JANUARY 1969 (46 YEARS AGO) MC5: Kick Out The Jams b/w Motor City Is Burning (Elektra EK-45648) 45 single is released in the US. Written by MC5 (Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred Sonic Smith, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson), from their LP of the same name, There were two versions of the beginning of this song. The first pressings of their debut LP began with the words Kick out the jams, mother******s. Later pressings, and the single, had a revised beginning Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters. The more offensive line became their rallying cry. They always used it in concerts, which made the shows more interesting because there was always a chance they would get arrested on stage for indecency. This song ultimately led to the band being dropped from their record label. A popular chain of record stores in Detroit refused to sell the album because of the infamous kick out the jams, mother******s rallying cry. In a reply to this, the MC5 posted an offensive article in the local newspaper about the record store chain. The record chain then chose to not only ban their album, but any other artist on the same label as them, Elektra, which happened to include a much more renowned group called The Doors. Elektra then chose to drop the MC5 from its label. MC5
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