Michael Jackson – Thriller (25Th Anniversary)

Michael Jackson – Thriller (25th Anniversary) is the double LP reissue that puts the original 1982 album and a full second disc of 2008 reworkings together in a single package, pressed on the Epic label with catalog number 7233441. This is a repressed edition, meaning it has come back around more than once, and for good reason: the format holds up as one of the more complete ways to own this record in physical form.

What You Get with Michael Jackson – Thriller (25th Anniversary)

The first disc covers the original album in full: Wanna Be Startin’ Something, Baby Be Mine, The Girl Is Mine featuring Paul McCartney, Beat It, Billie Jean, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), and The Lady Is My Life. Eight tracks, sequenced exactly as they were on the original release. No reordering, no omissions. The second disc is where this edition separates itself from a straight reissue. It collects the 2008 collaboration versions produced for the anniversary, featuring will.i.am on reworkings of The Girl Is Mine, P.Y.T., and Wanna Be Startin’ Something, Fergie on Beat It, and Kanye West’s remix of Billie Jean. The disc also opens with a Vincent Price excerpt and closes with For All Time, an unreleased track from the original Thriller sessions that had never appeared on vinyl before this release.

Why This Pressing Belongs in a Serious Collection

The 2008 collaborations are easy to dismiss if you encountered them only as digital files, but hearing them cut to vinyl alongside the original sequencing reframes them. They document a specific cultural moment: the record industry’s attempt to reconnect a catalog cornerstone with a new generation of listeners, using some of the most commercially dominant names of that era. Whether you find the remixes compelling or prefer the originals, having them pressed to a dedicated second disc on the same release means you get the full picture of what the 25th anniversary of this album actually looked like. The unreleased For All Time track alone gives this double LP a reason to exist beyond nostalgia. It is a document of the original sessions, appearing here in a format that many collectors will have passed on during the initial run. This repressing is your opportunity to own it on wax. Epic, catalog 7233441, double LP format.

Tracklist

Media 1
1. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHING
2. BABY BE MINE
3. THE GIRL IS MINE (WITH PAUL MCCARTN
4. BEAT IT
5. BILLIE JEAN
6. HUMAN NATURE
7. P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOU THING)
8. THE LADY IS MY LIFE
Media 2
1. VINCENT PRICE EXERPT
2. THE GIRL IS MINE 2008 WITH WIL.I.AM
3. P.Y.T. 2008 WITH WIL.I.AM
4. WANNA BE STARTIN SOMETHIN' 2008 WIT
5. BEAT IT 2008 WITH FERGIE
6. BILLIE JEAN 2008 WITH KANYE WEST RE
7. FOR ALL TIME (UNRELEASED TRACK FROM