Michael Jackson’s Album, “Bad” to Celebrate 25th Anniv. with Special Sept. 18th Release

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 (PRWE May 21, 2012

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.

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