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Rare, Unreleased Michael Jackson Album Goes Up for Auction
A rare, unreleased Michael Jackson album containing nine unheard songs will go up for auction later this month.
An album containing nine unheard Michael Jackson songs will be auctioned off by New York auction house Gotta Have Rock and Roll later this month. The album, which appears as a blank disc with the word "Bible" written in pen, is one of many Jackson items available to preview before a public online auction that lasts from July 19th to 28th.
The unreleased songs appear on a CD that was in Jackson's possession. Alternate mixes of the three songs on the recording have already surfaced: "Monster," "Breaking News" and "Keep Your Head Up" all appeared on Michael in 2010. The other nine tracks, all of which are reportedly master quality, have not been released.
The starting bid on the unreleased album is $50,000, though organizers tell Rolling Stone that they expect the final price to go as high as $1 million. Whoever takes home the CD will not own rights to the music, so the winning bidder cannot distribute the recording. According to the auction house, the album was obtained by "the personal friend and personal assistant to Michael whose family was very close to Michael for many years, traveling all over the world with him." When reached for comment, a rep for Gotta Have Rock and Roll said Jackson's friend wished to remain anonymous.
The latest Jackson album is one of many items of pop memorabilia obtained by Gotta Have Rock and Roll for the upcoming sale. Other Jackson items include hand-drawn self-portraits, clothing, his "personally owned teddy bear" and a "Best Daddy in the World" Oscar statuette given by his children.
The auction will also include the handwritten letter Tupac sent to Madonna while in prison in 1995 in which the rapper discusses the reasons for their breakup. That letter is expected to sell for over $100,000.
Two albums of Jacksons' songs have come out since his death in 2009. The first, Michael, was a source of controversy: several longtime Jackson associates believed that the vocals on some songs – notably "Breaking News," included again on this album for auction – did not actually belong to the King of Pop. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Will.i.am, who worked with Jackson during the 2000s, said the new record was "not Michael Jackson," before adding flatly, "it disgusts me." Jackson's brother Randy also questioned the authenticity of the vocals.
In response to these concerns, Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the Jackson estate, went so far as to release a statement saying that "one of the best-known forensic musicologists in the nation" – Weitzman did not name the investigator – had determined that the vocals belonged to Jackson.
The follow-up album, 2014's Xscape, did not set off as many high-profile arguments. A-list producers like Timbaland, Stargate and Darkchild filled out tracks that Jackson started between 1983 and 1999. Lead single "Love Never Felt so Good" climbed to Number Nine on the Hot 100.
Michael Jackson Unreleased Album Track List
1. "Monster"
2. "Breaking News"
3. "Stay"
4. "Keep Your Head Up"
5. "Everything’s Just Fine"
6. "Black Widow"
7. "Burn Tonight"
8. "All I Need"
9. "Water"
10. "Let Me Fall in Love"
11. "Ready to Win"
12. "Soldier Boy"
Source: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rar...auction-w491745
All’asta un album di inediti di Michael Jackson
Nove canzoni mai pubblicate che però non potranno essere divulgate in alcun modo. Ecco la tracklist del disco
Michael Jackson
Un album contenente nove canzoni inedite di Michael Jackson andrà all’asta alla casa d’aste Gotta Have Rock and Roll di NYC, questo mese.
Il disco, che è un semplice cd masterizzato con la scritta ‘Bible’ a penna, è uno dei molti oggetti di Michael Jackson disponibili al miglior offerente.
Nel disco ci sono tre brani di cui sono già usciti mix alternativi: Monster, Breaking News e Keep Your Head Up. Le altre nove sono invece totalmente inedite. La base d’asta è 50.000 dollari, nonostante gli organizzatori si aspettino che il prezzo finale si aggiri intorno al milione.
Chiunque porterà a casa l’ambito disco non sarà però possessore dei diritti, e non potrà quindi distribuire in alcun modo i brani. Secondo quello dichiarato dalla casa d’aste, il lavoro è stato ottenuto dall’assistente personale nonché amico di Michael, vicino a lui e alla sua famiglia per anni.
All’asta anche la lettera che Tupac scrisse a Madonna.
La tracklist del disco di inediti:
1. “Monster”
2. “Breaking News”
3. “Stay”
4. “Keep Your Head Up”
5. “Everything’s Just Fine”
6. “Black Widow”
7. “Burn Tonight”
8. “All I Need”
9. “Water”
10. “Let Me Fall in Love”
11. “Ready to Win”
12. “Soldier Boy”
Fonte: Rolling Stone Italia
Edited by ArcoIris - 12/7/2017, 20:06
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