A nearly 80-minute live album from 1977, Live at the London Palladium effectively compresses most of Marvin
Gaye's numerous career highlights, making it a wonderful retrospective of the justly mythologized soul singer's
accomplishments. Almost everything is here that could be: his '60s hits, his duets, the best moments from What's
Going On, a trio of highlights each from Let's Get It On and I Want You, and even a bonus studio track, the magnificent
12-minute disco-funk epic "Got to Give It Up." Gaye performs with a sense of exuberance no doubt fueled by the large,
appreciative audience. Furthermore, his rapport with the audience becomes well apparent and welcome during
"Come Get to This" and "Let's Get It On"; during this pair of back-to-back odes to sex, you can feel the sultry passion in his
voice as his singing drifts close to moaning and his ad libbing approaches tasteful. When Marvin speaks pensively of
Tammi Terrell -- after the audience applauds her name, he wistfully whispers, "Oh, she'd like that...for her I thank you."
These subtle between-song moments prove revealing in retrospect. Live at the London Palladium also stands as the
best and most readily available portrait of Gaye's live performances.
Marvin Gaye – Live At The London Palladium
Label: Tamla – T-352R2, Motown – T-352R2
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: Canada
Released:1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Tracklist
A1 Intro Theme 2:36
A2 All The Way 'Round 3:47
A3 Since I Had You 4:47
A4 Come Get To This 2:34
A5 Let's Get It On 6:43
B1 Trouble Man 5:17
Medley I (9:40)
B2a Ain't That Peculiar
B2b You're A Wonderful One
B2c Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
B2d Pride And Joy
B2e Little Darling (I Need You)
B2f I Heard It Through The Grapevine
B2g Hitch Hike
B2h You
B2i Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
B2j How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Medley II (9:31)
B3a Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
B3b God Is Love
B3c What's Going On
B3d Save The Children
Medley III (11:41)
C1a You're All I Need To Get By
C1b Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
C1c Your Precious Love
C1d It Takes Two
C1e Ain't No Mountain High Enough
C2 Distant Lover 6:38
C3 Closing Theme / I Want You 2:47
D Got To Give It Up 11:48
VINYLS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
PLEASE NOTE COVER SHOWS SIGNS OF MINOR WEAR AND TEAR AS WELL AS SLIGHT RINGWEAR.
ALSO,THE TOP LEFT CORNER IS BENT AND SLEEVES ARE DISCOLORED DUE TO AGE (PLS SEE PICS).
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