Marvin Gaye What's Going On - 180gm UK Vinyl LP
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MARVIN GAYE What's Going On (2020 UK/EU 9-track remastered LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, the 1971 album classic housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with a few faint paper marks on the front cover & the vinyl is Near Mint)
#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 - Deleted, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 600753534236
Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
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Related Artists - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tammi Terrell.
GENRES
Motown, Male Solo, Soul and r&b.
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RareVinyl.com Reference Number - MVGLPWH836911
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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 โ This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Deleted, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 600753534236
Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - MVGLPWH836911
Related Artists - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Tammi Terrell.
GENRES
Motown, Male Solo, Soul and r&b.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - MVGLPWH836911
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? โ Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com