https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:06:51 +0000 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:38:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5741 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=64829&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#64829 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 5741
Posted: 08 June 2024 at 11:38am

Wow, that's an old post! I think what I asked was if any
45s used that version because I read "somewhere" that
some copies did.

But, yeah, the quiet "oh no" is definitely the original
LP version and was used on the original CD run as well,
pressed in Japan. When America got CD pressing
capability, the first U.S. pressing swapped out "Billie
Jean" for the "loud oh no" version.

And, as with the extended mix of Prince's "Let's Go
Crazy," the extended mix of "Billie Jean" was planned as
the original album version, according to Quincy Jones's
autobiography.
]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:38:34 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=64829&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#64829 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=64827&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#64827 Author: mjb50
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Posted: 08 June 2024 at 4:54am

I have an early pressing of the Thriller LP. It has the very quiet "oh no" at 2:24.

Back cover: no asterisks or Co-Produced by Michael Jackson credit
Side 1 matrix: P o PAL 38112-1E 5 B
Side 2 matrix: P o PBL 38112-1G 1 C

The database makes no mention of the different mixes. Perhaps it should clarify that the quiet "oh no" is the original LP version, and the loud "oh no" is the 45 & 2nd LP version... assuming that's what we have concluded.
]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2024 04:54:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=64827&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#64827 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=34571&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#34571 Author: aaronk
Subject: 5741
Posted: 06 July 2012 at 9:35pm

I no longer have my copy from when I was a kid, but hopefully someone can help answer Brian's question.]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:35:30 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=34571&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#34571 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=34207&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#34207 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 5741
Posted: 16 May 2012 at 11:14am

Okay, can everybody please check their U.S. 45s of "Billie Jean"? Someone has contacted me with info that at least some foreign 45s (including the Canadian issue) use the original album version with the (almost) non-existent "oh no" at 2:24. These are on YouTube, so I heard them myself.

So now I'm wondering if any of the US pressings used the "no oh-no" version. Please post your findings here.]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 11:14:50 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=34207&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#34207 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28150&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28150 Author: waldo
Subject: 5741
Posted: 22 October 2010 at 5:06pm

Nick2341 wrote: The first Japanese pressing of the CD (35.8P-11) matches the Japanese vinyl and doesn't have the "oh no" ad lib. The Dangerous Tour souvenir CD from Japan also has this version.

wow! thanks for noticing this little anomaly guys. i love discovering stuff like this. and for once i don't need to collect another CD to get this oddity as i have that original Japan pressing. i wonder why it's different on the Japan LP.



Edited by waldo]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:06:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28150&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28150 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28138&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28138 Author: Nick2341
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Posted: 21 October 2010 at 6:53am

I'm with you on that one.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:53:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28138&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28138 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28137&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28137 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 5741
Posted: 21 October 2010 at 2:11am

Hmm... According to Wikipedia, the "Thriller" album was released 11/30/82. Also according to Wikipedia, "Billie Jean" the single was released 1/2/83. How much ya wanna bet me the version with the barely audible "oh no" (which Nick kindly sent me) is the original, first-pressing album version?]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:11:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28137&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28137 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28118&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28118 Author: Nick2341
Subject: 5741
Posted: 19 October 2010 at 12:44pm

If anyone would like a CD rip, let me know.

Other differences I've noticed: The drums seem to have less reverb on them,
and If you listen to the choruses and towards the end, the synth strings in
the background are also lower in this version.

Edited by Nick2341]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:44:26 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28118&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28118 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28117&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28117 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 5741
Posted: 19 October 2010 at 12:28pm

Really? Hmm...]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:28:26 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28117&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28117 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28116&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28116 Author: Nick2341
Subject: 5741
Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:13am

The first Japanese pressing of the CD (35.8P-11) matches the Japanese vinyl and doesn't have the "oh no" ad lib. The Dangerous
Tour souvenir CD from Japan also has this version.

Edited by Nick2341]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:13:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5741&PID=28116&title=michael-jackson-billie-jean#28116