Michael Jackson – Thriller
Tracklist
| A1 | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | 6:02 | |
| A2 | Baby Be Mine | 4:20 | |
| A3 | The Girl Is Mine | 3:42 | |
| A4 | Thriller | 5:57 | |
| B1 | Beat It | 4:17 | |
| B2 | Billie Jean | 4:57 | |
| B3 | Human Nature | 4:05 | |
| B4 | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | 3:58 | |
| B5 | The Lady In My Life | 4:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Epic Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
- Recorded At – Westlake Audio
- Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
- Record Company – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – Quincy Jones Productions
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Oren Waters (tracks: A1)
- Bass – Steve Lukather (tracks: B1)
- Co-producer – Michael Jackson (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
- Drums – Ndugu Chancler* (tracks: A2, B2, B4)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Bates
- Engineer [Technical] – Matt Forger
- Guitar – Steve Lukather (tracks: A3, B1, B3)
- Handclaps – Steven Ray (2) (tracks: B4)
- Keyboards – Tom Bahler (tracks: B1)
- Lettering – Mac James
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, B3)
- Percussion [Bathroom Stomp Board] – Steven Ray (2) (tracks: A1)
- Photography By – Dick Zimmerman (3)
- Piano – David Paich (tracks: A3)
- Producer – Quincy Jones
- Recorded By [Additional Sound Sources] – Matt Forger
- Recorded By [Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Solo] – Don Landee* (tracks: B1)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Bruce Swedien
- Saxophone, Flute – Larry Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A4)
- Stylist [Styling] – Valadé
- Synthesizer – Steve Porcaro (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B3, B4)
- Synthesizer [Synergy] – Greg Smith (tracks: B1)
- Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2) (tracks: A1, A2, A4)
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey (tracks: A1, A2, A4)
Notes
This pressing does list Michael Jackson as a co-producer on the back cover and is therefore a second pressing or later (see example of the first pressing without the credit: Thriller).
Comes in a gatefold sleeve. LP housed in lyric sleeve.
"G1" etched in runouts denotes a Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA pressing. Runouts are etchings.
Some pressings had a custom hype sticker on shrink wrap: "One of the biggest selling albums in record history contains all the classic hits: Beat It • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' • Billie Jean • Human Nature • The Girl Is Mine • P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) • The Lady In My Life • Thriller"
Some pressings also had an additional "Grammy Nominee" sticker on shrink wrap.
Recorded and mixed using the Acusonic Recording Process. Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA. Additional sound sources recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
℗ © 1982 CBS Inc. Manufactured by Epic Records/CBS Inc.
Comes in a gatefold sleeve. LP housed in lyric sleeve.
"G1" etched in runouts denotes a Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA pressing. Runouts are etchings.
Some pressings had a custom hype sticker on shrink wrap: "One of the biggest selling albums in record history contains all the classic hits: Beat It • Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' • Billie Jean • Human Nature • The Girl Is Mine • P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) • The Lady In My Life • Thriller"
Some pressings also had an additional "Grammy Nominee" sticker on shrink wrap.
Recorded and mixed using the Acusonic Recording Process. Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA. Additional sound sources recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
℗ © 1982 CBS Inc. Manufactured by Epic Records/CBS Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 7464-38112-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 074643811217
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 38112
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 38112
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 1): o PAL 38112-2EA A4 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 1): o PBL 38112-3G D17 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 2): o PAL 38112-2AJ E9 G0
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 2): o P PBL 38112-2CH B3 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 3): o PAL 38112-2DJ B5 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 3): o PBL 38112-3AA A10 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 4): o PAL 38112-2DJ E13 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 4): o PBL 38112-2DM E3 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 5): o G1 AL 38112 G2B CheT
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 5): o G1 PBL 38112-3AA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 6): o G1 PAL 38112-2DJ B5
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 6): o G1 PBL 38112-3AA A10
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 7): o PAL 38112-2AA E1 G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 7): o PBL 38112-2K G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 8): o G1 PAL 38112-2AK E2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 8): o G1 PBL 38112-2DB H19
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 9): o G1 PAL 38112-2DF H7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 9): o G1 PBL 38112-2DB Q1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 10): o G1 PAL 38112-2DF C6
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 10): o G1 PBL 38112-2DN A13
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 11): o G1 PAL 38112-2CN C6
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 11): o G1 PBL 38112-2DF A13
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 12): o G1 PAL 38112-2AN E6
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 12): o G1 PBL 38112-2CF B1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 13): o G1 PAL 38112-2CJ F2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 13): o G1 PBL 38112-2DD A21
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 14): o G1 PAL 38112-2DF G7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 14): o G1 PBL 38112-3G
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 15): o G1 PAL 38112-2EA
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 15): o G1 PBL 38112-3E
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 16): o PAL 38112-2EH G1 B7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 16): o G1 PBL 38112-3AA F10
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 17): o G1 PAL 38112-2CH
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 17): o G2 PBL 38112-2DF C7
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 18): G1 o PAL 38112-2BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 18): o G1 PBL 38112-2CE C17
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 19): o G1 PAL 38112-2DJ D2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 19): o G2 PBL 38112-3F A14
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 20): o G1 PAL 38112-2DD B13
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 20): o G1 ↓PBL 38112-2DE F30
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 21): o G1 AL 38112 G2A CheT
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 21): o G1 PBL 38112-2AA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 22): o G2 PAL 38112-2CJ A26
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 22): o G1 PBL 38112-2DB J6
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 23): PAL 38112-2CH C23 o G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 23): PBL 38112-3M B2 o G1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 24): G1 o PAL 38112-2CA A8
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 24): G o PBL 38112-2DB D D16
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 25): o G1 PAL 38112-2CN A9
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 25): o G1 PAL 38112-2CN A9
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 26): 1Go PAL 38112-2AJ B3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 26): oG1 PBL 38112-2DC E1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 27): 1Go PAL 38112-2AJ E16
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 27): oG1 PBL 38112-2BM K8I
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 28): o 1G PAL 38112-2AF A11
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 28): o G1 PBL 38112-2DC E1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 29): o G1 PAL 38112-2DK D4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 29 ): o G1 PBL 38112-2DB V3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 30): o 1G PAL 38112-2AF B2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 30): o G1 PBL 38112-2BM F5
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 31): o G1 PAL 38112-2DJ L2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 31): o G1 PBL 38112-3G B10
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 32): o G1 PAL 38112-2AN G6
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 32): o G1 PBL 38112-2DB H17
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 33): o G1 PAL 38112-2EG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 33): o G1 PBL 38112-3AA F11
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 34): o G1 AL 38112 G2A CheT A24
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 34): o G2 PBL 38112-3F A22
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 35): o G1 PAL 38112-2DF K16
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 35): o G1 PBL 38112-3N G15
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 36): o G1 PAL 38112-2AA C9
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 36): o G1 PBL 38112-2DC A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, var. 37): o G1 PAL 38112-2BM B12
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, var. 37): o G1 PBL 38112-2CH G5
Other Versions (5 of 789)
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| Thriller (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Epic | EPC 85930, 85930, QE 38112 | Europe | 1982 | |||
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Thriller (LP, Album, Stereo) | Epic | 144776, 144.776 | Brazil | 1982 | ||
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Thriller (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Epic | ELPS 4328 | Australia | 1982 | ||
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Thriller = スリラー (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Gatefold) | Epic | 25・3P-399 | Japan | 1982 | ||
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Thriller (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo) | Epic | 28・3P-455 | Japan | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Not getting any sibilance with my AT VM540ML micro line stylus. Cut very loud, a precursor to the loudness wars.
Classic album but in danger of being overproduced -
Picked up a VG+ copy at a garage sale, cleaned it, and cranked it. Immediately had to turn the tremble way down and did notice a hint of simbilance on Billy Jean, but otherwise seems to be a real nice press here. -
WOW THIS ALBUM IS STILL SELLING BY THE MILLIONS EACH ANS EVERY DAY EVEN SELLERS ON DISCOGS ARE RIPPING PEOPLE OFF WITH EXTREMELY HIGH PRICES FOR THIS ALBUM
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Ortofon 2M Blue through Rotel preamp/amp, and absolutely no sibilance. Sounds absolutely fantastic. Really jumps out of my Klipsch. Lively pressing.
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This press sounds excellent. If you can find a clean one at an affordable price, buy it. I don't have any major sibilance issues with my copy. -
The promo LP I have has PAL 38112-2EB etched on the matrix on side A which I don't see listed here. Is this the same pressing I own? When I search that identifier, the linked page on Discogs comes up as Not Found and a Google search only turns up one results with an album on a Russian site for sale.
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Really happy with this pressing. All the original US pressings are known to have the sibilance issue. I imagine it was a mastering choice to get the overall sound of the album to have a certain amount of presence. In my opinion this still sounds really good. If you're looking for the best sounding audio file versions I suggest trying to find the 12" singles for Billie Jean and Thriller. After listening to those it's hard to go back to the regular album versions. -
What is the difference in regards to value whether or not an original of a Thriller (QE 38112) pressing DOES or DOES NOT list Michael Jackson as a co-producer on the back cover?
Thanks, Izzy -
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Classic
two years later he made his last contribution with Victory
ending his career with the Jacksons
that same year he assisted on the recording of We are the Future and Nosie People by the Future MC's
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