Editing Raw Power (section)

== Marketing and sales ==
[[File:Lou Reed Iggy Pop Mick Rock plaque at The Scala 275 Pentonville Road London N1 9NL.jpg|thumb|[[Blue plaque]] at 275 Pentonville Road, London, marking the gigs of 14 and 15 July 1972 at which the Stooges and [[Lou Reed]] played; a photograph from one of these shows by [[Mick Rock]] appears on the cover of ''Raw Power''.]]
''Raw Power'' was released on February 7, 1973<ref name=releasedate>{{cite web|url=http://www.iggyandthestoogesmusic.com/music/raw-power-0/|title=Raw Power|publisher=Iggyandthestoogesmusic.com|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> under the moniker of "Iggy and the Stooges", in contrast to the band's first two albums, which were credited to "the Stooges". The cover is a photograph of Pop taken by rock music photographer [[Mick Rock]]. The songs "Search and Destroy" and "Shake Appeal" were both released as singles (the title track was released as a single in Japan only). According to [[Robert Hilburn]], the album was "far too radical for the corporate-rock sensibilities of radio" in 1973, and as a result it only charted for three weeks on the [[Billboard 200|Top 200]], peaking at number 183.<ref name="LAT"/> The group continued touring for about a year, but Columbia dropped their contract. The Stooges were also dumped by MainMan – Tony Defries lost patience with the band after the large sum of money he advanced to them was spent on drugs. The Stooges broke up in February 1974. After spending time in a drug-fueled stupor in L.A. – and later rehab at the [[UCLA]] Neuropsychiatric Institute – Pop re-joined Bowie's entourage, and emerged as a solo artist in 1976.