Take a journey through our playlist of tracks that inspired Marvin Gaye featuring artists such as The Five Keys, Clyde McPhatter, Little Willie John, Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield and many more.
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Brian Eno ‘Ambient 1: Music for Airports’ with Kent Horne at Classic Albums at...
Four compositions created by layering tape loops of differing lengths, and was designed to be continuously looped as a sound installation, with the intent of defusing the tense, anxious atmosphere of an airport terminal.
The Police ‘Synchronicity’ with Kent Horne & Rob Young at Classic Albums at Home
The album marked a significant reduction in the reggae influences that were a part of the band's first four records, instead featuring production-heavy textures and liberal use of synthesizers that, at times, drove entire songs.
