BLUES BROTHERS - THE BLUES BROTHERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING BLUE OPAQUE Vinyl LP

Expected: 4/25/25

Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Rev. James Cleveland, Steve Cropper & Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T. & The M.G.'s) and Matt "Guitar" Murphy 1980 was a big year for Saturday Night Live alumni's John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. As major followers and lovers of blues music, their much loved characters "Joliet" Jake Blues (Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Aykroyd), truly made a big splash in the album charts as their debut movie "The Blues Brothers" grossed millions of dollars and became one of the biggest movies 1980.

The historic "The Blues Brothers - Original Soundtrack Recording" featured some of the biggest artists of all time. Superstars like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and many others are featured on this amazing soundtrack, which also brought Dan and John a big hit single with their Spencer Davis Group cover of "Gimme Some Lovin'"

More choice blues and rock favorites continue with The Blues Brothers joining the late great Ray Charles on "Shake A Tail Feather" and a stunning delivery of "Think" with the Queen Of Soul- Aretha Franklin. The band consisted with some of the greatest talents of our time like Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn from Booker T. & The M.G.s, Matt Murphy, just to name a few of the greats that back up the incredible force of Jake and Elwood Blues.

Friday Music is very please to announce the super limited edition 45th Anniversary Blue Opaque Vinyl release of "The Blues Brothers-Original Soundtrack Recording." This stunning album is mastered impeccably by Joe Reagoso (Muddy Waters/Ray Charles/Blues Brothers) from the Atlantic Records tapes and includes the original Lp artwork from the 1980 release.

Tracks:

SIDE 1

1. She Caught The Katy
2. Peter Gunn Theme
3. Gimme Some Lovin'
4. Shake Your Tailfeather - Blues Brothers & Ray Charles
5. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
6. The Old Landmark - Blues Brothers & James Brown

SIDE 2

1. Think - Blues Brothers & Aretha Franklin
2. Theme From Rawhide
3. Minnie The Moocher - Blues Brothers & Cab Calloway
4. Sweet Home Chicago
5. Jailhouse Rock

Label: Friday Music Two