Getting into Trouble…
Everyone knows that I enjoy the classics and there’s a very
good reason. Hip-O Select! Hip-O Select is an online reissue retailer
(Universal Music Group affiliated) that brings some of the world’s greatest
music that has never been on CD until now.
They also release projects that encompass special treatments such as
unedited songs, original mixes, which are considered deluxe edition
projects.
Over the last 10 years we’ve been granted a multitude of
blessings from the Motown label. The
Temptations Live In Japan, The
Jackson 5 Live in Japan, The Supremes Live in Japan and so much more. If you’ve never heard these gems before, they
are worth the investment.
Just recently, Hip-O Select dug into the crates and pulled
out a winner! Marvin Gaye has received
multiple reissues and special treatments, however this one happens to be the
epitome of “a genius at work”…”Trouble
Man”. Trouble Man is the soundtrack
from the 1972 black exploitation film.
Marvin Gaye has called this project his best work and indeed it’s a
masterpiece. Most Marvin Gaye fans will
find Trouble Man quite different from Marvin’s previous release, the epic
“What’s Going On”, however one must appreciate the creative genius of an
artist. The original release of Trouble
Man contains the title track, which is the only full-length song on the album;
all other tracks are instrumental or contain a very short line sung by
Gaye. The suite contains a very jazzy,
dramatic, climatic set of grooves that mirror the movie from beginning to
end.
The industry has taken notice to Hip-O efforts, as they have
been the recipients of several awards for their reissue projects. I enjoy the fact that the industry can recognize
reissued material and the music continues to remain relevant today. As a future owner of a music label, I am more
inclined to dig into the vaults and reinterpret the classics knowing the
industry embraces an oldie but goodie. My hope is that my label can be
recognized as an industry leader in making great remakes.
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