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THE STOOGES – FUNHOUSE - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1970 ELEKTRA
RECORDS STEREO LP EKS-74071
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ORIGINAL
U.S. PRESSING
*** INSANELY RARE STILL
SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***
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GUARANTEED ORIGINAL “BUTTERFLY” ELEKTRA LABEL WITHOUT WEA
LOGO ON THE LABEL’S EDGE (EARLY 70’s STYLE)
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THE THICKNESS OF THE
VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER
PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
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TWO “BREATHE” (AIR)
HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC,
FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT
PRESSING.
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ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN
STYLE)
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THICK, HEAVY VINYL
PRESSING
(►PLEASE SEE THE
IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
(Note:
this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This
is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll
get. GUARANTEED!)
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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.
(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC
GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
If I could
award "The Most Aggressive Garage/Heavy Metal/Psych album ever
recorded" medal to a band or album, this one would be a strong # 1
contender. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that, as he was recording
this album, Iggy Pop was nothing if not desperate / deranged man. One can
simply hear the existential agony and anger pouring out from every groove and
every song. The genuineness of this music simply cannot be questioned. This is
Rock the way it was supposed to be in the beginning, and Rock that would have
been, if we had not had Bobby Vees, Pat Boones, Fabians and their likes to
spoil the party. The original album comprised of seven songs, four on side (A)
and three on side (B). The songs on side (B) still, some twenty years after I
heard this album for the first time, remains for me the single most extreme
form of Rock’n’Roll ever created. Comparisons with other fierce, unyielding and
uncompromising R&R cult classics don't do Stooges any justice. Maybe John
Lennon’s "Plastic Ono Band" album comes close in terms of sheer
psychopathic intensity, but that’s about it. This album is a category unto
itself. Nothing else comes even close. Its a big cosmic vortex of pain, agony,
anger, resentment, and nasty, unprintable attitude. Finding a still sealed original copy?!?!
Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.
For its extraordinary
contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine
musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous
generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate
quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the
largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever
organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC
Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy
Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben
Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce
Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ
Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who
wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete
Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200
albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress
Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here for the complete album listing)
This is the original US-made
gatefold cover of this album. All subsequent issues of this album came out with
a plain, regular, single-slot cover. ALSO: we have heard many people claiming
that this album originally came out on a red Elektra label with the large white
"E" . Unfortunately, there is no such thing: EVEN THE WHITE LABEL
PROMO PRESSINGS WERE ON A ‘BUTTERFLY’ LABEL!!!
RED-LABEL US
pressing of "Funhouse" does not exist AND will continue to not exist!!!
If
this is of any relevance (and we do not claim that it is) "FUNHOUSE"
is an important entry in our personal
top-50
favorite album list. Other entries- in no particular order- include Otis
Redding, Love, Sam Cooke, Jimi Hendrix, Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Frank Zappa
, Muddy Waters and others)
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CONDITION:
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THE RECORD
(IMPORTANT NOTE:
unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!;
we grade records under the strong,
diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)
(a)
THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED
AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to
be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our
policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE
READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).
(b)
The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible
vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually,
the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even
dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital
recording!
(c)
The record is guaranteed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.
(d)
Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior,
digital recording!!!
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THE COVER