Mark Don & Mel 1969-71 Audiophile Limited Anniversary Edition

Mark Don & Mel 1969-1971 was THE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD in all their raw, nasty, sexual, high energy, Live sounding Power Trio madness. This is a Great compilation double album. I am guessing Capitol wanted to capitalize on GFR'S huge success with this semi hits album (retrospective) so hear it came very early in there career. It was great for all us GFR Fanatics as well, It was a double Album with a fold out jacket with had great pictures and an fantastic poster, filled with small to medium size pictures. Each album had a dust jacket that had more pictures but mostly articles and charts. The articles were mostly negative and that was a smart move capitalizing on the critics hate of GFR and the fans love of the band. This double album set contains songs from there great debut On Time; There second self titled album, we fans call, the Red Album; There third Album Closer to Home, which has there masterpiece song, I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home; There forth Album, LIVE ALBUM, the rawest nastiest, sweatiest, dripping in sex live album of all time; there 5th Album a very different and moody introspective album, Survival; and there 6th album one of rock and rolls best FM rockers, E Pluribus Funk, which was shaped like a coin. All these albums helped rank GFR with the Great's of the 70s like Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. GFR recorded their album's as you would record a live album, and the only overdubs are putting some rhythm guitar where the leads are (all of GFRs, Terry Knight Produced albums, were done the same way, as fast as possible and with little to No Frills). Mark, Don & Mel represents what was what GFR was all about, hard, heavy. loud, in your face, but they could also be introspective and somber, and they could even give us beautiful softer songs as well I.E. I'm Your Captain and Loneliness. GFR had a special power trio music blend that was unmatched; that sound had Mel Schacher Playing his BOOMING BASS behind the note. Don Brewer Playing his POUNDING DRUMS ahead of the Note and Mark Farner playing his wild rhythms and screeching leads on GUITAR anywhere; before, after, or in the middle of the note. Or to be more accurate Don playing at the beginning of the note, Mel playing at the end of the note and Mark going wherever he wants with his wild rhythms and scorching leads. This sound made GFR something unique and special and gave them a driven sound, that made you feel like your moving. Don and Mark do great Vocal Harmonies and both are excellent lead singers as well. All of GFRs first 6 albums are special album's every hard rock fan should have in there collection. If not get this one Mark, Don & Mel, it covers that period. GFRs sound can't be faked or copied, its something natural to the three musicians. This double album captures what millions of fans of GFR still reminisce about to this day. This edition of Mark, Don & Mel is the first time ever the set had been released on CD; It is being done by Iconoclassic Records, who do a great job on these projects. It is The first worldwide legal release of Mark, Don & Mel on CD and is remastered by Grammy Award Winner Vic Anesini. The CD set contains a mini poster (of the big original) as well as the Dust jackets which is all a fold out of the insert. The Poster is cool but the dust jacket stuff, you need a magnifying glass to read. I am glad it is there though. As you swing them middle part of the CD holder open you see the inside of the Mark Don and Mel album; And on the back of the foldout is also the write up which was on the back of the original Album set. The CD's look like the Record Labels used for the Mark Don and Mel Albums back in 1971. The CD sounds very good, I give a thumbs up to the mastering. This is a must have CD set for every GFR fan and Every fan of Hard Rock. Is there someone standing Just out side your door?Hear is the track listingTrack Listing:CD 11. Time Machine2. Into The Sun3. Heartbreaker4. Feelin' Alright5. Footstompin' Music6. Paranoid7. LonelinessCD 21. Are You Ready2. Mean Mistreater3. T.N.U.C.4. Inside Looking OutCloser To Home (I'm Your Captain)It was a long wait, its finally hear. Now we need someone to release GFRs famous Shea Stadium concert on DVD.

If you have ever wondered where the reporters for Fake News came from, look no further than their forefathers, the music critic's of the late sixties and early seventies. They absolutely hated this hard working, hard rocking trio, Grand Funk Railroad. GFR was the front-runners of heavy metal. Promoters realized that they (the promoters) could fill a stadium with one or two bands, not fifteen or twenty, and make stacks of cash ( the promoters not the bands). Critic's tho hated GFR. Farner couldn't write and Don and Mel couldn't play. Boy, were they way off base, just like the reporters of today. Listening to this double album made me realize where I got my rock&roll roots. I was in high school 1969-71, the years that the cuts were taken from for this album. These were also the years that they were the top band in the world. These guys were against the War, but they gave free shows for the soldiers over seas. They loved their fans but yet the critic's really hated them, much like our President today. They didn't care what critic's said, they were about the people. They were one of the first bands that put out radio spots telling us to stay off hard drugs. All of their important work is here... Time Machine... Into The Sun... Heartbreaker... Paranoid... Mean Mistreater.... Inside Looking Out... all the way up to Closer to Home. These are the important years. By 1971, I had graduated high school and moved on to Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Who. But GFR along with Stepphenwolf were one of the first bands that I saw in concert. Later on I was fortunate to have seen Zeppelin twice and The Who eight times ( seven times with Keith Moon, before his untimely demise). But I owe my start to GFR and Stepphenwolf. The cuts on this album is a reminder of where I came from. Thank you Mark, Don &Mel. I'm grateful that you didn't listen to the critic's, but of course the great ones never do, you continued to work for the fans. Almost forgot to mention that they also did a killer cover of Dave Mason's, Feeling Alright.

People as diverse as Garth Brooks, filmmaker Michael Moore and Gibby Haynes of The Butthole Surfers have praised Grand Funk Railroad. I own everything GFR has recorded ( including this same collection on vinyl ), so I didn't really need to own this, but I was delighted to see it's long overdue emergence on CD and had to have it. For those who like Grand Funk's early years, and who do not own their first six records, this "best of" collection is a must. It was assembled in 1972 by the late Terry Knight, after the band had fired him as their manager, but for some reason has never legitimately shown up on CD until now. Thankfully, it also includes a downsized replica of the original poster that came with the vinyl set. The mastering and editing are top knotch, and the mini-Lp format is great.People may not remember this, but no one sold more records and concert seats in the US in 1970 and 1971 than Grand Funk Railroad. Not The Stones, Zeppelin, Doors or anyone. They were HUGE, critics despised them, and fans couldn't get enough of them. This collection, lovingly recreated 40 years on, gives fans a taste of why they were so popular, and how they sounded like no other band before or since. If you are even a casual GFR fan, and prefer the Terry Knight sound, this collection is perfect for you. Hopefully, you'll be impressed enough by what you hear to go out and buy the CDs these tracks came from.

The Album itself is classic and needs no review. What is more important is that Amazon (LLC) ships albums in the most safest way compared to other sellers. They actually double box and use a heavy duty primary album shipping box. This almost guarantees that there will be no damage to the album cover resulting from rough handling during shipping. I have had to return so many albums because of damaged record album covers that were damaged during shipment that were shipped from different shippers because of weak shipping boxing that they used but so far "NONE" that came directly from Amazon (LLC).

I was a teenager when this album was released, one of my favourites then, still is today.

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Outstanding Service!! Outstanding Price!! Outstanding Music!! What a piece of treasure. Mark, Don and Mel is 100% Classic Music. The MQA-CD Version is simply the best. Thank you for Amazon Japan for having this truly outstanding CD available to purchase. Highly recommend this product.

Mi colección de gastados vinilos de G. .F. R. pasa a DVD poco a poco. Estupendo el mini-poster. Buen sonido