Thriller (LP)

Released November 30, 1982 via Epic: the best-selling album in recorded history, and the record that redrew the boundaries of what a pop album could be. Quincy Jones producing, Michael Jackson at the absolute peak of his powers, nine tracks that have not loosened their grip in four decades.

"Billie Jean" and its bassline. "Beat It" with Eddie Van Halen's solo. The title track, seven minutes of horror-movie theatre with Vincent Price's closing narration. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Human Nature," "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," and "The Girl Is Mine" with Paul McCartney. Eight Grammys, seven singles in the Top 10, and a run of videos that forced MTV to change what it played.

Thriller was mixed for vinyl first, and it still sounds best that way, the low end sitting where Bruce Swedien put it rather than where a compressor decided later.

• Format: 12" black vinyl.
• Condition: New, sealed.
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