Thriller
Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Apr 1982 - Nov 1982
Materials
Vinyl record with cardboard and paper sleeves
Place of origin
Los Angeles
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672643
Summary
A vinyl record, the album ‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson. The album comes in a protective paper sleeve inside an outer cardboard gatefold style sleeve.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by Michael Jackson between April and November 1982. Released by Epic on November 29th 1982. Contained in an outer sleeve with images taken by Dick Zimmerman and an inner sleeve with illustrations by Michael Jackson. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 6th March 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
Michael Jackson (1958-2009), singer Epic Records, record label Dick Zimmerman (b.1942), photographer