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When a new pressing of Janet Jackson’s breakthrough album Control was announced earlier this year, we speculated that perhaps the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and R&B/pop legend would finally be the subject of some catalog activity. That wish seems to be coming true: four more of Janet’s albums are coming to vinyl on July 24, along with an expanded edition of a remix album to be released in America for the first time!

A&M/Virgin/UMe will press Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989), janet. (1993), The Velvet Rope (1997) and All For You (2001) on 2LP black vinyl on July 26. (Limited edition color variants will also be available: silver for Rhythm Nation 1814, clear for janet., deep red for The Velvet Rope and a picture disc edition for All For You.) For janet. and The Velvet Rope, it’s the first time either will be available on the format in America, and each will feature the hidden bonus tracks from the original CD (“Whoops Now” and “Can’t Be Stopped,” respectively) for the first time on wax. It’s also the first time Rhythm Nation gets a double-vinyl pressing, allowing the interludes and full edits of songs that were left off the original release 30 years ago to be present.

Along with Control, each of these four albums reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. They also spun off multiple Top 5 singles: in particular, Rhythm Nation‘s seven singles from 1989 to 1991 tied big brother Michael’s landmark achievement from Thriller.

Fans looking for some rare or hard-to-find content will flip for a new pressing of Control: The Remixes on 2LP and CD. Originally released in Europe and Japan in 1987, this pressing features all the tracks of the former territory’s releases (along with the original U.K. vinyl cover) plus additional mixes from the Control era. It’s the perfect representation of the dance-ready qualities of Control‘s five U.S. Top 5 hits. (A multicolor variant of that vinyl can be ordered through uDiscover Music’s store.)

Control: The Remixes is also available July 26. Full track details and pre-order links for every title is below!

Control: The Remixes (Expanded Edition) (A&M, 2019)
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / uDiscover Store (color variant)

1. Control (The Video Mix) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12218, 1986)
2. When I Think Of You (Dance Remix) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12193, 1986)
3. The Pleasure Principle (Long Vocal Remix – Shep Pettibone Mix) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12230, 1987)
4. What Have You Done For Me Lately (Extended Mix) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12167, 1986)
5. Nasty (Cool Summer Mix Pt. 2) (12″ B-side – A&M SP-12196, 1986)
6. When I Think Of You (Extra Beats) (12″ B-side – A&M SP-12193, 1986)
7. Control (Extended Version) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12209, 1986)
8. Nasty (Extended Version) (U.K. 12″ A-side – A&M AMY 316, 1986)
9. Let’s Wait Awhile (Remix) (7″ A-side – A&M AM-2906, 1987)
10. Nasty (Cool Summer Mix Pt. 1) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12196, 1986)
11. The Pleasure Principle (Dub Edit – The Shep Pettibone Mix) (12″ A-side – A&M SP-12230, 1987)
12. Control (A Cappella) (12″ B-side – A&M SP-12218, 1986)

Tracks 1-5 and 9 released as A&M/Breakout U.K. 12″ MIXLP1, 1987
Tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 8-10 and 12 released as A&M European CD 396 924-2, 1987

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (originally released as A&M SP-3920, 1989 – this pressing includes expanded program of A&M CD-3920)

2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

LP 1

1. Interlude: Pledge
2. Rhythm Nation
3. Interlude: T.V.
4. State Of The World
5. Interlude: Race
6. The Knowledge
7. Interlude: Let’s Dance
8. Miss You Much
9. Interlude: Come Back
10. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
11. Livin’ In a World (They Didn’t Make)

LP 2

1. Alright
2. Interlude: Hey Baby
3. Escapade
4. Interlude: No Acid
5. Black Cat
6. Lonely
7. Come Back To Me
8. Someday Is Tonight
9. Interlude: Livin’…In Complete Darkness

janet. (originally released as Virgin V2-87825, 1993 – previously unreleased on vinyl in the U.S.)

2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

LP 1

1. Morning
2. That’s The Way Love Goes
3. You Know
4. You Want This
5. Be a Good Boy
6. If
7. Back
8. This Time
9. Go On Miss Janet
10. Throb
11. What’ll I Do
12. The Lounge
13. Funky Big Band

LP 2

1. Racism
2. New Agenda
3. Love Part 2
4. Because Of Love
5. Wind
6. Again
7. Another Lover
8. Where Are You Now
9. Hold On Baby
10. The Body That Loves You
11. Any Time, Any Place
12. Are You Still Up
13. Sweet Dreams
14. Whoops Now (previously unreleased on vinyl)

The Velvet Rope (originally released as Virgin 72438 44762 2 9, 1997 – previously unreleased on vinyl in the U.S.)

2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

LP 1

1. Interlude – Twisted Elegance
2. Velvet Rope
3. You
4. Got ‘Til It’s Gone
5. Interlude – Speaker Phone
6. My Need
7. Interlude – Fasten Your Seatbelts
8. Go Deep
9. Free Xone
10. Interlude – Memory
11. Together Again
12. Interlude – Online

LP 2

1. Empty
2. Interlude – Full
3. What About
4. Every Time
5. Tonight’s The Night
6. I Get Lonely
7. Rope Burn
8. Anything
9. Interlude – Sad
10. Special
11. Can’t Be Stopped (previously unreleased on vinyl)

All For You (originally released as Virgin 74238 10144 1 7, 2001)

2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

LP 1

1. Intro
2. You Ain’t Right
3. All For You
4. 2wayforyou (Interlude)
5. Come On Get Up
6. When We Oooo
7. China Love
8. Love Scene (Ooh Baby)
9. Would You Mind
10. Lame (Interlude)

LP 2

1. Trust a Try
2. Clouds (Interlude)
3. Son Of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)
4. Truth
5. Theory (Interlude)
6. Someone To Call My Lover
7. Feels So Right
8. Doesn’t Really Matter
9. Better Days
10. Outro