The BEATLES' British EPs Collection

EP1. Parlophone GEP 8882 (UK 1963, July 12)

EP2. Parlophone GEP 8880 (UK 1963, September 6)

EP3. Parlophone GEP 8883 (UK 1963, November 1)

EP4. Parlophone GEP 8891 (UK 1964, Fébruary 7)

EP5. Parlophone GEP 8913 (UK 1964, June 19)

EP6. Parlophone GEP 8920 (UK 1964, November 6)

EP7. Parlophone GEP 8924 (UK 1964, November 6)

EP8. Parlophone GEP 8931 (UK 1965, April 6)

EP9. Parlophone GEP 8938 (UK 1965, June 4)

EP10. Parlophone GEP 8946 (UK 1965, December 6)

EP11. Parlophone GEP 8948 (UK 1966, March 4)

EP12. Parlophone GEP 8952 (UK 1966, July 8)

EP13. Parlophone MMT/SMMT1 (UK 1967, December 8)

EP14. Apple SGE1 (UK 1981, December 7)

I'll Be Back On August 1

HOLIDAYS! AT LAST!!!

SEE YOU SOON...

THE STOOGES: "Fun House" (Special Edition)

Original released on LP Elektra EKS 74071

(US, September 1970)

The Stooges' first album was produced by a classically trained composer; their second was supervised by the former keyboard player with the Kingsmen, and if that didn't make all the difference, it at least indicates why "Fun House" was a step in the right direction. Producer Don Gallucci took the approach that the Stooges were a powerhouse live band, and their best bet was to recreate the band's live set with as little fuss as possible. As a result, the production on "Fun House" bears some resemblance to the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" - the sound is smeary and bleeds all over the place, but it packs the low-tech wallop of a concert pumped through a big PA, bursting with energy and immediacy. The Stooges were also a much stronger band this time out; Ron Asheton's blazing minimalist guitar gained little in the way of technique since the Stooges, but his confidence had grown by a quantum leap as he summoned forth the sounds that would make him the hero of proto-punk guitarists everywhere, and the brutal pound of drummer Scott Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had grown to heavyweight champion status. And "Fun House" is where Iggy Pop's mad genius first reached its full flower; what was a sneer on the band's debut had grown into the roar of a caged animal desperate for release, and his rants were far more passionate and compelling than what he had served up before. The Stooges may have had more "hits," but "Fun House" has stronger songs, including the garage raver to end all garage ravers in "Loose," the primal scream of "1970," and the apocalyptic anarchy of "L.A. Blues." "Fun House" is the ideal document of the Stooges at their raw, sweaty, howling peak. (Mark Deming in AllMusic)