KARAOKE IN JAPAN : 
INSTRUMENTAL VERSION COLLECTION
JAPAN CASSETTE SINGLE EPIC/SONY 15.6P-5158
Well, we all know this uncommon release.
This was, at the time, a great gift for any Michael Jackson fan. The "Instrumental version collection" cd, released only in Japan, is a special release which gave the possibility to hear 6 tracks(2 from "Thriller" and 4 taken from "Bad" )without MJ vocals. These original instrumental versions, were not previously unreleased,as you could easily find them on some 7'' or 12''s releases, but the amazing thing is that Sony Japan had the idea to release them all on one cd. First release of the cd was in 1988, planned to promote the "Bad Tour", with a white obi. Then it was reissued 10 years after, in the late 90's with a different yellow obi. In this post, you can see the mega rare cassette version, with a "Japan Tour '88" sticker on it!