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THE STOOGES - RAW POWER ORIGINAL 1973 COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO LP KC-32111
PRODUCED, ARRANGED AND MIXED BY DAVID BOWIE
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
NOTE: THIS IS THE TRUE FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSING WITH PREFIX KC- IN THE CATALOG NUMBER, AND THE CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE, NOT THE 1976 REISSUE WITHOUT EITHER.
ORIGINAL RED COLUMBIA LABEL WITH COLUMBIA IN YELLOW LETTERS WRAPPED AROUND THE RIM OF THE LABEL 70 s STYLE
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.
COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK CELLOPHANE WRAP WITH A NIFTY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE WRAP.
ORIGINAL BOWIE MIX OF THE ALBUM
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX OF THE RECORD
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -2A/-2A .
FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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In 1972, the Stooges were near the point of collapse when David Bowie s management team, MainMan, took a chance on the band at Bowie s behest. By this point, guitarist Ron Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had been edged out of the picture, and James Williamson had signed on as Iggy s new guitar mangler Asheton rejoined the band shortly before recording commenced on Raw Power, but was forced to play second fiddle to Williamson as bassist. By most accounts, tensions were high during the recording of Raw Power, and the album sounds like the work of a band on its last legs -- though rather than grinding to a halt, Iggy the Stooges appeared ready to explode like an ammunition dump. From a technical standpoint, Williamson was a more gifted guitar player than Asheton not that that was ever the point , but his sheets of metallic fuzz were still more basic and punishing than what anyone was used to in 1973, while Ron Asheton played his bass like a weapon of revenge, and his brother Scott Asheton remained a powerhouse behind the drums. But the most remarkable change came from the singer Raw Power revealed Iggy as a howling, smirking, lunatic genius. Whether quietly brooding Gimme Danger or inviting the apocalypse Search and Destroy , Iggy had never sounded quite so focused as he did here, and his lyrics displayed an intensity that was more than a bit disquieting. In many ways, almost all Raw Power has in common with the two Stooges albums that preceded it is its primal sound, but while the Stooges once sounded like the wildest and weirdest gang in town, Raw Power found them heavily armed and ready to destroy the world -- that is, if they didn t destroy themselves first.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
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CONDITION:
RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The record comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.
c The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy dynaflex type , vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has one corner slightly dinged BARELY VISIBLE
