{"id":156969,"date":"2021-10-30T09:14:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T07:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=156969"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T11:36:41","slug":"marvin-gayes-whats-going-on-50th-anniversary-2lp-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/marvin-gayes-whats-going-on-50th-anniversary-2lp-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvin Gaye’s ‘What\u2019s Going On’ 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Throughout 2021, the world has been celebrating the life and legacy of R&B pioneer Marvin Gaye<\/strong> to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking record What\u2019s Going On<\/em>. After half a century, the wisdom behind R&B\u2019s first seamless concept album, What\u2019s Going On<\/em>, continues to ring true: a poignant plea that we might organize to address often-overlooked issues of inequality and ecological distress.<\/p>\n

Closing out the year, Motown<\/strong> and UMe<\/strong> are continuing the celebration with the release of What\u2019s Going On: 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition<\/em> on December 3, 2021. This premium vinyl release features direct-to-analog mastering from the original primary album tape reels by acclaimed engineer Kevin Gray<\/strong>, one of the first times this has been done since 1971, offering an undeniably authentic listening experience.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Going On: 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition bonus LP<\/em> opens up the album\u2019s writing and production palette. Featured are four rare cuts making their vinyl debut, highlighted by a previously unreleased \u201cstripped\u201d version of the title song, plus all six original mono single mixes and their B-sides, with all of those 7\u201d versions on vinyl for the first time since their original releases. Among them are alternate versions of God Is Love<\/em> and Flying High (In The Friendly Sky)<\/em>, the latter issued on 45 as Sad Tomorrows<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders are now available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to What\u2019s Going On 50th Anniversary 2LP Edition<\/em>, Motown\/UMe<\/strong> is releasing a four-track remix suite from Grammy-nominated producer Salaam Remi<\/strong>. The suite includes remixes of What\u2019s Going On<\/em> tracks, which includes No Need<\/em>, an unreleased instrumental from the Sad Tomorrows<\/em> sessions, as well as a reinterpretation of the holiday release I Want To Come Home For Christmas<\/em>, originally recorded in 1972 and thematically tied to What\u2019s Going On<\/em> as a tribute to the Vietnam troops yearning to be with their families for the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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