A special digital-only album released yesterday, Marvin Gaye: Then & Now, a 14-track set of rarities highlighted by the previously unreleased “Soulie” (pronounced “sue-lee”), a 1966 recording recently unearthed by Motown’s New York-based producer Mickey Gentile, and a hot funk 2009 remix of “I Want You,” Marvin’s No. 1 hit from 1976, by the renowned John Morales of M+M Productions. Other tracks making their online debut are: the deep vault track “It’s Your Party,” and his two super-rare late ’50s Chess recordings with Harvey & The Moonglows (“Mama Loocie,” “Twelve Months Of The Year”). Rounding out this special collection are Marvin’s earliest, pre-hit Motown singles (“Witchcraft,” “Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide” and more).

Has anyone checked this one out yet? I see it's available on both Zune Marketplace and Itunes and I think I'm about to download it. It was released just this Wednesday to coincide with the 25th anniversary since his untimely death.

I heard most of the tracks on YouTube. "It's Party Time" and "Mama Loochie" are great stuff. And "Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide" is a great early ballad for Marvin during his early Motown tenure.

mm 2 bad im a nitwit when it comes to online buying ...

It's not available on the Australian store yet.

I'm sure it will be eventually.

If not, I'm hoping to find either a MegaUpload,ZShare or Rapidshare link.

Hey, as long as I get the music it's all good, right?

I need this compilation!

Thanks to this post, I bought it this weekend. I'm going to spin it today!