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The Stooges - 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions (1970)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Fun House [Tape Glitch Fragment] 0:21
  2. Studio Dialogue 0:39
  3. 1970 [Incomplete] 1:50
  4. Studio Dialogue 0:19
  5. 1970 (Take 1) 7:04
  6. 1970 (Take 2) 3:07
  7. Studio Dialogue 0:30
  8. 1970 (Take 3) 7:34
  9. 1970 (Take 4) 6:02
  10. Studio Dialogue 0:14
  11. Loose [Demo] 1:13
  12. Studio Dialogue 0:06
  13. 1970 (Take 5) 5:47
  14. Loose (Take 1) [I'm Loose - False Start] 1:36
  15. Loose (Take 2) 3:41
  16. Down On The Street (Take 1) 2:05
  17. Studio Dialogue 0:11
  18. Loose (Take 3) 3:45
  19. Down On The Street (Take 2) [False Start] 3:31
  20. Down On The Street (Take 3) [False Start] 0:20
  21. Studio Dialogue 0:34
  22. See That Cat [T.V. Eye] 5:15
  23. Studio Dialogue 0:11
  24. 1970 (Take 1) 6:26
  25. Fun House (Take 1) 10:03
  26. Studio Dialogue 0:09
  27. Lost In The Future [False Start] 0:27
  28. Studio Dialogue 0:08
  29. Lost In The Future [False Start] 1:10
Volume 2
  1. Lost In The Future (Take 1) 5:41
  2. Studio Dialogue 0:11
  3. Lost In The Future (Take 2) [False Start] 1:21
  4. Lost In The Future (Take 3) 4:35
  5. Studio Dialogue 0:14
  6. Loose (Take 1) 3:38
  7. Studio Dialogue 0:19
  8. 1970 (Take 1) 6:17
  9. Loose (Take 2) 3:41
  10. Loose (Take 3) [False Start] 0:25
  11. Studio Dialogue 0:32
  12. Loose (Take 4) 3:38
  13. Studio Dialogue 0:13
  14. Loose (Take 5) 3:38
  15. Studio Dialogue 0:07
  16. Loose (Take 6) 3:42
  17. Loose (Take 7) [False Start] 1:10
  18. Loose (Take 9) 3:40
  19. Loose (Take 11) 3:41
  20. Loose (Take 12) 3:41
  21. Loose (Take 13) 3:47
  22. Loose (Take 14) 3:41
  23. Loose (Take 15) 3:42
  24. Slide [Slidin' The Blues] 4:35
  25. Studio Dialogue 0:12
  26. Loose (Take 16) 3:43
  27. Loose (Take 17) [False Start] 0:27
  28. Loose (Take 18) [False Start] 1:00
  29. Loose (Take 19) 3:37
Volume 3
  1. Loose (Take 20) 3:41
  2. Studio Dialogue 0:20
  3. Loose (Take 21) [False Start] 3:14
  4. Studio Dialogue 0:43
  5. Loose (Take 22) 3:40
  6. Studio Dialogue 0:13
  7. Loose (Take 23) 3:42
  8. Loose (Take 24) 3:43
  9. Loose (Take 25) [False Start] 3:13
  10. Loose (Take 26) [False Start] 1:59
  11. Studio Dialogue 0:13
  12. Loose (Take 27) 3:37
  13. Loose (Take 28) 3:36
  14. Down On The Street (Take 1) 3:57
  15. Down On The Street (Take 2) 4:11
  16. Down On The Street (Take 3) 4:07
  17. Down On The Street (Take 4) 4:15
  18. Studio Dialogue 0:07
  19. Down On The Street (Take 5) 4:14
  20. Studio Dialogue 0:18
  21. Down On The Street (Take 6) 4:26
  22. Down On The Street (Take 7) [False Start] 0:17
  23. Down On The Street (Take 8) 4:15
  24. Down On The Street (Take 9) [False Start] 0:25
  25. Down On The Street (Take 10) 4:24
  26. Down On The Street (Take 11) [False Start] 0:40
  27. Studio Dialogue 0:27
  28. Down On The Street (Take 12) [False Start] 1:23
  29. Down On The Street (Take 13) 4:00
  30. Down On The Street (Take 14) [False Start] 2:10
  31. Down On The Street (Take 15) 3:42
Volume 4
  1. T.V. Eye (Take 1) 5:21
  2. T.V. Eye (Take 2) [False Start] 4:28
  3. Slide [Slidin' The Blues] 1:00
  4. T.V. Eye (Take 3) 5:28
  5. T.V. Eye (Take 4) [False Start] 0:33
  6. T.V. Eye (Take 5) 5:54
  7. T.V. Eye (Take 6) 5:43
  8. Studio Dialogue 0:25
  9. T.V. Eye (Take 7) 5:21
  10. T.V. Eye (Take 8) 5:20
  11. Studio Dialogue 0:16
  12. T.V. Eye (Take 9) 4:17
  13. T.V. Eye (Take 10) [False Start] 0:11
  14. T.V. Eye (Take 11) 4:16
  15. T.V. Eye (Take 12) 4:46
  16. T.V. Eye (Take 13) 4:17
  17. T.V. Eye (Take 14) 4:45
  18. Studio Dialogue 0:17
  19. 1970 (Take 1) 5:27
  20. Studio Dialogue 0:12
  21. 1970 (Take 2) 5:19
  22. Studio Dialogue 0:09
  23. 1970 (Take 3) 5:09
Volume 5
  1. 1970 (Take 4) 5:44
  2. Studio Dialogue 0:23
  3. 1970 (Take 5) 5:24
  4. 1970 (Take 6) [False Start] 1:00
  5. 1970 (Take 7) 5:46
  6. 1970 (Take 8) 5:17
  7. Fun House (Take 1) [False Start] 3:09
  8. Fun House (Take 2) 9:15
  9. Fun House (Take 3) 11:19
  10. Studio Dialogue 0:41
  11. Fun House (Take 4) 8:24
  12. Fun House (Take 5) 7:46
  13. Studio Dialogue 0:38
  14. Dirt (Take 1) 7:30
  15. Dirt (Take 2) 7:04
Volume 6
  1. Dirt (Take 3) 7:02
  2. Studio Dialogue 0:30
  3. Dirt (Take 4) 7:07
  4. Dirt (Take 5) 6:39
  5. Dirt (Take 6) 6:39
  6. Dirt (Take 7) [False Start] 0:45
  7. Dirt (Take 8) 6:51
  8. Dirt (Take 9) 6:57
  9. Dirt (Take 10) 7:09
  10. Dirt (Take 11) [False Start] 0:07
  11. Dirt (Take 12) 7:03
  12. Freak [Later Titled L.A. Blues] (Take 1) 17:25
  13. Freak [Later Titled L.A. Blues] (Take 2) 4:55
Volume 7
  1. Down On The Street 2:47
  2. I Feel Alright (1970) 3:18

Notes

While fans of the Stooges are by their nature a hardy breed, this set is the ultimate litmus test to separate casual admirers from the truly obsessed: 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions is a six-CD set that contains every single sound the Stooges committed to tape while making the album Fun House. False starts, mikes going haywire, bad jokes, Iggy Pop imitating a wrestler, Ron Asheton and Scott Asheton trying to play "Wipeout" — it's all here, along with 30 (count 'em!) takes of "Loose" spread out over seven and three-quarter hours. While this is admittedly tough going for any but the most devoted Stooges fan, it's more a matter of bulk than a question of quality. The performances are remarkably consistent throughout, and while the multiple takes of each song get to be a bit much after a while, the songs do indeed grow and shift as they go along; the Stooges seem to have taken the approach that they knew how these songs would start and finish, but what happened in the middle was up for grabs. And it's obvious that the band knew what they wanted for this album; there are only two unreleased songs on deck, neither of which they spent much time on, and the between song patter is kept to a minimum. For a band that's often regarded as sloppy and incoherent, 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions indicates that the Stooges were a lot more focused and methodical in the studio than anyone might have imagined; this set is fun and fascinating for those strong enough to wade through it.