In 2009, several official and unofficial collections were released to meet demand. While fans often sought official sets like The Stripped Mixes iTunes-exclusive rarities
For the uninitiated, this is not an official Sony/Epic product. It is a high-quality “bootleg” (or, more politely, an “unauthorized compilation”) that circulated primarily through European CD-R markets and early niche digital forums. However, to dismiss it as mere piracy would be to miss the point. is arguably the most cohesive snapshot of Michael Jackson’s studio vaults and club culture crossover before the Michael (2010) and Xscape (2014) albums sanitized and reproduced his demos for the modern era. Michael Jackson Remixes And Rarities -2CD- -2009-