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Live at the Channel Boston, M.A. 1988 (1989)

Where the lyrics of Live at the Channel Boston, M.A. 1988 take you, and where it was really made.

This live album was recorded in a Boston club for radio broadcast, yet its release came only in France in 1990, on a French label.

Key places

Where the album was recorded (1988)

Recording site The Channel — The Channel is the Boston club where this album was recorded live on 19 July 1988. The coordinates are at venue level, so this dot marks the club area. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Live at the Channel Boston, M.A. 1988: live album by American rock singer Iggy Pop
• Recorded live at The Channel, a club in Boston, on 19 July 1988
• Made for radio broadcast, according to the French article
• Released in France in 1990 on the French label Revenge Records
• Mainly features songs from Instinct, plus songs Iggy recorded with the Stooges
• Also includes two songs from Kill City (Kill City and Johanna)
• Includes 5 Foot 1, which was recorded for the album New Values

Background

• The tour to promote Instinct began one month after that album's release
• Tour band: Shamus Beghan on keyboards and guitar, Alvin Gibbs (ex-UK Subs) on bass
• Andy McCoy (Hanoi Rocks) on guitar, Paul Garisto (Psychedelic Furs) on drums
• The album credits Iggy Pop on vocals alongside these four musicians

Recording

• Date and place: 19 July 1988, The Channel, Boston, MA
• Recording was made live in the club for broadcast on radio

Cover

• Photos on the album are the work of French photographer Claude Gassian

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• James Newell Osterberg Jr., born April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan, known as Iggy Pop.
• Began as drummer in Ann Arbor high school bands, including the Iguanas and the Prime Movers, where he got the nickname "Iggy".
• Formed the Psychedelic Stooges with Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander; he became the lead vocalist, nicknamed "Pop".
• Signed with Elektra Records in 1968, following the Doors.

Members

• Original Stooges lineup: Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), Scott Asheton (drums), Dave Alexander (bass).
• Later lineup included James Williamson (guitar) and Scott Thurston; the band reunited with Mike Watt and Steve Mackay in 2003-2005.

Career

• The Stooges' albums sold poorly, but they became known for confrontational live performances, including self-mutilation and stage-diving.
• Raw Power (1973) became influential on the Sex Pistols, the Smiths and Nirvana.
• Solo debut with David Bowie: The Idiot and Lust for Life (1977), with Bowie producing; "China Girl" was later a hit for Bowie in 1983.
• Only Top 40 US hit "Candy" (1990), a duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's.
• "Lust for Life" was featured in the film Trainspotting (1996).
• The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010; Pop received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
• Also an actor and voice performer in films and television, and hosts the radio show Iggy Confidential on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in France in 1990 on Revenge Records, a French label
• Licensed from Iggy Pop, with the copyright line reading ℗ & © 1990 Revenge Records, Paris, France
• Distributed by Wotre Music Distribution
• The set was recorded at The Channel in Boston on 19 July 1988
• The set drew mainly on Instinct, which had been released one month before the tour began
• The set also includes Stooges-era songs, two songs from Kill City, and 5 Foot 1 from New Values
• The French article describes the recording as made to be broadcast on radio

Records

• Release country: France
• Label: Revenge Records
• Distributor: Wotre Music Distribution
• Discogs lists every tune as BMI
• Credited players: Iggy Pop, Seamus Beaghen, Alvin Gibbs, Andy McCoy, Paul Garisto
• Discogs lists the recording date as July 19th, 1988 at The Channel

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Trivia

• The album credits spell the keyboardist's name Seamus Beaghen, while the article's history section uses Shamus Beghan.
• Andy McCoy, who played guitar on the tour, came from Hanoi Rocks.
• Paul Garisto, the drummer, came from the Psychedelic Furs.
• The album's photographs are by French photographer Claude Gassian.
• The set mixes Instinct songs, Stooges songs, two Kill City songs, and 5 Foot 1 from New Values.

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org

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