MC5
Alongside their Detroit-area brethren the Stooges, MC5 essentially laid the foundations for the emergence of punk; deafeningly loud and uncompromisingly intense, the group's politics were ultimately as crucial as their music, their revolutionary sloganeering and anti-establishment outrage crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening. Under the guidance of svengali John Sinclair (the infamous founder of the radical White Panther Party), MC5 celebrated the holy trinity of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, their incendiary live sets off...[more]
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RESTOCK. VINYL FORMAT. The MC5 give you a true testimonial, alive and uncensored, on one of the most explosive albums ever! Their revolutionary 1968 debut LP is now restored to its original gatefold glory, from the original analog masters and complete with John Sinclair's unexpurgated liner notes.
2xLP $20.99
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This is a black MC5 shirt in a size EXTRA LARGE featuring the band's logo in an American Flag theme. Classic!
X-Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a black MC5 shirt in a size MEDIUM featuring the band's logo in an American Flag theme. Classic!
Medium Shirt $19.99
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Sundazed pressing of the original master tapes!! While lacking the monumental impact of Kick Out the Jams, the MC5's second album is in many regards their best and most influential--its lean, edgy sound anticipating the emergence of both the punk and power-pop movements to follow later in the decade.
LP $17.99
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This is a black MC5 shirt in a size LARGE featuring the band's logo in an American Flag theme. Classic!
Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a black MC5 shirt in a size SMALL featuring the band's logo in an American Flag theme. Classic!
Small Shirt $19.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Almost fifteen years ago, ROIR, then a cassette-only company released Babes in Arms. Wayne Kramer, guitarist and spokesperson for the band put together a collection of tracks from his private tapes, consisting of rare out-takes, mixes, remixes, uncensored and experimental works in progress, and rehearsal tapes - all privately recorded during the years 1966-1971. Includes liner notes by Mick Farren and John Sinclair. You'll be treated to such early tracks as "One of the Guys," [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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VINYL FORMAT. "Kick Out the Jams" b/w "Motor City is Burning."
7" $8.99
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VINYL FORMAT. M.C.5 - the legendary Detroit ?Motor City Five' band, are hailed as seminal pioneers of high-energy rock'n'roll and punk. They first came to prominence in the politically-charged late 60's as the ?Official White Panther Party Band', preaching revolutionary ideology alongside dope, sex and r'n'r. Played the infamous 1968 Democratic Convention that turned into a police riot. Their activist manager, John Sinclair then became a hippie martyr after being jailed for 10 years for possessing 2 joints [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Sundazed pressing. The MC5 was nearing the end of their long and bumpy trail when they cut "High Time" in 1971, and it was widely ignored upon initial release. While it lacks the flame-thrower energy and "Off the man!" politics of "Kick Out the Jams," or the frantic pace and "AM Radio of the People" sound of "Back in the U.S.A.," "High Time" now sounds like the MC5's equivalent to the Velvet Underground's "Loaded," their last and most accessible album, but still highly idiosyncratic and full o [ read more ]
LP $17.99
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MC5's second album is in many regards their best and most influential, its lean, edgy sound anticipating the emergence of both the punk and power-pop movements to follow later in the decade. Equally gripping is the record's singular sound ? produced by Jon Landau with an almost complete disregard for the bottom end, Back in the U.S.A. captures a live-wire intensity 180 degrees removed from the group's live sound yet perfectly suited to the material at hand, resulting in music which not only salutes the powe [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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A special limited edition 10-inch reissue of the American Ruse album from legendary Detroit rock'n'roll revolutionaries the MC5. Packaged with the original cover art by LENI SINCLAIR, and pressed on colored vinyl.
10 $9.99
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