The original Metallic KO album... (was) lost in the past

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Here are the pics of it:

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I hope that the new re-release will reinstate that marvellous disclaimer that the blue sleeved Metallic KO carried about the sounds on the record being a true representation of the Stooges last stand and 'NOT a defect in the mastering'.
Always loved that comment!
I'm still hopeful that one day the original recordings will be rediscovered and we might get a full document of the final gig, instead of this chopped about version that's been out there in various forms for the last 30 odd years... I can dream can't I?
Cheers,
Richard

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The full document have never been lost, it's out since 1999 on Jungle two CDs version. There's no more than every piece that is on that CD.
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I have both of those versions of Metallic K.O aswell. I don't have Night of the Iguana though.
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There´re 12 versions of M KO on vinyl as far as I know.

There's also 'The Michigan Palace' on Bomp! That one I like!
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Michigan palace on Bomp is disc 2 of Metallic KO Jungle in complete and listenable form
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The original tapes were edited. Michael Tipton, who recorded them, was worried he would run out of tape - he told me there was much more haranguing of the audience, particularly on the second night.

As detailed in OU&B, Tipton also taped the bootleg purporting to be of the Stooges last show at Wampelrs Lake in 1971, with songs like 'Ron's Jam' and 'What's You gonna Do' -but, as a careful listen will demonstrate, it's not Iggy singing, it's a guy called Steve Richards.

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i only have the Bomp! version, tobad that the tape ran out exactly when open up and bleed got interesting ..

Interesting that Michael Tipton also recorded a 1971 concert.
Do you know if any more than "Ron's jam" and "What You Gonna Do" (usually credited to 1968 or 1969 on bootlegs and semi official releases) still exist?
It would be amazing if a decent quality 1971 concert would eventually turn up - preferably one with Iggy!
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Richard

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Re 1971; there's one boot out there which is often labeled at St Louis, but I believe is St Charles. Has I Got A Right and Fresh Rag amongst others. It's the twin lead guitar Stooges with both Ron and James... but not as good as you would think.
Suggests that Don Gallucci might even have had good reason for telling Bill Harvey not to pick up the Stooges' option.

Then there's another tape, on cassette, probably of a whole gig -= the guy who taped it played it for me. From Chicago, if memory serves, late on, maybe May 71, hjaven't checked. It was a racket, but in a good way - just a maelstrom of guitars, sounded much more like a cross between Fun House and Raw POwer. But it was lo fi, and it might be that more than five minutes of it would sound repetitive. Easy Action, and perhaps other people, are trying to get hold of it I believe.

I think Ron's Jam and What You Gonna Do are more or less it from that final, Iggy-less concert with Ron, Scott and Jimmy Recca.

Yeah, the St Louis / St Charles show is amzingly poor quality. I remember when that came out on vinyl back in the late 1980s. I was so pleased to be able to get hold of a 1971 Stooges gig, but somewhat disappointed when I played the thing. Buried in the muddy sound are some quite cool riif / tunes though.
I still secretly hope that someone, somewhere has a good quality recording of the James and Ron on guitars line-up. Good luck Easy Action!

Isn't there a tape of a 1970 Stooges show (Ungano's?) out there now? That would be excellent. I wish someone would upload this to Dimeadozen or one of the other file sharing sites.

Cheers,

Richard

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There is an Ungano's tape. It is (or was) owned by the guy who sold the Stooges out-takes to Rhino and is bound to make it out eventually. AS I recall the sound quality is decent at least, and the performance is excellent.

It might well be this night that Iggy talked Bill Harvey into buuyuing him a mound of cocaine, and The Pharoah found his heroin connection... plus it would be Zeke on bass and Bill Cheatham on second guitar, both of them dead now...hence it's the Stooges, just before their plunge into The Abyss.

Iggy and his damn drugs. lol.
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i just bought a metallic ko album today and im a little confused as to which copy it is cause theres a few differences to it. Its a blue sleeve and the albums black with the titles1.Raw Power2.Head On3.Gimmie Danger4.Rich Bitch5.Cock In My Pocket6.Louie Louie. the thing is, its a like europe promontional copy that comes with a free iron on with it. Does anyone know if this is good or not?
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thanks alot iggy-fan........does anyone happen to have any mp3 audio of the metallic ko album?
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