The Detroit Rehearsals...

Although I bought this CD put out by BOMP a few years back I hadn't listened to it very much. I was a little disappointed in the sound quality at first, but lately it has been sounding really good.

Especially " Pinpoint Eyes " and " The Ballad Of Hollis Brown "...

I have added them to the playlist at...

Zen Dog Radio http://search.mercora.com/page/ZenDog

Open up and bleed for teh win. By the way, I'm yet to listen to your radio. I think I'm gonna give it a listen tonight. I'm such a valiant, I know

I love these 1973 rehearsal recordings. The sound quality is variable for sure (and at times the Stooges aren't exactly together either) but there's a fantastic feel to nearly all of these tracks.

That version of Open Up And Bleed (first issued on Rubber Legs way back in 1987) is absolutely amazing. As is the version of Johanna.

But does anyone have any accurate information on the songs recorded just with James Williamson on guitar and the occasional use of a primitive drum machine.

These include -
Hollis Brown,
I'm A Man,
Dynamite Boogie,
Waiting For The Man,
Purple Haze,
I'm So Glad
and quite a few others.

The sound quality isn't great but it's never been made clear where, or when these tracks were taped.

Anyone know for certain?

Cheers,

Richard

I think the version of Open up has a quite cool sound, even if it's "bad". The instruments get's such a nice sound. The guitar and piano emerges into the soundmix in a very nice way.
Iggys screaming maybe not be the best singin cat ever but, the dissonance delivered in the chorus is beatiful. It really sounds like if he means what the words say.

amen

i have the rehearsals on vinyl. a bad ass cover.

adams66 wrote:

I love these 1973 rehearsal recordings. The sound quality is variable for sure (and at times the Stooges aren't exactly together either) but there's a fantastic feel to nearly all of these tracks.

That version of Open Up And Bleed (first issued on Rubber Legs way back in 1987) is absolutely amazing. As is the version of Johanna.

But does anyone have any accurate information on the songs recorded just with James Williamson on guitar and the occasional use of a primitive drum machine.

These include -
Hollis Brown,
I'm A Man,
Dynamite Boogie,
Waiting For The Man,
Purple Haze,
I'm So Glad
and quite a few others.

The sound quality isn't great but it's never been made clear where, or when these tracks were taped.

Anyone know for certain?

Cheers,

Richard

I think it was in the spring march to april 1972 something. In London before Ron and Scott arrived.

That's what I thought too - jamming and practicing before the Ashetons were called over to the UK. The quality is rough for sure, but it seems like Iggy and James were having some fun.
Cheers,
Richard

a 3 disc set of this exist's i have it... very rare though.
it has the whole rehersal session's on it from this...

JESUS_LOVES_THE_STOOGES wrote:

a 3 disc set of this exist's i have it... very rare though.
it has the whole rehersal session's on it from this...

I have it too. Hardly listenable!
There is a 3 disc from 2nd february -73 and a 2 disc from 17-18 march too.

iggy-fan wrote:

JESUS_LOVES_THE_STOOGES wrote:

a 3 disc set of this exist's i have it... very rare though.
it has the whole rehersal session's on it from this...

I have it too. Hardly listenable!
There is a 3 disc from 2nd february -73 and a 2 disc from 17-18 march too.

yea that one's alright... and the 3 disc set, i have my version sounds really good... better than the bomp stuff.. whats yours sourced from ?

JESUS_LOVES_THE_STOOGES wrote:

iggy-fan wrote:

JESUS_LOVES_THE_STOOGES wrote:

a 3 disc set of this exist's i have it... very rare though.
it has the whole rehersal session's on it from this...

I have it too. Hardly listenable!
There is a 3 disc from 2nd february -73 and a 2 disc from 17-18 march too.

yea that one's alright... and the 3 disc set, i have my version sounds really good... better than the bomp stuff.. whats yours sourced from ?

I don´t know what generation it´s.

001. Johanna
002. Rubber Legs
003. Rubber Legs
004. Till the end of the night
005. Open up & Bleed
006. Open up & bleed
007. Open up & bleed
008. Open Up & Bleed
009. She Creatures of Hollywood Hills
010. Jesus loves the stooges
011. Jesus loves the stooges part II
012. Gimme Danger
013. Gimme Danger
014. Gimme Danger
015. Unknown song
016. Unknown song
017. Unknown song
018. Unknown song
019. Unknown song


Disc 2


001. Unknown song
002. Cock in my pocket
003. Head on
004. Search & Destroy
005. Search & Destroy
006. Search & Destroy
007. Search & Destroy
008. Search & Destroy
009. Search & Destroy
010. Raw Power
011. Raw Power
012. Raw Power
013. She Creatures of Hollywood Hills
014. Raw Power
015. She Creatures of Hollywood Hills
016. Raw Power


Disc 3


001. Raw Power
002. Death trip
003. Born in a trailer
004. Gimme Danger
005. Unknown song
006. Johanna
007. Johanna
008. Johanna
009. Rubber Legs/How it hurts (different lyrics)
010. Till the end of the night
011. Johanna
012. Unknown Song
013. Head on (different lyrics)
014. Head on (different lyrics)
015. Head on (different lyrics)

Yeah.. that ones good too... it's not as rare but still good... i also think the rehersal's with just iggy and james were when they werentrying to find a new bass player/drummer but couldnt...

Uh, what was the bootleg called, on which, both Ron and James played guitars? Was from 1971, if I recall correctly?

There's dozens of boots with this 1971 show - usually claiming to be from the Kiel Auditorium in St Louis, May 1971, but it seems that it wasn't actually recorded at that gig and may be from St Charles around the same time.
Probably the most common CD of this gig is called Live 1971 and Early Live Rarities and you can pick this up for just £2 on Amazon at the moment. The sound quality is awful though.
Cheers,
Richard

adams66 wrote:

There's dozens of boots with this 1971 show - usually claiming to be from the Kiel Auditorium in St Louis, May 1971, but it seems that it wasn't actually recorded at that gig and may be from St Charles around the same time.
Probably the most common CD of this gig is called Live 1971 and Early Live Rarities and you can pick this up for just £2 on Amazon at the moment. The sound quality is awful though.
Cheers,
Richard

Correct, But there is the rarer Pretty good sounding version, I have it, after trying to get it for years.

Also, it's defanitly from the Factory, The Show at kiel was supossed to be where it was played, but it was cancled as theequiptment bus never arrived. so they played the gig the following night at st.charles (in missouri near st.louis) The show was cut short after 5 song's as Iggy Whacked Ron asheton over the Head With his Mic Cord while he was swinging it around (u were a bang and iggy says fuck, and dropps the mic)during that 5th song.

The band came back out without ron, and played 1 more song, then called it quit's.

The fan's were mad because they night before got cancled and was made up at this location, then this happend. so Iggy was cool about it, and hungout in the crowd for alittle bit, after they were done playing..

Uh?! Well, I´d love to hear both Ron and James playing together, whatever James said them being...well, disorganized or whatever.