The Stooges is the self-titled debut studio vinyl record by American rock band The Stooges. It was released on August 5, 1969 by Elektra Records. Two songs, “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “1969”, were released as singles and the album peaked at number 106 on the Billboard album chart.
It is considered a landmark proto-punk album. With Ron Asheton’s walls of distortion, and distorted wah wah solos, textures and power chord riffs, it is also considered to have influenced hard rock. This is the 2016 reissue.