide, and this is a late reissue among the "best of best" series collection. This is the 3rd japanese version of the cd now in the Showroom, as you can see from the pictures. The one with the blue obi is the very first press.

3 different japanese releases, blue obi - first press

I want you back - back cover

The very best - back cover

Today's WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM:

- A SET OF HISTORY TOUR PASSES

- DANGEROUS UK MUSIC BOOK WARNER BROS

- THRILLER UK MUSIC BOOK IMP/WARNER BROS

 

 

Here I am, once again, with some new items entering in the Showroom! I'm proud to show you a set of HIStory tour passes - complete in all its forms, but still NOT complete in their colours - including passes for the after show, for the local crew as well as the ones for the guests.

And then...the official UK song book releases for Thriller and Dangerous, all in mint conditions!

 

 

THE RECORD OF THE WEEK &

TODAY'S WELCOME 

TO THE SHOWROOM:

BAD

GERMANY CLUB EDITION CD

EPIC CL35388 8

 

 

Oh, what a superb newcomer I have to show you today!!!!

Take a look at this BAD cd. If you see only the front cover (and the cd inside) looks like a normal austrian pressing. But...if you see the back cover...well, this is a super-rare club edition from Germany! With a total different catalogue number (stated also on the spine) and a really strange barcode number - recalling the club catalogue number.

Club editions are a kind of uncommon records; they look like a classic release, but they're not; "behind the mask" they hide a surprise; the best you can find is a different catalogue number printed on it (we've seen in the past 2 different "Thriller" copies on vinyl, with a regular dutch vinyl inside), or a "club-only" factory produced record (there's a Thriller cd released only in Japan like that, and you can find it on my blog, in the "Cd albums" section, here:

http://themichaeljacksonshowroom.blogspot.com/p/cd-albums.html); sometimes there's only a sticker (and I consider these versions less significant than the others).

This BAD is clearly a "first-example" version, with regular cd but different references on sleeve/cover.

 

 

 

INCLUDING THE 2001 BAD "SPECIAL EDITION" AND THE BAD25TH RELEASE, THIS IS THE 85TH BAD CD IN THIS COLLECTION.

Not so BAD, I think. BUT...you know what:

the hunt continues!!!!

 

 

Today's WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM:

ABC

ITALY CASSETTE

MOTOWN/DISCHI RICORDI ORK 78604

 

 

I received today a little package with a precious content:

the ABC cassette by the Jackson 5...released in Italy in 1982 by "Dischi Ricordi" and officially licensed by Motown, of course.

The cassette is a part of the "Orizzonte" collection, and it's in totally mint conditions - and it's incredible for its age - and came with the original orange case with "Dischi Ricordi" logo impressed on it.

This is a true must-have item for every collector, especially for the ones who love this type of format!

Even though I'm from Italy, I guarantee this cassette was an hard-to-find gem even for me...