Episode 110 is here, the wheel gives us the garage rock/proto-punk band The MC5‘s 1969 debut album, Kick Out The Jams. It is considered an important forerunner to punk rock music. What will Sav, Mark and Frank this of this one? Stay Tuned!
Kick Out the Jams is the debut album by American rock band MC5. It was released in February 1969, through Elektra Records. It was recorded live at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil’s Night and Halloween, 1968.
The LP peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the title track peaking at No. 82 in the Hot 100. Although the album received an unfavorable review in Rolling Stone magazine upon its release, it has gone on to be considered an important forerunner to punk rock music, and was ranked number 294 in both 2003 and 2012 editions of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, and at number 349 in a 2020 revised lis
MC5
Rob Tyner – lead vocals
Wayne Kramer – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Ramblin’ Rose”
Fred “Sonic” Smith – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Michael Davis – bass guitar
Dennis Thompson – drums
Production
Brother J. C. Crawford – “spiritual advisor”
John Sinclair – “guidance”, liner notes
Bruce Botnick – engineer
Artwork
Robert L. Heimall, William S. Harvey – artwork
Joel Brodsky – album cover photo
Magdalena Sinclair – liner photography
Intro Music/Wheel Spin Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay
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