Michael Jackson: Unreleased tapes found in storage

In an old warehouse in the San Fernando Valley, California, as told by the Hollywood Reporter, a former local police officer found something magical and special: tapes and cassettes containing 12 unreleased tracks with Michael Jackson’s voice.

The warehouse belonged to a music producer and singer, Bryan Loren, who worked with the artist in the early 90s, giving life to the 1992 song Satisfy You. “There are rumors that some of these songs are already on the internet – he told ‘Hollywood Reporter – others have never been heard.’ The tapes contain 12 songs that Michael Jackson recorded between 1989 and 1991, before releasing his album “Dangerous”.

In the recordings it would be possible to hear his voice discussing his creative process with Loren or joking about various topics. Among the unreleased tracks there would be one entitled “Don’t Believe It” which seems to refer to the rumors that were circulating about the pop star in the media. In another tape you can hear Jackson explaining the meaning of the song “Seven Digits”, in reference to an identification number that corpses receive once they arrive in the morgue. Scrolling through the song titles you then find “Son of Thriller”, which cannot help but bring to mind Michael Jackson’s famous album, the best-selling album of all time, and “All the Truth You Need”, perhaps in relation to “Don’t Believe It”.

However, among the most evocative tracks is “Truth on Youth” paired with LL Cool J.

Speaking to Variety, the rapper said he had worked with the King of Pop despite never having published the song. Bad news: Michael Jackson fans may never hear the unreleased songs. With his lawyer, the former agent who discovered them contacted the Jackson Estate which, however, appears to have no intention of purchasing the tapes despite not having provided a precise reason. However, he clarified that he retains the copyright to the recordings and compositions, so without his permission it will be impossible to release them on the market. It is therefore likely that the tapes will go up for auction in the near future. .