#mc5 1969

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"STAY ALIVE WITH THE MC5!" -- A THREE-NIGHT STINT -- LIVE & LOUD IN THE CITY BY THE BAY.

PICS INFO: Mega spotlight on three variations of full-page ads for American hard rock/proto-punk band, MC5, including a glossy color version, for the band's performance at the Straight Theater in San Francisco, California, USA, for three nights, on March 14-16, 1969.

Source: www.splattgallery.com/MC5-6.html.

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HEAD CULTURE MEETS MOTOR CITY MANIA AT ITS MOST BEST-DRESSED.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1509x1766 -- Spotlight on a group portrait of American rock and roll/ proto-punk band, MC5 [MOTOR CITY 5], photographed by Raeanne Rubenstein, c. 1969.

PIC #2: The photograph was later repurposed for "MC5 Total Assault" (2018 UK/EU limited edition triple LP box set, released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the world's most dangerous band, comprising the "Kick Out the Jams" [pressed on Red Vinyl], "Back in the USA" [White Vinyl] and "High Time" [Blue Vinyl] albums, issued in picture sleeves replicating the original artwork complete with a double-sided insert containing photos & essay by Jaan Uhelszki of "CREEM" Magazine, housed inside the hype-stickered picture slipcase.

Sources: https://wct.live/app/10789/enter-to-win-a-trip-mc5/sign-out & Rare Vinyl.

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ELECTRIFY YOUR MIND WITH THE MOTOR CITY 5!

PICS INFO: Resolution at 1080x1794 -- Spotlight on an Elektra Records promo poster for "Kick Out the Jams," the debut album by American rock band, MC5, released in February 1969.

PIC #2: A full-page Elektra Records ad for the first album by the MC5, "Kick Out the Jams," c. February-March 1969.

PIC #3: A full-page ad for the MC5 album in the February 28, 1969 issue of the "Chicago Seed" newspaper.

PIC IV: A full-page Elektra Records ad for the first MC5 album in the March 1, 1969 edition of "The East Village Other" in New York City.

PIC V: A full-page Elektra Records ad for the debut album by the MC5 in the March 8, 1969 issue of the "Los Angeles Free Press" newspaper.

PIC #VI: A full-page ad in the Seattle Helix newspaper for the MC5 at Eagles Auditorium in Seattle, Washington, March 7-8, 1969.

PIC VII: Spotlight on a full-page ad for the MC5 at the Straight Theater in San Francisco, CA, USA, for three nights, March 14-16, 1969.

Sources: www.splattgallery.com/MC5-6.html.

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THE MOTOR CITY BECOMES UNLEASHED IN EARLY '69 -- RAMPAGING THEIR WAY INTO THE BAY AREA.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a full-page ad for "Kick Out the Jams," the debut album by American rock band MC5 [MOTOR CITY 5], released in February 1969 by Elektra Records.

PIC #2: Concert poster design for the MC5, [utilizing the band's debut album cover art] for a string of live dates at the so-called "Straight Theater" in the Bay Area, CA, on March 14-16, 1969.

Sources: https://psychedelic-rocknroll.blogspot.com/2009/05/mc5-kick-out-jams-powerful-rocknroll-us.html & Poster Scene.