Michael Jackson - HIStory (1997) Vinyl 12" Single - IMPORT - Mark retailer Picchiotti

Sleeve: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Record: Near Mint (NM or M-)

CONDITION DETAILS
PROMO text on label. Orange cover variation. Import from UK. 12" Single. Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Embossed cover looks great; a few creases near edges; very light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no text and shows very mild-wear. Very-little shelf-wear along side-edges; minor wear to corners. Top opening is crisp with signs of light use. Sticker covers mis-spelling of 'Mark Picchiotti' (Printed as 'Picchiotto'). Track B was named incorrectly on this retailer promo, it is actually the "Mark's Keep Movin' Dub". (Not a cut-out.)

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Catalog Number: XPR3149 (Epic)

Genre: Electronic
Styles: 1990s, Electro, Electro-Funk, Pop R&B, Pop Rock

TRACK LISTING
HIStory (Mark!s Phly Vocal)
HIStory (Mark!s Future Dub)

ABOUT THE RECORD
"HIStory," by Michael Jackson, was originally written and composed by Michael Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis in 1995. It was the thirteenth track on the studio album "HIStory," but was not released as a single. The song sampled multiple musical compositions and historical audio quotes, all of which were dispersed throughout the track. Early in the track, one included quotes from an interview with a young Michael Jackson from 1970. Musical compositions sampled include "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" and "The Great Gate of Kiev" from P"ictures at an Exhibition." In reissues of the album, the "Pictures at an Exhibition" piece was replaced by a similar improvised orchestra piece, but the original sample was used in Jackson's live performances in the "HIStory Tour." Audio quotes sampled were Lowell Thomas's "Charles Lindbergh Report" of Lindbergh's 1927 landing in Paris, a report on Hank Aaron, Ted Kennedy's 1968 eulogy for brother Robert F. Kennedy, the 1939 "Farewell to Baseball" by Lou Gehrig, the 1940 "Greetings to the Children of England" radio address by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, quotes from Muhammad Ali, Thomas Edison, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech ""I Have a Dream." In 1997, Jackson issued the remix album "Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory" in the Mix. Remixes were done by Tony Moran, Mark Picchiotti, and The Ummah, although only one of Tony Moran's remixes, titled "HIStory (Tony Moran's HIStory Lesson)" was included on the album. This and the rest of the remixes were included on various commercial and promotional releases of the double A-side release "HIStory/Ghosts," the second single from the album.

Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.