= MARBLE WAX = 1973 ORIG GRAND FUNK AMERICAN BAND Hard HEAVY

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       MEGA-Rare MARBLE VINYL limited edition 1974

                          metallic GOLD gatefold

               AMERICAN BAND

EYE-POPPING MARBLE VINYL in mint condition!

Never knew of a marble vinyl issue ...must be exceedingly rare!

Original 1973 very first pressing contains the special ultra-limited eye-striking MARBLE WAX in gold metallic gatefold jacket and comes with the black inner sleeve  ...

We're An American Band.......... GRAND FUNK RAILROAD

Slightly more infectious song oriented hardrock-based than their previous work, the band plays as if it can do no wrong on this strong set. Produced by Todd Rundgren, the album spawned such gems as the rowdy and autobiographical title track, as well as such other highlights as "The Railroad," "Stop Looking Back," and "Ain't Got Nobody."

They lost the 'Railroad' in their name but they gained a producer (Todd Rundgren) and a #1 hit single! Music critics universally hated the blue collar boys from Flint, Michigan, known as Grand Funk Railroad... while long hair, denim clad teens throughout the heartland of America craved their music. Following a long line of big-selling albums and successful tours, GFR cut We're An American Band, which is a '70's hard rock classic.

The title track is an anthem of epic proportions, that will forever withstand the test of time, while "The Railroad" is a huge cult favorite, the tracks within bleed emotion. "Black Licorice", pays homage to a beautiful ebony woman, while "Walk Like a Man" is an infectious track, featuring chest beating vocals from drummer Don Brewer. Grand Funk Railroad were one of the biggest and most popular hard rock groups of the early to mid 70's, they were topping the charts and selling out concerts, and few hard rock bands could do without writing a sappy love song. However, nowadays when the topic of discussion is "legendary hard rock bands", Grand Funk Railroad rarely get mentioned, because they weren't as influential as say, Led Zeppelin or Van Halen. However, this shows Grand Funk at their full potential, and this is widely considered their most popular, even best, album.

We're An American Band was produced by Todd Rundgren and moved major units ~

We're an American Band

Stop Lookin' Back

Creepin'

Black Licorice

Railroad, The

Ain't Got Nobody

Walk Like a Man

Loneliest Rider

Hooray

The End

CONDITION: The Cover: The metallic gold gatefold cover is solid all over, VG++ prior use was careful even still with little minor scuffs visible = old metallic covers from the late 60's/early 70's such as this do not stand the test of time and wear easily just standing still...this copy is well preserved and solid with NO other issues. No bends, no writing and no split seams

The Vinyl:  is clean shiny over both sides, M- very rare pressed on MARBLE VINYL ... never heard of this pressing before - gotta be extremely rare! Looks real clean, expect play grade to be without audio problems and play CLEAN ....

The black inner sleeve is free of tears