The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

[Eventidescape1]

@Eventidescape1: there're earlier recordings from previous album sessions. For history every song the team has worked on was created from scratch - except Earth Song.

I was talking in the context of the three 24-track reels of tape Rob Hoffman was referring to for TDCAU - those were all overdub reels towards the final HIStory album recording, aside from the master reel.
Come Together was another one not created from scratch.

There definitely was an earlier version of TDCAU from Dangerous, which Matt Forger and Bill Bottrell worked between June & August 1989 at Westlake Recording Studios. Bryan Loren heard that version when he joined the team by October 1989, but it got "bumped" at the time. Bill more recently said a version may exist from the Bad sessions (1986/87), but that may just be an idea or groove that Michael thought had potential.

 

[arisenow]

I was talking in the context of the three 24-track reels of tape Rob Hoffman was referring to for TDCAU - those were all overdub reels towards the final HIStory album recording, aside from the master reel.

There definitely was an earlier version of TDCAU from Dangerous, which Matt Forger and Bill Bottrell worked between June & August 1989 at Westlake Recording Studios. Bryan Loren heard that version when he joined the team by October 1989, but it got "bumped" at the time. Bill more recently said a version may exist from the Bad sessions (1986/87), but that may just be an idea or groove that Michael thought had potential.

I wasn’t exclusively talking about the HIStory tapes. Mine are only safety copy’s from different time periods. Mostly Dangerous. I’m still searching for the rest.

For example, I’m missing the vocal takes from the Bad sessions. I’ve been told there’s also a „home demo“.