Marvin Gaye: Collection of unreleased songs uncovered in Belgium

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A collection of cassettes containing unreleased music by Marvin Gaye has been found in the Belgian city Ostend. That’s important.” American soul singer Marvin Gaye in Notting Hill, London “At the end when I had listened to all the 30 tapes I had 66 demos of new songs. This law, however, does not apply to intellectual property – this would mean that while the Dumolin family own the physical tapes, they do not have the right to publish the music, which would belong to Gaye’s heirs in the United States, who in turn cannot publish without the tapes. Gaye became extremely popular in the 1970s with hits like “What’s Going On” and “Let’s Get It On”.