The discography of the Stooges—a Detroit, Michigan–based rock band founded by "The Godfather of Punk Music" Iggy Pop as singer, Ron Asheton as guitarist, Dave Alexander as bass-guitarist and Scott Asheton as drummer—currently consists of five studio albums, one EP, twenty-four singles, fourteen live albums, nine compilation albums and five box sets.
The Stooges' debut album The Stooges was released on August 5, 1969, in the United States, and one month later in the United Kingdom. The album reached number 106 on the Billboard 200. Almost one year later, on July 7, 1970, the band released their second album, Fun House, which did not chart on the Billboard 200, the UK Albums Chart, or any other international music album chart. In February 1973, the Stooges released their third album, Raw Power. It charted in the Billboard 200 at No. 182, in the UK at least at No. 44, and is the best charting album by the Stooges in the United Kingdom to date. After the release of Raw Power, the band (also known at the time as Iggy & the Stooges) announced their break-up. The Stooges reunited thirty-four years after their official dissolution, and released The Weirdness. Although the album was their second-best charting album in the United States, peaking at number 130, its overall commercial success is similar to that of the Stooges' first three albums.
The Stooges are described by critics as one of the key bands of punk music, in the genre described as "proto-punk", an early form of punk rock. Many musicians, particularly those in punk bands, cite the Stooges as a huge influence.
Studio albums YearTitleChart positionsCertificationsUSFRANLDNZSWEUKPeaks in the UK: Raw Power: The Weirdness and Ready to Die: 1969 The Stooges Released: August 5, 1969 (US), September 1969 (UK) Label: Elektra106 — — — — — BPI: Silver 1970 Fun House Released: July 7, 1970 Label: Elektra — 167 — — — — 1973 Raw Power as Iggy and the Stooges Released: February 7, 1973 (US), June 1973 (UK) Label: Columbia 182 138 — 20 — 44 BPI: Gold 2007 The Weirdness Released: March 6, 2007 Label: Virgin 130 53 37 — 35 81 2013 Ready to Die as Iggy and the Stooges Released: April 30, 2013 Label: Fat Possum 96 36 — — 49 77
EPs Year Title 2005 Extended Play Released: May 30, 2005 Label: Easy Action
Live albums Year Title 1976 Metallic K.O. Label: Skydog 1988 Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go Label: Revenge 1995 Open Up and Bleed Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4051) 1997 California Bleeding Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4069) 2000 Double Danger Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4076) 2000 Michigan Palace Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4079) 2003 Live in Detroit Label: Music Video Distributors (MVD) 2005 Telluric Chaos Released: May 3, 2005 Label: Skydog 2007 Escaped Maniacs Released: 2007 Label: ABC Entertainment and Charley Films 2009 You Don't Want My Name... You Want My Action Label: Easy Action 2010 Have Some Fun: Live at Unganos Label: Rhino 2011 Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans Label: Music Video Distributors (MVD) 2020 Live at Goose Lake, August 8th, 1970 Label: Third Man Records 2022 The Stooges – A Fire of Life Label: Easy Action
Compilations Year Title 1993 Rough Power Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4049) Notes: Original mixes of Raw Power 10/72; complete Detroit WABX broadcast, early 1973; 3 more mixes, 11/28/72. 1997 Year of the Iguana Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4063) Notes: Sampler with unreleased and alternate versions (CD only) 1998 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hellwww.allmusic.com Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell [Dynamic] Label: (1995 UK) Golden Years (cat# gy008) / (1998 US) Snapper (cat# 156002) / Original Masters Notes: 1 radio ad for live show; 6 outtakes; 4 tracks from rehearsal tapes; 2 tracks from WABX broadcast, early 1973. 2001 Wild Love: the Detroit Rehearsals and More Label: Bomp! (cat# BCD 4083) 2006 Original Punks Label: Music Club Deluxe 2008 Gimme Some Skin Label: Get Back 2009 More Power Label: Cleopatra Notes: 2 CDs (also on vinyl with limited songs) 2016 Playlist: The Best of the Stooges Label: Elektra2017 Music from the Film Gimme Danger Label: Rhino Notes: Soundtrack to the documentary film
Box sets Year Title 1991 Night of Destruction Label: Revenge Notes: Limited to 2,000 copies. 6-cd set of rare tracks 1999 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions Label: Rhino 2005 Heavy Liquid Label: Easy Action2020Fun House (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Label: Rhino Notes: Limited to 1,970 copies. 18 x LP set. 2020 You Think You're Bad, Man? – The Road Tapes 1973/74 Label: Cherry Red 5 concerts including the full Metallic K.O final Show.
Other appearances
Studio
"You Better Run" from Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough by various artists 2005 (US) Fat Possum
Guest appearances
Skull Ring by Iggy Pop November 4, 2003 (US)November 2003 (UK) Virgin Records
Singles "I Wanna Be Your Dog" mono version b/w "I Wanna Be Your Dog" stereo version (Elektra, 1969), for promotional use only "I Wanna Be Your Dog" b/w "1969" (Elektra, 1969), US "1969" b/w "Real Cool Time" (Elektra, 1969)), France "I Wanna Be Your Dog" b/w "Ann" (Vedette, 1969), Italy "Down on the Street" b/w "1970", (Elektra, 1970), US, France and Japan "Search and Destroy" mono version b/w "Search and Destroy" stereo version (Sony, 1973), for promotional use only "Shake Appeal" b/w "Search and Destroy" (Sony, 1973), both in playback versions coming with Jesse Ed Davis' tracks "She's A Pain" b/w "Keep Me Coming" "Raw Power" b/w "Search and Destroy" (Sony, 1973), Japan "I Got a Right" b/w "Gimme Some Skin" (Siamese, 1977), US "I'm Sick of You" b/w "Tight Pants" b/w "Scene of the Crime" (Bomp!, 1977), US "Johanna" b/w "Purple Haze" (Revenge, 1988), France "My Girl Hates My Heroin" b/w "How It Hurts" (Revenge, 1989), France "She Creatures of Hollywood Hills" b/w "Untitled Scratch 5", a version of "Till the End of the Night", (sold with the paper "Spiral Scratch", 1989), UK "T.V. Eye" (Live version) b/w "What You Gonna Do?" (Revenge, 1990), France "Till the End of the Night" b/w "I'm Sick of You" (Revenge, 1990), France "She Creatures of Hollywood Hills" b/w "Tight Pants" b/w "Jesus Loves the Stooges" (Revenge, 1990), France "Open Up and Bleed" (Studio version) b/w "I Got a Right" b/w "Gimme Some Skin" (Revenge, 1990), France "Nowhere" (a version of "Born in a Trailer") b/w "Consolation Prizes" b/w "Johanna" (Revenge, 1990), France "I'm Sick of You" b/w "Tight Pants" b/w "She Creatures of Hollywood Hills" (Melodia, Soviet Union), 1990 "I Got a Right" b/w "Gimme Some Skin" (Bomp!, 1990), US "I Got Nothing" b/w "Cock in My Pocket" (Jungle, 1998), UK "Gimme Danger" b/w "Heavy Liquid" (Munster, 1999), Spain "Search and Destroy" b/w "Penetration" (Sundazed reissue, 2005) "Free & Freaky" (Virgin, 2007)
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References
External links The Stooges discography on Myspace