Rock has said his vision for the portrait was clear: "I saw her as a female Elvis". It is widely considered one of the most iconic images in rock music history. The portrait image used for the cover was taken by British photographer Mick Rock.
This commemorative edition paired the original album with a second disc of previously unreleased live recordings made in New York from 1981. In conjunction with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015, exactly 33 ⅓ years after I Love Rock 'n' Roll was originally released on November 18, 1981, a 2CD/2LP titled I Love Rock 'n' Roll 33 ⅓ Anniversary Edition was released. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 1998 and included two additional bonus tracks. The initial CD release was in 1992 on Blackheart Records and included three bonus tracks. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.) The song was eventually released as a one-sided single in Canada and as a 12-inch single in Australia, accompanied by "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)". Many DJs and programmers preferred the B-side however, and "Summertime Blues" became a Most Added listing. Instead, Boardwalk placed the song as the B-side of "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)", in a promo-only 12-inch release (Boardwalk NB-019-S-5) sent to US rock radio stations. "Summertime Blues" was originally left off the vinyl LP, and Boardwalk passed on releasing it as an official commercial single. It was possible to acquire "Oh Woe Is Me" without purchasing a replacement album, as it was also released as the B-side of the "Crimson and Clover" single. and Canadian issues of the " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" single. The LP saw a vinyl reissue in 2009 containing both "Little Drummer Boy", "Oh Woe Is Me", and the rehearsal version of "You Don't Know What You've Got" that was the original B-side to Boardwalk Records U.S. However, after the holiday season, the track was replaced by the newly recorded "Oh Woe Is Me" on most pressings. Which was good I thought, it really kept us together, it kept us sharp." ReleaseĮarly copies of the album released during December 1981 concluded with the track " Little Drummer Boy". "So we were doing both without really stopping. "During the weekdays we'd be in the studio and during the weekends we'd travel around the New York area, the Northeast, doing gigs," Jett recalled.
I Love Rock 'n Roll was made at a vigorous pace. Other covers appeared in limited editions: " Louie Louie" ( Richard Berry, later performed by The Kingsmen) and " Summertime Blues" ( Eddie Cochran) were included as bonus tracks on the CD release, and the traditional Christmas carol " Little Drummer Boy" was a seasonal addition to the LP.
It was only because that wouldn't have rhymed." Of the last song, Jett later commented that "People worried that I didn't change the words in 'Crimson and Clover' to 'him' from 'her'. Īlong with the Arrows song, plenty of other covers populated the album: "Nag" (originally by The Halos)," Bits and Pieces" ( The Dave Clark Five), "You're Too Possessive" ( The Runaways), and " Crimson and Clover" ( Tommy James & The Shondells). It was a staple of her set list for years before the album was recorded. Joan Jett saw " I Love Rock 'n' Roll" performed on TV by Arrows in 1976 and was taken away by the song.