Fun House
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| Fun House | ||
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| LP by The Stooges | ||
| Released | August 1970 | |
| Recorded | Elektra Sound Recorders, LA May 10-May 241970 | |
| Genre | Protopunk | |
| Length | 36 min 28 sec | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer | Don Gallucci | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| The Stooges Chronology | ||
| The Stooges (1969) | Fun House (1970) | Raw Power (1973) |
This article is about the album 'Fun House'. For the game show of the same name, see Fun House (game show).
Fun House is the second album by protopunk band The Stooges. It was recorded in May 1970 and released in August of the same year. It did not sell very well, however like its predecessor, The Stooges (1969), it had an underground impact. A song, "Down On The Street", with Doors-style organ overdubbed on it by producer Don Gallucci, was pulled from the album and made into a single. It was released in the same month the album was, and fared slightly better than it in the charts.
The tracks were recorded live in the studio with little or no overdubs, in roughly the same order as on the record. The Stooges intended that "Loose" open the album, but Elektra thought "Down On The Street" would be the stronger opener.
The popularity of the album grew in 1985 after Henry Rollins wrote about the album as one of his favorites in Spin.
In 2001 Rhino Records released a limited edition box set, 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions, featuring every take of every song from every day of the recording sessions.
| Contents |
Track listing
All tracks written by the Stooges
Side one
- "Down On The Street" - 3:42
- "Loose" - 3:33
- "T.V. Eye" - 4:17
- "Dirt" - 7:00
Side two
- "1970" - 5:15 (also known as "I Feel Alright")
- "Fun House" - 7:46
- "L.A. Blues" - 4:55
Personnel
- Iggy Pop - vocals
- Dave Alexander - bass
- Ron Asheton - guitar
- Scott Asheton - drums
- Steve MacKay - tenor saxophone
- Brian Ross-Myring - engineer
