On August 5, 1969, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut  Stooges album. It was recorded in April 1969; at “The Hit Factory” in New York City and was produced by John Cale. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 185 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and ranked the song “1969” in the list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”. In 2005, “Q” magazine ranked the song “I Wanna Be Your Dog” at number 13 in its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Tracks”.

Personnel:

• Iggy Pop – vocals
• Ron Asheton– vocals, guitar
• Dave Alexander– bass guitar
• Scott Asheton– drums
• John Cale– piano, sleigh bell, viola
• William S. Harvey – art direction
• Joel Brodsky– sleeve photography
• Danny Fields– liner notes
• Jac Holzman– production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by The Stooges (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Iggy Pop).

1. 1969
2. I Wanna Be Your Dog
3. We Will Fall
4. No Fun
5. Real Cool Time
6. Ann
7. No Right
8. Little Doll