Iggy and the Stooges “Open Up and Bleed!” 1973/1995. Bomp! Records, The Iguana Chronicles series. From the liner notes written by Frank Meyer (Stooges historian), “This shiny, shimmering disk is a collection of material written after the monumental Raw Power LP, but never officially released.” The subtitle, “The Great Lost Stooges Album?” refers to the possibility that the tracks that appear on Open Up and Bleed! could have released on a studio LP if the band hadn’t disintegrated; it certainly doesn’t refer to the sound quality on the album which is rough (but fitting for the band’s hard protopunk vibe). The Stooges recorded several of these songs at rehearsal sessions in New York at CBS Studios, the last with keyboardist Bob Sheff, including “Rubber Legs,” “Open Up and Bleed,” “Johanna,” “Cock In My Pocket” (I’m sure that one would have been destined for a hit single, hahaha, though it is really good – rockin’ rhythm and blues with Bill Haley-style piano), “Head On” and “Cry For Me.” “Rich Bitch” and “Wet My Bed,” a “Chuck Berry-inspired rant about the joys of masturbation and urine distribution” (Meyer, liner notes), were recorded at the Latin Casino in Baltimore by an audience member. The last track on the album – more songs appear on the CD version – is “She Creatures of the Hollywood Hills.” It’s the only known rehearsal version of the track, recorded in Detroit.