MC5 • Thunder Express • LP

Jungle Records

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.

Tracklist

Kick Out The Jams
Empty Heart
Ramblin' Rose
Thunder Express
Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa
Motor City Is Burning
I Can Only Give You Everything (bonus early single)
I Just Don't Know (bonus early single)
Looking At You (bonus early single)
Borderline (bonus early single)