The Stooges Fun House on R2R from Rhino

Posted on by Dave Denyer

Another cracker just announced from the folks at Rhino High Fidelity – here’s the press release:

The Stooges Fun House albums reimagined for audiophiles on new reel-to-reel arriving today (29th May). Fun House’s open-reel debut offers fans a fresh way to experience its chaotic brilliance.

Fun House (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) – duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original flat analog master tape. The result is a master-quality listening experience that captures the full dynamics of the recording without the surface noise or groove wear of vinyl. The 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4” tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and housed on a 10.5” metal reel. The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 350 copies available exclusively at Rhino.com.

Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Don Gallucci, Fun House arrived on July 7, 1970, as the Stooges—Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Dave Alexander, and Scott Asheton—doubled down on everything that made their debut a year earlier so confrontational.

In the album liners, Pop notes that it was a deliberate escalation—testing how far the music could be pushed without coming apart. “Something about this record that I like is the way it begins with a couple of very short, fully structured numbers, and then slips farther and farther out of control… yet it never loses a structure of its own.”

Rhino High Fidelity continues to tap into Warner Music’s vast catalog, introducing reissues of seminal albums across genres—from rock and pop to jazz, soul, and beyond. Each title pairs uncompromising audio with archival-grade packaging, honoring the album’s original intent in both sound and design.

Fun House (Rhino High Fidelity R2R)

Track Listing

    1. “Down On The Street”
    2. “Loose”
    3. “T.V. Eye”
    4. “Dirt”
    5. “1970”
    6. “Fun House”
    7. “L.A. Blues”