MC5 - Back In The USA (1970 Atlantic SD 8247) [VG+/NM-] Vinyl LP - Proto Punk
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Description
1970 pressing of MC5's iconic album Back In The USA on Atlantic Records (SD 8247)
This 55 year old LP plays incredibly well. Listen to the sample recording
Label variation, 'PR' suffix in label matrix numbers indicates pressed by Presswell, and '1841 Broadway' address on labels.
© 1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation
This proto-punk masterpiece is a must-have for any garage rock or punk collection. The vinyl is graded VG+/NM- with some light wear but minimal impact on playback. The cover is also in VG/VG+ condition with typical wear for its age.
The LP has a different feel from the bands first. It has a lot of 50's style songs like Tutti Frutti that fall flat. But American Ruse is the band at its best
Following is an exerpt from Rolling Stone: “The American Ruse” is probably the best thing the band has recorded; an attempt at phrase-making that just might come off:
I used to say the pledge of allegiance Until they beat me bloody down at the station They haven’t got a word outa me Since I got a billion years probation boom ’69 American terminal stasis The air’s so thick it’s like breathin’ in molasses I’m sick and tired of payin’ these dues And I’m sick to my guts of the American RUSE!
That, in a few lines, is classic rock and roll songwriting. It’s rarely done better. The chord changes that power the song seem to match up with the hurried tempo — the band can’t wait to get to that last line, and the impact of every moment is heightened by the rush. Virtually the whole album is fast and edgy — but the problem of the music is in its competence. And the problem of its competence is in its so-carefully worked out intentions.
The MC5 album, for the most part, remains an idea, because in the end it sounds like a set-up. “Teenage Lust” and “American Ruse” and “Human Being Lawnmower” break through, and they belong on singles, and on the charts.
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