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Michael Jackson Thriller
Michael Jackson Thriller album
The sad news of the death of Michael Jackson means that the million
ticket sell-out tour of the O2 / Millennium Dome cannot take place
Refund Policy announced for Michael Jackson 'This Is It'
ticket holders
LONDON (June 30, 2009) - At this time of mourning for
Michael Jackson, we are together in our sadness at the loss
of one of the greatest entertainers ever.
"The world lost a kind soul who just happened to be the
greatest entertainer the world has ever known", said Randy
Phillips, President & CEO, AEG Live. "Since he loved his
fans in life, it is incumbent upon us to treat them with the
same reverence and respect after his death."
AEG Live (UK) Ltd, concert promoters, announced that full
refunds will be available to fans who purchased tickets
through authorised agents for any of the 50 Michael Jackson
'This Is It' concerts which were to take place at The O2
arena in London.
These refunds will include all ticket service charges.
Ticket holders requiring information about receiving a
full refund should go to
www.michaeljacksonlive.com from Wednesday 1 July 09. The
refunds will be processed by each of the authorised ticket
agencies (e.g. Ticketmaster, Viagogo, See or Ticketline).
It was also announced that fans will have the option to
be sent the actual tickets they would have received to
attend the shows in lieu of the full refunds which are being
offered.
The tickets, printed with the special lenticular process,
were inspired and designed by Michael Jackson for the fans
attending his shows. Images of the specially created tickets
may be seen on
www.michaeljacksonlive.com beginning 1 July 09. The
special offer to receive the actual tickets that the
purchaser would have received to attend 'This is It' will
remain valid until 23:59
GMT, 14
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| Michael Jackson's Thriller album - Jacko's sixth
studio album. Thriller was released on 30 November
30 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Michael
Jackson's 1979 album Off the Wall.
Thriller recording sessions took place between April
and November 1982 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los
Angeles, California. Assisted by producer Quincy
Jones, Michael Jackson wrote four of Thriller's nine
tracks.
The album's first single was "The Girl Is
Mine". Thriller's second single was "Billie
Jean". The Thriller album topped the charts in
many countries. |
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| At its peak, the Thriller album was selling a
million copies a week worldwide.
In just over a year, Thriller became, and remains,
the
best-selling album of all time.
Sales are estimated to be between 47 – 109 million
copies sold worldwide.
Seven of the album's nine songs were released as
singles and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot
100.
The Thriller album won, a record-breaking, eight
Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammys. |
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| The Thriller album was the first to use music videos
as a promotional tools . The videos for Thriller,
"Billie Jean" and "Beat It" all received
regular rotation on MTV.
In 2001, a special edition issue of the album was
released, which contains additional audio interviews, a
demo recording and the song "Someone In the Dark",
which was a Grammy-winning track from the E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial storybook.
In 2008, the Thriller album was reissued again as
Thriller 25, containing re-mixes that feature
contemporary artists, a previously unreleased song and a
DVD. |
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| Thriller ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone
magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003
and was listed by the National Association of Recording
Merchandisers at number three in their Definitive 200
Albums of All Time. Thriller was preserved by
the Library of Congress to the National Recording
Registry, as it was deemed "culturally significant". |
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Tracks on Thriller album
All songs written and composed by
Michael Jackson, except where noted.
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# |
Title |
Length |
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1. |
"Wanna
Be Startin' Somethin'" |
6:02 |
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2. |
"Baby Be Mine" (Rod
Temperton) |
4:20 |
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3. |
"The
Girl Is Mine" |
3:42 |
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4. |
"Thriller"
(Temperton) |
5:57 |
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5. |
"Beat
It" |
4:19 |
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6. |
"Billie
Jean" |
4:54 |
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7. |
"Human
Nature" (John
Bettis,
Steve Porcaro) |
4:05 |
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8. |
"P.Y.T.
(Pretty Young Thing)"
(James
Ingram,
Quincy Jones) |
3:58 |
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9. |
"The Lady in My Life"(Temperton) |
4:59 |
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