MC5 - Thunder Express (Limited Edition)

MC5, 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 song, 10 For 2. 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 1967 & '68. The title track and Empty Heart (a Rolling Stones cover from their 1964 x5 EP) are the only versions recorded. Side A Kick Out The Jams Empty Heart Ramblin' Rose Thunder Express I Can Only Give You Everything I Just Don't Know Side B Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa Motor City Is Burning Looking At You Borderline