The most populous city in the state of Michigan, Detroit exuded a rock 'n' roll mentality like no other American town. Famously home to Tamla Motown, the Motor City also hosted a plethora of artless teen garage bands, blue-collar heartland rockers Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, proto- punks The Stooges and MC5, the P-Funk psychedelic soul crew and hard rock heavyweights like Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad and Frijid Pink. Named after the John Lee Hooker/MC5 song that referenced the heavily-reported Detroit civil unrest of July 1967, ‘Motor City Is Burning’ is a four-hour, 3CD primer of the Michigan music scene during its late 60s/early 70s heyday. It features all of the aforementioned acts as well as such names as Tommy James & The Shondells, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Freda Payne, Chairmen Of The Board and Rodriguez. Hit singles (Question Mark & The Mysterians, The Supremes, The Temptations, R. Dean Taylor) are joined by key album cuts, cult 45s and a raft of private label or unissued-at- the-time tracks. A 48-page booklet with rare photos and the story behind each track chronicles Michigan's leading venues, principal recording studios, local labels and key backroom players as well as the bands themselves.

Track List:
96 TEARS - ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians
JENNY TAKE A RIDE! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION – Terry Knight & The Pack
NEXT TO YOUR FIRE – The Pack
MYSTERY MAN (demo version) – Dick Wagner & The Frost
BABY WON'T YOU LET ME TELL YOU HOW I LOST MY MIND – The Spike Drivers
IT'S TOO LATE – The Pedestrians
WHO DO YOU LOVE? - The Woolies
MO JO HANNAH – The Underdogs
I'M SO GLAD – The Scot Richard Case
I NEED YOU – The Rationals
SHE MAKES ME HAPPY – The Shaggs
WHERE YOU GONNA GO? - The Unrelated Segments
TELL ME WHY YOUR LIGHT SHINES – The Lykes Of Us
ACTION! (SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS) – Tidal Waves
MYSTIC CLOUD – The Pagens
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW – The Innsmen
NIGHT WALKIN' – The Unknown
DON'T PUT ME ON – The King's Court
TILL TOMORROW – House Of Commons
A WINNER NEVER QUITS – The Solitary Confinement
HELP ME FIND MYSELF – The Troyes
CHRISTIANNE – The Hearsemen
COME SEE ABOUT ME – Dearborn City Limits
OUTSIDE WOMAN BLUES - Felix
STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE – The Apostles
SOMEHOW – The Thyme
I'M ALIVE – Tommy James & The Shondells
1969 – The Stooges
TEENAGE LUST - MC5
UP ALL NIGHT - SRC
ROAD RUNNER – Brownsville Station
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER – Savage Grace
HALO OF FLIES – Alice Cooper
LIFE EVERLASTING – Earthen Vessel
INSIDE LOOKING OUT – Grand Funk Railroad
RIGHT AWAY – Head Over Heels
PRETTY GIRL WHY - Resolution
DREAMS SELECTION - Sunshine
WAKE UP PEOPLE - Kopperfield
SPIDER'S EYES - Bump
I CAN SEE THE LIGHT – The Glass Sun
BRAVE NEW WORLD - Boa
PAIN IN MY HEART – Frijid Pink
I GOT A RIGHT – Iggy & The Stooges
BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – The Temptations
I CALL MY BABY PUSSYCAT - Parliament
PSYCHA-SOULA-FUNKADELIC – The Politicians
REFLECTIONS – Diana Ross & The Supremes
FLOWER GIRL – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
SCORPIO – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
INNER CITY BLUES – Rodriguez
THE MOTOR CITY IS BURNING – John Lee Hooker
HEY BLACK MAN (part one) – Ed Robinson
HANGING ON TO A MEMORY – Chairmen Of The Board
BRING THE BOYS HOME – Freda Payne
INDIANA WANTS ME – R. Dean Taylor
TWENTY NINE – Marshall & Newell
SIDEWALK CAFE – Rare Earth
WALK DOWN THE PATH OF FREEDOM (single version) – Sunday Funnies
CAN'T TURN AROUND NOW – Fork In The Road
CRUMBS OFF THE TABLE – The Glass House
1200 MILES – The Flaming Ember
EVERYDAY FUN - T.N.T.
THRILLS OF LOVE - Warlock
GIMME SHELTER – Ruth Copeland