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  • theater cvrTheater of Cruelty – Iggy and the Stooges (Easy Action)

    And back down the rabbit hole we go…

    It’s apparent that all that exists in the way of Stooges demo's and live recordings is probably in the public domain by now. The chances of somebody unearthing another “Goose Lake” desk tape, or a slew of pre-production demos that the band misplaced, is a longshot.

    So, Stoogephiles, we are done and dusted.

    Not quite.

  • a fire1What may be the final word in posthumous Stooges recordings for the foreseeable future is looming on UK label Easy Actionand it’s a doozy.

    Firstly, “A Fire of Life” is a double CD or LP collection compiling 2006 and 2003 live recording by the Pop-Asheton-Asheton-Watt line-up in Sydney and New Orleans respectively, coupled with high quality basement demos of tracks that would appear on “The Weirdness” and an in-store appearance. 

    It will be rounded off with 11 tracks from the legendary stripped back appearance at Newbury Comics in Cambridge MA in 2003 by Iggy and the Ashetons (with Scott on cardboard boxes!)  

    You can hear “Dirt” from the Sydney Big Day Out here and here is “Little Doll” from the basement. Pre-order here where you can read the full tracklist.

    But that’s not all.