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I Can Only Give You Everything¹ / One Of The Guys¹
Coulter-Scott (2:36) / MC5 (2:12)
AMG AMG-1001, 3/67

 
Looking At You¹ / Borderline¹
MC5 (2:48) / MC5 (2:45)
A-Square A2-333, 3/68

 
Kick Out The Jams / Motor City Is Burning
MC5 (2:37) / Smith (4:30)
Elektra 45648, 1/69 BB

500 special label copies were given out at The Fillmore East in Dec 68. Get the story here.

Kick Out The Jams
Elektra EKS-74042
2/69 BB RS500 [UK: 5/69]
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover


John Sinclair's liner notes deleted for subsequent issues
 
Revised Inside Cover

Side One
Ramblin' Rose Burch-Wilkin 2:39
Kick Out The Jams MC5 2:37
Come Together MC5 4:17
Rocket Reducer No 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) MC5 5:01
Side Two
Borderline MC5 2:45
Motor City Is Burning Smith 4:30
I Want You Right Now MC5 6:02
Starship MC5-Sun Ra 8:26
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Rob Tyner-harmonica, vocals
Fred "Sonic" Smith-guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Wayne Kramer-guitar, keyboards, vocals
Michael Davis-bass, vocals
Dennis Thompson-drums, vocals
§Cover Photos-Joel Brodsky
Produced by: Bruce Botnick & Jac Holzman

Note: recorded at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, 10/30-31/68
Album first released with "Kick out the jams, m*therf*ckers!" and John Sinclair liner notes (@ wiki ).
And then there was the fight with Hudson's department store (@ UCR ).
 

I Can Only Give You Everything¹ / I Just Don't Know¹
Coulter-Scott (2:36) / MC5 (2:40)
AMG AMG-1001, 3/69

 
Mid-West Rock Festival(7/26, 27/69)
Tonight / Looking At You
MC5 (2:32) / MC5 (3:00)
Atlantic 2678, 10/69

 

Back In The USA
Atlantic SD-8247
1/15/70 BB RS500 [UK: 11/70]
Back Cover

Side One
Tutti Frutti LaBostrie-Little Richard-Lubin 1:28
Tonight MC5 2:26
Teenage Lust MC5 2:34
Let Me Try MC5 4:14
Looking At You MC5 3:01
Side Two
High School MC5 2:41
Call Me Animal MC5 2:05
The American Ruse MC5 2:30
Shakin' Street MC5 2:20
The Human Being Lawnmower MC5 2:23
Back In The USA Berry 2:26
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Rob Tyner-harmonica, vocals
Fred "Sonic" Smith-guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Wayne Kramer-guitar, keyboards, vocals
Michael Davis-bass, vocals
Dennis Thompson-drums, vocals
with:
Pete Kelly-keyboards
Dan Jordan-keyboards
§Cover Photo-Stephen Paley
Produced by: Jon Landau

 

Shakin' Street / The American Ruse
MC5 (2:19) / MC5 (2:30)
Atlantic 2724, 3/70

 
7/25/70: Phun City "The Furry Freaks Festival"
Ecclesden Common, Worthing (3-day festival)
Goose Lake International Music Festival(8/7/70)

High Time
Atlantic SD-8285
7/6/71 [UK: 10/71]
Back Cover

 
Inside Cover

Side One
Sister Anne Smith 7:23
Baby Won't Ya Smith 5:32
Miss X Kramer 5:08
Gotta Keep Movin' Thompson 3:24
Side Two
Future/Now Tyner 6:21
Poison Kramer 3:24
Over And Over Smith 5:13
Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) Smith 5:31
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Rob Tyner-harmonica, vocals
Fred "Sonic" Smith-guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Wayne Kramer-guitar, keyboards, vocals
Michael Davis-bass, vocals
Dennis Thompson-drums, vocals
§Cover Design-Frederico Smithelini [Fred Smith], Cover Cartoon-Rob Tyner, Photo-Francis Ing
Produced by: Geoffrey Haslam

 


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