The Stooges [Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition]

Iggy & The Stooges | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition
• Label: Elektra / Rhino
• ASIN: B0009SOFGI
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Proto Punk

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. 1969

2. I Wanna Be Your Dog

3. We Will Fall

4. No Fun

5. Real Cool Time

6. Ann

7. Not Right

8. Little Doll

Disc: 2

1. No Fun (Original John Cale Mix)

2. 1969 (Original John Cale Mix)

3. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Original John Cale Mix)

4. Little Doll (Original John Cale Mix)

5. 1969 (Alternate Vocal)

6. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Alternate Vocal)

7. Not Right (Alternate Vocal)

8. Real Cool Time (Alternate Mix)

9. Ann (Full Version)

10. No Fun (Full Version)

Editorial Reviews

Long before the raw power of punk icon Iggy Pop became legend, his first incarnation as Iggy Stooge of proto-punk trailblazers The Stooges roared into being. The essence of punk years before the genre existed, The Stooges' furious music was a howling, visceral, fuzztone-drenched, and unprecedented vortex of sound, as evidenced on their revolutionary self-titled, John Cale-produced 1969 debut album. Their bracing follow-up, Fun House portrayed their evolution into a fiercer, stronger band with Iggy's primal vocals and mad brilliance more potent than ever. Each immortal album is now remastered and twice as amazing with a second disc of rarities and previously unreleased tracks. Elektra. 2005.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A deal at twice the price! September 24, 2005

By Martin Butler

Format:Audio CD

I purchased this CD (and Funhouse) primarily to give my modern stereo a work-out. Anyone who has the pre-remastered Stooges CDs knows how muddy the quality was on those past releases, especially compared to today's artists and their CDs.

Not only did Elektra do a phenomenal job remastering the tapes, they turned both albums into necessary collector's editions for any Stooges fan. In addition to a legendary album remastered and brought up to today's standards, you get a bonus disc full of unreleased material.

In the case of the self-titled debut, the bonus disc contains what would have been the Psychedelic Stooges' first album, had producer/Velvet Underground-er John Cale had his way. Cale's original mixes (too "arty," as explained in the liner notes) for "No Fun," "1969," "I Wanna Be Your Dog," and "Little Doll" are included; at their best, they're completely different songs from the versions we all know. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is the stand-out, with Cale burying the guitar and bringing the piano and bells to the fore, creating something so familiar yet so different to what is probably the Stooges' most well-known song. Oh yeah, and the bonus tracks are all remastered, too.

Unlike the remastering job that Columbia did with Raw Power, Elektra kept the rawness and the energy intact and created a mix that sounds great. None of the overmodulation and distortion -- you can turn this mother up LOUD. A very clean mix that still manages to keep the volume, danger and intensity of America's greatest rock band. Ever.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't be more worth an upgrade September 23, 2005

By MMS

Format:Audio CD

The new remastered version is 100% worth the money. The sound, the extras, and the liner notes are all great. The extras include some cool versions where they don't fade out Ron Asheton's extended wailing guitar solos. They just let him jam for a minute or longer than on the originals. That's exactly what I wanted, because it's his guitar that I really love. I agree with the other reviewer who said that this albums sound beats the pants off of the old version.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Decent CD August 16, 2005

By Bradley Warner

Format:Audio CD

Finally someone reissued this on a decent sounding, well packaged CD. This beats the pants off of the previous CD version. The bonus tracks are fascinating. What on Earth was John Cale thinking when he mixed I Wanna Be Your Dog with the guitar sounding like a bumble bee, the drums way off in another room somewhere and a giant set of sleighbells dominating everything? The record would never have ignited the punk revolution if it had been issued with his mixes. The liner notes and photos are informative. Look at those amplifiers! And that Mosrite bass.