Stooges My Girl Hates My Heroin/Live & Rare CD

This two-CD set is a Stooges collector's dream. It includes the bootleg of a 1973 live show, and lots of unreleased material from '69, '70, and '71. Also included is an interview with Iggy Pop. The sets include such Stooges classics as "Search and Destroy," "TV Eye," and "1970."

Here is yet another compilation of 1973-era rehearsals, concentrating for the most part on material that had not yet seen the light of day. Only "Open Up and Bleed" is a repeat, having previously appeared on Rubber Legs; the remainder of the album is fresh, even if the song titles are now becoming wearyingly familiar. Full of electrifying riffery, with Iggy in dramatically commanding form, this is the sound of the Stooges at their tightest, a silver pants-clad killing machine that cuts through the less than hi-fi sound quality with an aggression and rage that could warp your woofer if you played it loudly enough. In common with the rest of the fan club's output from this period, anybody with a copy of the Heavy Liquid box set can pass this disc by, but at the time of release, it was as worthy as any of the label's other recent releases. ~ Dave Thompson

Reissue of legendary bootleg of the Stooges recorded in Detroit in 1973 with the Asheton brothers on bass & drums, James Williamson & Scott Thurston on keyboards, guitar & harmonica. CD 2 features more obscure, totally unreleased material, 3 tracks of the pre Williamson period recorded in 69 & 70 and the rest recorded at Max's Kansas City in 73. Includes bonus interview with Iggy from St Loius, MO on Aug. 17th 1973. Digipak. Revenge. 2004.