Even if Marvin Gaye (1939-84) was behind some of the most glowing Motown hits of the sixties - among them the duets "It Takes Two" with Kim Weston and "Aint No Mountain High Enough" with "Tammi Terrell" - and also being crowned "The King Of Motown" at that time, it is mostly his seventies albums - especially "What's Going On" and "Let's Get It On" - that, together with the fact he was shot to death by his own father, has allowed him to stay fresh in the mind of music lovers and history buffs through the years. This UK sixteen track compilation - collecting fourteen 45 A:s and two B:s from the years 1962-66 - truly affirms what a great solo artist he was already in the early sixties. Understandably they couldn't get all highlights on a single LP, but the choices here are just fine. Impossible for me to pick the best from all good, but trying to on the playlist below. Since it is a singles compilation I was worried the too much would come out as ugly stereo fakes, though to my surprise it all sounds lovely. Some of the tracks are enhanced mono, but so well done it's never disturbing and the idiom stays the same all through. Good listening! Also issued on vinyl in Australia (STMLO 11065), Germany (257 15 011) and as UK cassette (TC-STML 11065), but to my knowledge never released on CD. Premiere UK (also mono TML 11065) had label as shown here in a lamninated flip/back cover with Motown ad inner. (TÖMÖ*) (GÖJI*)
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