MC5 | Mc5-Heavy Lifting/Mc50Live | CD

MC5 were a US garage rock, heavy psychedelic and proto punk rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1964. The band moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1968 and signed to Elektra Records, which dropped them in 1969 after releasing their debut album Kick Out the Jams. They then signed with Atlantic Records, and by the end of 1972 the group had disbanded.

This limited edition two-disc CD of Heavy Lifting by MC5 was released by Ear Music on 18 October 2024. The first disc is the studio album, produced by Wayne Kramer, Matt Dyson and Bob Ezrin, with guest musicians including Slash, Tom Morello, Vernon Reid and Tim McIlrath. The second disc contains previously unreleased live recordings from the MC50 tour.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Heavy Lifting (Feat. Tom Morello)
2. Barbarians at the Gate
3. Change, No Change
4. The Edge of the Switchblade (Feat. William Duvall & Slash)
5. Black Boots (Feat. Tim McIlrath)
6. I Am the Fun (The Phoney)
7. Twenty-five Miles
8. Because of Your Car
9. Boys Who Play With Matches
10. Blind Eye (Feat. Dennis Thompson)
11. Can't Be Found (Feat. Vernon Reid & Dennis Thompson)
12. Blessed Release
13. Hit It Hard (Feat. Joe Berry)

Disc 2

1. Ramblin' Rose
2. Kick Out the Jams
3. Come Together
4. Motor City Is Burning
5. Borderline
6. Gotta Keep Movin'
7. Future/Now
8. Poison
9. Shakin' Street
10. Sister Anne