October 15th, 2023
VMP ‘Raw Power’ Reissue Makes Case For 1997 Iggy Mix An audiophile edition of The Stooges album “not for audiophiles”By: Malachi Lui
In his liner notes for the new Vinyl Me, Please reissue of Iggy and The Stooges’ 1973 album Raw Power, Andy O’Connor says it’s “not a record for audiophiles.” Then why give this record a sumptuously packaged all-analog reissue?Because despite the somewhat rough recording quality, few records are as historically important as Raw Power. It’s not even the best Stooges record, but it’s inarguably their most influential. Forget proto-punk; Raw Power was the first punk... Read More
