Research Log of Here My Dear

 

 Research Log (Bibliography)

I skimmed and scanned three secondary sources to find out more about the artist of my chosen album, Here my Dear. Here my Dear has very little publicly known information and resources about the albums recorded information since it was not such a popular album, however Marvin Gaye’s final album, Midnight Love and What’s going on, one of his most successful albums do have plenty of information available.

I annotated these articles and found out that Marvin’s album was likely recorded in a similar way to What’s going on. The Sound on Sound article writes that the rhythm tracks and overdubs for What’s going on were done at a separate studio to which everything else was recorded. This was because it had a Neumann solid-state console and a Scully eight-track machine, according to Ken Sands.

The purpose of this research is to find out more about how my chosen album was recorded, why it was recorded, what with, and what I can learn from it and put into practice with my BTEC sound course.

Secondary Source	Relevance to my album
Sound on Sound Magazine Website - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul11/articles/classic-tracks-0711.htm	Sound on Sound details the album from the point of view of the people involved. It is not biased other than in the quotes of the people involved. It tells me about exactly what was used to record, which is much more helpful than the other sources, as I get a first hand view of what happened.
The Ambient Century Book	This book had very little information but gave an insight to Marvin Gaye’s influence on the music of the time – for example it convinced Stevie Wonder to work with synthesizers in 1971.
The Atlantis “The Man Was a Genius” Article http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/10/the-man-was-a-genius-tales-from-making-marvin-gayes-final-album/263028/	Gordon Banks was with Marvin Gaye when he recorded his last album Midnight Love outside of Motown Records for the first time. This article is and interview from his point of view. It gives me an insight on the atmosphere during the albums creation, but very little information.
All music Here My Dear review http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-my-dear-mw0000112616	This article has written about the background of the album and the importance it had on Marvin Gaye’s album.
Pop Matters Article http://www.popmatters.com/feature/69381-whats-going-on-marvin-gayes-liberation-from-the-motown-sound/	The instruments Marvin Gaye used in this album, the people brought in, and how they contributed to his success as an artist and as an album.
Pitchfork review http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15679-whats-going-on-40th-anniversary-edition/	This source gives information on the instruments used.
Discogs album info http://www.discogs.com/Marvin-Gaye-Whats-Going-On/release/6667997	A list of all the instruments used, and by who.