MC5 - Thunder Express (ltd yellow vinyl) - LP

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 last and first studio works: - six tracks recorded in France at Studio Castle Herouville for a TV show in 1972; plus four tracks from their debut singles from "67 & "68. The title track is not available elsewhere. In 2024 MC5"s guitarist Wayne Kramer, drummer Dennis Thompson and manager John Sinclair all passed away, marking the end of the MC5 era.

1 Kick Out The Jams
2 Empty Heart
3 Ramblin' Rose
4 Thunder Express
5 Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa
6 Motor City Is Burning
7 I Can Only Give You Everything (bonus early single)
8 I Just Don't Know (bonus early single)
9 Looking At You (bonus early single)
10 Borderline (bonus early single)

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