MC5:KICK OUT THE JAMS. 1969 U.K. ORIGINAL LP. EKS 74042
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OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I WILL BE LISTING A LOAD OF VINTAGE 'COLLECTABLE' LP'S, WHICH ARE "WELL USED" ~ (NOT IN THE BEST OF CONDITION) BUT MAY SUFFICE,'TIL AN AFFORDABLE BETTER ONE COMES ALONG...
HENCE THE LOW START PRICE.
ALSO STRICTLY NO RETURNS ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WANT A MINT ONE DO NOT BID ON THIS.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE!! ~ THEY WILL NOT SUDDENLY TRANSFORM INTO MINT COPIES OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE DESCRIPTION STATED!!
GRADING.
SLEEVE:
VG++ ~ 'Minimal' wear & tear: (light creases & ring wear, minor scuffs, but Generally OK!)
VG+ ~ will have obvious creases & ring wear, scuffs, some edge wear, Anything more, e.g. stickers, writing, splits etc. will be stated!
VG ~ will be VERY obviously in a well used state with grubby marks, heavy creases & ring wear, split seams, edge wear etc., in short...a bit tatty!
RECORD:
VG++ ~ light surface marks, scuffs, but NO serious visible flaws!
VG+ ~ marks, visible scratches, scuffs, spindle marks, but NO major flaws!
VG ~ will be well played, lots of heavy marks, scuffs, spindle wear, will definitely have surface noise! in short...a bit 'rough'
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. "Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening", according to Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the MC5's far left political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging innovators of the punk movement in the United States. Their loud, energetic style of back-to-basics rock 'n' roll included elements of garage rock, hard rock, blues rock, and psychedelic rock. The MC5 had a promising beginning which earned them a cover appearance on Rolling Stone magazine in 1969 even before their debut album was released. They developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances, one of which was recorded as their 1969 debut album Kick Out the Jams. Their initial run was ultimately short-lived, though within just a few years of their dissolution in 1972, the MC5 were often cited as one of the most important American hard rock groups of their era. Their three albums are regarded by many as classics, and their song "Kick Out the Jams" is widely covered. Tyner died of a heart attack in late 1991, aged 46. Smith also died of a heart attack, in 1994, also at the age of 46. The band reformed in 2003 with The Dictators' singer Handsome Dick Manitoba as its new vocalist, and this reformed line-up sometimes performs live.
Kick Out the Jams is the first album by Detroit protopunkers MC5, released in 1969. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil's Night and Halloween, 1968. In 2003, the album was ranked number 294 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. (However, the original Rolling Stone review by Lester Bangs was unfavorable, calling it "ridiculous, overbearing, [and] pretentious".) The album contains such songs as the proto-punk classics "Kick Out the Jams" and "Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa", the spaced-out "Starship" (co-credited to Sun Ra because the lyrics were partly cribbed from one of Ra's poems), and an extended cover of John Lee Hooker's "Motor City is Burning" wherein Rob Tyner praises the role of Black Panther snipers during the Detroit Insurrection of 1967. The album is generally regarded as one of the best live rock and roll records: critic Mark Deming writes that it "is one of the most powerfully energetic live albums ever made...this is an album that refuses to be played quietly." The album has gained a considerable cult following in recent years. The LP peaked at #30 on the Billboard album charts with the title track peaking at #82 in the Hot 100. The LP entered the charts on March 8, 1969.
While "Ramblin' Rose" and "Motor City is Burning" open with inflammatory rhetoric, it was the opening line to the title track that stirred up the most controversy. Vocalist Rob Tyner shouted, "And right now... right now... right now it's time to... KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHERFUCKER!" before the opening riffs. Elektra Records executives were offended by the line and had preferred to edit it out of the album, while the band and manager John Sinclair adamantly opposed this. The original release had "KICK OUT THE JAMS, MOTHERFUCKER!" printed on the inside album cover, but was soon pulled from stores.
1969 U.K. ORIGINAL VINYL LP ON MATT ORANGE/SILVER WRITING ELEKTRA LABEL. "BROTHERS & SISTERS" VERSION IN JOHN SINCLAIR "MOTHERFUCKER" SLEEVE NOTES GATEFOLD SLEEVE.
MATRIX: A-2, B-1.
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG. Sellotape on top & bottom spines. May be removeable. Name (james) written (small) bottom right front cover. Slight tear (very small) rear sleeve.
RECORD: VG+. Loud click 1/2 way through track 1, rest very listenable.
SEE PHOTOGRAPH.
TRACK LISTING:
A1 Ramblin' Rose 2:39 A2 Kick Out The Jams 2:37 A3 Come Together 4:17 A4 Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) 5:01 B1 Borderline 2:45 B2 Motor City Is Burning 4:30 B3 I Want You Right Now 6:02 B4 Starship 8:26
ELEKTRA/POLYDOR RECORDS. EKS 74042. 1970.
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