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aaronk 
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 Posted: 28 September 2010 at 1:41pm |
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This is really interesting! It was mentioned in another thread that both Off the Wall and Bad had more than one pressing on vinyl with some of the mixes swapped. Perhaps some vinyl US pressings of Thriller are missing the "oh no." Are there any other differences that you noticed, abagon?
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The Hits Man
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Posted: 28 September 2010 at 2:34pm |
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Quincy Jones has gone on record (no pun) saying that every
single tiny, incidental vocal and sound was intentional, no matter how minuscule. he calls it 'ear candy". |
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abagon
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Posted: 29 September 2010 at 9:29am |
I compared the commercial 45 with the Japan@LP "Thriller" again. But there is not another difference. Concerning "the mixes swapped." When I have a free time. I intend to compare the Japan vinyl with the Michael's CDs in the other top 40 hits from the LP "Thriller." --abagon Edited by abagon |
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Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:13am |
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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 |
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Brian W.
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Posted: 19 October 2010 at 12:28pm |
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Really? Hmm...
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Posted: 19 October 2010 at 12:44pm |
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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 |
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Brian W.
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Posted: 21 October 2010 at 2:11am |
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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?
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Posted: 21 October 2010 at 6:53am |
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I'm with you on that one.
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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 |
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Brian W.
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Posted: 16 May 2012 at 11:14am |
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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. |
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aaronk wrote: