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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
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
迈克尔杰克逊标志性专辑《飙》25周年纪念
庆典将于9月18日开始
全新《飙25》豪华套装
迈克尔1988年7月16日温布利体育场演唱会
私人录影带首度曝光发行
《飙》录音时期全新发现的落选歌曲和样带也将发行
2012年5月21日 - 正值“Who’s Bad”（大意：谁才够飙）成为一代人文化宣言的25周年之际，史诗/遗产唱片公司（Epic/Legacy Recording）将联合迈克尔·杰克逊遗产管理委员会（The Estate of Michael Jackson）一起庆祝这张传奇唱片和破纪录的“飙”巡演（BAD Tour）：
豪华版《飙25》（BAD 25）套装将于2012年9月18日发行，其中包括3张CD、2本珍藏册和首张获得授权发行的“飙”巡演DVD。
“‘飙’时代代表了迈克尔创作上的‘成熟’，以单飞艺人的身份掌控自己职业生涯的每个环节——从录音到巡演到广告到推销。这是第一张几乎所有歌曲都是由迈克尔创作的专辑，也是历史上第一张连续产生5支冠军单曲的专辑，这个纪录让另一位艺人花了25年时间才得以打平。这还是迈克尔第一次以单飞艺人身份的巡演——以他的眼光来决定演出的模样。《飙》专辑和巡演的巨大成功是迈克尔成长为作曲家、表演家和制作人的重要时刻，最终奠定了他‘流行音乐之王’的地位。我们很激动可以通过这次发行的项目庆祝迈克尔职业生涯中的这个历史性时刻，”迈克尔·杰克逊遗产管理委员会联合执行人约翰·布兰卡（John Branca）和约翰·麦克莱恩（John McClain）说道。
《飙25周年》豪华套装将包含3张CD和1张DVD，具体如下：
- 套装的最大亮点之一是迈克尔1988年7月16日在温布利球场（Wembley Stadium）举办的传奇演唱会的DVD。这场演唱会不是各场演出的合辑，而是一次完整的演出，是迈克尔为查尔斯王子（Prince Charles）、戴安娜王妃（Princess Diana）和7.2万名歌迷做的演出，全场座无虚席。这场演出是在该体育场举办的七场破纪录演唱会之一，七场演唱会共吸引了超过50万人到场——想买票的歌迷人数更是到场人数的三倍！DVD素材来源于迈克尔·杰克逊的私人VHS录像带，也就是演唱会期间在JumboTrons大屏幕上播放的镜头。这份录像是最近才发现的，也是这场演出唯一所知的现存拷贝。经过修复和加强过的画面和音质将使歌迷可以一起分享那晚的激情；
- 一张经过数码加工的《飙》原始专辑CD；
- 一张收录迈克尔在恩西诺哈维赫斯特宅邸私人录音室中录制的从未发行过的歌曲CD。内容包括专辑歌曲的早期样带，以及落选歌曲的样带。所有这些将发行的素材都录制于《飙》时期，原汁原味。另外，这张CD还收录了国际知名DJ和制作人的新混音；
- 一张收录7月16日温布利演唱会音频的CD。这将是迈克尔·杰克逊有史以来的第一张现场CD，也是已知现存的唯一一场“飙”巡演中使用多声道录音的演唱会；
- 这套豪华的3 CD/1 DVD套装还将包括两本珍贵的小册子，收录了录音期间、音乐录影摄影棚、巡演中从未曝光过的照片、原始《飙》封面、一张双面海报和其他更多物品。
- 《飙25》还将发行一种双CD的标准版本，包含原版专辑以及收录有样带和最新混音的CD，演唱会DVD以及原始专辑的彩盘CD也会单独发行。
美国时间6月5日（海外6月4日），史诗/遗产唱片公司将重新发行《飙》专辑中第一支单曲《我不能停止爱你》（I Just Can't Stop Loving You）以及“飙”时期的一首从未发行的歌曲《别混日子》（Don't Be Messin' 'Round）的样带。这是只在美国沃尔玛独家销售的CD版本单曲，不会发行数字版本。
6月26日，这首单曲及原始B面歌曲《我的宝贝》（Baby Be Mine）的7英寸原始黑胶唱片复刻版将全球发行。《飙》的第一支单曲《我不能停止爱你》于1987年发行过7英寸黑胶唱片，迄今为止，这首歌曲的7英寸单曲版只在原始7英寸黑胶唱片版本上出现过。
最近，百事可乐公司宣布了与杰克逊遗产管理委员会的独家全球合作计划，作为其新的“渴望无限”宣传行动的一部分。从这个月开始，迈克尔·杰克逊和全世界超过20个国家的百事粉丝将以多种方式共同体验到这个合作计划，包括10亿听迈克尔·杰克逊《飙》25周年纪念罐的发售、现场活动、以及歌迷赢取特别版周边产品和《飙25》中新歌的机会。
《飙》是迈克尔的第三张由昆西·琼斯（Quincy Jones）制作的录音室专辑，发行于1987年8月31日。它在多个方面都是一座不朽的丰碑，迈克尔包办了该专辑11首歌曲中9首歌曲的创作，并担任了整张专辑的合作制作人。这张专辑世界排名第一，以在公告牌排行榜上连续诞生了5首冠军单曲、产生了10首在各类排行榜上夺得榜首的单曲、9支开创性的音乐录影。时至今日，《飙》全球销量高达4500万张，创造了历史。这张专辑获得六项格莱美提名最终斩获两项大奖，并为迈克尔赢得MTV录影音乐奖上首尊录影先锋奖。
“飙”世界巡演是迈克尔单飞后的第一次个人巡演。这个传奇巡演共举办了123场，历时16个月，吸引超过440万观众到场观看。巡演结束时，他在观众人数和总票房上打破了以前所有巡演的记录，创造了吉尼斯世界记录的3个全新记录——有史以来最卖座的巡演、观众人数最多的巡演以及温布利体育场最卖座的巡演。
《飙25》项目的更多细节及其他与《飙》25周年有关的令人振奋的项目将马上宣布。敬请关注！！
（编译：Badthriller, ilmj1314）
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