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BAD25 - The Announcement We Have All Been Waiting For [General Discussion]

Hunterr said:
They should also re-release Moonwalker for a limited run in theaters!
I'd love to see Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal on a big screen.
But my HD copy of the film is just fine as well.
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I agree. I wish they would have "Moonwalker" going in theaters for the length of the "Bad25" promotional campaign.
 
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Someone should reach out to the Estate and ask them to release this in theatres! That would be an amazing expierence maybe IMAX? Do they have the masters for Moonwalker though?
 
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Gaz;3642512 said:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 21, 2012

25th ANNIVERSARY OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S

LANDMARK ALBUM BAD CELEBRATED WITH SEPTEMBER 18

RELEASE OF NEW BAD 25 PACKAGES

MICHAEL’S PERSONAL VHS COPY OF HIS JULY 16, 1988

PERFORMANCE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM UNEARTHED FOR THE
RELEASE

NEWLY DISCOVERED OUTTAKES AND DEMOS FROM BAD ALBUM
RECORDING SESSIONS TO BE RELEASED

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New York, NY – Twenty-five years after the phrase “Who’s Bad” became a generation’s
cultural catchphrase, Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with the Estate of
Michael Jackson, will celebrate the legendary album and record breaking BAD tour on
September 18, 2012 with the release of a deluxe package, BAD 25, which includes three CDs,
two collectible booklets, and features the first ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the
record breaking BAD tour.


“The era of BAD represented Michael’s creative ‘coming of age’ as a solo artist in charge of
every aspect of his career – from recording to touring to endorsements to merchandising. This
was the first album on which nearly all of the songs were written by Michael. It was also was
the first album in history to produce five consecutive #1 singles and it took 2 ½ decades for
another artist to match that success. It was also the first time Michael would tour as a solo artist
- his vision, his decisions on what the show would be. The enormous success of the BAD album
and tour was a pivotal moment in Michael’s growth as a composer, performer and producer
cementing his role as the King of Pop. We are thrilled to celebrate such an historic era in
Michael’s career with this release”, stated John Branca and John McClain, Co-Executors of the
Estate of Michael Jackson.


The BAD 25 anniversary deluxe edition will feature three CDs and 1 DVD as follows:

• The highlight of the package is the DVD of Michael’s legendary July 16, 1988 concert at
Wembley Stadium. The concert is not a compilation of performances, but rather one
complete show, exactly as Michael performed it for Prince Charles, Princess Diana and
the 72,000 fans who were in the audience for that night’s sold out show. This show was
one of the record-breaking seven nights played at the venue attended by more than half a
million people – three times that many people tried to purchase tickets. The DVD was
sourced from Michael Jackson’s personal VHS copy of the performance as shown on the
JumboTrons during the concert. This footage was only recently unearthed and is the only
known copy of the show to exist. The visuals have been restored and the audio quality
enhanced so that fans can share in the excitement of that famous night

• A CD of the re-mastered original BAD album

• A CD containing previously unreleased material recorded in Michael’s personal studio at
Hayvenhurst. This material includes early demo versions of songs from the album as
well as demos for songs not included on the final album. All of this material is being
released as it was recorded during the BAD sessions. Nothing has been added. In
addition, this CD will also include new remixes from internationally renowned
DJ/producers

• A CD showcasing the audio from the sound truck recordings of the July 16th Wembley
performance. The first-ever live Michael Jackson CD to be released, this is the only
concert from the BAD Tour known to exist on multitracks
This magnificent 3 CD/1 DVD box set will also include two extensive booklets with yet unseen
photos from the recording sessions, video sets and the concert tour, the original BAD cover art, a
two-sided poster and more. A BAD 25 two CD standard edition featuring the original album
plus the CD of demos and new remixes will also be made available as will a stand alone edition
of the DVD and a picture disc of the original album.


On June 5 in the U.S. (June 4th ex-U.S.), Epic / Legacy Recordings will re-release the original
first single from the album "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" as a CD Single with a previously
unreleased bonus track from the BAD sessions, "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)." This is a
Wal-Mart exclusive CD single in the U.S. and will not be available digitally.


On June 26 a replica edition of the original 7" vinyl of this single with the original B-side "Baby
Be Mine" will be made available to the world. The first single for BAD, “I Just Can’t Stop
Loving You,” was originally released on 7" vinyl in 1987. The 7" single edit of the song has
only been available on that original 7" vinyl until now.


Recently, Pepsi announced an exclusive global partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson as
part of its new “Live for Now” campaign. Starting this month, Michael Jackson and Pepsi fans
in more than 20 countries around the world will experience this partnership in a variety of ways,
including a retail campaign featuring one billion special edition Michael Jackson Bad 25 Pepsi
cans, live events, and opportunities for fans to access special edition merchandise and new music
from BAD 25.


The BAD album was the third Michael Jackson album produced by Quincy Jones and was
originally released on August 31, 1987. It was monumental in many ways; Michael wrote nine of
the album's eleven tracks and received co-producer credit for the entire album. The album was #1
around the world, made history with five consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard chart, produced
ten chart-topping singles, nine ground breaking short films and to date, the Bad album
has generated over 45 Million units in sales. BAD was nominated for six Grammys and won
two; the album earned Michael the first-ever Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMA Awards.
Songs on the original album are: “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Speed Demon,”
“Liberian Girl,” “Just Good Friends” featuring Stevie Wonder, “Another Part of Me,” “Man in
the Mirror,” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Dirty Diana,” “Smooth Criminal,” with “Leave
Me Alone” added to the album once released.


The BAD World Tour was Michael’s first concert tour as a solo artist. The legendary tour
included 123 concerts attended by more than 4.4 million fans over sixteen months. When it
concluded, the tour had shattered all previous touring records for attendance and total gross
revenue adding three new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in
history, the tour with the largest attended audience and the most sold out shows at Wembley
Stadium.


More details on this and other exciting projects relating to BAD’s 25th anniversary will be
announced soon.


www.MichaelJackson.com
http://www.facebook.com/michaeljackson
#WhosBAD
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WOW!!! I'm so happy right now...I feel like I'm gonna explode! :clap:

I saw something about this somewhere else, but thought, "naaa...too good to be true". THIS is what I've been waiting for!!

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Oh man, THANK YOU SO MUCH Gaz for creating this thread and sharing this precious info!!

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Memefan;3642531 said:
OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

Thank you Michael. Thank YOU to the Estate. Thank you Gaz for posting this grandest of news

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.


I am ready...bring it.


#WhosBad

ETA: I m still hoping they will announce the Blu Ray later.... But right now.... AAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH


:clap::clap::clap::clap::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::wild::wild::wild::wild::wild::wild::wild::wild::D:D:D:D:D:D:D:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:bugeyed:clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:
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^^^^ lol This is so cute! Exactly how I feel too! :happy_dance:
 
Re: Michael Jackson BAD25 - The Announcement We Have All Been Waiting For

Bubs said:
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#4 in Music > R&B
#30 in Music > Rock
#44 in Music > Pop
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That is GREAT !!!
 
We need another Statement or appetizer. Bad 25 news seems slow and I'm getting antsy over here!
 
It's been a while since we've gotten any news of the BAD 25 Project! We need more news!!!
 
Sooooo thrilled to hear about this news, yayyyy!!!!! My favourite album as well!! :clapping:
 
Well it's July now, September seems a lot less further away. It's like 2 months. Even though it's more like 2 and a half. Haha. So to sum up - MORE NEWS PLEASE! lol
 
NEWS PLEASE!!

Can't wait for the set list for disc 2 and DVD!

Hope for many songs on disc 2 - and LOTS of extra material on the DVD! - The extra material could make up for the VHS quality!!! :)
 
BUMPER SNIPPET said:
How many days have you been waiting for them?
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maybe about 1200...ish? Smooth Criminal is my favorite song of his. I figured demos existed, but seeing the titles and hearing that they're practically different songs, I became very interested. I love hearing music's progression. I don't know why so many artists shun the release of demos; you get to really see their creative genius in action. Especially MJ.
 
Please SONY - give us some news!!

Setlist for DVD, what extra material will we get?

Tracklist for disc 2 and the LIVE album?

Give us some news! - Bring back the exitement!!! :)
 
Here Here!

In my opinion, if they would just tell us a little bit more right now instead of waiting until closer to the release date, I'd be perfectly content with waiting until it comes out knowing what we're getting.
 
Hess said:
Please SONY - give us some news!!

Setlist for DVD, what extra material will we get?

Tracklist for disc 2 and the LIVE album?

Give us some news! - Bring back the exitement!!! :)
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Last time they did like this was for MICHAEL album, they just release the track list at last moment to reduce some problems of those question tracks(Breaking News, Monster and Keep ??? head ???[sorry i forgot the name of this question track])...

If they do it again, it means there's something wrong at this time...

So i do not expect this album...for now...

I think there will be no good news for the fans about the CD2 tracks(maybe just some remix & demos tracks and no finished tracks) and the quality of DVD is... ... ...

Is $ony making another bullshit now?!
 
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so whats the point of pre ordering when I get just go out and buy it ?
 
h0opman31 said:
so whats the point of pre ordering when I get just go out and buy it ?
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If you preorder it from $ony's website, it's $ony who earn that $44.99. If you go out and buy it at walmart, it's walmart and $ony earn $44.99 total. So $ony suggest you preorder from their website...

That's the difference...and the point for $ony...
 
I wonder will the DVD be at least as good as the quality of the Another Part of Me video? If so, then.... what sucks, among other things, not being able to watch it in wide screen. But i'm still excited for the release including the audio.
 
MikeFann said:
Here Here!

In my opinion, if they would just tell us a little bit more right now instead of waiting until closer to the release date, I'd be perfectly content with waiting until it comes out knowing what we're getting.
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They can't do that, its like somebody telling you what you going to get for christmas, it will ruin the surprise from you:D

Although I do agree with you, they could let us know little bit more what is coming:wild:
 
charismatic said:
I wonder will the DVD be at least as good as the quality of the Another Part of Me video? If so, then.... what sucks, among other things, not being able to watch it in wide screen. But i'm still excited for the release including the audio.
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It will be VHS quality, not the same as APOM.
 
charismatic said:
I wonder will the DVD be at least as good as the quality of the Another Part of Me video? If so, then.... what sucks, among other things, not being able to watch it in wide screen. But i'm still excited for the release including the audio.
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Watch teaser trailer so you get the idea how its going to look
 
sooooooo glad i still use my old style tv, just what this vhs concert was made for.....:)
 
Galactus123 said:
Watch teaser trailer so you get the idea how its going to look
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You have to remember that the teaser was put together shortly after they discovered the footage, they said they were still working on it after they announced it so you should be expecting a very noticeable difference in quality in the final thing. :)
 
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