From the same peoples that bought you Marvin Gaye's In Our Lifetime?: Expanded Love Man Edition comes Here, My Dear - Expanded Edition. Those people are HipO-Select, who also give us the Complete Motown Singles, the James Brown Singles, among other things.


http://hip-oselect.com/sc...626310086F

RELEASE DATE: December 7 2007
HERE, MY DEAR: EXPANDED EDITION
Opening the sketchbooks of a Marvin masterpiece




Disc 1: Original LP
1. Here, My Dear
2. I Met a Little Girl
3. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
4. Anger
5. Is That Enough
6. Everybody Needs Love
7. Time To Get It Together
8. Sparrow
9. Anna's Song
10. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Instrumental)
11. A Funky Space Reincarnation
12. You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You
13. Falling in Love Again
14. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)
15. Extra: Ain’t It Funny (How Things Turn Around) alternate mix by Bootsy Collins

Disc 2: Hear, My Dear: Sessions 1976-78
1. Here, My Dear alternate mix by Mocean Worker
2. I Met a Little Girl alternate version mixed by Easy Mo Bee
3. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You alternate version mixed by Leon Ware & Ge
4. Anger alternate extended mix by Marcus Miller
5. Is That Enough? (Instrumental) alternate version mixed by Montez Payton
6. Everybody Needs Love alternate version mixed by Prince Paul
7. Time To Get It Together alternate extended mix by DJ Smash
8. Sparrow alternate version mixed by The Randy Watson Experience (Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson & Jame
9. Anna’s Song (Instrumental) alternate version mixed by John Rhone
10. A Funky Space Reincarnation alternate extended mix by John Morales+Paul Simpson
11. You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You alternate extended mix by John Rhone
12. Falling in Love Again alternate version mixed by Salaam Remi
13. Original 12-inch: A Funky Space Reincarnation (Instrumental)



What a creative hot streak Marvin Gaye was on in the 1970s: classic albums What’s Going On, Trouble Man, Let’s Get It On and I Want You; two great live albums; and, when he seemed to be losing commercial steam, up popped “Got To Give It Up,” a no. 1 smash.
Often missing from that list is the record that came towards the end of the decade: Here, My Dear, released in December 1978, a wrenching yet beautifully rendered chronicle of the end of his first marriage. With mixed reviews and no hit singles, the album was not a big seller.
Yet in the decades since Here, My Dear has become recognized as a masterpiece of romantic anguish. It’s also one of Marvin’s most influential recordings. Hear it in today’s young soul singers and in hip-hop's confessional raps. Listen to the many producers who obsess over every note. See it on the Rolling Stone and Mojo lists of Top Albums of All Time.
To honor this great work on the eve of its 30th anniversary, Hip-OSelect.com announces a 2-CD expanded edition of the album. Included in Here, My Dear: Expanded Edition is a newly remastered version of the original album, plus, on the second disc—cleverly titled Hear, My Dear—all of the LP’s tracks newly mixed in old-school style (no overdubs) by select artists and producers. Marvin fans from Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse, Nas), to Prince Paul (De La Soul), from Easy Mo Bee (Tupac, Alicia Keys) to Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson & James Posyer (The Roots, Jill Scott) dug deep into the tracks, delivering previously unreleased alternate versions that are new visions of the songs. (See track list.)
Hear demo vocals and alternate instrumentation. Spoken word passages left off the LP. Longer mixes with sick breaks from the original multi-track master tapes.
That’s not all, as a bonus track rounds out each disc: “Ain’t It Funny (How Things Turn Around),” a posthumously released track now in undubbed form for the first time, a mix produced by P-Funk’s Bootsy Collins; and the rare, original 12-inch instrumental version of “A Funky Space Reincarnation.”
This extraordinary collection is housed in a deluxe digi-pak that features a reproduction of the original album cover art, scans of master tape boxes and memorabilia from around the world. Further complementing the set is a richly textured 28-page booklet, packed with full lyrics, an essay by Gaye biographer David Ritz, and two sidebar essays detailing the creation of the controversial cover art and the making of this edition. In true Hip-oSelect.com style, also included are comprehensive recording and musician annotations for the first time.
Hear Here, My Dear all over again—or discover a classic for the first time.

HIP-O SAYS… THERE’S MORE, MY DEAR: Cover illustrator Michael Bryan had previously done album covers for Rod Stewart, John Lennon and Bootsy. He left the music business shortly after Marvin’s LP was released. But you can see his work on movie posters from Robo Cop and Rush Hour 3, not to mention those cool images for Halo 3.


AND ONE MORE… The folks at Christian Dior didn’t sleep on Here, My Dear: “A Funky Space Reincarnation” was recently used for a hot international Dior perfume ad with Charlize Theron.
[Edited 11/22/07 12:27pm]

So disc 2 seems to be just mixes of current people


Not Marvin himself


I'll still check it out tho'

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Talk about misleading.

And I think its a waste of time and energy when young producers remix old school music. Whats the fuckin' point? Its perfect as it should be, it doesn't need to be modified.

No, this shit ain't getting my money or downlouding time. And no demos or outtakes either? Forget iiiiit, child

Harlepolis said:

They do say, in the article, that's it's remixed in old school style. It's says the 2nd disc actually features he alternate versions of the original tracks. The new producers are just mixing it, to make it into a track, I believe.

We'll see


I take my Marvin stuff seriously

I'm a sucker for the "Hear my dear" album,
and no remix can ever replace the original.
I'm still curious tho.I wonder what Bootsy's remix sounds like?
/peace Manki

Harlepolis said:

I absolutely and totally agree with you,
but I know I'll pick it up as soon as it
hits the $1.99 bins this summer.

The Modern Remixes sound like BULLSHIT !
what a waste !

Remixers aside, it's worth it just have this shit remastered

And looking at the list of remixers, they didn't "seem" to choose anyone who would be sacrilegious when it comes to Marvin. Besides, it does say "no overdubs" ... meaning no new instrumentation... just mixing. It still sounds promising. John Morales mixed the Love Man sessions and he did an excellent job IMHO...
[Edited 11/22/07 18:03pm]

bsk3601 said:

I agree! Whether this edition has unheard, rare stuff or even remixes, I'm just glad this has finally got deluxe treatment. I hope it inspires a whole new generation of fans who might only remember the genius for What's Going On & Let's Get It On. I don't know whether or not I will cop it now, though!

Lewis Taylor was asked to do a mix for this edition, but refused.

Harlepolis said:

Talk about bullshit
I don't want no new remix by someone called 'Salaam Remi', give me some original Marvin demos and outtakes, goddamit

bsk3601 said:

prettymansson said:

bsk3601 said:

The main reason why I've preordered it is because of not only the remastering, but the deluxe packaging and liner notes. Can't wait, man! The remixes are probably going to be good, especially ?uestlove's mix.

silverchild said:

Yup pretty much. I'm not exactly thrilled about the way this is presented. But the choice of people they have selected gives me hope that the mixes won't be vomitrocious. Since none of these alternate versions have seen the light of day until now, it makes me believe that these people are truly only mixing the sessions to their liking... not remixing in the sense of adding some rapping here and drum tracks there. No overdubbing! And everything being used is from the original multi-track masters.

They should just release it as is...

This is one of my all-time favorite albums. But I could care less what some shit modern artists have to say about mixing Marvin's tracks. Whether or not to order this all depends on how the remastering sounds. Anyone heard the tracks yet? The old CD master is okay, but if it has been significantly improved (a la Stevie's remasters), then I'm all over this shit!

Here's what Questlove has to say about his role in "remixing": In a nutshell, he says Motown is cheap and didn't have to spend a penny by asking artists like himself who would kill to have the opportunity to work with/own some Marvin masters instead of hiring studio engineers to do it.


[Edited 11/24/07 8:06am]

here's a review from an okayplayer who received it:

bsk3601 said:

GOOD! Because we have to remember Easy Mo Bee did an interesting version of the Tempts' "Just My Imagination" and Salaam worked with Amy Winehouse so I never expected that (the scratching, rapping, etc.)

Can anyone report on whether this set is good or not? How is the remastering of the original tracks?

I know one thang they better not screw up you can leave, but it's
going to cost you. Me and the NWO will slap a mofo.

I think some of yall are getting confused by semantics.

The original meaning of remix is not composing a whole new instrumentation and only keeping the original vocals on top, but actually using what is already on the original multi track master tapes and readjusting levels, mutes and EQ etc...

That's what it appears is being done on the second disc from what they've said in the notes there.

There are probably a whole bunch of Marvin ad lib tracks on those tapes that we've never heard. Possibly other instrumental stuff that was muted in the original mixes too. I'm very interested in what they may have uncovered from this vault.

I'm also interested in what tonal variations they come up with by mixing using a more modern style ie tightening up the drums and beefing up the bass. Will be intriguing to hear if it works...

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[Edited 12/9/07 10:32am]

still trying to decide if I should buy this.

SoulAlive said:

get it!!!!! you won't be disappointed.

Why pay 29.98 for this expanded edition that may offer next to
nothing when you can get the original version on cd for 7.98?

phunkdaddy said:

for the same reason folks dropped $30 for the deluxe/expanded editions of What's Going On, Let's Get It On, I Want You and In Our Lifetime. The fact that this album is remastered is truly worth it. There was really no point in name dropping all of those people who mixed these songs. They did a good job. The only complaint I have is that the drums are dropped out of the mix on too many songs... But the version of Anger? whooo
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