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From what I've heard and seen, the Blood On The Dance Floor remix music video has been on DVDs and music services but the YouTube version never has, why is that?
But this was done on History On Film & Number Ones DVDMaybe so people will buy the product and not just watch it on YouTube for free..kinda..? I dunno
Ohhhhhhhh (that’s why I put the ‘I dunno’ at the end of sentence because I was just taking a guess :] Maybe they did it again. I dunnoBut this was done on History On Film & Number Ones DVD
I was referring to the remix version of the video, the YouTube one never got any physical releaseOhhhhhhhh (that’s why I put the ‘I dunno’ at the end of sentence because I was just taking a guess :] Maybe they did it again. I dunno
ohhhh ok sorryI was referring to the remix version of the video, the YouTube one never got any physical release
I was told the remix one was on thereIt was released physically on the DVD side of the Blood On The Dancefloor Visionary video single. These were limited edition singles released in 2006. https://www.discogs.com/release/762284-Michael-Jackson-Blood-On-The-Dance-Floor
Nope. Only the Refugee Camp Mix...Are not both versions on the Vision DVD?
That's right. I got mixed up.Nope. Only the Refugee Camp Mix...
This version was eventually released as the music video for the Tony Moran Switchblade Remix:Paterson recorded an unreleased, alternate version of the music video, shot with an 8 mm camera. Writer David Noh, described it as, "grainy, overexposed, and sexy as ****". According to Paterson, "Michael loved it, but Sony hated it and refused to release it".
This explains why Sony hasn't put it on YouTubeThat's right. I got mixed up.
A "Refugee Camp Mix" of "Blood on the Dance Floor" appeared on Jackson's video collection, HIStory on Film, Volume II and Michael Jackson's Vision. The original song would later appear on the Number Ones DVD, which contained previously unreleased scenes.[1] Furthermore, Paterson recorded an unreleased, alternate version of the music video, shot with an 8 mm camera. Writer David Noh, described it as, "grainy, overexposed, and sexy as ****". According to Paterson, "Michael loved it, but Sony hated it and refused to release it".
What isn't on YouTube?This explains why Sony hasn't put it on YouTube
The remix music videosWhat isn't on YouTube?
Can confirm that it's the Number Ones version on the Visionary single. The Youtube/TV edit hasnt been released.It was released physically on the DVD side of the Blood On The Dancefloor Visionary video single. These were limited edition singles released in 2006. https://www.discogs.com/release/762284-Michael-Jackson-Blood-On-The-Dance-Floor
When the Visionary singles were released they were released as collector's edition. That was the point. It was a weekly thing. They were £5 a single in the UK and you weren't paying for "one song" you were paying for a collector's item. Each single contained two songs and a music video on at the time revolutionary media in that it was CD one side, DVD the other.I've got the version on Number Ones. It's not one of my favourite videos, nothing really happens. Didn't really know there were significant differences. Strange that some releases only have the Refugee Remix.
Very strange that the Visionary single didn't include both versions. When you're paying $8 for one song, you expect them to go to town with the content, and not short-change you with just one version.
"Collectors edition" doesn't mean anything, lol. Don't get carried away with hype. They were DVD singles. Nothing more, nothing less.When the Visionary singles were released they were released as collector's edition. That was the point. It was a weekly thing
Exactly. I bought a couple of them at release. At the time, most singles were £1.99.They were £5 a single in the UK
Yeah, and a DVD can hold like 10 hours of high quality audio (ie 192 kHz/24-bit), or 3-4 hours of video. Instead, most of the MJ ones contained 48 kHz audio, missing most of the original B-sides, and... 4 minutes of video. Gulp. What a waste of disc space.Each single contained two songs and a music video on at the time revolutionary media in that it was CD one side, DVD the other.
Did Patterson’s video originally have the original song??? I wish I could see that version!This version was eventually released as the music video for the Tony Moran Switchblade Remix:
The 'Blood On The Dance Floor' music video (the original version with several previously unseen scenes) was released physically because it was included on the 'Number Ones' DVD (2003).
But it is very strange that the song was not released as a single in the USA, although as a single it achieved success globally.
It definitely was collector's edition hence special box with sticker as first release with Thriller."Collectors edition" doesn't mean anything, lol. Don't get carried away with hype. They were DVD singles. Nothing more, nothing less.
Exactly. I bought a couple of them at release. At the time, most singles were £1.99.
Yeah, and a DVD can hold like 10 hours of high quality audio (ie 192 kHz/24-bit), or 3-4 hours of video. Instead, most of the MJ ones contained 48 kHz audio, missing most of the original B-sides, and... 4 minutes of video. Gulp. What a waste of disc space.
Bad only had one short video, instead of the whole thing. TDCAU only had one video instead of two. Black or White was in stereo instead of surround. You didn't get the EO version of Another Part of Me. You didn't get the behind the scenes stuff for In The Closet. I could go on.
You were supposed to be buying the best version of Billie Jean ever released. People expected a no-holds-barred release. Instead they got a skimpy load of crap.
Yes."Blood on the Dance Floor" was released as a single in the US.
It flopped apparently because it was not promoted as a single there.It just flopped because the song didn't appeal to an American audience.
Yeah, but again, the phrase "Collector's Edition" literally does not mean anything. It's definitely not a synonym for "really shitty edition", and yet that's what we got.It definitely was collector's edition hence special box with sticker as first release with Thriller.
It was always seen as a poor product. It's not good enough to charge 2.5x the going rate for a single that's literally worse than the previous version. Again, $8 per song, or $160 for all of them. That's why none of them made the top 10, and some didn't even make the top 30 (actually, in Australia it was even worse: none made the top 50, and some didn't even make the top 80)! At that point, being produced in "limited" numbers doesn't matter, because most of them were left on the shelf anyway.Typical Internet MJ fan not happy no matter what you get.
It didn't catch on because it didn't work well. Just like when the record labels briefly released CDs that couldn't be copied, which made some folks computers crash just by playing it. They weren't even trying to burn copies or upload it to file sharing sites.instead Dualdisc died out.
It actually did work great, and had huge potential. It was a good format.It didn't catch on because it didn't work well.
Re-releases of the singles were never going to crack the top 10....unsure why anybody thought this.That's why none of them made the top 10
And yeah, quality matters. It could have been a unique showcase for a great new format, instead Dualdisc died out. We coulda had all the original B-sides and remixes, but we didn't. We coulda had great sound quality, but we didn't. We coulda had all the different versions of each video, but we didn't. We coulda had all the previously-available documentaries, but we didn't. It was Sony's last chance to get MJ to record an audio commentary for each video, and they failed, and now the chance is lost forever. That's why nobody cared about Visionary.