CALLIN' FROM THE FUN HOUSE
WITH MY SONG
WE BEEN SEPARATED, BABY
FAR TO LONG...
Fun House
is the
second studio album
by American
Rock band
The Stooges.
It was released on
July 7, 1970,
by Elektra Records.
Though initially
commercially unsuccessful,
Fun House
has since developed
a strong cult following.
Like its predecessor
(1969's The Stooges)
and successor
(1973's Raw Power),
it is considered an
integral work in
the development
of punk rock.
Recording Sessions
In 1969,
Elektra Records
had released
the Stooges
' debut album
to mixed reviews
and limited
commercial success.
Elektra head
Jac Holzman
believed that the
MC5,
another
Michigan-based band,
had more
commercial potential
than the Stooges.
Holzman asked former
Kingsmen keyboardist
Don Gallucci
to produce
the Stooges'
second album.
Having seen
the group live,
Gallucci told Holzman
that the Stooges
were an
"interesting group,
but I don't think you can
get this feeling on tape";
Holzman, however,
had already reserved
recording time
for him with
the band in
Los Angeles.
The album was recorded
at Elektra Sound Recorders
in Los Angeles
from
May 11
to 25th
of 1970.
Gallucci's plan
as a producer
was to use each day
to record about a
dozen takes
of a particular song
and then pick
the one that
would appear
on the album.
The first day consisted
of soundchecks
and run-throughs
of all songs,
with baffles
between the amplifiers
and drums
and
Iggy Pop singing
his vocals
through a
studio-style microphone
on a boom stand.
The band was not pleased
with the resulting sound,
and subsequently
they and Gallucci
stripped the entire studio
of its usual equipment
and soundproofing
to emulate their
live performances
as closely as possible.
Gallucci arranged the band
in studio
in the way they
normally played
at a concert,
with Pop singing
through a
handheld
dynamic microphone
and no baffles
between the amplifiers.
The results were
very raw
when compared to
contemporary records;
for example,
without the
normal isolation baffles
the vibrations
from the bass amplifier
cause audible rattling
of the snare drum
on several songs.
TRACK LIST
CD 1
Down On The Street
Loose
T.V. Eye
Dirt
1970
Fun House
L.A. Blues
CD 2
T.V. Eye
(Takes 7 & 8)
Loose
(Demo)
Loose
(Take 2)
Loose
(Take 22)
Lost In The Future
(Take 1)
Down On The Street
(Take 1)
Down On The Street
(Take 8)
Dirt
(Take 4)
Slide (Slidin' The Blues)
(Take 1)
1970
(Take 3)
Fun House
(Take 2)
Fun House
(Take 3)
BONUS TRACKS
Down On The Street
(Single Mix)
1970
(Single Mix)
I Wanna Be Your Dog
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