Michael Jackson's This Is It (180 Gram 4LP) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Tracklist
A1    Michael Jackson–    Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
A2    Michael Jackson–    Jam
Producer – David Way*, Teddy Riley
B1    Michael Jackson–    They Don't Care About Us
B2    Michael Jackson–    Human Nature
B3    Michael Jackson–    Smooth Criminal
C1    Michael Jackson–    The Way You Make Me Feel
C2    The Jacksons–    Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
Producer – The Jacksons
C3    Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett–    I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Vocals [Duet] – Siedah Garrett
D1    Michael Jackson–    Thriller
D2    Michael Jackson–    Beat It
E1    Michael Jackson–    Black Or White
E2    Michael Jackson–    Earth Song
F1    Michael Jackson–    Billie Jean
F2    Michael Jackson–    Man In The Mirror
G1    Michael Jackson & The Jacksons–    This Is It
Producer – John McClain, Mervyn Warren
G3    Michael Jackson & The Jacksons–    This Is It (Orchestra Version)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori
Producer – John McClain, Mervyn Warren
H1    Michael Jackson–    She's Out Of My Life (Demo)
H2    Michael Jackson–    Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Demo)
H3    Michael Jackson–    Beat It (Demo)
H4    Michael Jackson–    Planet Earth (Poem)
"The music that inspired the movie Michael Jackson's This Is It".

Packaged with a 12" x 12" 24-page booklet with exclusive rehearsal photos.

This is the non-numbered edition similar to Michael Jackson - The Music That Inspired The Movie Michael Jackson's This Is It

This is It was designed as a comeback tour, not a movie, with the rehearsals taped not for exhibition, but rather instruction, possibly some video bonus down the line. Of course, Michael Jackson's tragic passing created considerable demand for those final rehearsals, so they were packaged as the This is It film, released almost five months after his death, with a soundtrack as an accompaniment. Since there were no real live recordings made, at least not any to fill a big-budget blockbuster like this, the soundtrack consists of almost nothing but the hits repackaged one more time, with the title track -- an '80s leftover, co-written by Paul Anka and released under the name "I Never Heard" by Safire -- added as an enticement in two separate versions, the second being orchestral with an opening straight out of Sgt. Pepper's. The song does feel like a demo, right down to how it fades out mid-chorus, but there's no denying the thrill of hearing an unheard vocal track of Michael at his prime. There's a second disc containing demos of "She's Out of My Life" (just Michael and an acoustic, quite nice) "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"(full demo, with identical rhythm and guitar lines, close to the final but lacking its horns), and "Beat It" (a true writers sketch, all vocals and harmonies, no lyrics or instruments, kind of awesome), plus a "poem" of "Planet Earth." All these bonus tracks are a greater enticement to purchase than anything on the album proper. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: POP
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: 4xLP
• Released: 02/09/2010