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After the breakup of the Stooges and his admittance to a psychiatric hospital, Iggy Pop was blessed with a guardian angel like no other – David Bowie. The Thin White Duke took Iggy with him to Berlin as he embarked on what would become his Berlin trilogy (Low, Heroes and Lodger). It was during this European escapade which included a sojourn in the Château d’Hérouville 50 miles from Paris, that the Iguana produced two of his greatest solo albums, The Idiot and Lust for Life. As the title indicates, this 7CD box set, The Bowie Years, documents the golden age of Iggy’s solo career. In addition, to the two remastered masterpieces above, it includes a CD of alternative mixes, edited singles and an interview with the singer on recording The Idiot. This musical treasure trove also contains Iggy’s effort to reach the same standard as the Stooges in a wild live performance recorded on March 7th, 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre in London, featuring Bowie on keyboards. In addition, the box set includes the famous T.V. Eye Live, a compilation of excerpts from concerts held in Cleveland, Chicago and Kansas City in March 1977. With Bowie on keyboards, Iggy Pop performs his latest hits at the time, Funtime, Sixteen, Lust for Life and Nightclubbing. Finally, the box set concludes with more live material from a concert at the Agora in Cleveland, as well as recordings from the Mantra Studio in Chicago. The Idiot and Lust For Life are, of course, the two centrepieces of this 7CD rock extravaganza. In the cold decadence and schizophrenic madness of a city still separated in two by the Berlin wall, the two men were inspired by the latest sounds from Kraftwerk, Neu!, Can and all of the bands from the Krautrock scene. Together, Ziggy and Iggy wrote and directed this disturbing masterpiece named The Idiot, (a reference to Dostoyevsky’s eponymous novel), which is full of cheap synths (like on the trance-inducing Nightclubbing), ominous bass lines and minimalist, abrasive and tortured guitars. Iggy even sounds like a drugged-up Sinatra on the track Tiny Girls. Possessing an urban edge, this angular and sinister masterpiece was a superb comeback for Iggy and sounded closer to Bowie’s music than anything the Stooges had produced. Following its release in March 1977, the album greatly influenced many new-wave bands for years to come. Just five months after The Idiot was released, Iggy Pop returned with his second masterpiece Lust For Life, released in August 1977. This second instalment of their collaboration is another treat for the ears but is, in a sense, slightly more uncontroversial and eclectic than the first with more classic rock and less experimentation. Concocted with Bowie once again in the Hansa studios in Berlin, this second solo album by Iggy combines mad rock ‘n’ roll (the song Lust for Life which was given a new lease of life in 1996 when British filmmaker Danny Boyle used it as the opening track on his film Trainspotting), with pop (Tonight) and crooning ballads (Turn Blue). The king Iguana of punk becomes a full-on entertainer in this album and proves that he, too, can croon. Bowie plays the keyboards while brothers Tony and Hunt Sales handle the rhythm and Ricky Gardiner and Carlos Alomar add guitar solos here, there and everywhere. The music he released after The Idiot and Lust For Life didn’t have the same oomph, but it didn’t matter – after the three Stooges albums and these two solo ones, Iggy Pop had already made his way into the rock music history books. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Osterberg, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
DISC 2
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Colin Thurston, Producer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hunt Sales, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Gardner, ComposerLyricist - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Walter Lacey, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Robert Jones, Producer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Colin Thurston, Producer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Robinson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
DISC 3
Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile Inc.
Iggy Pop, Composer, Author, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Co-Producer - Stacey Heydon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Thurston, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Co-Producer - Stacey Heydon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - James Williamson, ComposerLyricist - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Thurston, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stacey Heydon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Thurston, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stacey Heydon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Thurston, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Piano, Co-Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Eduard Meyer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hunt Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ian Cooper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
DISC 4
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Osterberg, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Osterberg, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Phil Palmer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Murray, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Davis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Laurent Thibault, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Xylophone, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michel Santangelli, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, Producer, Co-Producer - James Williamson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Carlos Alomar, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricky Gardiner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Iggy Pop, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Colin Thurston, Producer - David Bowie, Producer, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hunt Sales, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Sales, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Thousand Mile Inc.
Iggy Pop, MainArtist - Not Applicable, Author
℗ 2019 Thousand Mile, Inc.
DISC 5
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Williamson, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Asheton, ComposerLyricist - David Michael Alexander, ComposerLyricist - James Jr. Osterberg, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Walter Lacey, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Alexander MacCormack, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Williamson, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - James Osterberg Jr., ComposerLyricist - David Michael Alexander, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Carlos Alomar, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Williamson, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Williamson, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
David Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RON ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - SCOTT ASHETON, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Iggy Pop, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - James Osterberg Jr., ComposerLyricist - David Skye, Producer
℗ 2020 Thousand Mile, Inc.
Album review
After the breakup of the Stooges and his admittance to a psychiatric hospital, Iggy Pop was blessed with a guardian angel like no other – David Bowie. The Thin White Duke took Iggy with him to Berlin as he embarked on what would become his Berlin trilogy (Low, Heroes and Lodger). It was during this European escapade which included a sojourn in the Château d’Hérouville 50 miles from Paris, that the Iguana produced two of his greatest solo albums, The Idiot and Lust for Life. As the title indicates, this 7CD box set, The Bowie Years, documents the golden age of Iggy’s solo career. In addition, to the two remastered masterpieces above, it includes a CD of alternative mixes, edited singles and an interview with the singer on recording The Idiot. This musical treasure trove also contains Iggy’s effort to reach the same standard as the Stooges in a wild live performance recorded on March 7th, 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre in London, featuring Bowie on keyboards. In addition, the box set includes the famous T.V. Eye Live, a compilation of excerpts from concerts held in Cleveland, Chicago and Kansas City in March 1977. With Bowie on keyboards, Iggy Pop performs his latest hits at the time, Funtime, Sixteen, Lust for Life and Nightclubbing. Finally, the box set concludes with more live material from a concert at the Agora in Cleveland, as well as recordings from the Mantra Studio in Chicago. The Idiot and Lust For Life are, of course, the two centrepieces of this 7CD rock extravaganza. In the cold decadence and schizophrenic madness of a city still separated in two by the Berlin wall, the two men were inspired by the latest sounds from Kraftwerk, Neu!, Can and all of the bands from the Krautrock scene. Together, Ziggy and Iggy wrote and directed this disturbing masterpiece named The Idiot, (a reference to Dostoyevsky’s eponymous novel), which is full of cheap synths (like on the trance-inducing Nightclubbing), ominous bass lines and minimalist, abrasive and tortured guitars. Iggy even sounds like a drugged-up Sinatra on the track Tiny Girls. Possessing an urban edge, this angular and sinister masterpiece was a superb comeback for Iggy and sounded closer to Bowie’s music than anything the Stooges had produced. Following its release in March 1977, the album greatly influenced many new-wave bands for years to come. Just five months after The Idiot was released, Iggy Pop returned with his second masterpiece Lust For Life, released in August 1977. This second instalment of their collaboration is another treat for the ears but is, in a sense, slightly more uncontroversial and eclectic than the first with more classic rock and less experimentation. Concocted with Bowie once again in the Hansa studios in Berlin, this second solo album by Iggy combines mad rock ‘n’ roll (the song Lust for Life which was given a new lease of life in 1996 when British filmmaker Danny Boyle used it as the opening track on his film Trainspotting), with pop (Tonight) and crooning ballads (Turn Blue). The king Iguana of punk becomes a full-on entertainer in this album and proves that he, too, can croon. Bowie plays the keyboards while brothers Tony and Hunt Sales handle the rhythm and Ricky Gardiner and Carlos Alomar add guitar solos here, there and everywhere. The music he released after The Idiot and Lust For Life didn’t have the same oomph, but it didn’t matter – after the three Stooges albums and these two solo ones, Iggy Pop had already made his way into the rock music history books. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 7 disc(s) - 75 track(s)
- Total length: 05:28:54
- Main artists: Iggy Pop
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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