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Thursday, 14 May 2009

MC5 - Black To Comm


The MC5 gig at The Sturgis Armoury in June 1968 has been released in parts on various bootlegs and anthologies but this 14 track CD is I believe the only one that captures the whole show, which was recorded on a reel to reel tape player through the P.A. The sound quality is rough to say the least, but the passion and power are pure. When it was released by Receiver Records in 1994 it was the first time that the track Black To Comm had been heard on disc. In the words of John Sinclair it was the bands “ultimate expression which combinined the roughest of riffs, the loudest of power chords with the most spontaneous of improvised lyrics and a plethora of barely controlled feedback, an expression of the bands deepest feelings of rage and rebellion and love and regeneration.” Kick Out The Jams Mutha Fuckers (NEW LINK) If you fancy some future/past reading why not take a trip to Dennis'Machine Gun'Thompson's rather excellent blog.

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10 comments:

  1. RevolutionaryBum15 May 2009 at 07:53

    Hey there Nuzz, really psyched to hear this one ! mucho thanks for the post... Cheers from the 5th ring of hell...

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  2. The Barman15 May 2009 at 23:12

    thanks - i didn't realise this was the complete version of the show.

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  3. Retro Kimmer16 May 2009 at 05:33

    Of course it has the hottest picture of Dennis on the cover.... whatelse do you need? LOL Great album! Hey guys Den posted a bit tonight on KOTJS and his favorite new covers of it. SEe it here
    http://machinegunthompson.blogspot.com/2009/05/kick-out-jams-goes-to-moon.html

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  4. usted16 May 2009 at 22:34

    hey, nuzz! how are you? i don't have your email adress. could you send me an email so i can ask you for something i've been lookin for? thanks!

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  5. icastico17 May 2009 at 17:02

    Hadn't heard this...cool.

    Here's one for you.

    http://penmallet.blogspot.com/2009/05/outer-space-tonight-more-from-swayback.html

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  6. Anonymous24 May 2009 at 09:00

    Link gone any chance of an alternative link?

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  7. Anonymous24 May 2009 at 14:19

    please re-up,link dead

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  8. Anonymous25 May 2009 at 22:17

    many thanks for sorting the link, really looking forward to this
    jono63

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  9. Anonymous26 May 2009 at 04:02

    Thank you kind sir.
    Z

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  10. Anonymous27 May 2009 at 15:52

    thankx,much appreciated

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