{"product_id":"love-is-gone-the-lost-sessions-1969-1977-3xlp","title":"Love Is Gone - The Lost Sessions: 1969-1977 (3xLP)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePreviously unreleased soul and funk from legendary Atlanta guitarist\/singer\/songwriter Richard Marks, the companion piece to our\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNever Satisfied\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003eanthology. These songs, found on reels that Marks kept in his home, color Marks' stylistic development - from his earliest work for the legendary Tuska label in the late ‘60s, through his more mature releases on smaller regional labels into the late ‘70s. Marks' story is that of an unsung soul and funk hero; he was a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter whose phone number was in Al Green's, Barry White's and Eddie Kendricks' rolodexes, but his talents have only been heard in sporadic bursts. He and his music are unknown to the majority, but to an obsessive minority, he is a lightning rod: that singular point at which numerous Southern soul and funk musicians converged and exploded, spreading wondrous music in all directions. Marks died of cancer in May 2006. His first album was\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?Never Satisfied\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, released posthumously. He stands out as a most mysterious talent to originate from Atlanta, a city that birthed no shortage of genius, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove Is Gone – The Lost Sessions 1969-1977\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003efurther makes the case for a reassessment of his talents and his place in the soul and funk canon. Bonus second LP, previously available only to subscribers and offered here, contains extra tracks. It also contains an extensive booklet by Brian Poust detailing Marks’ story. Download card for WAV files included with LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 Your Friends (Broke Up My Home)\u003cbr\u003eA2 Trying To Survive\u003cbr\u003eA3 It's Been Kinda Hard\u003cbr\u003eA4 Down On Broadway\u003cbr\u003eA5 I'm The Man For You (Master Tape Version)\u003cbr\u003eA6 Crackerjack (Master Tape Version)\u003cbr\u003eA7 Never Satisfied (Master Tape Version)\u003cbr\u003eB1 Love And Hate\u003cbr\u003eB2 Don't Need Your Love\u003cbr\u003eB3 I'm With You Love (Acoustic Version)\u003cbr\u003eB4 Coming Back Home To You\u003cbr\u003eB5 People In The World Today\u003cbr\u003eB6 Simple, Carefree Life\u003cbr\u003eB7 Challenge To A Pretty Woman\u003cbr\u003eC1 On A Minors Tour\u003cbr\u003eC2 I Don't Want To Cry\u003cbr\u003eC3 Love Is Gone (Alternate Version)\u003cbr\u003eC4 Speak Now (Alternate Version)\u003cbr\u003eC5 Don't Take It Out On Me\u003cbr\u003eC6 China Doll (Extended Version)\u003cbr\u003eD1 Freeway Crowd (Instrumental)\u003cbr\u003eD2 Working Hard (Instrumental)\u003cbr\u003eD3 China Doll (Short Version)\u003cbr\u003eD4 She's A Real Woman\u003cbr\u003eD5 Untitled (Instrumental)\u003cbr\u003eD6 Sugar, Sugar (How I Want To Be Your Man)\u003cbr\u003eE1 Love Is Gone (Alternate Version Two)\u003cbr\u003eE2 Weaker Than Love, Stronger Than Temptation\u003cbr\u003eE3 Mistreated \/ Defeated\u003cbr\u003eE4 Picture Baby (Alternate Version)\u003cbr\u003eE5 Party!\u003cbr\u003eF1 I Can't Stand (Being Without You)\u003cbr\u003eF2 Picture Baby (Alternate Version Two)\u003cbr\u003eF3 A World Of Plenty\u003cbr\u003eF4 We Could Be Together Until Eternity\u003cbr\u003eF5 Give Me The Problem That Money Won't Solve\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Marks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53853242360151,"sku":"ZZ-NA5197-LP","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/1104\/5463\/files\/NARichardMarks.png?v=1782184869","url":"https:\/\/www.discotecavinyl.com\/products\/love-is-gone-the-lost-sessions-1969-1977-3xlp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}