Iggy Goes Back to "Kill City"

Iggy Goes Back to “Kill City”

July 21, 2010 By Mike Duquette — No Comments

A bit of news that had slipped through the cracks: a reissue of a lesser-known record in the Iggy Pop catalogue. This one is a remixed and remastered version of Kill City, his 1977 collaboration with James Williamson.

Recorded in 1975 after The Stooges imploded (while Pop was in treatment for a heroin addiction), Kill City is another protopunk effort with some great efforts by Williamson (ex-guitarist for The Stooges). While it may not have the impact that those Stooges LPs still have, it was an important stepping stone for Iggy between his old band and his solo creative resurgence with David Bowie in the latter half of the ’70s.

This reissue is due out on October 19 from Alive Naturalsound/Bomp! Check out the original track list after the jump (no bonus material has been confirmed).

Iggy Pop and James Williamson, Kill City (Alive Naturalsound/Bomp!, 2010 – originally released as Bomp! BLP 4001, 1977)

Kill City – 2:20
Sell Your Love – 3:36
Beyond the Law – 3:00
I Got Nothin’ – 3:23
Johanna – 3:03
Night Theme – 1:20
Night Theme (Reprise) – 1:04
Consolation Prizes – 3:17
No Sense of Crime – 3:42
Lucky Monkeys – 3:37
Master Charge – 4:33

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Mike Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he was a teenager. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, having written at and worked for all three major catalogue music labels and contributing to Allmusic, Billboard, Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Classic Rock. He's penned liner notes for Verve, Chess, Mondo and Soul Music Records.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with his wife, a cat named Ravioli, twin daughters and a large yet tasteful collection of music.