The Blues Brothers – Original Soundtrack Recording (Blue Opaque Vinyl/45th Anniversary Edition)

Featured Musicians: Joliet Jake Blues (John Belushi), Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd),

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 alumnis 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.

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.

• *LIMITED EDITION BLUE OPAQUE VINYL
• MASTERED IMPECCABLY BY JOE REAGOSO AT FRIDAY MUSIC STUDIOS FROM THE ATLANTIC RECORDS TAPES
• ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER ARTWORK
• FEATURES SMASH HITS GIMME SOME LOVIN’ PETER GUNN THEME & SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER with RAY CHARLES THINK with ARETHA FRANKLIN & many other classics from this debut hit Lp.

The Blues Brothers – Original Soundtrack Recording (Blue Opaque Vinyl/45th Anniversary Edition)

Format / LP
Released / 04/25/2025
Catalogue / FDAT-1601
Barcode / 829421016014
Artist / Various
Label /Friday Music Two
Genre / Soundtracks