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T
o celebrate 25 years of the original
iconic Michael Jackson album
Bad,
Epic and Legacy Recordings
in collaboration with the estate
of Michael Jackson have recently
released
Bad 25
,
a deluxe package which
consists of three CDs, two collectable
booklets, and an exclusive DVD recording of
a concert from Jackson’s Bad tour.
Bad was a milestone in Jackson’s career,
the third of his records that can be considered
as such (after
Off The Wall
and
Thriller
).
Not
only were nine of the album’s 11 songs
written by Jackson, the most he had written
for a single album at that point, but Michael
was also credited as a co-producer on the
record. The album was the first in history to
have five consecutive singles reach number
one, an achievement that was not replicated
until 23 years later by Katy Perry with
Teenage
Dream
.
Following the release of
Bad
Michael
Jackson toured as a solo artist for the first
time.
The
Bad 25
album is enriched with special
features.The original record forms thematerial
for the first of the three CDs, completely re-
mastered. The second CD offers previously
unreleased material from recording sessions
at Jackson’s personal Hayvenhurst studio.
Demos of both album tracks from
Bad
and
of tracks that did not make it into the final
product are also featured on the record. All
of the demos are included on the CD exactly
as they were recorded, which will make for
a truly unique and authentic experience, and
present certain songs in a way you would
have never heard them before. The CD also
contains remixes by internationally renowned
DJs and producers as a final treat. The third
CD features audio from the soundtrack
recordings of Jackson’s performance at
Wembley Stadium on the 16th July, 1988. A
live CD by Michael Jackson has never been
released before and this record will no doubt
be highly sought after.
Finally, the DVD offers a full film recording
of the same show fromWembley Stadium on
the 16th July, 1988. The sold-out show was
performed not only to 72,000 fans, but also
the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana. The
only known copy of the show to exist, the
footage was taken from Jackson’s personal
VHS copy of the performance, with the added
luxury of restored and enhanced visuals and
audio quality.
In the two collectable booklets you
will find previously unseen photographs
from the concert tour, video sets, the Bad
recording sessions, original Bad cover art, and
a double-sided poster. In recent months, the
celebrations marking the 25th anniversary
have also included a re-release of the album’s
first single,“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, as a
CD single and also as a 7-inch vinyl.
For any die-hard Michael Jackson fan,
the final collaboration between Jackson
and Quincy Jones in its 25th anniversary
form will be hot property. What better way
to remember and revive the King of Pop’s
musical legacy.
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TWENTY-FIVEYEARS AFTER
THE LEGENDARY ALBUM
BAD
WAS BORN, MICHAEL
JACKSON’S MUSIC IS KEPT
ALIVE BY THE RELEASE OF
THE CELEBRATORY ALBUM,
BAD 25.
RACHEL JONES
TELLS US MORE.
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