Grand Funk Railroad

Gotta Start Somewhere...

Terry Knight & The Pack, The Pack

bunch of singles, 2 lps, 1965-1968 @ Discogs or 45cat

Mark & Don were in this band, recruited Mel from ? & The Mysterions

Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/4, 5/69)

Time Machine³ / High On A Horse Farner (3:17) / Farner (2:35) Capitol 2567, 7/69 BB

	On Time
	Capitol ST-307
	8/25/69 BB [UK: 9/69]
	Back Cover

Side One
Are You Ready	Farner	3:25
Anybody's Answer	Farner	5:15
Time Machine	Farner	3:40
High On A Horse	Farner	2:35
T.N.U.C.	Farner	8:40
Side Two
Into The Sun	Farner	6:25
Heartbreaker	Farner	6:30
Call Yourself A Man	Farner	3:00
Can't Be Too Long	Farner	6:30
Ups And Downs	Farner	4:50

Note: Named after Grand Trunk Western Railroad
 

Texas International Pop Festival(8/30, 31, 9/1/69)

Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/29, 30/69)

Mr Limousine Driver³ / High Falootin' Woman Farner (3:25) / Farner (2:58) Capitol 2691, 12/69 BB

	Grand Funk (aka The Red Album)
	Capitol SKAO-406
	12/29/69 T20 [UK: 1/70]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Got This Thing On The Move	Farner	4:35
Please Don't Worry	Brewer	4:16
High Falootin' Woman	Farner	2:58
Mr Limousine Driver	Farner	4:25
In Need	Farner	7:53
Side Two
Winter And My Soul	Farner	6:35
Paranoid	Farner	7:35
Inside Looking Out	Burdon-Chandler-Lomax-Lomax	9:29

Heartbreaker / Please Don't Worry Farner (6:30) / Farner (4:16) Capitol 2732, 1/70 BB

Sin's A Good Man's Brother³ / Nothing Is The Same Farner (2:59) / Farner (5:10) Capitol 2816, 5/70 did not chart

	Closer To Home
	Capitol SKAO-471
	6/15/70 T20 [UK: 7/70]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Sin's A Good Man's Brother	Farner	4:35
Aimess Lady	Farner	3:25
Nothing Is The Same	Farner	5:10
Mean Mistreater	Farner	4:25
Get It Together	Farner	5:07
Side Two
I Don't Have To Sing The Blues	Farner	4:35
Hooked On Love	Farner	7:10
I'm Your Captain	Farner	9:47

Note: Inside cover shot is from concert at MSG, 2/13/70
 

Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/5/70)

New York Pop(7/17/70)

Closer To Home / Aimless Lady Farner (5:30) / Farner (3:25) Capitol 2877, 7/70 BB Closer is an edit of I'm Your Captain—and you thought Stairway was played to death?

Strawberry Fields Festival(8/9/70)

Mississippi River Festival(8/15/70)

Mean Mistreater³ / Mark Say's Alright Farner (3:50) / Farner (5:06) Capitol 2996, 11/70 BB both sides from Live Album

	Live Album
	Capitol SWBB-633
	11/16/70 T20 [UK: 1/71]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   Poster

Side One
Introduction	-	2:30
Are You Ready	Farner	3:34
Paranoid†	Farner	6:20
In Need	Farner	9:50
Side Two
Heartbreaker	Farner	6:58
Inside Looking Out†	Burdon-Chandler-Lomax-Lomax	12:22
Side Three
Words Of Wisdom	Farner	0:55
Mean Mistreater	Farner	4:40
Mark Say's Alright	Brewer-Farner-Schacher	5:10
T.N.U.C.	Farner	11:45
Side Four
Into The Sun	Farner	12:10

Note: All recordings are unedited and all events are presented here exactly as they occurred.
inside photo: Atlanta International Pop Festival, July 5, 1970
From 2002 CD: recorded 6/23/70, Jacksonville Coliseum, Florida, except:
†6/24/70, West Palm Beach Civic Auditorium. Heartbreaker? take your pick.
 

1/15/71: Royal Albert Hall, London with High Broom

Feelin' Alright / I Want Freedom Mason (4:25) / Farner (4:32) Capitol 3095, 4/71 BB

	Survival
	Capitol SW-764
	4/15/71 T20 [UK: 4/71]
	Back Cover   Photos of real cavemen included

Side One
Country Road	Farner	4:20
All You've Got Is Money	Farner	5:12
Comfort Me	Farner	6:44
Feelin' Allright	Mason	4:25
Side Two
I Want Freedom	Farner	4:32
I Can Feel Him In The Morning	Brewer-Farner	7:13
Gimme Shelter	Jagger-Richards	6:19

July 9, 1971: The bad boys sell outConcert Poster the Metsies home turf Shea Stadium. They sold out 55,000 seats in 72 hours. Parts of the concert were released in the 00s. Ssseesh!

Gimme Shelter³ / I Can Feel Him In The Morning³ Jagger-Richards (3:26) / Brewer-Farner (5:15) Capitol 3160, 8/71 BB

People, Let's Stop The War³ / Save The Land³ Farner (3:33) / Farner (3:12) Capitol 3217, 10/71 did not chart

	E Pluribus Funk
	Capitol SW-853
	11/15/71 T20 [UK: 1/72]
	Back Cover   Insert Front   Insert Back

Side One
Footstompin' Music	Farner	3:45
People, Let's Stop The War	Farner	5:13
Upsetter	Farner	4:09
I Come Tumblin'	Farner	5:42
Side Two
Save The Land	Farner	4:12
No Lies	Farner	3:55
Loneliness	Farner	8:38

Note: Found a better photo. That's Shea Stadium on the reverse.
 

Note: They got much better once they dumped Terry Knight in 1972:
45 Years Ago: The Lawsuits That Derailed Grand Funk Railroad
 

More hit albms followed right thru 76, using Todd Rundgren and then Frank Zappa as producers. Mark kept putting together GFR bands until 1996 when the original three hookep up again.

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