The Stooges Very Rare 1st Ever 1969 UK LP Issue £920 `US Garage Punk Pioneers`

Here you can see the Debut LP by Garage Rock band `The Stooges` released in 1969. It is the very first UK issue and was released on the distinctive Elektra (Red Label/Silver writing) it came in a single sleeve. Incredibly a `Very Good` copy sold for 920 British Pounds in 2015, probably because the LP hardly sold on release even in their own USA let alone the UK. So it looks to be very scarce, I would speculate between £400 - £600 normally for a top copy, although this looks set to rise – Why not subscribe for my regular rare additions to the channel 1969 I Wanna Be Your Dog No Fun Real Cool Time (just chose the key songs) The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, are an American proto-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, first active from 1967. Although they sold few records in their original incarnation, and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences, the Stooges are widely regarded as instrumental in the rise of punk rock. They soon gained a reputation for their wild live performances. Pop, especially, won fame for his outrageous onstage behaviour, cutting himself with shards of glass and is sometimes credited with the invention of stage diving. In 1968, the band were signed by Elektra Records, who had sent Danny Fields to scout the MC5. He wound up signing both acts. The following year, the band released their self-titled debut album it wasn`t well received by critics at the time. Legend has it that half of the album, which was produced by former Velvet Underground bassist John Cale, was written the night before the first session. During the psychedelic haze of the late '60s, the grimy, noisy, and relentlessly bleak rock & roll of the Stooges was conspicuously out of time. Taking their cue from the over-amplified pounding of British blues, the primal raunch of American garage rock, and the psychedelic rock (as well as the audience-baiting) of the Doors, the Stooges were raw. Ron and Scott Asheton formed a very primitive rhythm section, pounding out chords with no finesse - in essence, the Stooges were the first rock & roll band completely stripped of the swinging beat that epitomized R&B and early rock & roll. Following three albums, the Stooges disbanded, but the group's legacy grew over the next two decades, as legions of underground bands used their sludgy grind as a foundation for a variety of indie rock styles, and as Iggy Pop became a pop culture icon.

Added 13 Apr 2026