Michael Jackson Thriller album cover for picture disc vinyl record featuring Beat It, Billie Jean, and the title track
Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson - Thriller [Picture Disc]

SKU: 0886973533918
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Product Details

  • Artist Collection Michael Jackson
  • Genre Collection Pop
  • Genre / Style Pop / R&B / Funk / Dance-Pop
  • UPC 0886973533918
  • Record Label Epic
  • Format LP
  • Disc Quantity 1
  • Vinyl Special Effects Picture Disc
  • Vinyl Size 12"
  • Vinyl Weight Standard
  • Additional Info Many reviews on Discogs.com state that this picture disc has great sound compared to most picture discs.
  • Release Date 9/30/2008

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Michael Jackson turns pop, R&B, funk, and rock into a single album statement on Thriller, where every track is built for a sharply defined role. This picture disc vinyl record edition presents the nine-song album on a picture LP, pairing one of pop music's most recognizable records with a format made for display as well as playback. Quincy Jones' production connects dance-floor momentum, crossover guitar, ballad writing, and cinematic storytelling.

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" opens with percussion, layered vocal hooks, and a chorus built around motion rather than a single punch line. "The Girl Is Mine" shifts into a conversational duet with Paul McCartney, using a lighter pop structure before the album turns darker with the title track's spoken-horror framing and Vincent Price narration. "Beat It" brings in hard rock guitar and a conflict-avoidance lyric, while "Billie Jean" relies on a tense bass line and a story about fame, denial, and accusation.

Thriller works because its singles do not chase the same mood. The album moves from club pressure to romantic dispute, monster-movie theatre, street confrontation, private suspicion, and late-night balladry while retaining Michael Jackson's vocal identity. This picture disc LP carries the familiar tracklist, including "Human Nature," "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," and "The Lady In My Life."

  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Standout tracks: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Thriller," "Beat It," "Billie Jean"
  • Pressing details: Picture Disc
  • Genre/style: Pop, R&B, Funk, Dance-Pop
  • UPC: 886973533918

Michael Jackson collectors return to Thriller for the title track, "Beat It," and "Billie Jean," because each one marks a different part of the album. The picture disc format adds a display-focused version of the LP while preserving the original nine-song program.


* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

  1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
  2. Baby Be Mine
  3. The Girl Is Mine (with Paul McCartney)
  4. Thriller

Side B:

  1. Beat It
  2. Billie Jean
  3. Human Nature
  4. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
  5. Lady In My Life