Out Now: MC5, TOTAL ASSAULT

The MC5 were one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands to emerge in the 1960s, and the number of individuals who respect and revere the music they recorded and released in their heyday has multiplied over the years. If you aren’t already worshipping at the altar of the band’s first three albums, well, now’s the perfect time to change that, because Rhino has just reissued them in a 3-LP boxset.

TOTAL ASSAULT: 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION is a limited-edition boxed set that features all three of the band’s albums pressed on colored vinyl:

• KICK OUT THE JAMS (red vinyl)
• BACK IN THE USA (white vinyl)
• HIGH TIME (blue vinyl

The albums come in sleeves that faithfully re-create the original releases, including gatefolds for Kick Out The Jams and High Times. All three are housed in a hard slipcase with new art and previously unseen photographs by world renowned photographer Raeanne Rubenstein. The set also includes a new essay by Creem magazine founding editor/writer Jaan Uhelszki.

TOTAL ASSAULT rocks hard. Go get a copy right now, so you can kick out the jams yourself.

MC5 TOTAL ASSAULT: 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
LP Track Listing

KICK OUT THE JAMS

Side One

1. “Ramblin’ Rose”
2. “Kick Out The Jams”
3. “Come Together”
4. “Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)”

Side Two

1. “Borderline”
2. “Motor City Is Burning”
3. “I Want You Right Now”
4. “Starship”

BACK IN THE USA

Side A

1. “Tutti-Frutti”
2. “Tonight”
3. “Teenage Lust”
4. “Let Me Try”
5. “Looking At You”

Side B

1. “High School”
2. “Call Me Animal”
3. “The American Ruse”
4. “Shakin’ Street”
5. “The Human Being Lawnmower”
6. “Back In The U.S.A.”

HIGH TIME

Side A

1. “Sister Anne”
2. “Baby Won’t Ya”
3. “Miss X”
4. “Gotta Keep Movin'”

Side B

1. “Future / Now”
2. “Poison”
3. “Over And Over”
4. “Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)”