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  Artist: Michael Jackson Title: Got To Be There Label: Motown Format: LP Catalog Number: M 747L Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1972 Sell Price: $7.63 Sell Date: 7/31/26 Condition: F/F Discogs Last Sold:  7/2/26 G+/VG $6.99 Low: $4.22 Median: $15.49 Average: $20.22 High: $65.00 Current low price: $4.61 (Germany) F/VG, $11,00 G+/F (US) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 656/366 Where Sold: Omaha, NE Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No With Motown's heavy hitters Stevie, Marvin and Smokey moving on to Tamala and taking a less communal approach to artistry, Motown needed some new solo stars in 1972.  Enter 12 year old Michael Jackson, who already had a Greatest Hits album under his belt as child leader of the Jackson Five.  Got To Be There was Michael's solo debut dated 1971 on the cover and issued in January 1972.  It peaked at #14 Billboard a...

  Artist: The Jacksons Title: Destiny Label: Epic Format: LP Catalog Number: JE 35552 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 orange label Sell Price: $9.69 Sell Date: 6/6/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 6/8/26 VG+/VG+ $24.99 Low: $2.36 G+/VG Median: $11.10 Average: $14.74 High: $39.78 NM/M Current low price: $15.36  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 159/147 Where Sold: Charleston, SC Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook Marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C+ Sad To See It Go: No More than anything Destiny by the Jackson brothers musical machine gives Michael a showcase with "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)."  That one might be my personal favorite song he sings.  It was the only major hit of the record, Gold top 5 in it's day. The lead-off single "Blame It On The Boogie" a was a minor hit I have no recollection of, but for the group it is a live standard.  Interestingly,...

  Artist: Michael Jackson Title: Thriller Label: Epic/MJJ Productions Format: CD  Catalog Number: EK 38112 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year  of Edition: US repress Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 5/15/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/13/26 M/M $47.30 Low: $1.00 G+/VG 12/21/24 missing rear insert Median: $3.97 Average: $5.64 High: $47.30 M/M 5/13/26 Current  low price:  $3.30 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 228/550 Where Sold: Carol Stream, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Micheal Jackson's Thriller was the final album I bought strictly because it had hit #1 on Billboard.  I always understood it was high end great pop. Thriller had unmatched genre jumping outreach with Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen and for God's sake Vincent Price in this Quincy Jones production.  That said, I ...

  Artist:  Soundtrack  Title: The Wiz Label: MCA Records/Motown Format: 2LP Cat:  MCA2-14000 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Pickneyville #1 with poster Sell Price: $12.34 VG+/VG+ 7/14/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/13/24 M/NM $19.37 Low: $2.36 VG+/VG Median: $7.67 Average: $11.03 High: $59.78 M/M Current low price: $1.09 VG+/Generic,  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 109 Have/Want: 5111/388 Where Sold: Avondale Estates, GA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Purchased: Facebook $3 LP lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No Save for a few great tracks, this Quincy Jones soundtrack for the 1978 "update" of The Wizard of Oz is a 4 side nail pulling experience start to finish with some unquestionable exceptions.  I liked the film in the theatre as an 8 year old and certainly took this double album out of the library.  I had an idea a few years back that this was worth getting cheap in a lot of records thinkin...