MC5 Back In The USA 1970 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS - FANTASTIC LOUD CLEAN SOUND EX+
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113
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150
£ 113
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Oct 9, 2015
Sold Date
Sep 29, 2015
Start Date
£ 48
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Great Britain
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MC5 Back In The USA 1970 UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS - FANTASTIC LOUD CLEAN SOUND EX+
MC5Back in the U.S.A.
UK ATLANTIC (2400016) FIRST PRESSING (February 1970)
GREAT COPY - WELL PLAYED BUT WELL CARED FOR AND DELIVERING SUPERB SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
MATRIX: 2400016 A//1 1 1 3 / 2400016 B//1 1 1 2
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATED ’119’ (November, 1969)
While lacking the monumental impact of Kick Out the Jams, the MC5's second album is in many regards their best and most influential, its lean, edgy sound anticipating the emergence of both the punk and power pop movements to follow later in the decade. Bookended by a pair of telling covers -- Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." -- the disc is as much a look back at rock & roll's origins as it is a push forward into the music's future; given the Five's vaunted revolutionary leanings, for instance, it's both surprising and refreshing to discover the record's emotional centrepiece is a doo wop-inspired ballad, "Let Me Try," that's the most lovely and gentle song in their catalog. The recurring theme which drives Back in the USA is adolescence, its reminiscences alternately fond and embittered -- while cuts like "Tonight," "Teenage Lust," "High School," and "Shakin' Street" celebrate youth in all its rebellious glory, others like "The American Ruse" and "The Human Being Lawnmower" condemn a system which eats its young, filling their heads with lies before sending them off to war. Equally gripping is the record's singular sound -- produced by Jon Landau with an almost complete disregard for the bottom end, Back in the USA captures a live-wire intensity 180 degrees removed from the group's live sound yet perfectly suited to the material at hand, resulting in music which not only salutes the power of rock & roll but also reaffirms it
Side 1:
Tutti-Frutti (1:27)
Tonight (2:32)
Teenage Lust (2:34)
Let Me Try (4:12)
Looking At You (3:00)
Side 2:
High School (2:39)
Call Me Animal (2:03)
The American Ruse (2:28)
Shakin' Street (2:18)
The Human Being Lawnmower (2:22)
Back In The USA (2:35)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, bright, unmarked labels - numerous spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Hairlines under bright light consistent with a well played copy but no scratches or marks of any audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Stunning sound - loud, sharp, fresh and incredibly immediate - full of restless energy and excitement and my play-check at volume found little to fault - just a touch of low-level surface between some of the tracks - no scratches, clicks or pops or any other audible distractions of any kind - exceptionally clean on the quieter tracks - fantastic copy of this hard to find UK original - a strong EX+
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Deep gloss to the laminated surfaces - no edge wear to speak of - just some shop creases to the spine - all text is clear and bold - a fine example
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606 (GS 6.9.3 (606))
