![]() ![]() The opening track is a cover of the classic hit " Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard. Becoming close with Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler was his chance and led Landau to the politically radical MC5, who had just been picked up by Atlantic after being dropped from Elektra Records in 1969 – the Kinney National Company (later known as Time Warner), parent of Atlantic, acquired Elektra in the same year of this album's release both labels are now part of the Warner Music Group (now a separate company from TW), through the Atlantic Records Group. Landau, who originally wrote for Rolling Stone magazine, was looking to get more involved in actual music production. ![]() This was due in part to producer Jon Landau's distaste for the rough psychedelic rock movement, and his adoration for the straightforward rock and roll of the 1950s. The central focus of the album is the band's movement away from the raw, thrashy sound pioneered and captured on their first release, the live album Kick Out the Jams (1969). ![]()
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