1960 Vintage R&B star Marv Johnson LP in excellent condition
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For your consideration this auction is for: a Classic Vintage R&B LP by Motown great Marv Johnson in excellent condition. "More Marv Johnson" includes the tracks Baby baby, This heart of mine, When you've lost your love
I screen all records in these lots for bad scratches or covers and I replace sleeves if needed. All are in VG playing condition. Please give me good feedback and I will do the same.Thanks for looking!!..
I welcome wishlist of lp's I have 12,000 titles to get through!!!! I will combine auctions for shipping, I will entertain offers, I will ship local (US) as well as overseas and charge only actual shipping to your door not a penny more. I will be listing larger lots by Genre soon.
Best remembered for a handful of hits including the Top Ten smashes "You Got What It Takes" and "I Love the Way You Love," Marv Johnson was also a seminal figure in the early history of Motown Records. Marvin Earl Johnson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938, and was raised in a musical environment that mixed the gospel music of the Baptist church with the jump-jazz of Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5. By the time he was in high school he had joined a local singing group, playing carnivals and fairs. In 1958, he cut his first sides, "My Baby-O" and "Once Upon a Time;" the single failed to sell, but the recording session resulted in a meeting with songwriter and would-be record producer Berry Gordy.
Even many R&B and soul fans have overlooked the greatness of Marv Johnson, whose smooth, exuberant, and sometimes poignant style helped turn some weepy numbers into triumphant outings. He sounded uniformly great throughout this early '60s album, doing everything from light pop to anguished soul and singing with strength, conviction, and intensity. Unfortunately, with the exception of some greatest hits anthologies, there's very little Marv Johnson on today's market except on the collector's circuit.
After Johnson played his original song "Come to Me" for Gordy and his future wife Raynoma, the couple chose Johnson as the first artist for their fledgling record label, Tamla. Because the new label didn't have distribution outside of Detroit, "Come to Me" (credited to Gordy and Johnson) was released nationally by United Artists, and rose to number six on the R&B charts and number 30 on the pop charts. Gordy soon lost direct control of his first discovery after United Artists signed Johnson directly, but continued as the singer's manager. Johnson also toured with Motown acts such as the Miracles in addition to appearing on Alan Freed's rock & roll revues and media venues such as American Bandstand, and joined early package tours and stage revues where he shared bills with his idols Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson.
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