As The Moonglows began to fade as a vocal group in the late fifties, both alternating lead singers Bobby Lester and Harvey Fuqua tried to keep the group going, though seperately. Leaving off from the latter, Fuqua contracted The Marquees (at one time shepherded by Bo Diddley) to perform with him as The New Moonglows. This iteration only recorded a couple singles before Fuqua's goals changed. He moved to Detroit and form his own record label, Tri-Phi Records. With him went one Marquee named Marvin Gay still under contract as a session musician. In Detroit, Gay's singing impressed those at the native and newly minted Tamla Records to which Fuqua would sell most of his stake in Gay's contract. Changing his name, Marvin Gaye recorded his debut album The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye in 1961 with Tamla, a subsidiary of Motown Records.
Here is the discography surrounding Marvin Gaye's debut album:
The Bells (1956 single as The Marquees)
Hey Little School Girl (1957 single as The Marquees)
Santa Done Got Hip (1957 single as The Marquees)
Close to Me (1958 single as The Marquees)
I'm in Misery (1958 single as The Marquees)
Who Will Be the First One (1959 single as The Marquees)
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide (1961 single)
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
Sandman (1962 single)
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over (1962 unreleased single)
"(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" by Marvin Gaye
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