MC5 KICK OUT THE JAMS 1969 •true 1st press• UNCENSORED Detroit garage punk RARE
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$ 167
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Feb 17, 2020
Sold Date
Feb 7, 2020
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$ 9
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THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
MC5 / KICK OUT THE JAMS
1969 ELEKTRA 1st PRESS
••••• TRAILBLAZING HOWL OF REVOLUTIONARY SIXTIES GARAGE PUNK!!! Unhinged fury from Wayne Kramer & Fred "Sonic" Smith along with the soulful shriek of Rob Tyner paved the way for punk rock righteousness for generations to come!!! Legendary Detroit Grande Ballroom thunder on "Ramblin' Rose" "motor City Is Burning" and the battle cry on "Kick Out the Jams" packaged with the controversial John Sinclair manifesto. 100% ESSENTIAL STATUS.
- 1969 TRUE 1stUSA pressing
- ***UNCENSORED "MOTHERF*CKER" VERSION OF KICK OUT THE JAMS
- thick heavy rigid 146g vinyl weight
- *** VERY RARE Columbia Terra Haute pressing
- ***"CUSTOMATRIX" stamped O
- true first "mustard big E" label
- the dead wax is etched "EKS-74042-A/B (CTH)"
- GATEFOLD cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on semi-glossed color printed slicks
- ***inside gatefold DOES HAVE UNCENSORED JOHN SINCLAIR LINER NOTES
- inner sleeve is color printed heavy paper stock
CONDITION:
VINYL = STRONG VG+ Light sleeve scuff/rubbing, light hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are VG+ with light spindle marks & light ink writing on side 1.
PLAY GRADE = VERY STRONG VG++ OR BETTER Some light hiss or crackle between tracks (most noticeable at lead-ins of first song on each side), random light occasional artifact, LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY, THE AUDIO IS AN ABSOLUTE JUGGERNAUT.
COVER = STRONG VG++ Some light storage or handling indications, some rub through color in a few areas on front, light ring rub on back, some mild creasing near edges & corners, a few minor impressions or streaks, inside gatefold is stunning with just a hint of mild storage discolor at center spine area, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT. The edge seams have some minor dents, rub through color or paper chipping etc but SOLID NO SPLITS THROUGH, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have very mild rub/rounding & some mild creasing. Inner sleeve has some light creasing or small tears & a bit of discoloration at upper corner.
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MC5 ?– Kick Out The Jams
Label: Elektra ?– EKS-74042 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, UncensoredCountry: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Ramblin' Rose Written-By – Burch*, Wilkin* 2:39 A2 Kick Out The Jams Written-By – MC5 2:37 A3 Come Together Written-By – MC5 4:17 A4 Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) Written-By – MC5 5:01 B1 Borderline Written-By – MC5 2:45 B2 Motor City Is Burning Written-By – Smith* 4:30 B3 I Want You Right Now 6:02 B4 Starship Written-By – MC5, Sun Ra 8:26Companies, etc.
- Published By – Cedarwood Publishing
- Published By – Paradox Music (3)
- Published By – Alstein Music
- Recorded At – Grande Ballroom
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Credits
- Art Direction – William S. Harvey
- Drums – Dennis Thompson (2)
- Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Michael Davis (2)
- Electric Guitar [Fender Guitar] – Wayne Kramer
- Electric Guitar [Mosrite Guitar] – Fred "Sonic" Smith*
- Lead Vocals [Lead Singer] – Rob Tyner
- Leader [Religious], Advisor [Spiritual] – Brother J.C. Crawford
- Liner Notes, Management [Guidance] – John Sinclair (2)
- Photography By [Cover Photography] – Joel Brodsky
- Photography By [Liner Photo] – Magdalene Sinclair*
- Producer – Jac Holzman
- Producer, Engineer – Bruce Botnick
Notes
Original uncensored Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute pressing. Mustard colored Big 'E' labels, 'Motherfuckers' intro, and controversial liner notes in gatefold cover. Differs from the Monarch Record Mfg. Co. version: MC5 - Kick Out The Jams.Note: runout etchings are hand written, except for Customatrix 'o' which is stamped.
MC5 was recorded "live" on stage at Russ Gibb's Grande Ballroom, Detroit, on the Zenta New Year, October 30-31, 1968.
Track A1 published by Cedarwood Publ. BMI
Tracks A2 to A4 & B1 published by Paradox Music BMI
Track B2 published by Alstein Music BMI
No publishing information is listed for tracks B3 and B4
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): EKS-74042-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): EKS-74042-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): T o EKS-74042-A-(CTH)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): T o EKS-74042-B-(CTH) 1
- Rights Society: BMI
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GRADING:
MINT sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE
FINE VINYL CAREFULLY COLLECTED & CURATED, CLEANED & CARED FOR, THOUGHTFULLY RESEARCHED, PLAY GRADED and VISUALLY GRADED, PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS AT MANY ANGLES SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING = 100% GUARANTEED! SHIPPED QUICKLY and SECURELY. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE!
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