Editing Raw Power (section)

== Background ==
After their first two albums ''[[The Stooges (album)|The Stooges]]'' (1969) and ''[[Fun House (The Stooges album)|Fun House]]'' (1970) were released to little commercial success, the Stooges were in disarray: the band had officially broken up, bassist [[Dave Alexander (musician)|Dave Alexander]] was fighting [[alcoholism]], and singer Iggy Pop's [[heroin]] addiction was escalating prior to the intervention of [[David Bowie]]. Pop later recalled, "Very few people recognized the quality of the Stooges' songwriting, it was really meticulous. And to his credit, the only person I'd ever known of in print to notice it, among my peers of professional musicians, was Bowie. He noticed it right off."<ref name="Liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Raw Power|others=[[The Stooges]]|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]|year=1997|id=CK 66229|type=CD liner notes}}</ref> Having signed on as a solo artist to [[Columbia Records]], Pop relocated to London, where he was to write and record an album with [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]], who served as the Stooges' second guitarist from November 1970<ref> {{Cite web |url= https://flashbak.com/great-photos-of-iggy-pop-and-the-stooges-playing-farmington-high-school-michigan-1970-43924/|title=Great Photos Of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing Farmington High School, Michigan 1970|date= October 26, 2015|website=flashbak.com|access-date= January 1, 2025 }}</ref> until the band's initial dissolution in July 1971. When they failed to find a suitable English rhythm section, Williamson suggested that former Stooges [[Ron Asheton]] and [[Scott Asheton]] fly over and participate in the recording sessions,<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Gimme Danger|title-link=Gimme Danger|year=2016|medium=Documentary}}</ref> leading to the band's reformation under the new name of "Iggy and the Stooges". Although he was the band's founding guitarist, the elder Asheton reluctantly agreed to switch to [[electric bass]].