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- Marks, Richard - Love Is Gone The Lost Sessions: 1969-1977 (2CD) 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 our Never Satisfied anthology, released posthumously. He stands out as a most mysterious talent to originate from Atlanta, a city that birthed no shortage of genius, and Love Is Gone: The Lost Sessions 1969-1977 further makes the case for a reassessment of his talents and his place in the soul and funk canon. Tracklistings: Your Friends (Broke Up My Home) Trying To Survive It'S Been Kinda Hard Down On Broadway I'M The Man For You (Master Tape Version) Crackerjack (Master Tape Version) Never Satisfied (Master Tape Version) Love And Hate Don'T Need Your Love I'M With You Love (Acoustic Version) Coming Back Home To You People In The World Today Simple, Carefree Life Challenge To A Pretty Woman On A Minors Tour I Don'T Want To Cry Love Is Gone (Alternate Version) Speak Now (Alternate Version) Don'T Take It Out On Me China Doll (Extended Version) Freeway Crowd (Instrumental) Working Hard (Instrumental) China Doll (Short Version) She'S A Real Woman Untitled (Instrumental) Sugar, Sugar (How I Want To Be Your Man) Love Is Gone (Alternate Version Two) Weaker Than Love, Stronger Than Temptation Mistreated / Defeated Picture Baby (Alternate Version) Party! I Can'T Stand (Being Without You) Picture Baby (Alternate Version Two) A World Of Plenty We Could Be Together Until Eternity Give Me The Problem That Money Won'T Solve
