A Man In The US Finds Unreleased Michael Jackson Footage

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JAKARTA - The record collection of the late Michael Jackson was found by a former California Highway Patrol Officer, Gregg Musgrove. The recording in the form of cassettes and DAT tapes was found in a storage unit in the San Fernando Valley.

Musgrove explained that the recording contained 12 unreleased songs, which Michael Jackson worked on before the album Dangerous, from 1989 to 1991.

"I've visited all fan sites. Some (songs) are rumored to exist, some of them have leaked a bit. Some haven't even been in the world yet," Gregg Musgrove said, citing The Hollywood Reporter, Wednesday, December 18.

"I'm listening to these songs, and I'm going to get goosebumps because no one's ever heard of this song before. Hearing Michael Jackson actually talk and joke back and forth, it's really very, very cool," he continued.

Among the works that have not been released, said Musgrove, there is a song called "Don't Believe It", which seems to refer to rumors circulating about the pop star in the media. Nuance and style of the song according to what Jackson released at the time.

Musgrove continued, on another recording, Jackson was heard explaining the meaning of a song called "Seven Digits", which refers to the identification number the body received in the morgue.

And the so-called most interesting in the footage is "Trust on Youth", which seems to be a rap duo between Jackson and LL Cool J. Rapper once talked about his collaboration with Jackson, and confirmed that they had recorded music together. This song stands out because Jackson sang the rap on it.

Unfortunately, it is likely that Musgrove will be one of the few people who have heard of the tape. He and his lawyer have contacted Jackson Estate, but estate refused to buy the footage for unknown reasons, but gave him an official letter stating that estate did not claim ownership of these special tapes.

Musgrove explained that he and anyone who might buy these tapes at a later date do not have the copyright to record or composition, but belongs to the heirs. In essence, these tapes will never be released to the public.

In response, the heirs clarified that these recordings were nothing new, because the master's recording is currently stored in the heir's safe.

"Extortionist Michael Jackson was given a copy of DAT, not Michael's master music recording, and we confirm that the actual master's recording is already in the heir's safe," said an heir's representative.

"It must be clear to everyone that ownership and exploitation rights of these recordings remain in the hands of MJJP Records and nothing commercial or anything else can be done with a copy of the DAT."

Although the exact value of Musgrove's discovery is not mentioned, he plans to take it to four major auction halls in the near future.