Greatest hits album and DVD, initially released on November 17, 2003 worldwide and on November 18, 2003 in the United States. The US version, International version and DVDs have slightly different track listings. The release was officially marketed as album and should be tagged as such as well as compilation.
There were four different covers: a shot from the “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” music video (1979), a shot from a “Billie Jean” live performance (Dangerous World Tour 1992/93), a shot from the “Bad” music video (1987), and a shot from the “Black or White” music video (1991). These represent, respectively, the [m=435524] era, the [m=101825] era, the [m=8517] era, and the [m=14641] era.
The releases themselves identify those different covers as:
CIRCA 1979 “OFF THE WALL” PERIOD
CIRCA 1984 “THRILLER” PERIOD
CIRCA 1988 “BAD” PERIOD
CIRCA 1995 “HIStory” PERIOD
Accordingly, the releases are identified in the format Free Text Field as Off The Wall-Period Cover, Thriller-Period Cover, Bad-Period Cover, or HIStory-Period Cover. ([url=https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/765634]discussion[/url]).
An exclusive slipcase was also available from Sony for purchasers of all 4 covers to store them in. This had a catalogue number of XPCD 2893.
