Dec. 3, 2022 Records of the Day

When Marvin Gaye came to Motown he wasn’t interested in the commercial top-40 sound that the label and the country were into. Influenced by Nat King Cole, he wanted his music to sound more adult. A compromise was reached. He was allowed to do it his way on the album “Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye.” When it didn’t sell all that well, he did it Motown’s way and had is first hit with “Stubborn Kind of Fellow.” That 45 can get you $30.00.  The “Soulful Moods” album, released on Motown’s Tamla label in 1961, is worth up to $500.00 today.

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