I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s where listening to music had evolved from records to the all-new, so-cool cassette tape. New artists like Brittney Spears and Mariah Carey, or boy-bands like NSync and Backstreet Boys could be recorded from the radio to make an original, one-of-a-kind mixtape of your favorite songs. They were easily portable (well, more portable than a record player) and could be listened to on the go or in your car. It wasn’t a possibility yet to listen to your favorite artists on the internet, so you had to really pay attention to your local radio stations to record your mixtape.
For those not familiar with this primitive technological era, songs from your favorite artists weren’t as easily accessible as they are today. Most of the time, the only music that was available were polished tracks, and there were no real “behind the scenes” or raw acoustic versions that were readily available for public listening. If you wanted that experience, you had to attend concerts.
Discoveries of lost or incomplete music can be listened to with the click of a mouse. So imagine the surprise Howard Mann of Toronto Canada felt when he opened his newly purchased abandoned storage unit and discovered that over 250 unreleased Michael Jackson tracks inside! This included recordings of duets by the King of Pop and Tina Turner, Jackson 5 recordings, and original songs scores/lyrics.
Since the recordings were done in between contracts, there is no clear line on who owns the copyright – particularly since the unit had been abandoned by Michael Jackson’s father and the contents were legally sold at auction. Still, it makes you wonder what other music we haven’t heard yet.
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