I know this is a little unfair to those who do not have promo copies but does anyone else who has heard it think the Richards gig is running at the wrong speed for the first few songs...and where's JW in the mix!?

I've not noticed any issues with running speed.

The issue with James' guitar is that he had a bad cord or connection which didn't get repaired until the 2nd or 3rd song. If you listen (or even if you don't once you know it's there) you can hear the tell tale buzz/hum/static of a guitar cord shorting out - probably where it meets either the guitar or the amp. I assume that they eventually replaced the cord and with that problem solved his volume level went back to normal.

Its a pity Iggy's mic starts to cut out half way through the gig. Has anyone confirmed the date of this concert as October 11th 1st set?

all this about james's guitar is very disappointing. that's my major problem with metallic ko - that you can't hear james - and why i don't listen to it much. haven't heard georgia peaches yet, but it looks like i'm gonna be similarly disappointed from what you're all saying.

This thread is starting to sound like the critic's corner. I did not have much time for music critics in the 70's and my opinion has not changed in 2010.

To my non musician's ears, Georgia Peaches sounds great. Yes, the first 2 songs have distortion and you can hardly hear James. Ron and Scott sound so good that even with the missing guitar, the songs sound wonderful.

This CD is very much a representation of how the Stooges sounded most nights on that tour. No Stooge gig was ever perfect. Each gig was unique in ways only the Stooges were unique. Remember, this is 1973. Soundboards were not perfected yet. This is a band playing live in a southern town, having a great time. You hear the audience and you will hear the interaction between Iggy and the crowd. I thoroughly love this gig, flaws and all.

I think we need to celebrate that we have an unexpected treat from one of the, if not the, best rock bands in the world. I am happy and grateful to have another wonderful slice of Stooge's musical history in my collection.

I'm not asking anybody to accept my opinion either. I'm just asking you all to put it on and listen and make up your own mind.

Rant over and out!

You have a more than valid point Natalie, it gets better and better with each time i listen. I guess if the tapes had been "messed with" to sound closer to perfection we'd all be moaning we want a reissue of the un-tampered tapes, they could have cut out "head on" because of vocal mic problems but they had the guts to leave it in.

And to those worried about the price, chances are you'll buy more than $50 of uninspiring music in the next twelve months and spend the rest of your life looking for a mint secondhand copy when its too late and they're all gone!
cheers

Promo copy for sale on ebay uk

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Iggy-Pop-The-Stooges-RAW-POWER-Mega-Rare-3-Disc-Set_W0QQitemZ360246964876QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL?hash=item53e064728c

Forlarge parts of the You Don't Want My Name release, Iggy's vocals cut out or are so low that you can't hear them, and teh show is still smokin'. I'm really looking forward to hearing this one...

James was 'marked' on facebook on that 'picture'

Holy shit, JW. Thanks for that! Now I know exactly where to tune in!

thats raw fucking power

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!! My God, how times have changed...

Hilarious! Thanks for that JW.

What a wonderful find. Thanks so much for posting that letter.

Fascinating to realise how accurate David Halper's prediction was - maybe in 40 years people might want to hear it. Market conditions have indeed changed.

I love how the recording has offended Mr Halper's sensibilities so much that he can't bring himself to type the offending words. It all seems so much more innocent back in 1973 doesn't it? And it shows quite how shocking Iggy actually was in those days. Even to hardened record executives.

And I laughed out loud at his comment 'don't even get me started on "Cock In My Pocket"'

Thanks JW82.

Cheers,

Richard

Oh man! That sheet sould be the cover of the album!

No way that really is a letter from 1973! A 1973 letter would have been handwritten or typed, not typeset; computers and printers hadn't been invented yet. And how did he time the songs in 1973? He's not sitting there with a CD that starts on 0:00 at the beginning of each song; he's got either a tape reel or an acetate LP.

Its fake just like "im hungry"

It hasn't been written on a typewriter, that's a microsoft word document. The letter is pretty funny, but it won't fool anyone who remembers what typed documents used to look like.

Cassette players didn't have time codes either. Show me one genuine letter from the seventies where they use timings to identify elements within a song. I saw a documentary from the trial against Judas Priest yesterday - this was about alleged subliminals in the recording, but they didn't use timings to identify them; things were vaguely "in" the songs, or less vaguely "after" this or that line in the lyrics.

And the record industry wasn't that afraid of profanity in 1973; that came later, with Reaganism and the PMRC.