GRAND FUNK RAILROAD/GRAND FUNK E-ST 406 (-69) UK

  A Michigan trio, formed early 1969, that for the larger part have been under my radar. Had a couple of their later efforts in the eighties but always thought those came out a little too bland. This, their second LP, is certainly not. Instead I get simple but catchy melodies spiced with tons of raw innovative guitars to meritoriously pumping bass and guitars. All cuts but one - the Animals cover "Inside Looking Out" - self penned. This is a top exemple of how heavy blues emerged into hard rock. Violent and sweet at the same time with both jazzy and psych interludes. It all works so well together it's hard to pick favorite tracks, but why not the opening one - "Got This Thing On The Move" - with its rhythm changes, disted guitars and superb bass lines, or the psych hard rock "Winter And My Soul", or the fierce "Inside Looking Out" cover, again with tophole guitars and bass. Full album below. Listening to it now I'm almost ashamed it took me over fifty years to discover, but better late than never. Issued and reissued in all possible formats all over the world through the years. Premiere US on Capitol (SKAO 406) in a fold/out cover. Japan 2002 remastered CD (Capitol TOCP 67002) came with two bonus tracks. First UK had label as shown here in a thin single laminated or matt cover with EMI ad inner.