Year: 1971
Record label: Tamla
Worth Today: $3,000.00*
Released on May 21, 1971, What’s Going On came in vinyl, LP, and album form. The soul album was one of Marvin Gaye’s best, according to critics. Gaye was credited as a songwriter on most of the A- and B-side tracks. The A-side had six tracks, and the B-side had three. The vinyl’s latest sale was on August 6, 2020.
Original copies, which have hit $3,000 in price, have an inner sleeve promotional announcing Motown releases. The earliest vinyl pressings were made on dynaflex vinyl by RCA. What’s Going On would get a new vinyl re-release in 2014 on the Vinyl Lovers label.
