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MARVIN GAYE What's Going On (Essential UK/EU 9-track LP remastered and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, his 1971 masterpiece is arguably the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music. Gaye uses the album to reflect on theclimate of the early 1970s: Vietnam, civil unrest, drugs, riots... The question mark was intentionally left out of the title. This is a statement, not an inquiry. This is a must-have for the title track alone! Gatefold picture sleeve, factorysealed. Recommended)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Ranked #1 in the Rolling Stone Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Sly and the Family Stone might have psychedelicised soul music, but Marvin Gaye personalised it. Although the powers-that-were Motown didn't even want to release the record, the unexpected success of What's Going On, issued in 1971, inspired Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, and just about every other black artist on the planet to take greater responsibility for their music and its meaning.
Gaye co-wrote the songs and produced the album, flavouring it with layer upon layer of his own multi-tracked vocals, oceans of hand percussion, strings, flutes, and jazzy horn solos. spacey and loose as a spliff-fuelled Sunday afternoon jam in the park, the nine songs all played like a hit single. The title track - inspired by his brother's return from the Vietnam war - and the obvious social commentary of "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" and "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" actually were hit singles. Two other tracks ("Wholly Holy" and "Save The Children") would inspire hit covers by Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, respectively.
Nevertheless, What's Going On sounds as fresh today as it did the week that it came out.
Side 1
1. What's Going On
2. What's Happening Brother
3. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)
4. Save the Children
5. God is Love
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Side 2
7. Right On
8. Wholy Holy
9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Artist - Marvin Gaye (click link for complete listing)
Title - What's Going On (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2020
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Tamla Motown
Catalogue No - 0600753534236 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 600753534236
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - MVGLPWH779840
Related Artists - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tammi Terrell.
GENRES
Motown, Male Solo, Soul and r&b.
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#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Ranked #1 in the Rolling Stone Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
Sly and the Family Stone might have psychedelicised soul music, but Marvin Gaye personalised it. Although the powers-that-were Motown didn't even want to release the record, the unexpected success of What's Going On, issued in 1971, inspired Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, and just about every other black artist on the planet to take greater responsibility for their music and its meaning.
Gaye co-wrote the songs and produced the album, flavouring it with layer upon layer of his own multi-tracked vocals, oceans of hand percussion, strings, flutes, and jazzy horn solos. spacey and loose as a spliff-fuelled Sunday afternoon jam in the park, the nine songs all played like a hit single. The title track - inspired by his brother's return from the Vietnam war - and the obvious social commentary of "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" and "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" actually were hit singles. Two other tracks ("Wholly Holy" and "Save The Children") would inspire hit covers by Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, respectively.
Nevertheless, What's Going On sounds as fresh today as it did the week that it came out.
Side 1
1. What's Going On
2. What's Happening Brother
3. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)
4. Save the Children
5. God is Love
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Side 2
7. Right On
8. Wholy Holy
9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Artist - Marvin Gaye (click link for complete listing)
Title - What's Going On (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2020
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Tamla Motown
Catalogue No - 0600753534236 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 600753534236
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - MVGLPWH779840
Related Artists - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tammi Terrell.
GENRES
Motown, Male Solo, Soul and r&b.
ORDERING
Availability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today
Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. For further delivery info click here
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
To order by phone - Call (+44) 01474815010
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - MVGLPWH779840
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