SHINEHEAD – BILLIE JEAN White Label 12″ – Nr MINT/EXC+ 1984 REGGAE DUB

Shinehead – Billie Jean
(Hawkeye Records  1984   HD58)

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Edmund Carl Aiken (born 10 April 1962 in Kent, England), better known as Shinehead, is a British Jamaican reggae singer/toaster/rapper.

“Billie Jean” is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 3, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller(1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. “Billie Jean” blends post-disco, R&B, funk, and dance-pop. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies’ claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5. This version is performed by British Jamaican reggae singer/toaster/rapper Shinehead.

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