{"product_id":"mc5-detroit-1970-1968-bootleg-cassette-vg","title":"MC5 - Detroit 1970\/1968 Bootleg Cassette VG+","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMC5 - Live Detroit 68\/69 (The \"Revenge\" Sessions)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThis specific pairing of dates is famous for documenting the two distinct \"faces\" of the MC5: the sprawling, avant-garde revolutionaries of 1968 and the high-octane, proto-punk professionals of 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_9b0b4501a0b84c8d-50\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-52 citation-end-52\"\u003eSide A: Saginaw Civic Center (Jan 1, 1970) - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRecorded during the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\"\u003eBack in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e era, this is the band at their tightest. \u003cspan class=\"citation-51 citation-end-51\"\u003eThe set is shorter and punchier, featuring \"Looking at You\" and \"Fire of Love.\"\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It is famously high-energy, delivered with a \"workmanlike\" ferocity that contrasts with their earlier psychedelic sprawl.  \u003cem\u003e(Note:  while the venue is listed as the \"Saginaw Civic Center\", that building didn't open until 1972 and the recording is actually believed to be the Saginaw Auditorium or a similar local hall, captured during MC5's New Year's Day residency)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSide B: Detroit (Aug 9, 1968) - \u003c\/b\u003eThis captures the band at the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"40\"\u003eGrande Ballroom\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"59\"\u003eUnitarian Church\u003c\/b\u003e sessions during the \"Zenta New Year\" era. This side is defined by the 10+ minute \"Black to Comm,\" a sonic assault of feedback and free-jazz exploration. It is the sound of the band that \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"262\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e called \"the only band that can make you want to overthrow the government\".  This performance captures the band just weeks before the DNC protests in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eBootleg cassette of MC5 with two (2) live performances in Michigan in 1968 and 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee photos for condition; guaranteed to play VG+ or better.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CS5 Vinyl and Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139741597827,"sku":null,"price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/3553\/6003\/files\/IMG_0205.jpg?v=1778458444","url":"https:\/\/cs5music.com\/products\/mc5-detroit-1970-1968-bootleg-cassette-vg","provider":"CS5 Vinyl and Memorabilia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}