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| 5/15/2008 |
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Selected To Library Of Congress Recording Registry
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album is taking its place among some of America's most time-honored recordings. Jackson's hit 1982 album has been selected to be preserved in the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress. According to the Library of Congress, the album, along with 24 other select recordings, was chosen due to its "cultural, historical and aesthetic significance." "Thriller" is widely regarded as one of the best-selling albums of all time. The new selections are part of the 2007 registry group, which includes other famous recordings such as Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman," Herbie Hancock's "Headhunters," Harry S. Truman's speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention, and the first ever trans-Atlantic broadcast produced in 1925.
The new batch of recordings bring the total number of recordings in the registry to 250. To be considered for the National Recording Registry, recordings must be at least ten-years-old. Nominations for submission were gathered online from the public and from the National Recording Preservation Board.
2007 National Recording Registry (in chronological order):
1. "The First Trans-Atlantic Broadcast (March 14, 1925)
2. "Allons a Lafayette," Joseph Falcon (1928)
3. "Casta Diva," from Bellini's "Norma"; Rosa Ponselle, accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Giulio Setti. (December 31, 1928 and January 30, 1929)
4. "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again," Thomas A. Dorsey (1934)
5. "Sweet Lorraine," Art Tatum (February 22, 1940)
6. Fibber's Closet Opens for the First Time, "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio program (March 4, 1940)
7. Wings Over Jordan, Wings Over Jordan (1941)
8. Fiorello LaGuardia reading the comics (1945)
9. "Call it Stormy Monday but Tuesday is Just As Bad," T-Bone Walker (1947)
10. Harry S. Truman speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention (July 15, 1948)
11. "The Jazz Scene," various artists (1949)
12. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," Kitty Wells (May 30, 1952)
13. "My Fair Lady," original cast recording (1956)
14. Navajo Shootingway Ceremony Field Recordings, recorded by David McAllester (1957-1958)
15. "'Freight Train,' and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes," Elizabeth Cotten (1959)
16. Marine Band Concert Album to Help Benefit the National Cultural Center (1963)
17. "Oh, Pretty Woman," Roy Orbison (1964)
18. "Tracks of My Tears," Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1965)
19. "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song," Ella Jenkins (1966)
20. Music from the Morning of the World," various artists; recorded by David Lewiston (1966)
21. "For the Roses," Joni Mitchell (1972)
22. "Headhunters," Herbie Hancock (1973)
23. Ronald Reagan Radio Broadcasts (1976-1979)
24. "The Sounds of Earth," disc prepared for the Voyager spacecraft (1977)
25. "Thriller," Michael Jackson (1982) |
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