History In The Mix MICHAEL JACKSON Sealed US Double LP

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Michael Jackson / Blood On The Dance Floor (History In The Mix) - CBS/Epic Records E2-68000 (1997)(US) ...This auction is for a Limited Edition, factory Sealed Double Record on U.S. Vinyl (also included is a promotional 2-sided [album size] cardboard poster flat). Michael Jackson refused to let "HIStory" die. He remixed eight of its songs for "Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix", and then saddled the recordings with five new songs. The brand new Records and Cover (with title sticker) are in perfect (Mint) condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This record will include a plastic outer sleeve. For payment please use Paypal (other payments are are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and notify me to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below. All items are shipped worldwide. Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $100.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (This is a secondary site. For my actual feedback rating, please refer to my original seller site with seller name beatcity02) (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

 

Track listing

Side One

1. Blood on the Dance Floor
2. Morphine
3. Superfly Sister

Side Two
1. Ghosts
2. Is It Scary
3. Scream Louder - (Flyte Tyme Remix, with Janet Jackson)
4. Money - (Fire Island Radio Edit)

Side Three
1. 2 Bad - (Refugee Camp Mix)
2. Stranger in Moscow - (Tee's In-House Club Mix, remix)
3. This Time Around - (D.M. Radio Mix, remix)

Side Four
1. Earth Song - (remix, Hani's Club Experience)
2. You Are Not Alone - (Classic Club Mix, remix)
3. History - (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)

Details Playing time: 75 min. Contributing artists: Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Terry Lewis, Trevor Rabin Distributor: Sony Music Distribution Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a
Album notes BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR: HISTORY IN THE MIX features eight remixed tracks from HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE along with five new songs.
Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion); Janet Jackson (vocals); John Forte (rap vocals); Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam (various instruments); Bryan Loren (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming); Slash, Wyclef Jean (guitar); Robert Chausow (violin); Juliet Haffner (viola); Larry Williams, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft (horns); Brad Buxer (piano, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, programming); Teddy Riley, Doug Grigsby (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Te-Bass (bass); Alex Breuer, Matt Carpenter, Andrew Scheps, Rob Hoffman, Jeff Taylor (programming); Andrae Crouch Singers (background vocals).
Producers include: Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, R. Kelly.
Engineers include: Teddy Riley, Dave Way, Mick Guzauski.
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR nearly snuck into record stores, preceded by a strange absence of hype. The implicit message of its five new songs, like that of the non-marketing campaign for the album, seems to be: enough already, let's get back to the music. The title song, a colder re-write of the Jackson classic "Billie Jean," draws you in, but Jackson quickly gets to the heart of the album with two astonishing songs that address his public image. "Ghosts" has an icy, metallic beat, while "Is It Scary" has the dramatic flair of a big pop ballad, but they feature nearly identical opening verses about ghosts and ghouls behind the walls and under the bed. In the former song, the ghouls are the paparazzi snapping pictures of Jackson's baby, and he asks of them, "Who gave you the right...Are you the ghost of jealousy?" In the next song, the ghosts turn out to be the many public faces of Michael Jackson, and he turns the image around, suggesting that ghoulishness is in the eye of the beholder: "If you wanna see eccentricalities/I'll be grotesque before your eyes...Is that scary for you, baby?"
It's a declaration of self-confidence, and Jackson follows with feisty remixes of songs from HISTORY, including a version of "2 Bad" peppered with a sample of "Beat It," and a Madonna-like disco mix of "Stranger In Moscow."

Editorial reviews 6 (out of 10) - ...Jackson's stuttering thwocks and plunks have become an utterly unique form of funk. If the 47-minute HISTORY IN THE MIX part of this record--remixes from his flop 1995 album--fails almost entirely, it's because the remixers take out the best parts, Jackson's individualized beats...
Spin  (08/01/1997)

3 stars out of 5 - ...Tones down some of the original's more overwrought elements with 8 remixes from dance heavyweights such as David Morales, Frankie Knuckles and Todd Terry....Most bizarre, but most effective.
Q  (06/01/2000)