Kill City

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Kill City
Studio album by Iggy Pop and James Williamson
Released	1977
Recorded	1975
Genre	Proto-punk, Glam Rock, Detroit rock
Length	32:00
Label	Bomp Records Radar Records
Producer	James Williamson
Professional reviews
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Iggy Pop and James Williamson chronology
Metallic K.O. (1976) Kill City (1977) The Idiot (1977)

For information on the band fronted by Lisa Moorish, see Lisa Moorish

Kill City is a 1977 album by former Stooges vocalist Iggy Pop and guitarist James Williamson. Notable is the fact that "Johanna" and "I Got Nothin'" were both recorded previously by the James Williamson-era Stooges. Kill City was originally recorded in 1975 after Raw Power era Stooges broke up. It was to used a demo to shop to labels in hopes of getting a new contract. Iggy's vocals were recorded on weekends when he got permission to leave a mental hospital for treatment of heroin addiction. There would be no takes until James Williamson got an advance for Bomp to release the album; some of which was used to remix the original recordings.

Pop appeared as himself on the infamous Tales from the Crypt TV series and preformed the title track.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Kill City" - 2:20
2. "Sell Your Love" - 3:36
3. "Night Theme" - 3:00
4. "I Got Nothin'" - 3:23
5. "Johanna" - 3:03
6. "Night Theme" - 1:20
7. "Night Theme (Reprise)" - 1:04
8. "Consolation Prizes" - 3:17
9. "No Sense Of Crime" - 3:42
10. "Lucky Monkeys" - 3:37
11. "Master Charge" - 4:33

All tracks written by Pop/Williamson; except "Master Charge" by Scott Thurston

[edit] Personnel

• Iggy Pop - Vocals
• James Williamson - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
• Scott Thurston - Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Special Effects, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr) on "Kill City", "Night Theme", "Johanna" & "Night Theme"
• Brian Glascock - Percussion, Conga, Drums, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Guiro
• John Harden - Saxophone
• Hunt Sales - Drums, Vocals (bckgr) on "Lucky Monkeys" & " Master Charge"
• Tony Sales - Bass, Drums, Vocals (bckgr) on "Lucky Monkeys" & " Master Charge"
• Steve Tranio - Bass on "Sell Your Love", "I Got Nothin'" & "Lucky Monkeys"
• Ganya - Background vocals on "Night Theme" & "Night Theme (Reprise)"

original Bomp Cover by David Allen (Artrouble)[IMG]

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