Atlantic (1980)
This version of the Jailhouse Rock 7" comes from France. The B side is "Sweet Home Chicago," though I personally feel like "Chicago" should be the A side and "Jailhouse Rock" should be the B side. It's semantics really, I could play whichever side I wanted to first. Both are great songs, but to me, "Sweet Home Chicago" feels like a Blues Brothers song and "Jailhouse Rock" feels like a cover. I know all of the Blues Brothers songs are covers, but I guess it's mostly about when I first heard the song.
The artwork on this picture sleeve is pretty cool. It's a still from the Palace Hotel Ballroom scene at the end of the movie and is one of the few 7"s out there that isn't recycling a picture from another release. I especially like that you can see a bit of Cropper and Duck Dunn in the background. The nerve center of a great rhythm and blues band. Good stuff.
The Blues Brothers - "Jailhouse Rock":
The Blues Brothers - "Sweet Home Chicago":
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