E Pluribus Funk by Grand Funk Railroad

E Pluribus Funk, Grand Funk Railroad's fifth studio album, hit the stores on Capitol on November 15, 1971, and even the packaging swaggered. The title twists the national motto into "out of many, Funk", and Ernie Cefalu's original sleeve was perfectly round and coated in a silvery film so the whole thing looked like a giant coin. On the back sat a die-cast image of Shea Stadium, a victory lap for the Flint trio selling the place out in 72 hours and topping the Beatles' attendance mark there.

Inside it's the Grand Funk the critics shrugged at and the crowds couldn't get enough of: Mark Farner's guitar and hollering, Mel Schacher's bass rumbling like a freight train, Don Brewer pounding away behind them. They cut it at Cleveland Recording Company as usual, and it was the last album Terry Knight produced for them.

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