THE STOOGES: FUN HOUSE (1970)
Released: July 1970
Label: Elektra EKS 74071
Producer: Don Gallucci
Recorded at: Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles. May 1970
Art Direction: Robert L Heimack
Running Time: 35.03
SIDE ONE
1. Down On The Street (3.42)
2. Loose (3.33)
3. TV Eye (4.17)
4. Dirt (7.00)
SIDE TWO:
1. 1970 (5.14)
2. Fun House (7.45)
3. L.A. Blues (4.52)
All Songs by The Stooges
Personnel:
Iggy Pop
Ron Asheton, guitar
Scott Asheton, drums
Dave Alexander, bass
Steve Mackay, saxophone
Don Galucci, producer, organ overdubs
“The essence of punk years before the genre existed, The Stooges' furious music was a howling,
visceral, fuzztone-drenched, unprecedented vortex of sound” Amazon
The Stooges: “Fun House” Mint Value: Elektra EKS 74071. First pressing orange label £100
Further Listening:
The Stooges
Raw Power (Iggy And The Stooges)
Metallic KO Live (Iggy And The Stooges)
Recommended Viewing:
Iggy Pop And The Stooges: Escaped Maniacs
Recommended Reading:
“The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story” by Robert Matheu
“Of course the Stooges were stupid, that was the whole point. Three chords were okay, two were
even better, one or none (the cacophonous "L.A. Blues") was best of all. Drunk on their own
testosterone, Iggy Pop and Co. kept things simple, loud, and brutal – and he's been coasting on the
band's rep ever since. Slow and thuddy as it sounds now, almost nobody had ever made rock as
primal as this second album. Iggy howled like a psycho, the band sounded like they could barely play
the elementary riffs, and occasionally a moment of bone-headed poetry made it through the
glorious muck.” Douglas Wol
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