MC5 Kick Out The Jams - VERY RARE ORIG UK 1969 Elektra LP. UNCENSORED COVER TEXT

	£		256
	$		339

ONEADAYRECORDS – Serving-up a Christmas & New Year Feast of Entertainment

In this most difficult year, I hope these varied quality albums bring some seasonal cheer.

Over the Holiday Period, I am offering some interesting Christmas ‘Crackers’ – lovely albums – some rare – ENJOY!

And as ONEADAYRECORDS enters its 20th year selling on Ebay – I would like to wish all my customers – regulars and newcomers – a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A SAFE, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Postage: UK £4.95. Europe (including Russia) £12.95 (£1 per extra record). Rest of World £19.95 (£2 per extra record). All my records are sent in boxes and the price of them has increased over time and these are my first price increases for nearly 10 years. Royal Mail prices have also gone up again. I will never compromise on quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all, and records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time as most record buyers will already know. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS including full side protection and bubble wrap, the records removed from the covers of course. All this very safe packing means I lose money on every box I post, but safe delivery is, and will always be paramount. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives. Also, I will pay for insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received if possible. PLEASE NOTE: I will NOT send any item, no matter what its value without a Royal Mail or courier tracking number. ALL my items must be trackable to comply with Ebay delivery rules. Please do NOT ask me to make any exceptions to this rule as no country offers reliable service without it.

Artist or Band: MC5

Album Title: Kick Out The Jams

Producer(s): Jac Holtzman and Bruce Botnick

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Ramblin’ Rose; Kick Out the Jams; Come Together; Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa).

Side 2: Borderline; Motor City is Burning; I Want You Right Now; Starship.

Label/Format: Elektra – original orange and silver format with matt, rough textured surfaces. The matrix style is CBS

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and highly attractive. Any evidence of alignment or spindle marks very few and light and little detracts from this rare album on this ultimate first UK label.

Catalogue Number: EKS 74042

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of Record: 136 grams

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Rare. First UK pressings of this album are highly elusive, and for those that do surface, most are seen trashed. Especially in the UK, few (bar the more adventurous) shelled out on new unknown more underground American acts. Younger listeners who did usually played them heavily on very basic record players, hence the very poor conditions these classics are more often seen in. Although this does have a few mild and virtually all superficial surface marks, it plays SUPERBLY.

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: EKS 74042 A2 / EKS 74042 B1 (pressed by CBS and machine punched)

Musicians: Rob Tyner – lead vocals; Wayne Kramer – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, vocals; Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals; Michael Davis – bass guitar, backing vocals; Dennis Thompson – drums.

Brief Info: Few live albums are considered ‘all-time greats’ or ‘classics’. But this groundbreaking live album is definitely one of the exceptions. It remains of the most powerful debut albums ever recorded and unusually, it was a full live set. This fully encaptures the essence and energy of this very loud rock band. It was recorded live in Detroit at the Grande Ballroom over two nights for Devil’s Night and Halloween 1968. It sold fairly well in America but less so elsewhere making originals elusive and very hard to find, especially in better condition. The name is a shortened version of Motor City Five. The title song originally included the ‘MF’ expletive (seen inside the cover), that in those days carried far more clout than it does now, but Elektra were not going to accept it, and the expletive was changed to ‘Brothers and Sisters’ against the band’s wishes. It led to a split from Elektra, their next two albums ‘Back in the USA’ and ‘High Time’ were issued on Atlantic. Ironically, Jefferson Airplane released their ‘Volunteers’ album later in 1969 that included the same ‘MF’ expletive, although RCA were nervous and wanted it cut, it was allowed to be released uncensored. A few ‘Kick Out the Jams’ in America were sold uncensored on cover and record ‘under-the-counter’, but are very rare and seldom seen or offered. This UK original cover DOES INCLUDE the ‘F’ and ‘MF’ expletives, but not on audio – I do not think the British version ever did, so the cover at least goes part-way to offering the full deal. A debut that proved to be the band’s definitive recording, massively loud, raw, energetic and powerful, it is regarded as one of the greatest live albums ever made by many. Quite similar to The Stooges fronted by the Iggy Pop, this album takes no prisoners and the music simply fizzes from the speakers. They went on to make two more albums, but never really came close to matching the raw power of this blistering set sounding quite subdued in comparison. In the UK, this album can be almost considered a ‘lost’ classic, those that do show up are normally on the 1970s Butterfly label, orange Elektras were made only in very small numbers and sold the same. In fact, it is the first one I have seen for years and it does it’s historical and music importance near full justice. One the pioneering protopunk albums which is admired by many artists with it’s influence carrying on into the later part of the 1970s with the rise of punk-rock. Sadly, two of their members died relatively young: Tyner in late 1991 and Smith (who later married Patti Smith) both passed away in their mid-40s. This legendary live debut album is a groundbreaking legacy to this revolutionary political band – and it plays SUPERBLY!

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: or very close to, with most of any wear on the edges. An unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. This DOES include the sensitive words mentioned above inside the gatefold. Printed and made in England by Polydor with the correct EKS catalogue number of course. Includes the plain white inner sleeve. The UK printing has clearly been changed from the American artwork on the back where different credits have been covered over and adapted for the UK market on a new printing plate. This is totally normal of course.

Cover Front: Apart from light rub traces on the corner tips and edge folds here-and-there, this front has little else to really fault and looks superb. Hardly any creasing worthy of special note and any ageing minimal and very faint. Still clean, fresh and very attractive with no sticker issues. Maybe one of the best looking front for this wear-prone cover you see.

Cover Back: The back is largely the same with just the merest hint of a rim arc rub near the top. This is probably the least wear on this back you will also see, the lack of ugly penetrating ring wear on such covers is rarely avoided. Any creasing, marks or blemishes, few and faint, both front and back are very impressive and both better than my excellent grading.

Cover Inner Gatefold: This controversial centrefold has NOT been censored and includes the still taboo expletives that were deemed far more offensive back in the 1960s than they do these days. As stated above, this cover has been adapted from the original American printing plates with black bars covering credits or American information not relevant to the UK version, but the words, that WERE censored in the United States are left FULLY intact on this UK version. This centrefold has little to fault at all and looks amazing and barely aged at all.

Top Edges: Both straight and flat and near flush. Moderate consistent rubbing on the front edge, the back is more patchy.

Bottom Edges: Very similar again, the front has very little rubbing. The back with at least moderate consistent rubbing, but still solidly intact. Storage edges seldom escape shelf rubbing unless protected all their time.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The front edge is closed and factory machine cut (e.g it has a white end), this remains still sharp and neat. The inside back edge is still very sharp and hardly worn. The outer edge still reasonably sharp with any thickening or burring minimal and light only. Record enters on the back edge.

Spine and Text: Still solid, straight with minimal compression and folded square, so the edges meet up very closely together and near parallel. The surface has some patchy reasonably light rubbing which has eroded small pieces of the catalogue number and title text, but the majority still intact and readable as-seen. With so many similar vintage matt gatefold cover edges seen threadbare and totally devoid of ink, this perilous spine edge has fared quite well.

Corners: All corners have near moderate to moderate+ rubbing and rounding on the spine. The right ones retain fine to very fine shape.

Cover Summary: With the main faces in very impressive condition, this is a very fine example of this rare late 1960s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better (as few were even made or sold). With most of any wear on the top and bottom edges and corners, this has survived the years well all considered. Those few who shelled-out on this record, few were hi-fi buffs even fewer would have cover-protected them. In fact many such albums were loaned out, written on and basically treated harshly. This only gives relatively light clues on it’s genre and era, and I for one have no qualms with that. If you want these classics pristine, the modern reissues are an option, but nothing beats owning the real thing, and this will not be seen often. This rarer uncensored UK original should please man, and given all the facts, maybe even most collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: a plain solid white unlined inner sleeve that has only very mildly darkened with age. Minimal creasing and all edges naturally intact. This has the ‘PATENT NO. 1,125,555,’ text.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(–): this has mainly light surface marks, but it plays superbly, even the quiet spoken parts. A very fine visual copy that is clean with fine shine and very solidly pressed. A copy I feel has not been played many times, but arguably not with the due care the likes of the purists would take. But be assured, this has no penetrating stylus scratches, and the marks are mostly quite fine (to very fine) as seen more critically under bright angled light. Purely superficial and very few of the more visible ones. It truly plays superbly with hardly anything at all unwanted. This is still a great looking record.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I?offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Owning true originals of these somewhat ‘lost’ UK-pressed American classics is always special. This pioneering, even groundbreaking protopunk album plays a FULL grade above it’s visual grading with hardly anything to fault. Forget the light marks, this album fizzes!, and offers very strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. This is a sonically powerful live recording that really captures the true essence of the band’s sound. They never really matched it again and this stands almost as a classic ‘one-off’. The follow up album was poorly produced and almost subdued in comparison. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is a very clean pressing. Even the spoken parts are clean with little unwanted and few true originals will outperform this UK issue significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, the sound raw and does not hold back, it’s perfect for this type of album. So visually it will give a few clues to being over 50-years-old, but get this on to your deck and be blown away with one of the most energetic and loud sets put to vinyl. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record, any minor blemishes would be lost in the volume and I barely noticed any anyway. This genuine rare album will prove difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended – “KICK OUT THE JAMS BROTHERS & SISTERS”!!!

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade – visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 17­ years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.