The Fat Angel Sings

Iggy Pop has announced new 2xCD reissues of his classic albums “The Idiot” and “Lust for Life”. In addition to remastered versions of the original albums, the reissues feature bonus live discs: Live at The Rainbow Theatre, recorded at London’s Finsbury Park in 1977, and TV Eye Live, respectively. The classic David Bowie-produced albums ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust For Life’ are being reissued through a special deluxe boxset.

1977 the story of Iggy Pop and David Bowies Collaboration on two of the most iconic albums of the decade is told in a new seven CD box set which features the albums remastered, a disc of out takes and Three discs of live recordings officially released (with the endorsement of Iggy Pop) for the first time. In 1977, Iggy Pop signed with RCA Records and with the help of David Bowie the two of them wrote and produced The Idiot and Lust for Life, Iggy Pop’s two most acclaimed albums as a solo artist, the latter featuring one of Pop’s best-known songs “The Passenger”. Among the songs David Bowie and Iggy Pop wrote together were “China Girl”, “Tonight”, and “Sister Midnight”, all of which David Bowie performed on his own albums later on (the last being recorded with different lyrics as “Red Money” on the album Lodger). David Bowie also played keyboards on Pop’s live performances, some of which are featured on the album TV Eye Live in 1978.

Both released in 1977, the records remain highly-influential to this day – spawning hits such as ‘Nightclubbing’, ‘The Passenger’ and the title track ‘Lust For Life’.

On May 29th, a special collection titled ‘The Bowie Years’ will be released via UMC. The reissue will comprise 7 CDs containing remastered versions of the original albums, as well as rare outtakes, alternate mixes and a special 40-page book.

The Stooges founder expansive box set is called The Bowie Years, a 7xCD collection that includes those two reissues, as well as demos and rarities and other live recordings from his time working with David Bowie in Berlin. All of these arrive May 29th via UMe. Check out an alternate mix of “China Girl” below, taken from the larger box set. The song was originally the second single from ‘The Idiot’ before it was taken on by Bowie for 1983’s ‘Let’s Dance’. Outside of TV Eye Live, the three March 1977 live concerts featured in The Bowie Years — Live at the Rainbow Theatre – Finsbury Park, London 07/03/1977, Live at The Agora – Cleveland 21/03/1977 and Live at Mantra Studios – Chicago 28/03/1977 — are all previously unreleased.

Iggy Pop’s most recent album, a collaborative LP with Noveller and Leron Thomas titled Free, was released last year. Earlier this month, he joined Jane Birkin on Fallon for a rendition of Serge Gainsbourg’s “Elisa.”

Limited Edition 7CD Boxset + Exclusive Deluxe A2 Screenprint, numbered and signed by the artist, Chris Hopewell at Jacknife Studios (best known for his animation with Radiohead for ‘Burn The Witch’. Strictly limited to 500 worldwide.