In this episode we examine the provenance of the Cascio tracks, tracing them back to their origins by examining a decade’s worth of copyright registrations, handwritten notes and insider testimony before following their evolution into so-called “Michael Jackson” songs to establish whether or not Michael ever recorded the vocals.

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