Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges [Paperback]

Mick Rock (Author), Iggy Pop (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

In 1972 Iggy Pop & The Stooges flew into London to record a new LP Raw Power. With David Bowie as executive producer, Raw Power proved to be an instant classic. During this time The Stooges, perpetually wasted, performed a single concert in London s Kings Cross. This whole crazed period of Iggy s phenomenal career was captured on camera by one man Mick Rock. An unparalled document of Iggy at the height of both his musical powers and his legendary excesses. Raw Power also serves as a unique visual diary of the heady times which produced one of rock music s most enduring recordings whose famous cover shot captured by Mick Rock is now indelibly established in modern pop iconography. SELLING POINTS: Contains over 200 amazing photographs as well as interviews, conducted between Mick Rock and Iggy Pop in 1972. Originally published by Creation Books in 1999, this new edition with a foreword by Mick Rock and Iggy Pop contains extra previously unseen images and entirely new textual and photo layout.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"I have a kind of reclusive personality," says Iggy Pop of himself in an interview with Mick Rock recorded in 1972. Coming from the least inhibited performer in rock and roll, this statement is striking, and Rock's photographs do nothing to support Pop's self-evaluation. Rock, a widely published photographer, was on hand for a July 1972 concert at London's La Scala Theatre, and first published his photos in book form over thirty years ago. This volume is an updated version of the original, the name of which is drawn from the seminal album Iggy & The Stooges had come to England to record. (Pop was also drying out from "a year of drug addiction. Very heavily into it.") Much of Rock's writing is overwrought, but the book isn't about the words, it's about the photographs, and the photographs are brilliant. Shot backstage and onstage, before, during and after the concert, the photos convey a raw intimacy and immediacy: Pop epitomizes androgyny in his mascara, lipstick and sequined silver drainpipe pants. The book looks and feels like a family album; text from the 1972 interview and a foreword by Pop lend depth to the volume.
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About the Author

Mick Rock is among the world's best known rock photographers having worked closely with David Bowie, Queen, Blondie and dozens of other artists over a 30-year career. Many of his images have adored iconic album sleeves, including his Raw Power shot of Iggy in 1972. Born in the UK, Rock now lives in New York where he is still active, photographing young bands. During the last two years exhibitions featuring Rock's work have been mounted in London, New York and Tokyo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844495264
• ISBN-13: 978-1844495269
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,021,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A vividly striking, no-holds-barred look at a 70's rock legend, September 5, 2005

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This review is from: Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges (Paperback)

Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges showcases the legendary Iggy Pop concert at the Scala Theatre where more than thirty years ago this famous (or infamous) punk rock group were captured by Mick Rock's visceral photography. A minimum of text is interspersed among the full-page black-and-white and color images. More than 200 images, with a foreword by Iggy himself and an interview conducted by the photographer in 1972 comprise is this vividly striking, no-holds-barred look at a 70's rock legend.