Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges

by Mick Rock, Iggy Pop (Foreword)

In 1972 Iggy Pop & The Stooges flew into London to record a new LP Raw Power. With David Bowie as executive producer, Raw Power proved to be an instant classic. During this time The Stooges, perpetually wasted, performed a single concert in London s Kings Cross. This whole crazed period of Iggy s phenomenal career was captured on camera by one man Mick Rock. An unparalled document of Iggy at the height of both his musical powers and his legendary excesses. Raw Power also serves as a unique visual diary of the heady times which produced one of rock music s most enduring recordings whose famous cover shot captured by Mick Rock is now indelibly established in modern pop iconography. SELLING Contains over 200 amazing photographs as well as interviews, conducted between Mick Rock and Iggy Pop in 1972. Originally published by Creation Books in 1999, this new edition with a foreword by Mick Rock and Iggy Pop contains extra previously unseen images and entirely new textual and photo layout.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Art

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Mick Rock was the man who photographed rock 'n' roll in the seventies, especially glam. He was the official photographer of David Bowie through all his personas.

A photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Motley Crue, and Blondie. Rock has had major exhibitions in London, Liverpool, Berlin, Manchester, New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.

Reviews

[Tosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Photographs by Mick Rock capturing the essence of Iggy via the eyes of David Bowie (of sorts). This is the second stage of Iggy and the Stooges - after their first two magnificent albums on Elecktra. They sort of lost their way, but Bowie breathed new life in Iggy - and he came up with another masterpiece "Raw Power."

Mick Rock captures the spare moments of this period where the future looked good - but like a good fairy tale, some bad stuff happens. Essential photo rock book!

[Tomás Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Put on Raw Power and have a flick through this. It's about as close to a Stooges concert as you're gonna get without them being there.

I'm not big on photo books - this one inparticular is a bit expensive for what it is, but I recieved it as a gift and it's one of my favourite presents I've ever recieved. One of the ultimate wouldn't-buy-it-myself-but-what-a-great-thing-to-get-and-how-did=you-know-I-liked-that-kinds of things.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome photographs!!

[Maurizio Pustianaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

there's nothing much to read as it is mainly a photo book but it's great anyway