martedì 29 agosto 2017

...We'll never let you part
for you're always
IN OUR HEARTS. 


          HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL!!!



SURPRISE VIDEO 

sabato 26 agosto 2017

Today's ON THE AIR : 
HEAL THE WORLD
HEAL THE WORLD USA PROMO FIRST AID KIT 
BAG+CD SINGLE
HEAL THE WORLD CD AUSTRIA EPIC 658488 2


"If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread
We stop existing and start living

The it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better place

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me..."


HEAL THE WORLD (LIVE @ 1993 SUPERBOWL) 



mercoledì 23 agosto 2017

Today's ON THE AIR:
"BABY BE MINE"
THRILLER USA LONGBOX CD
EPIC EK 38112


"I don't need no dreams when I'm by your side
Every moment takes me to paradise
Darlin', let me hold you
Warm you in my arms and melt your fears away
Show you all the magic that a perfect love can
Make
I need you night and day
So baby, be mine (baby you gotta be mine)
And girl I'll give you all I got to give
So baby, be my girl (all the time)
And we can share this ecstasy
As long as we believe in love..."



BABY BE MINE 

 

domenica 20 agosto 2017

       

           HAPPY BIRTHDAY     
             CIMMIETTA!!!!
I would like to dedicate this post to the most beautiful, kind, lovable and careful creature on earth. I met her because of Michael 20 years ago, and through all this time she has been a part of my life. The best one, I think. And she always will be.
Happy birthday, Cimmietta!! 
My one and only "Someone in the dark"...is you.

Today's WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM :
E.T. THE STORYBOOK UK BOXSET
MCA 70000
(Back to back with E.T. The Storybook U.S. edition)

The new item to add to the Showroom collection today, is a wonderful - and hard-to-find in mint conditions - U.K. pressed "E.T. - The storybook" edition.
As you can see in the pictures, it looks different to the most common U.S. version; the label, infact, carries the writing "made in England" and much more infos of the american one. In the back, you have to watch the MCA records logo to see some different details. And then, the colours of the front sleeve looks clearer in the english version (the E.T. logo is white pink, the U.S one is lilac), and last but not least...the U.S. version comes with the big sticker, while the UK apparently does not have a sticker (the copy I've got was sealed...so...)
This is the 4th E.T. boxset in the Showroom, and the 5th edition of the album itself in this collection.








lunedì 14 agosto 2017



BLAST FROM THE PAST :
THRILLER SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE 12'' MAXI PINK VINYL
EPIC XEN5630

 An old post, to resume truly a MASTERPIECE. An ultra rare pink coloured version of the "Thriller" 12' single released in South Africa (even though I'm quite sure this could be a Zimbabwe press, because the south african "Thriller" black vinyl is housed in a slightly different sleeve with an harder paper. This one looks very similar to other Zimbabwe releases).
The record contains "Thriller" (Album version) on the A-side, backed with the Instrumental version on the other side.
The pink colour shade is shiny, making of this a superb addition to any collection. Its rarity is easy to understand : I've only seen this record twice in 25 years.






giovedì 10 agosto 2017

TODAY'S WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM :
FOREVER MICHAEL
BRAZIL LP 

MOTOWN/TAPECAR LP-M6-825-S1

We stay in Brazil, again, and there's another copy today to add to the collection : it's a Motown/Tapecar labeled "Forever Michael", first press. This is probably the most underrated album in the entire Michael's discography, but it contains true gems like "One day in your life", "We're almost there", "You are there","Just a little bit of you" and "I'll come home to you".





martedì 8 agosto 2017

TODAY'S ON THE AIR : 
"SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO"  
THE JACKSONS USA LP PICTURE DISC 
EPIC/CBS CAT.#?

"...I don't know everything
But there's something I do know
(I know, I know)
I've read and heard a lot
And now I'm ready to show
That we can come together
And think like one
Come together now
Live together underneath the sun
Please, please let me show you
Let me show you
Let me show you the way to go
Follow me, my friend
Let me show you, come on
Let me show you the way to go..."


SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO 





domenica 6 agosto 2017

TODAY'S WELCOME TO THE SHOWROOM:
THE WIZ LASER DISC JAPAN
1ST PRESS (PINK OBI) CICVIDEO SF098-0084
2ND PRESS (BLUE OBI) CICVIDEO PILF1067







A wonderful double set of laser discs joins today the Showroom.
Both laserdiscs come from Japan, and they're the very first release of "The Wiz" witha pink obi, and the "special price" reissue with a blue obi, parft of the "EverGreen" collection released by Cicvideo.
Curiously, I think that the second release is rarer than the first press. I often saw the pink obi version on auction sites, but never - before my purchase - the blue one.