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iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:43 am

We(my Beatles trib band)were playing a wedding about a year ago(with all the attendant blue hairs and children). On a break our soundman put in a new "various artists" CD. We were relaxing between sets and the next song started. (Thinks to self)"I know that tune..what is that? OH ****!!!!! I leap from my chair, rush across the auditorium, and pause the CD player just as "Kick Out the Jams mother f-.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:59 am

Here ya go John.

squid · Post by **squid** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:30 pm

That's just too cool. Thanks, Ronn.

I remember being a teenager and being unable to get the "dirty" version of that album. Elektra had muted it out! Guess they didn't want their grannies to hear it either.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:07 pm

I saw them live in around 69' or 70'. When they got to that part of the song I was standing near this cop who was hired for security. I still remember the look of disgust on his face. It was funny then but now I guess I understand better that it really didn't add to the song. The 45 "airplay" version had "brothers and sisters" in it's place. That was just a different time with the Nam and all.

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:48 pm

Ironically, these days, you can't get the "brothers and sisters" version anywhere these days! Elektra put the clean version on the LP (the band approved the clean version for 45/airplay, but not for the album) after the biggest department store in Detroit (Hudsons, long since bankrupt) refused to stock it, which eventually led to the band being dropped.

Funny that this album comes up, since I just listed it on the "favorite live albums" thread in "the Others" category (without having looked here first)!

Wish I'd been around to see them live (I was born in '67!), but the recent documentary is a pretty near next-best-thing.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:04 pm

Actually J.L. Hudson sold to Dayton deparment stores. Dayton also bought Marshall Fields in Chicago and owned Target and Mervyn's. Marshall Fields just sold to the Day Co. the owners of Lord and Taylor. Hudson's was the best when it was still family owned.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:32 pm

I neglected to mention Hudsons name was changed to Marshall Fields some time ago, and remains that under the new ownership.