Deluxe Edition Thriller in ‘08

Although it was released in late 1982, Epic Records will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s landmark album Thriller, with a February 2008 re-release including remixes by Kanye West ("Billie Jean”), will.i.am ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "The Girl Is Mine", "P.Y.T.") and Akon, who will also rework "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" on his own. Among the extras are the unreleased track "For All Time," personally mixed and mastered by Jackson; his original "Billie Jean" demo; and the rarities "Someone in the Dark" and "Carousel." There will also be a bonus DVD with the "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" videos, plus Jackson's performance of the latter from the 1983 NBC special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever where the world first witnessed his famous “moonwalk” dance move.

[Thriller artwork courtesy of allmusic.com]