Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - Limited Gatefold 180

The 1971 classic, digitally remastered and with the original artwork restored. Still one of the best soul records ever made.

The 1971 classic, digitally remastered and with the original artwork restored. Still one of the best soul records ever made.

Marvin Gaye What's Going On - 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition

Remixes from Acclaimed Producer Salaam Remi

What's Going On: 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition bonus LP opens up the album's writing and production palette. Featured are four rare cuts making their vinyl debut, highlighted by a previously unreleased "stripped" version of the title song, plus all six original mono single mixes and their B-sides, with all of those 7" versions on vinyl for the first time since their original releases. Among them are alternate versions of "God Is Love" and "Flying High (In The Friendly Sky)," the latter issued on 45 as "Sad T

With two 180gm records, a tip-on heavy stock jacket, original gatefold with complete lyrics, this formidable release also includes printed sleeves with track details, a rare image from the cover sessions, and a brief essay honoring arranger David Van De Pitte. Highlighted is a main essay by acclaimed author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib who was just named one of the 25 recipients of the 2021 MacArthur "genius" grant.

With a vulnerable depth and complexity, Marvin Gaye opened the door musically, culturally, and politically for countless musicians over the last five decades to address the injustices of our world. Sitting at the No. 1 spot on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time," What's Going On has proven its evergreen relevance and its legacy will continue to influence and shape the music of future generations.

Motown Records - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On [50th Anniversary / 2LP]

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Live archive release. What's Going On Live features Marvin Gaye's legendary concert - the only live performance of his iconic 1971 What's Going On album in full - recorded in February of 1972 at the Kennedy Center in his Washington, D.C. hometown, and notable as Marvin's first concert after a four year hiatus. After being shelved for decades, the recording was eventually released on CD in 2001 within Motown/UMe's expanded deluxe edition for the What's Going On album.

The 1971 classic, digitally remastered and with the original artwork restored. Still one of the best soul records ever made.