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MC5
Detroit, Michigan, USA
* 1964

Line-Up (2022):

Vicki Randle - voc
Wayne Kramer - g,voc,kb
Stevie Salas - g
Brad Brooks
Stephen Perkins - ds

Former Members:

Rob Tyner (voc,hca, 1967-2/72)
Fred 'Sonic' Smith (g, 1964-2/72)
Rob Tyner (bg, 1964-66); Pat Burrows (bg, do 1966); Michael Davis (bg, 1966-2/72)
Bob Gaspar (ds, do 1966); Dennis Thompson (ds, 1966-2/72)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Kick Out The Jams produced by: Jac Holzman/Bruce Botnick	2/1969	Electra			30
2.	Back In The U.S.A. produced by: Jon Landau	2/1970	Atlantic
3.	High Time produced by: MC5/Geoffrey Haslam	9/1971	Atlantic
4.	Babes In Arms	7/1983	ROIR
5.	Do It	1987	Revenge
6.	Live Detroit 68/69	1988	Revenge
7.	Vintage Years	1991	NKVD
8.	Back To Come	5/1994	Receiver
9.	Looking At You	11/1994	Receiver
10.	Power Trip (Alive)	11/1994
11.	American Ruse (Alive)	2/1995
12.	Thunder Express - One Day In The Studio	2/1995	Skydog
13.	Ice Pick Slim (Alive)	3/1995
14.	Starship	12.10.1998
15.	66 Breakout	22.06.1999
16.	Motor City Is Burning - MC5 Live	11/1999	Sanctuary
17.	The Big Bang!: Best Of The MC5	15.02.2000	Rhino
18.	Human Being Lawnmower: The Baddest & Maddest of MC5 produced by: John Sinclair	14.05.2002	Total Energy
19.	Extended Versions	12.10.2004	Collectables
20.	Are You Ready to Testify: The Live Bootleg Anthology	11.01.2005	Castle Music
21.	Greatest Hits	21.08.2007	Rhino
22.	Live at the Grande Ballroom 1968	21.08.2007	Get Back
23.	Live at the Saginaw Civic Centre, Jan. 1, 1970	21.08.2007	Get Back
24.	I Can Only Give You Everything	01.10.2007	Get Back Punk
25.	Anthology	29.04.2008	Cleopatra
26.	The Big Bang! Best Of The MC5	18.06.2009	Rhino
27.	Anthology 1965-1971	26.01.2010	Cleopatra
28.	Purity Accuracy	13.02.2010	Easy Action
29.	Black to Comm / Live at the Royal Festival Hall London (2CD)	06.12.2011	Easy Action
30.	The Very Best of MC5	19.06.2012	Hi Horse
31.	Kick Out The Jams! 1966-1970	14.08.2012	Cleopatra
32.	Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution	26.09.2012	Belvedere
33.	*Kick Out The Jams Motherfcker!**	25.02.2015	Cleopatra
34.	Heavy Lifting produced by: Bob Ezrin	18.10.2024

Wayne Kramer:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Death Tongue credited to: Wayne Kramer's Death Tongue	4/1992	Curio
2.	The Hard Stuff	12/1994	Epitaph
3.	Dangerous Madness	27.02.1996	Epitaph
4.	Citizen Wayne	05.05.1997	Epitaph
5.	LLMF (Live Like A Mutherfucker)	02.11.1998	Epitaph
6.	Cocaine Blues 1974/1978 & Pink Fairies	31.10.2000	Total Energy
7.	The Return Of Citizen Wayne	28.05.2002	MuscleTone
8.	Adult World	16.07.2002	Muscle Tone
9.	Gang War & Johnny Thunders	15.06.2004	Jungle
10.	Mad for the Racket & Brian James	24.02.2009	DM
11.	More Dangerous Madness	24.02.2009	DM

Rob Tyner:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Blood Brothers	1990

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Can Only Give You Everything / I Just Don't Know	1966	AMG
2.	Looking At You / Borderline	3/1968	A2
3.	Kick Out The Jams / Motor City Is Burning	2/1969	Elektra		82
4.	I Can Only Give You Everything / One Of The Guys	1969	AMG
5.	Ramblin' Rose / Borderline	1969	Elektra
6.	Tonight / Looking At You	10/1970	Atlantic
7.	Shakin' Street / The American Ruse	1970	Atlantic
8.	Kick Out The Jams / Motor City Is Burning	15.05.2009	Elektra
9.	Kick Out The Jams / The American Ruse	12.08.2009	Cleopatra
10.	Heavy Lifting	09.03.2022
11.	Boys Who Play With Matches	06.06.2024

Wayne Kramer:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Ramblin' Rose / Get Some	16.09.1977	Stiffwick
2.	The Harder They Come / East Side Girl	1979	Radar
3.	Negative Girls / Street Warfare	1983	Pure&Easy
4.	Spike Heels credited to: Wayne Kramer's Death Tongue	1987	Curio

Rob Tyner:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Till The Night Is Gone (Let's Rock) / Flipside Rock & Eddie And The Hot The Rods	11.11.1977	Island

Videos:

1. Black to Comm / Live at the Royal Festival Hall London - 06.12.2011, Easy Action, live

Movies:

1. A True Testament (2002, documentary, directed by David C. Thomas)

Bibliography:

Wayne Kramer: The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, The MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities (14.8.2018)

Awards:

2024 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Various:

original name The Motor City Five
since 1967 MC5
managed by John Sinclair
poslední gig 31.12.1971
disbanded 2/1972
reunited 3/2022

Compilation Appearances:

"Kick Out The Jams" on OST "The Future Is Unwritten" (3.4.07, Legacy)
"Kick Out the Jams (Uncensored Version)" na OST "CBGB" (8.10.13, Omnivore)

Wayne Kramer:

appeared on the LP:

Was (Not Was): Was (Not Was) (1981)
Was (Not Was): Born To Laugh At Tornadoes (1983)
The Deviants: Human Garbage (1984)
GG Allin: Hated In The Nation (1986, ROIR)
Bad Religion: Stranger Than Fiction (5.9.94, Dragnet/Sony)
Mudhoney: Since We've Become Translucent (19.8.02, Sub Pop)
Mitch Ryder: Detroit Breakout! (14.6.19, Cleopatra)

Compilation Appearances:

"Children Are People Too" on Johnny Thunders tribute "I Only Wrote This Song For You" (26.9.94, Castle)
"It's All Too Much" on George Harrison tribute LP "Songs From the Material World: A Tribute to George Harrison" (25.2.03, Koch Entertainment)

Fred "Sonic" Smith:

1.3.1980 married Patti Smith

appeared on the LP:

Iggy Pop: New Values (1979, Arista)
Tom Verlaine: Tom Verlaine (9/79, Elektra)
Richard Lloyd: Alchemy (1/80, Elektra)
Tom Verlaine: Dreamtime (10/81, Elektra)
Tom Verlaine: Words From The Front (6/82, Virgin)
Tom Verlaine: Cover (24.8.84, Virgin)
Patti Smith: Dream Of Life (6/88, Arista)
Tom Verlaine: Warm And Cool (13.4.92, Rough Trade)
Tom Verlaine: Songs And Other Things (4/06, Thrill Jockey)

produced by LP:

Patti Smith: Dream Of Life (6/88, Arista)

Dennis Thompson:

appeared on the LP:

GG Allin: Hated In The Nation (1986, ROIR)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	10		19	Pelmel
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	43	04.12.1997	167	Hard & Heavy Masters
1999	10	18.03.1999	25	A léta běží ...	profile
2000	6	23.03.2000	43	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1988	5		7
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	12.02.1972	8		profile
1974	30	27.07.1974	33
1977	23	04.06.1977	23	Albums	album review
1994	38	01.10.1994	11	A.W.O.L.
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	10.08.1974	16	Deja Vu
1974	0	14.12.1974	8	Thrills
1976	0	20.11.1976	12
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	7	06.04.1992	25	Profily	profile
1995	6	28.03.1995	6	Galerie
1997	7		46		profile
1999	12		14	Pelmel
2000	4		101	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	5		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2002	6		7	Co víme, povíme	discography
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2000	6		79	Nová alba	album review