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ARTIST
TITLE
Thunder Express (Yellow Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
FREUD 071Y-LP FREUD 071Y-LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/22/2024

"The legendary Detroit band. Their first single (included here as extra tracks) was released in 1967, they went on to be the 'Official White Panther Party Band' preaching revolutionary ideology alongside dope, sex and r'n'r. They played the infamous 1968 Democratic Convention that turned into a police riot. Their manager, John Sinclair became a hippie martyr after being jailed for ten years for two joints, inspiring John Lennon's '10 For 2' song. They were thrown off their first label, Electra, and signed to Atlantic for two more albums. Now greatly revered as one of the seminal rock'n'roll bands and a huge inspiration for punk. Thunder Express documents their first and last studio work -- six tracks recorded in France in '72 at Studio Castle Herouville for a TV show; plus four tracks from their first two singles from '66 and '68. The title track is a previously unreleased song unavailable elsewhere. Two extra tracks from the rare earliest single 'Borderline,' are added. Includes inner bag with notes and interview from 1970, and the White Panther Party '10-Point Program.'"