MC5 - Kick Out The Jams

John, your question was no doubt prompted by the obviously un-airable,
"Kick Out The Jams, m*****f*****'s" profanity yelled out at the start of the
song's LP version. For the 45 version, though, in that same spot, Elektra
altered/modified the phrase with, "Kick Out The Jams, brothers and sisters!"
It would require a more careful analysis at my end to determine the :15 time
difference, however. But that intro was a major "hook" to the song,
regardless of the phrase, so I'm not at all surprised Elektra went to the
bother to preserve it somehow.

Edited by jimct

The 45 version can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3TMuRGd3-0&feature=related

I didn't realize this earlier, but the version with the "brothers and sisters" intro is on a 1989 Time-Life compilation (just like the one on the you tube link above). The track runs (2:37) and it's track 12 of 22 on my copy.

Time-Life 2CLR-17 Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance

Edited by Santi Paradoa

BTW, Gene isn't the only one with a full mail box. Jim's is also full. I was going to ask Jim to listen to both the CD and the 45 version to make sure they do indeed match.

I can confirm that the Time Life disc mentioned earlier in the thread does contain the correct 45 version of "Kick Out The Jams." The fade on the CD is a couple seconds earlier than the actual 45, though.