For Sale: John Sinclair. Guitar Army (Street Writings / Prison Writings). NYC, NY: Douglas Book Corporation,  1972.

Description

Guitar Army is John Sinclair’s saga of the “rock & roll guerrillas”,  — the MC5. He managed them until his imprisonment in July 1969. No one played a more important role in the in the Detroit / MC5 / Stooges canon than Sinclair. That much is certain.

Check out the documentary “Danny Says“. One of my favorite parts in the doc? Don’t miss Sinclair talking about signing the MC5 and The Stooges to Elektra records — on the same day.

The book is a series of documents and underground newspaper columns from the era of the White Panther Party and its successor, the Rainbow People’s Party. It’s an analyses and postulation regarding the emergence and development of what the author called “the rainbow culture”. And it contains over 100 photographs, posters, cartoons and other graphic documents of the rainbow rock and roll revolution — all printed on multi-colored pages throughout. Gary Grimshaw, known as the “Rainbow People Party” artist, designed the book.

If you’re a fan of the MC5, then you’ve probably heard of Guitar Army. John Sinclair chronicles the rise of the 1960s Detroit rock scene. It’s a fascinating look into how the Detroit scene changed America’s cultural landscape. The book is in wraps and near fine, unread condition — and is an absolute must-have for any fan of the 60’s underground / drug culture, the history of Detroit rock, the White Panther Party, “prison writing” or the MC5 .