{"product_id":"pop-michael-jackon-invincible-limited-edition-stone-grey-marble-vinyl-eu-version-lp","title":"POP Michael Jackson Invincible \u003cLimited Edition\/Stone Grey Marble Vinyl\u003e|EU version LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFactory-sealed, everything included. Michael Jackson's last solo album: Invincible, limited colored LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePART NUMBER: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19958461131\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSKU: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e199584611310\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLABEL: EPIC\/LEGACY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRELEASE DATE: 11\/13\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eTo commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of \"Invincible,\" the album by \"King of Pop\" Michael Jackson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ethis stone gray marble vinyl edition celebrates the album's release. \"Invincible,\" Michael Jackson's last original album released during his lifetime, was produced with Rodney Jerkins and features a complex yet delicate interplay of sound, beat, and melody, all elevated into Michael's signature pop sound. It includes classic tracks such as \"You Rock My World,\" \"Butterflies,\" and \"Cry.\" This masterpiece is highly regarded not only by Michael Jackson fans but also by R\u0026amp;B enthusiasts. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, a stone gray marble vinyl edition is now available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLet's get the cliched bad joke out of the way to begin with: at the time Michael Jackson released Invincible in the fall of 2001, he hardly seemed \"invincible\" -- it was more wishful thinking than anything else, since he hadn't really had a genuine hit in ten years, and even that paled in comparison to his total domination of the '80s. That lack of commercial success, combined with a fading reputation as a trailblazer, a truly ugly public scandal, and swirling rumors about his diminishing finances, along with a huge wait between albums (by teaming his Dangerous follow-up with a hits collection, it wound up being overlooked, despite a gaudy publicity push), resulted in Jackson being deep down in the hole, needing to surge back out with a record that not only proved his talents, but his staying power. So, faced with a make-or-break record, what did Jackson do to save his career? What he had done since Dangerous, take a turn toward the street and craft a hard-driving, hard-polished urban soul album, heavy on the dance numbers and sweetened by lugubrious ballads. That's a proven formula for commercial success, but it didn't push his music forward, particularly when compared to the wildly rich, all-encompassing musical vision of Thriller and Bad. Here, he is reined in by a desire to prove himself, so he keeps his focus sharp and narrow, essentially creating a sparkly, post-hip-hop update of Off the Wall. However, the infectious joy and layered craft of that masterpiece have been replaced with a desire to craft something hip enough for the clubs and melodic enough for radio mainstream, thereby confirming his self-proclaimed status as the King of Pop. Since he is exceptionally talented and smart enough to surround himself with first-rate collaborators, this does pay off on occasion, even when it feels a little too calculated or when it feels a little padded. Ultimately, the record runs too long, losing steam halfway through, as it turns to a series of rants about \"Privacy\" or a deadly stretch of uncomfortably sub-\"Man in the Mirror\" songs about \"The Lost Children,\" or when he says that he can't change the world by himself on \"Cry.\" Fortunately, Jackson was clever enough to front-load this record, loading the first seven songs with really good, edgy dance numbers -- even the opening \"Unbreakable\" isn't sunk by the creepy resurrection of Biggie Smalls -- and lovely ballads, highlighted by \"Break of Dawn\" and \"Butterflies\" with its Bacharach-styled horns. Even if these are too self-conscious and a little mechanical, they still have a spark and sound better than anything Jackson did since Dangerous. That's not enough to make Invincible the comeback Jackson needed -- he really would have needed an album that sounded free instead of constrained for that to work -- but it did offer a reminder that he could really craft good pop.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Press-1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68017387405494,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/4070\/9302\/files\/MichaelJacksonInvincibleLP1.png?v=1794165051","url":"https:\/\/press-1.com\/products\/pop-michael-jackon-invincible-limited-edition-stone-grey-marble-vinyl-eu-version-lp","provider":"Press-1","version":"1.0","type":"link"}