MC5 (Motor City Five), the legendary Detroit band. Their first single (included here) was released in 1967. In 1968 they played the infamous Democratic Convention that turned into a police riot, and they went on to be the 'Official White Panther Party Band'. Their manager John Sinclair became a hippie martyr, after being jailed for 10 years for 2 joints, inspiring John Lennon's '10 For 2' song. Thrown off their first label Electra, they signed to Atlantic for 2 more albums but only achieved underground success. Now greatly revered as one of the seminal rock'n'roll bands and a huge inspiration for punk. 'Thunder Express' documents their first and last studio work - six tracks recorded in France in 1972 at Studio Castle Herouville for a TV show; and 4 tracks from their first two singles from '66 & '68. The title track is unavailable elsewhere. Includes 12-page booklet with notes and interview from 1970, along with the White Panther Party '10-Point Program'. **Wayne Kramer marks MC5 50th Anniversary with a tour in 2018!
Label: |
Jungle Records – FREUD CD 71 |
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Format: |
CD, Reissue |
Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Garage Rock, Punk |
1 | Kick Out The Jams
Written-By – M.C.5*
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1:16 | |
2 | Empty Heart | 7:19 | |
3 | Ramblin' Rose | 3:06 | |
4 | Thunder Express
Written-By – M.C.5*
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4:23 | |
5 | Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa
Written-By – M.C.5*
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10:05 | |
6 | Motor City Is Burning
Written-By – Al Smith, J. L. Hooker*
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4:20 | |
7 | I Can Only Give You Everything
Written-By – P. Coulter*, T. Scott*
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2:56 | |
8 | I Just Don't Know
Written-By – M.C.5*
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2:36 | |
9 | Looking At You
Written-By – M.C.5*
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2:46 | |
10 | Borderline
Written-By – M.C.5*
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3:14 |