Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On 1973 Vinyl LP Tamla T 329V1 Original Soul Funk Jazz

Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On — the 1973 Tamla original, T 329V1. The album that turned the spiritual searching of What’s Going On inward and made it sensual. Title track is one of the defining soul records of the era.

• Vinyl: black, plays side

• Sleeve: heavy edge and corner wear, creasing, ring wear, general aging

• Record: visible surface marks and light scuffs under direct light; some cloudy/hazy patches near the outer edge

Backed by an absurd lineup of session players: James Jamerson and Wilton Felder on bass, Joe Sample on piano, “Wah Wah” Watson (Melvin Ragin) and David T. Walker on guitar, Ernie Watts and Plas Johnson on horns. Tracks include “Let’s Get It On,” “Please Don’t Stay (Once You Go Away),” “If I Should Die Tonight,” and “Keep Gettin’ It On.”