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Grand Funk Railroad |
Gotta Start Somewhere...
Terry Knight & The Pack, The Pack |
bunch of singles, 2 lps, 1965-1968 @ Discogs ![]() ![]() |
Mark & Don were in this band, recruited Mel from ? & The Mysterions |
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Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/4, 5/69) |
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Time Machine³ / High On A Horse Farner (3:17) / Farner (2:35) Capitol 2567, 7/69 BB |
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On Time |
Capitol ST-307 | |
8/25/69 BB [UK: 9/69] | |
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Are You Ready | Farner | 3:25 |
Anybody's Answer | Farner | 5:15 |
Time Machine | Farner | 3:40 |
High On A Horse | Farner | 2:35 |
T.N.U.C. | Farner | 8:40 |
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Into The Sun | Farner | 6:25 |
Heartbreaker | Farner | 6:30 |
Call Yourself A Man | Farner | 3:00 |
Can't Be Too Long | Farner | 6:30 |
Ups And Downs | Farner | 4:50 |
Note: Named after Grand Trunk Western Railroad
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Texas International Pop Festival(8/30, 31, 9/1/69) |
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Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/29, 30/69) |
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Mr Limousine Driver³ / High Falootin' Woman Farner (3:25) / Farner (2:58) Capitol 2691, 12/69 BB |
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Grand Funk (aka The Red Album) |
Capitol SKAO-406 | |
12/29/69 T20 [UK: 1/70] | |
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Got This Thing On The Move | Farner | 4:35 |
Please Don't Worry | Brewer | 4:16 |
High Falootin' Woman | Farner | 2:58 |
Mr Limousine Driver | Farner | 4:25 |
In Need | Farner | 7:53 |
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Winter And My Soul | Farner | 6:35 |
Paranoid | Farner | 7:35 |
Inside Looking Out | Burdon-Chandler-Lomax-Lomax | 9:29 |
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Heartbreaker / Please Don't Worry Farner (6:30) / Farner (4:16) Capitol 2732, 1/70 BB |
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Sin's A Good Man's Brother³ / Nothing Is The Same Farner (2:59) / Farner (5:10) Capitol 2816, 5/70 did not chart |
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Closer To Home |
Capitol SKAO-471 | |
6/15/70 T20 [UK: 7/70] | |
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Sin's A Good Man's Brother | Farner | 4:35 |
Aimess Lady | Farner | 3:25 |
Nothing Is The Same | Farner | 5:10 |
Mean Mistreater | Farner | 4:25 |
Get It Together | Farner | 5:07 |
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I Don't Have To Sing The Blues | Farner | 4:35 |
Hooked On Love | Farner | 7:10 |
I'm Your Captain | Farner | 9:47 |
Note: Inside cover shot is from concert at MSG, 2/13/70
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Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/5/70) |
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New York Pop(7/17/70) |
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Closer To Home / Aimless Lady Farner (5:30) / Farner (3:25) Capitol 2877, 7/70 BB Closer is an edit of I'm Your Captain—and you thought Stairway was played to death? |
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Strawberry Fields Festival(8/9/70) |
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Mississippi River Festival(8/15/70) |
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Mean Mistreater³ / Mark Say's Alright Farner (3:50) / Farner (5:06) Capitol 2996, 11/70 BB both sides from Live Album |
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Live Album |
Capitol SWBB-633 | |
11/16/70 T20 [UK: 1/71] | |
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Introduction | - | 2:30 |
Are You Ready | Farner | 3:34 |
Paranoid† | Farner | 6:20 |
In Need | Farner | 9:50 |
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Heartbreaker | Farner | 6:58 |
Inside Looking Out† | Burdon-Chandler-Lomax-Lomax | 12:22 |
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Words Of Wisdom | Farner | 0:55 |
Mean Mistreater | Farner | 4:40 |
Mark Say's Alright | Brewer-Farner-Schacher | 5:10 |
T.N.U.C. | Farner | 11:45 |
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Into The Sun | Farner | 12:10 |
Note: All recordings are unedited and all events are presented here exactly as they occurred.
inside photo: Atlanta International Pop Festival, July 5, 1970
From 2002 CD: recorded 6/23/70, Jacksonville Coliseum, Florida, except:
†6/24/70, West Palm Beach Civic Auditorium. Heartbreaker? take your pick.
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1/15/71: Royal Albert Hall, London with High Broom |
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Feelin' Alright / I Want Freedom Mason (4:25) / Farner (4:32) Capitol 3095, 4/71 BB |
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Survival |
Capitol SW-764 | |
4/15/71 T20 [UK: 4/71] | |
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Country Road | Farner | 4:20 |
All You've Got Is Money | Farner | 5:12 |
Comfort Me | Farner | 6:44 |
Feelin' Allright | Mason | 4:25 |
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I Want Freedom | Farner | 4:32 |
I Can Feel Him In The Morning | Brewer-Farner | 7:13 |
Gimme Shelter | Jagger-Richards | 6:19 |
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July 9, 1971: The bad boys sell out![]() Parts of the concert were released in the 00s. Ssseesh! |
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Gimme Shelter³ / I Can Feel Him In The Morning³ Jagger-Richards (3:26) / Brewer-Farner (5:15) Capitol 3160, 8/71 BB |
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People, Let's Stop The War³ / Save The Land³ Farner (3:33) / Farner (3:12) Capitol 3217, 10/71 did not chart |
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E Pluribus Funk |
Capitol SW-853 | |
11/15/71 T20 [UK: 1/72] | |
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Footstompin' Music | Farner | 3:45 | People, Let's Stop The War | Farner | 5:13 |
Upsetter | Farner | 4:09 |
I Come Tumblin' | Farner | 5:42 |
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Save The Land | Farner | 4:12 |
No Lies | Farner | 3:55 |
Loneliness | Farner | 8:38 |
Note: Found a better photo. That's Shea Stadium on the reverse.
Note: They got much better once they dumped Terry Knight in 1972:
45 Years Ago: The Lawsuits That Derailed Grand Funk Railroad
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More hit albms followed right thru 76, using Todd Rundgren and then Frank Zappa as producers. Mark kept putting together GFR bands until 1996 when the original three hookep up again. |