Name: Kick Out The Jams
Brand: MC5

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0081227971595

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-12-03

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Signed copies: No

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Warner Music Group

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Black LP

0603497840403

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Clear and Red / Black Splatter

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Rocktober

2023-10-06

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Classic

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Rhino

MC5 (Motor City Five) was a U.S. garage rock / heavy psychedelic / proto punk rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1964. After relocating to Ann Arbor, Michigan and gaining attention for their performance at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, they were signed by Elektra Records. Despite their overtly political and anti-establishment stance, which limited their mainstream appeal outside of the American Rust Belt, MC5 released two albums with Atlantic Records before disbanding.

The MC5 (Motor City Five) emerged from Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1964 as a prominent U.S. garage rock / heavy psychedelic / proto punk rock band. In 1968, they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan where they caught the attention of Elektra Records after an impressive performance at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. However, due to their politically charged and anti-establishment approach, their popularity remained largely confined to the American Rust Belt region.

Despite facing challenges with widespread acceptance beyond their core fanbase, MC5 signed with Atlantic Records after being dropped by Elektra Records in 1969. They went on to release two more albums before ultimately disbanding.

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Kick Out The Jams still sounds astonishingly powerful after almost 30 years. Recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom in 1968, this relentless, aggressive set offers the frenzy of politicised garage punks blasting through giant stacks: a blitzkrieg of hard rock ignited from the duelling guitars of Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith and of the throttled vocals of Rob Tyner.

The five turned the Motor City into a mecca of sonic excess and shattered the dazed dreams of hippie America. From the pounding of the title track to the eight-and-a half-minute weird-out of Sun Ra's "Starship", Kick Out The Jams will rip your head to shreds.

Kick Out The Jams

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Discover Kick Out The Jams by MC5 on vinyl. This relentless, aggressive live set from 1968 will rip your head to shreds. Available in LP format from Rhino.