Marvin Gaye – What's Going On

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Label:	Tamla – 0600753534236, Tamla – TS-310
Series:	Back To Black
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180 Gram, Gatefold
Country:	Europe
Released:	May 27, 2016
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	What's Going On Written-By – A. Cleveland, M. Gaye, R. Benson*	4:00
A2	What's Happening Brother Written-By – J. Nyx, M. Gaye	2:57
A3	Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) Written-By – A. Gaye, E. Stover, M. Gaye*	3:40
A4	Save The Children Written-By – A. Cleveland, M. Gaye, R. Benson*	4:06
A5	God Is Love Written-By – A. Gaye, E. Stover, J. Nyx, M. Gaye	1:44
A6	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Written-By – M. Gaye*	3:03
B1	Right On Written-By – E. deRouen, M. Gaye	7:15
B2	Wholy Holy Written-By – A. Cleveland, M. Gaye, R. Benson*	3:06
B3	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Written-By – J. Nyx, M. Gaye	5:30

Companies, etc.

Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Records
Copyright © – Motown Records
Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Made By – GZ Media – 139600E

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Eli Fountain
Art Direction – Curtis McNair
Backing Vocals – Elgie Stover, Lem Barney, Mel Farr, Bobby Rodgers*, The Andantes
Bass – Bob Bobbitt*, James Jamerson
Bongos, Congas – Earl De Rouen*, Eddie Brown*
Celesta – Johnny Griffith
Cello – Edward Korkigian, Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz
Conductor [Orchestra Conducted By], Arranged By [Orchestra Arranged By] – David Van DePitte
Copyist – Mrs. David Van DePitte
Double Bass [String Bass] – Max Janowsky
Guitar – Joe Messina, Robert White
Harp – Carole Crosby
Liner Notes – Marvin Gaye
Photography By [Front & Rear Cover Photography] – Hendin*
Piano – Marvin Gaye
Producer – Marvin Gaye
Supervised By [Graphic Supervision] – Tom Schlesinger
Tambourine, Percussion – Jack Ashford
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – William "Wild Bill" Moore
Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Jack Brokensha
Viola – David Ireland (3), Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, Nathan Gordon
Violin – Alvin Score, Felix Resnick, Gordon Staples, James Waring, Lillian Downs, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Zinovi Bistritzky

Notes

℗ 1971 Motown Records, © 1971 Motown Records. Made in Czech Republic.

Back To Black sticker on shrinkwrap:
180 G Heavyweight Vinyl
Includes A Voucher To Download MP3 Version Of The Album.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 6 00753 53423 6
Barcode (Scanned): 600753534236
Other (Label A): HS-1867
Other (Label B): HS-1868
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 1)): 5353423 - A 139600E1/A
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 1)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 2)): 5353423 - A 139600E1/A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 2)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B4
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 3)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 3)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B4
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 4)): 5353423 - A 139600E1/A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 4)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B3
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 5)): 5353423 - A 139600E1/A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 5)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B3 i...i
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 6)): 5353423-A 139600E1/A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 6)): 5353423-B 139600E2/B5
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 7)): 5353423-A 139600E1/A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 7)): 5353423-B 139600E2/A2
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 8)): 5353423 - A 139600E1/A3
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 8)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B4 i...i
Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 9)): 5353423 - A 139600E1 1180224
Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 9)): 5353423 - B 139600E2/B5 1100950

Other Versions (5 of 308)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	What's Going On (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Tamla, Tamla	TS310, TS 310	US	1971
	What's Going On (LP, Album)	Tamla Motown	1 C 062-92 585	Germany	1971
Recently Edited	What's Going On (LP, Album, Stereo)	Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown	STML 11190, 1E 062 ○ 92585	UK	1971
	What's Going On (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Tamla Motown	TS-310	Canada	1971
Recently Edited	What's Going On (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Tamla, Tamla	TS-310, TS310	US	1971

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Reviews

Mokujin. Mar 30, 2025
Yes this is worthy of your collection.
Absolutely fantastic re issue.
Highly recommend
payneo Mar 27, 2025
Pressing sounds incredible. Have had a run of relatively poor pressings that made me question the quality of modern pressings. Pleased to say this is dead quiet and so dynamic, an absolute joy to listen to!
ascensionmusic_ Mar 20, 2025
oh my god this pressing is freakishly good, was not expecting this to be so dynamic and loud and bassy for a repress.
masterblaster08 Aug 2, 2024
Insanely good pressing. Plays flawlessley on my 1200GR2 / 2M Bronze. It's between this and an original pressing of Outlandos d'Amour for current top spot in the collection. Beats any version I have heard to date. Packaging top notch.
Loud.n.Proud May 25, 2024
A 100 percent agreed, awesome pressing and sleeve in outstanding quality.
DEMO_321 May 4, 2023
Quality pressing, paper sleeve way better than the fast food wrappers some records have. Excellent record, no issues apart from some skips on my end.
TheOhGee Mar 6, 2023
A quality pressing. After a couple bad experiences with some of these Tamla reissues, it's nice to have a record with low-to-zero background noise and a faithful rendition of the original recording. Just beautiful, really. Well worth getting if you want a copy of this album in mint condition, do not hesitate to buy.
tatter75 Feb 11, 2023
Sounds superb, really surprised as I wasn’t expecting too much.
Degas57 Oct 24, 2022
By far the best Back to Black repress I heard. Clean, lively and dynamic.
luquencio Aug 13, 2022
Just bought it because I found it dirt cheap in a store today. It's ridiculously warped but it sounds incredible.