Limited Edition LP in yellow vinyl (also on CD).  Studio recording from 1972, recorded at Herouville Castle for a French TV show, plus four extra tracks from two rare early singles.  With inner bag and 1970 interview. The title song Thunder Express and a cover of the Stones' Empty Heart haven't been recorded elsewhere.

MC5 (Motor City Five) are 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.

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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 (until Heavy Lifting) 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.

2024 has been a momentous year in the history of the MC5. Their guitarist Wayne Kramer, drummer Dennis Thompson and manager John Sinclair all passed away, marking the end of the MC5 era. Their final album, Heavy Lifting was released – with their first new music for 53 years. And finally, they were inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.

This LP includes an inner bag with notes and interview from 1970, along with the White Panther Party '10-Point Program'. Also available on CD.

Side One: Kick Out The Jams, Empty Heart, Ramblin’ Rose, Thunder Express, I Can Only Give You Everything*, I Just Don’t Know*. Side Two: Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa, Motor City Is Burning, Looking At You*, Borderline* *bonus early singles.

Catalogue number: FREUDLP071Y / FREUDCD071  UPC: 5013145907115 / 5013145207123

Live clip filmed at this album's recording:-