{"product_id":"various-a-square-of-course","title":"Various - A-Square (Of Course)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeep Holland’s Ann Arbor label and agency A-Square was the flashpoint for the late 1960s Detroit rock revolution. “A-Square (Of Course)” features historic recordings by luminaries MC5, Thyme, Scot Richard Case and Frost, plus the rarely-heard Prime Movers, with a young Iggy Pop on lead vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Del Shannon through Mitch Ryder and Motown and its many offshoots and imitators, Michigan’s rock’n’roll past is tremendously rich – but without a doubt, it is the “high energy” Grande Ballroom era of the MC5 and Stooges that has captures the imagination of the rock fan. Detroit’s rock scene of the late 60s was part of the grass roots rock milieu, clustered in towns like Flint, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, East Lansing and, significantly, the college town of Ann Arbor, forty miles west of Detroit. This was the place that music fanatic Hugh “Jeep” Holland established his set up. Jeep traditionally does not get the credit he deserves in his stewardship of Detroit 60s rock’n’roll between 1965-70 but to a large extent, he was the region’s first tastemaker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIG BEAT","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53021389390166,"sku":"MRM-00216","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/CDWIKD-274_1200_1200.png?v=1785239994","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/various-a-square-of-course","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}