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Group members

MARK FARNER :  guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano.

DON BREWER :  drums, percussion, vocals.

MEL SCHACHER :  bass, vocals (except Grand Funk Lives and What's Funk).

DENNIS BELLINGER :  bass, vocals (on Grand Funk Lives and What's Funk).

CRAIG FROST :  keyboards (from Phoenix to Good Singin' Good Playin').

U.S. Albums Discography

( and personal ratings - click on album titles for details )

ON TIME  (1969)  A-

GRAND FUNK  (1969)  A-

CLOSER TO HOME  (1970)  A-

LIVE ALBUM  (1970, 2LP, live)  A-

SURVIVAL  (1971)  A-

E PLURIBUS FUNK  (1971)  B+

PHOENIX  (1972)  B

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND  (1973)  B

SHININ' ON  (1974)  B

ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD BEWARE!!!  (1974)  B-

CAUGHT IN THE ACT  (1975, 2LPs, live)  B+

BORN TO DIE  (1976)  B-

GOOD SINGIN' GOOD PLAYIN'  (1976)  B

GRAND FUNK LIVES  (1981)  C+

WHAT'S FUNK  (1983)  C

U.S. Singles Discography

• Time Machine / High On A Horse  (1969)  Capitol 2567

• Mr. Limousine Driver / High Falootin' Woman  (1969)  Capitol 2691

• Heartbreaker / Please Don't Worry  (1969)  Capitol 2732

• Sin's A Good Man's Brother / Nothing Is The Same  (1970)  Capitol 2816

• Closer To Home / Aimless Lady  (1970)  Capitol 2877  Closer to Home (aka I'm Your Captain) is shortened here to around 5:30

• Mean Mistreater / Mark Says Alright  (1970)  Capitol 2996

• Feelin' Alright / I Want Freedom  (1971)  Capitol 3095

• Gimme Shelter / I Can Feel Him In The Morning  (1971)  Capitol 3160

• People Let's Stop The War / Save The Land  (1971)  Capitol 3217

• Footstompin' Music / I Come Tumblin'  (1972)  Capitol 3255

• Upsetter / No Lies  (1972)  Capitol 3313

• Rock'n'Roll Soul / Flight Of The Phoenix  (1972)  Capitol 3363

• We're An American Band / Creepin'  (1973)  Capitol 3660  First copies on orange vinyl

• Walk Like A Man / The Railroad  (1973)  Capitol 3760

• The Locomotion / Destitute And Losin'  (1974)  Capitol 3840  Side B non-LP

• Shinin' On / Mr. Pretty Boy  (1974)  Capitol 3917

• Some Kind Of Wonderful / Wild  (1975)  Capitol 4002

• Bad Time / Good And Evil  (1975)  Capitol 4046

• Take Me / Geneviéve  (1976)  Capitol 4199

• Sally / Love Is Dyin'  (1976)  Capitol 4235

• Can You Do It / 1976  (1976)  MCA 6224

• Pass It Around / Don't Let'em Take Your Gun  (1976)  MCA 6366

• Y.O.U. / Testify  (1981)  Warner Bros. 49823

Italian Singles Discography

• Heartbreaker / Please Don't Worry  (1969)  Capitol-EMI 006-80349

• Closer To Home / Sin's A Good Man's Brother  (1970)  Capitol-EMI 006-80604

• Feelin' Alright / I Want Freedom  (1971)  Capitol-EMI 006-80814

• Gimme Shelter / I Can Feel Him In The Morning  (1971)  Capitol-EMI 006-80941

• People Let's Stop The War / Save The Land  (1972)  Capitol-EMI 006-81010

• Footstompin' Music / I Come Tumblin'  (1972)  Capitol-EMI 006-81064

• Upsetter / No Lies  (1972)  Capitol-EMI 006-81115

• Rock'n'Roll Soul / Flight Of The Phoenix  (1972)  Capitol-EMI 006-81270

• We're An American Band / Creepin'  (1973)  Capitol-EMI 006-81486

• Walk Like A Man / The Railroad  (1973)  Capitol-EMI 006-81550

• The Locomotion / Destitute And Losin'  (1974)  Capitol-EMI 006-81630

• Shinin' On / Mr. Pretty Boy  (1974)  Capitol-EMI 006-81693

• Some Kind Of Wonderful / Wild  (1975)  Capitol-EMI 006-81816

• Bad Time / Good And Evil  (1975)  Capitol-EMI 006-81879

• Take Me / Geneviéve  (1976)  Capitol-EMI 006-82117

• Can You Do It / 1976  (1976)  MCA-EMI 006-06224

• Pass It Around / Don't Let'em Take Your Gun  (1976)  MCA-EMI 006-06366

Other important releases

MARK, DON & MEL 1969-71  (Capitol SABB-11042, 2LPs, 1971)  comp

GRAND FUNK HITS  (Capitol ST-11579, 1976)  comp

HEAVY HITTERS  (Capitol 52744, 1992)  CD-only comp that I've included here because it contains the 7" version of I'm Your Captain, available on CD only here and in the Japanese CD of Closer To Home.

Solo discographies

MARK FARNER

MARK FARNER  (Atlantic SD-18232, 1977)  B-

NO FRILLS  (Atlantic SD-19196, 1978)  B-

JUST ANOTHER INJUSTICE  (Frontline RO-9033, 1988)

WAKE UP...  (Frontline RO-9060, 1989)

MARK FARNER & DON BREWER

MONUMENTAL FUNK  (Quadico 7401, 1974)  Pre-Grand Funk recordings. First numbered copies were picture discs.

Related groups

FLINT   (Don Brewer, Mel Schacher, Billy Elworthy)

FLINT  (Columbia JC-35574, 1977)  C

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