MOTOR CITY IS BURNING | A Michigan Anthology 1965-1972 3CD coming soon
- A four-hour, 3CD anthology of the vibrant, wildly eclectic Michigan music scene in the late 60s/early 70s.
- Key Motor City tracks stretching from the Motown and Invictus labels to The Stooges, Alice Cooper, MC5 and many others.
The most populous city in the state of Michigan, Detroit exuded a rock 'n' roll mentality like no other American town.
Famously home to Tamla Motown, the Motor City also hosted a plethora of artless teen garage bands, blue-collar heartland rockers Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, proto- punks The Stooges and MC5, the P-Funk psychedelic soul crew and hard rock heavyweights like Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad and Frijid Pink.
Named after the John Lee Hooker/MC5 song that referenced the heavily-reported Detroit civil unrest of July 1967, ‘Motor City Is Burning’ is a four-hour, 3CD primer of the Michigan music scene during its late 60s/early 70s heyday.
It features all of the aforementioned acts as well as such names as Tommy James & The Shondells, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Freda Payne, Chairmen Of The Board and Rodriguez.
Hit singles (Question Mark & The Mysterians, The Supremes, The Temptations, R. Dean Taylor) are joined by key album cuts, cult 45s and a raft of private label or unissued-at- the-time tracks.
A 48-page booklet with rare photos and the story behind each track chronicles Michigan's leading venues, principal recording studios, local labels and key backroom players as well as the bands themselves.
DISC ONE 1 96 TEARS - ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians 2 JENNY TAKE A RIDE! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels 3 (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION – Terry Knight & The Pack 4 NEXT TO YOUR FIRE – The Pack 5 MYSTERY MAN (demo version) – Dick Wagner & The Frost 6 BABY WON'T YOU LET ME TELL YOU HOW I LOST MY MIND – The Spike Drivers 7 IT'S TOO LATE – The Pedestrians 8 WHO DO YOU LOVE? - The Woolies 9 MO JO HANNAH – The Underdogs 10 I'M SO GLAD – The Scot Richard Case 11 I NEED YOU – The Rationals 12 SHE MAKES ME HAPPY – The Shaggs 13 WHERE YOU GONNA GO? - The Unrelated Segments 14 TELL ME WHY YOUR LIGHT SHINES – The Lykes Of Us 15 ACTION! (SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS) – Tidal Waves 16 MYSTIC CLOUD – The Pagens 17 THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW – The Innsmen 18 NIGHT WALKIN' – The Unknown 19 DON'T PUT ME ON – The King's Court 20 TILL TOMORROW – House Of Commons 21 A WINNER NEVER QUITS – The Solitary Confinement 22 HELP ME FIND MYSELF – The Troyes 23 CHRISTIANNE – The Hearsemen 24 COME SEE ABOUT ME – Dearborn City Limits 25 OUTSIDE WOMAN BLUES - Felix 26 STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE – The Apostles 27 SOMEHOW – The Thyme 28 I'M ALIVE – Tommy James & The Shondells |
DISC TWO 1 1969 – The Stooges 2 TEENAGE LUST - MC5 3 UP ALL NIGHT - SRC 4 ROAD RUNNER – Brownsville Station 5 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER – Savage Grace 6 HALO OF FLIES – Alice Cooper 7 LIFE EVERLASTING – Earthen Vessel 8 INSIDE LOOKING OUT – Grand Funk Railroad 9 RIGHT AWAY – Head Over Heels 10 PRETTY GIRL WHY - Resolution 11 DREAMS SELECTION - Sunshine 12 WAKE UP PEOPLE - Kopperfield 13 SPIDER'S EYES - Bump 14 I CAN SEE THE LIGHT – The Glass Sun 15 BRAVE NEW WORLD - Boa 16 PAIN IN MY HEART – Frijid Pink 17 I GOT A RIGHT – Iggy & The Stooges |
DISC THREE 1 BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – The Temptations 2 I CALL MY BABY PUSSYCAT - Parliament 3 PSYCHA-SOULA-FUNKADELIC – The Politicians 4 REFLECTIONS – Diana Ross & The Supremes 5 FLOWER GIRL – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 6 SCORPIO – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band 7 INNER CITY BLUES – Rodriguez 8 THE MOTOR CITY IS BURNING – John Lee Hooker 9 HEY BLACK MAN (part one) – Ed Robinson 10 HANGING ON TO A MEMORY – Chairmen Of The Board 11 BRING THE BOYS HOME – Freda Payne 12 INDIANA WANTS ME – R. Dean Taylor 13 TWENTY NINE – Marshall & Newell 14 SIDEWALK CAFE – Rare Earth 15 WALK DOWN THE PATH OF FREEDOM (single version) – Sunday Funnies 16 CAN'T TURN AROUND NOW – Fork In The Road 17 CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE – The Glass House 18 1200 MILES – The Flaming Ember 19 EVERYDAY FUN - T.N.T. 20 THRILLS OF LOVE - Warlock 21 GIMME SHELTER – Ruth Copeland |