What's Going On - 50th Anniversary Edition (Vinyl 2xLP) Folk & Americana

What's Going On - 50th Anniversary Edition (Vinyl 2xLP) Folk & AmericanaMotown's "Prince Of Soul," Marvin Gaye, was already a hit artist for nearly a decade when, in 1971, he reached new heights with his album What's Going On. An immediate landmark recording, it was the first of Gaye's albums to break the top ten of Billboard's Top LPs, and quickly became Motown's best selling record. To this day, What's Going On is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, earning the number one spot on Rolling Stone magazine's

backed by the Sons Of Africa band

he would be perfect for Cotonete

Thundercat

and Silver can extrapolate on beautifully-spun solos - and titles include "Sweet Sweetie Dee"

Since the recent reissue of Sylvia Striplin’s one album for Uno Melodic Records

' Famously sampled by Eric B & Rakim 'I Know You Got Soul'

The group released its first single in 1979 and disbanded in mid-1983

The whole album is tight

almost totally focuses on the sound from the '50s

and generally proved to be a painstaking artist with an ear for catchy melodies

Their first LP released on Brunswick in 1965

from angelic choirgirl falsetto to creepy whisper to shredded gut howls