The Stooges (album)
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The Stooges is the self-titled debut of the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...

. It was released in August 1969 and peaked at number 106 on the Billboard album charts. Two songs, "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and "1969", were released as singles. It is widely considered as one of the best proto punk albums. With Ron Asheton
Ron Asheton
Ronald Frank Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.Asheton is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....

's walls of distortion, and distorted wah wah solos, textures and power chord riffs it is also considered to have had an impact on hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

.

Album history

For their first album, The Stooges had intended to record five songs: "I Wanna Be Your Dog
I Wanna Be Your Dog
"I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a 1969 song by the American rock band The Stooges. The song is featured on their self-titled debut album. Its memorable riff, composed of only three chords , is played continuously throughout the song...

", "No Fun", "1969", "Ann", and "We Will Fall". The five songs were staples of—and essentially the basis of—The Stooges' live set at the time. A typical Stooges song of the period would involve two minutes of composed song followed by several minutes of improvisation. Presuming that the five songs as normally performed would cover requirements for the album, the Stooges were told by Elektra that they needed more material. According to Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

, "We handed (the five-song version of the album) in and they refused it. They said, 'There aren't enough songs!' So we lied and said, 'That's OK, we've got lots more songs.'" (liner notes of 2005 reissue, p. 9)

In reality, the Stooges were about a day ahead of themselves when Iggy made that statement to Elektra; overnight, the group wrote three more songs, "Real Cool Time", "Not Right", and "Little Doll", and played them for the first time in the studio.

An initial mix by producer John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....

, apparently resembling ex-Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...

 bandmate Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

's "closet mix" of that band's eponymous third album
The Velvet Underground (album)
The Velvet Underground is the third album by American rock group The Velvet Underground. It was their first record to feature Doug Yule, John Cale's replacement. It was recorded in 1968 at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California. This album's softer sound marks a radical shift in approach in style...

 of the same year, was rejected by Elektra. The mix as heard on the final product was done by Iggy Pop and Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 president Jac Holzman
Jac Holzman
Jac Holzman was the founder, chief executive officer and head of both Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records.-Biography:He founded Elektra Records in his St. John's College dorm room in 1950 and Nonesuch Records in 1964...

. Four of Cale's original mixes would later appear on the bonus disc of a 2005 re-issued version, with pitch correction
Pitch correction
Pitch correction is the process of correcting the intonation of an audio signal without affecting other aspects of its sound. Pitch correction first detects the pitch of an audio signal , then calculates the desired change and modifies the audio signal accordingly...

 applied to them. Five years later, all Cale mixes were released unaltered on the first disc of a 2010 collector's edition release of the album.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 185 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...

. The same magazine included "1969" in their "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" list.

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "I Wanna Be Your Dog" at number 13 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton
Ron Asheton
Ronald Frank Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.Asheton is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....

, Scott Asheton
Scott Asheton
Scott "Rock Action" Asheton is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band The Stooges...

 and Iggy Stooge (Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

).

Side B

  1. "No Fun" – 5:14
  2. "Real Cool Time" – 2:29
  3. "Ann" – 2:59
  4. "Not Right" – 2:51
  5. "Little Doll" – 3:20

2005 re-issue

On August 16, 2005, Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 and Rhino Records jointly re-issued the album as a specially-priced double CD, with a remastered version of the album on disc one and the following alternate takes on disc two:
  1. "No Fun" (Original John Cale mix) – 4:43
  2. "1969" (Original John Cale mix) – 2:45
  3. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (Original John Cale mix) – 3:26
  4. "Little Doll" (Original John Cale mix) – 2:49
  5. "1969" (alternate vocal) – 4:47
  6. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (alternate vocal) – 3:28
  7. "Not Right" (alternate vocal) – 3:12
  8. "Real Cool Time" (alternate mix) – 3:22
  9. "Ann" (full version) – 7:52
  10. "No Fun" (full version) – 6:49

2010 collector's edition

On May 7, 2010, Rhino Records again released the album in their "Handmade" series as a collector's package including two CDs, a 7" record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

, and a 7"x7"-sized booklet. The first disc features the main songs, the single version of "I Wanna Be Your Dog", and all original John Cale mixes of the songs. The second disc, and both sides of the 7" single, contain the previously unissued "Asthma Attack", a staple of the group's early live shows.

Disc 1

  1. "1969" – 4:05
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" – 3:10
  3. "We Will Fall" – 10:15
  4. "No Fun" – 5:15
  5. "Real Cool Time" – 2:29
  6. "Ann" – 3:00
  7. "Not Right" – 2:49
  8. "Little Doll" – 3:21
  9. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" [Single Version] – 03:10
  10. "1969" [Original John Cale Mix] – 02:57
  11. "Not Right" [Original John Cale Mix] – 02:37
  12. "We Will Fall" [Original John Cale Mix] – 11:10
  13. "No Fun" [Original John Cale Mix] – 04:42
  14. "Real Cool Time" [Original John Cale Mix] – 02:40
  15. "Ann" [Original John Cale Mix] – 03:15
  16. "Little Doll" [Original John Cale Mix] – 03:05
  17. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" [Original John Cale Mix] – 03:42

Disc 2

  1. "Asthma Attack" [Album Version] – 06:26
  2. "1969" [Alternate Vocal] – 04:45
  3. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" [Alternate Vocal] – 03:28
  4. "We Will Fall" [Alternate Version] – 11:24
  5. "No Fun" [Full Version] – 06:49
  6. "Real Cool Time" [Takes 1 & 2] – 07:04
  7. "Ann" [Full Version] – 08:00
  8. "Not Right" [Alternate Vocal] – 03:08
  9. "Little Doll" [Takes 1-5] – 10:24

Musical personnel

  • Iggy Pop
    Iggy Pop
    Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

     - vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

     (credited as "Iggy Stooge")
  • Dave Alexander - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Ron Asheton
    Ron Asheton
    Ronald Frank Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.Asheton is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....

     - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , vocals
  • Scott Asheton
    Scott Asheton
    Scott "Rock Action" Asheton is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band The Stooges...

     - drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

  • John Cale
    John Cale
    John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....

     - piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , sleighbell on "I Wanna Be Your Dog", viola
    Viola
    The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

     on "We Will Fall"

Recording and artwork personnel

  • John Cale
    John Cale
    John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....

    , Producer
  • Joel Brodsky
    Joel Brodsky
    Joel Lee Brodsky was an American photographer, best known for his photography of musicians, particularly his iconic "Young Lion" photographs of Jim Morrison. In his lifetime, he is credited with photographing over 400 album covers.Brodsky was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Syracuse...

    , Photography
  • Danny Fields
    Danny Fields
    Danny Fields is an American journalist and author. As a music-industry executive in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, he was one of the most influential figures in the underground and punk rock scenes.- Early life :...

    , Liner Notes (original album and 1989 CD release only)
  • William S. Harvey, Art Direction
  • Jac Holzman
    Jac Holzman
    Jac Holzman was the founder, chief executive officer and head of both Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records.-Biography:He founded Elektra Records in his St. John's College dorm room in 1950 and Nonesuch Records in 1964...

    , Production Supervisor

2005 re-issue personnel

  • Bill Inglot
    Bill Inglot
    Bill Inglot is an American music engineer and producer, best known for remastering older recordings to high quality digital standards.Inglot worked for Rhino Entertainment and other Warner Music Group labels from 1982 to 2007. He was largely responsible for reintroducing historically popular pop...

    , Reissue Producer, Remastering
  • Ben Edmonds, Reissue Producer, Liner Notes
  • Dan Hersch, Remastering
  • Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...

    , Liner Notes

Covers

  • Redd Kross
    Redd Kross
    Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...

     covered "Ann" on their 1984 all-covers album Teen Babes From Monsanto
    Teen Babes from Monsanto
    Teen Babes From Monsanto is a 7 song 12" record of cover songs released by Redd Kross in 1984 on Gasatanka Records. This LP has never been reissued, but all 7 songs were included on the Australian tour CD Trance.-Track listing:#"Deuce"...

    .

  • Sky Cries Mary
    Sky Cries Mary
    Sky Cries Mary is an American trance rock musical group from Seattle, Washington, that formed in the late 1980s.The husband and wife team of Roderick Wolgamott Romero and Anisa Romero sing dual lead vocals...

     covered "We Will Fall" on their album "A Return to the Inner Experience."

  • Spacemen 3
    Spacemen 3
    Spacemen 3 were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Peter Kember and Jason Pierce. Their music was "colorfully mind-altering, but not in the sense of the acid rock of the '60s; instead, the band developed its own minimalistic psychedelia"...

     covered "Little Doll" on their debut album Sound of Confusion
    Sound of Confusion
    1994 re-issue bonus tracks...

    .

  • The Sisters of Mercy
    The Sisters of Mercy
    The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...

     covered "1969" during one of their Peel Sessions and on their EP "Alice".

  • Joey Ramone
    Joey Ramone
    Joey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...

     covered "1969" on his album Don't Worry About Me
    Don't Worry About Me
    Don't Worry About Me is the only album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist, although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as their lead singer. It was released posthumously in 2002, as he died in 2001. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did most of the guitar work on...

    .

Acts that have covered "No Fun"

  • The Black Keys
    The Black Keys
    The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....

    , on their first EP The Moan
    The Moan
    *The 2-track single vinyl edition is purple....

    .

  • The Stalin
    The Stalin
    were an influential Japanese punk rock band formed in June 1980, by leader and vocalist Michiro Endo. After numerous member changes, he disbanded the group in February 1985. In May 1987 Michiro formed a group called Video Stalin, which mostly made videos instead of albums, they disbanded in 1988...

    , on their 1982 single "Allergy".

  • The Orb
    The Orb
    Throughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...

    , during their John Peel Session in 1992.

  • Asian Dub Foundation
    Asian Dub Foundation
    Asian Dub Foundation are a British electronica band that plays a mix of rapcore, dub, dancehall and ragga, also using rock instruments, acknowledging a punk influence...

    , on their 2008 album Punkara
    Punkara
    Punkara is the sixth studio album by the collective Asian Dub Foundation. It was recorded with The Go! Team producer, Gareth Parton at The Fortress Studios, London. It is the first album released with new singer Al Rumjen formerly of King Prawn. There was an advanced release in Japan on 26 March...

    (with guest vocals from Iggy Pop himself).

  • The Sex Pistols
    Sex Pistols
    The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...

    , both live and as a studio-recorded b-side to "Pretty Vacant
    Pretty Vacant
    "Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released on 1 July 1977 as the third single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. The song marked the band's only appearance on the British music show Top of the Pops...

    ". It was the last song performed by the group before breaking up at the Winterland show
    Live at Winterland 1978
    Live at Winterland 1978 is a live album by Sex Pistols, first released in its entirety in 1997. The last two songs were released in 1980 by Island Records on their two-disc TROUBLEMAKERS, bookending the compilation....

    .

  • Some Girls
    Some Girls (California band)
    Some Girls was a collective of musicians who came from different backgrounds and all who had established bands that pushed the limits of hardcore punk. Their musical style was a hybrid of mathcore, grindcore and noise rock.-History:...

    , on their album All My Friends Are Going Death
    All My Friends Are Going Death
    All My Friends Are Going Death is a compilation album by Some Girls consisting of their first two EPs, a few new songs, and demo material. Jacob Bannon, owner of Deathwish Inc. and vocalist of Converge, designed the artwork for the album. There is a limited edition LP press of 300 copies with an...

    .

Acts that have covered or sampled "Not Right"

  • Baby Woodrose
    Baby Woodrose
    Baby Woodrose is a rock band formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2001. They take their name from the Argyreia nervosa, a plant commonly known as Hawaiian baby woodrose, which can be used for hallucinogenic effects....

    , on their 2004 album Dropout!.

  • Terveet Kädet
    Terveet Kädet
    Terveet Kädet are a Finnish hardcore punk band, the first in Finland. The group was founded in Tornio in January 1980. They have had a major influence on bands from all over the world, especially in Brazil...

    , on their 1999 album Ääretön Propaganda.

  • Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

    , who included a cut-up sample on their second full length Bad Moon Rising
    Bad Moon Rising (album)
    Bad Moon Rising is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on the New York independent record label Homestead Records in 1985. The album is loosely themed around the dark side of America, and includes references to obsession and insanity, Charles Manson,...

    (between the tracks "Society Is a Hole" and "I Love Her All The Time").

Acts that have covered "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

  • Joan Jett
    Joan Jett
    Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...

     and the Blackhearts, on their 1988 album "Up Your Alley".

  • Cage The Elephant
    Cage the Elephant
    Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...

    , who have been known to play it live.

  • Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth
    Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

    , on their first full length album Confusion is Sex
    Confusion Is Sex
    Confusion Is Sex is Sonic Youth's first studio album, originally released on 12" vinyl in 1983 on Neutral. It was reissued on SST Records in 1987 and on CD in 1995 on DGC with extra tracks from the Kill Yr Idols EP. The album features a live cover of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog". The cover...

    .

  • Uncle Tupelo
    Uncle Tupelo
    Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville...

    , on their live album "March 16-20, 1992
    March 16-20, 1992
    March 16–20, 1992 is the third studio album by alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released on August 3, 1992. The title refers to the five-day span during which the album was recorded. An almost entirely acoustic recording, the album features original songs and covers of traditional folk songs...

    "

  • Breathing Fire
    Breathing Fire
    Breathing Fire is a 1991 martial arts movie starring Jonathan Quan, Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neal, Jerry Trimble, and Bolo Yeung which was filmed on location in the San Gabriel valley in California. The movie also features famed 1997 Canadian TMOV kick-boxing champion Jason Li.Michael, a Vietnam vet,...

    , on their album "Years of Lead
    Years of Lead
    Years of Lead is an European phenomenon not unrelated to the Cold War, characterized by left and right-wing terrorism and the strategy of tension. Some terrorist groups include the German Red Army Faction, and the French Action Directe. In Belgium, the années de plomb or "Bloody Eighties", refers...

    "
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