{"product_id":"joan-jett-the-blackhearts-i-love-rock-n-roll-45th-anniversary-edition-lp-opaque-sky-blue-vinyl","title":"Joan Jett \u0026 The Blackhearts - I Love Rock ’N Roll (Opaque Sky Blue Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Jett \u0026amp; The Blackhearts - I Love Rock ’N Roll\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrates its 45th anniversary with a new 180g Opaque Sky Blue vinyl edition. Originally released in 1981, the album became a landmark of rock history, selling more than ten million copies worldwide and establishing Joan Jett as one of the era’s most recognisable and influential guitar-driven performers. Its blend of raw attitude, direct songwriting and immediate hooks remains powerful decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track became a global anthem, spending seven weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and entering the wider culture as one of rock’s most enduring sing-along records. Its impact can sometimes overshadow the strength of the full album, but the surrounding material is equally important. “(I’m Gonna) Run Away”, “Love Is Pain” and “Nag” carry the same mixture of toughness and melodic instinct, while the band’s version of “Crimson and Clover” became another major Top 10 hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second side continues with “Bits and Pieces”, “Be Straight” and “You’re Too Possessive”, showing Jett’s ability to move between hard rock, glam, punk and classic pop without softening the record’s character. “Little Drummer Boy” is an unexpected inclusion that fits the album’s irreverent approach, while “Oh Woe Is Me” and the live B-side “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got” complete this anniversary vinyl sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Jett’s wider career gives the album additional historical weight. She co-founded The Runaways as a teenager, later built The Blackhearts into a major touring and recording force, and became the first female artist to own and operate an independent record company through Blackheart Records. Her influence extends across punk, hard rock, alternative music and generations of women who followed her into guitar-based music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anniversary edition retains the instantly recognisable cover and presents the album on Opaque Sky Blue 180g vinyl in a single jacket through Seeker Music. It is a bold, collectible pressing of an essential rock album, suitable for established fans and listeners discovering Joan Jett’s catalogue for the first time. This is a pre-order for release on 28 August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeker Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58377699983734,"sku":"SEEKR140V","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/iloverocknroll.webp?v=1785566002","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/joan-jett-the-blackhearts-i-love-rock-n-roll-45th-anniversary-edition-lp-opaque-sky-blue-vinyl","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}