Michael Jackson’s first ever studio recording to be released
06.12.2023 - 12:57
/ nme.com
Michael Jackson’s first ever studio session is set to be released as a limited-edition package.The recording was made 56 years ago, when Michael Jackson was aged just nine and entered the One-derful studios in Chicago for the very first time with his brothers.In the session – which took place on July 13, 1967 – The Jackson Five produced a song titled ‘Big Boy’, and it has been confirmed that this was the first time that the iconic singer’s voice was put on tape.Now, the song is getting shared in a digital format for the first time, and will be available as part of a limited-edition release. Available tomorrow (December 7), the packages are shared in collaboration with the song’s owner, Recordpool, and Swedish blockchain-based music and royalty marketplace anotherblock.It comes in two formats – the “open edition” and the more expensive “limited edition”.
The former is available for $25 (£19.85) and includes the track, named ‘Big Boy (One-derful Version)’. It is accessible through anotherblock’s player, and also comes with images of master tape and agreements, downloadable song stems, and a digital vinyl B-side including ‘Michael the Lover’ and ‘My Girl’ along with their stems.Its more expensive counterpart, the ‘limited edition’ variant, includes all of the features mentioned above, as well as newly-designed artwork and nine additional songs and stems from the Steeltown sessions in 1967.
These include ‘Big Boy (Steeltown Version)’, ‘We Don’t Have to Be Over 21 (To Fall in Love)’, ‘You’ve Changed’, ‘Tracks of My Tears’, ‘Lonely Heart’, ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’, ‘Stormy Monday’ and ‘Under the Boardwalk’. It is available for $100 (£79.41).Visit here for more information and to purchase the track.
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