THIS IS A PRIVATE AUCTION

THE PERSON WHO PURCHASED THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY EBAY.

As promised I am now relisting with no reserve so I hope this goes to someone who really will enjoy having something very few people in the world possess!

I am also including a copy of the second edition of Mixmag which featured Michael on the cover and the track listing inside.

As Mixmag collectors will tell you, you just can't get hold of any of the first few published by DMC in 1983!

Now for the story.....

IN APRIL 1983 DMC RELEASED THEIR THIRD 'DJ ONLY' RELEASE.

IT FEATURED THE FIRST AND FINEST 'MICHAEL JACKSON MEGAMIX' PRODUCED BY THE CLUB'S FIRST PRODUCER, ALAN COULTHARD.

WHEN I HEARD IT FOR THE FIRST TIME I KNEW IT WOULD NEVER BE BETTERED, IN 1983 IT WAS A WORK OF ART AND I ALSO KNEW WE WOULD DO WHAT WE'D PROMISED EPIC'S PROMOTION DEPARTMENT - WE WOULD ADD TO THEIR PROMOTION EFFORTS FOR THE 'THRILLER' ALBUM.

500 DJ SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVED THE MIX ON CASSETTE ONLY.

A FEW WEEKS LATER THE IMPACT OF THE DMC MIX WAS FELT SO PROFOUNDLY THAT RONNIE FISHER CALLED ME, HE WANTED TO PUT OUT HIS OWN LIMITED EDITION TO DJ'S AND RECORD STORES ON HIS EPIC PROMOTION LIST.

WE AGREED, THIS WAS MASSIVE PROMOTION FOR DMC AND DJ MIXING, THE 12" WAS PRESSED.

I VISITED RONNIE IN LONDON'S SOHO SQUARE CBS HQ TO REVIEW THE PRESSING AND TAKE A COUPLE OF COPIES BACK FOR FILE. RONNIE WAS SUICIDAL, IN THE CORNER WAS A MAN SIZED STACK OF MICHAEL'S 12" MEGAMIX.

'THAT'S NO WAY TO STACK RECORDS' I ADMONISHED AND THEN I LEARNED THE TRUTH. RONNIE HAD FAILED TO ASK MICHAEL IF HE COULD RELEASE THE MIX, A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION AND ONE THAT COULD SEE RONNIE AND HIS MD MAURICE OBERSTEIN WALKING THE CORPORATE PLANK.

MICHAEL HADN'T REFUSED PERMISSION, HE JUST HADN'T BEEN ASKED AND THE ERROR WAS ABOUT TO BE BURRIED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

'I HAVE TO DESTROY THE BLOODY LOT', SAID RONNIE.

HOW MANY SURVIVED THE ORDER TO DESTROY IS NOT KNOWN AND RONNIE IS NO LONGER WITH US TO COMMENT. BUT I WALKED AWAY WITH FOUR. ALAN COULTHARD HAD ONE.

NOW YOU CAN HAVE ONE. IN MINT CONDITION!

IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND MY OWN RECORD COLLECTION I AM MAKING SOME OF MY DUPLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO FELLOW COLLECTORS.

HERE, WITHOUT DOUBT, IS ONE OF THE REALLY FABULOUS, ALMOST UNIQUE, MICHAEL JACKSON ITEMS.

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A 'BEST OF DMC' COPY WHICH WENT OUT TO DJ'S AROUND THE WORLD AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE EVENTUAL EPIC 1995 UK RELEASE (ONCE MICHAEL HAD INDEED GIVEN HIS PERMISSION OVER A DECADE LATER).

THAT VERSION IS LISTED AS XPR 2266 AND I HAVE A COPY OF THIS LISTED THIS WEEK ALSO JUST SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

THIS ORIGINAL SURVIVING PROMO ONLY 12" IS XPR1242.

THE RECORD AND THE MAGAZINE WOULD MAKE AN INCOMPARABLE MICHAEL JACKSON ITEM IF FRAMED TOGETHER.

WE ALL KNOW MICHAEL JACKSON, ALREADY A LEGEND, WILL BE FOREVER COLLECTABLE.

SO OVER TO YOU, YOU ARE BIDDING FOR AN INVALUABLE PAIRING. THIS IS A UK ORIGINATED PRODUCT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL.

IF YOU WANT IT BID WITHIN YOUR RESOURCES. NO TIME WASTERS PLEASE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 12" CONTAINS THE SAME MEGAMIX ON BOTH SIDES

I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THE WORLD WILL EVER OWN BOTH THE RECORD AND THE MAGAZINE…APART FROM ME….AND ONE LUCKY EBAYER!

TO VIEW AND BID ON THE MAGAZINE PLEASE GO TO MY SELLERS OTHER ITEMS

GOOD LUCK.

PS: You'll be interested to know I'm sure that the spoof bidder offered to send me

£4000!!!!

I thought Michael was bidding!