
It features the reformed Stooges (Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton, James Williamson. In 1972 Iggy Pop and The Stooges flew into London to record a new LP Raw P. Every addition adds insight to a band literally addicted to danger. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands. This is a vinyl LP pressing of Raw Power: Live by Iggy & the Stooges. Read 5 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. This new deluxe edition adds an equally unhinged 1973 Atlanta performance with confrontational banter and previously unreleased spasms like "Cock in My Pocket". First pressing in heavy cardboard sleeve, with a red Columbia logo on the front, custom photo inner sleeve, a sticker attached to the shrink that says: 'Iggy Raw Power' and the KC cat prefix (a list price of 5.98) Some copies were released with variant 'not for sale' stickers and/or a timing strip sticker on the sleeve. New band member Williamson, along with bassist Ron Asheton and drummer brother Scott Asheton, flail in a synchronized wallop that almost single-handedly invented punk. "I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb," he rants in "Search and Destroy," embodying glam rock's theatricality while dumping its affectations.

Iggy Pop delivers these desperate anthems as if he's lived every self-mythologizing line. Finally, the third and most brutal album from these Detroit legends gets both the rawness and the power it deserves. A 1997 reissue of the album experimented with a thicker, less dynamic mix this new version reinstates Bowie's trebly, off-kilter production while adding clarity and heft the original LP lacked.

To even hear the rhythm section on co-producer David Bowie's 1973 mix of Raw Power, you need to crank the volume until it feels like James Williamson's reckless guitar leads are piercing your skull.
