Title: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
Year/Genre: 1971, Soul / R&B
Matrix #: TS 310
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

1. Inspired by letters from Gaye’s brother in Vietnam and police brutality in Detroit, it turned personal grief into protest art.

2. Motown executives initially resisted releasing it, fearing its political tone would alienate pop audiences.

3. Gaye produced the album himself—unheard of at Motown—establishing artist autonomy within the label’s system.

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