Vinyl Soul Marvin Gaye Whats Going On 1971 LP Not A Reissue EX/EX Gatefold NICE
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Vinyl Soul Marvin Gaye Whats Going On 1971 LP Not A Reissue EX/EX Gatefold NICE!
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, and United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as a producer and to credit Motown's in-house studio band, the session musicians known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent.
The album was an immediate commercial and critical success, and came to be viewed by music historians as a classic of 1970s soul.
Broad-ranging surveys of critics, musicians, and the general public have shown that What's Going On is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time and a landmark recording in popular music.In 2020, it was ranked number one on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. -Wikipedia
Gatefold doesn’t exactly line up when closed (right side). Two small bubbles on inner sleeve. See photos for both items.
Vinyl looks excellent with just a few very faint marks. No issues.
All albums come with inner and outer sleeves.
Shipped in a real record box mailer with cardboard inserts.
Combined shipping is $5 for the first item and $1 for each additional item.
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