raw power: bowie vs iggy mixes

I shouldn't have posted that, sorry, but since I did, here's what he said about the Bowie:
Raw Power [Columbia, 1973]
In which David Bowie remembers "the world's forgotten boy" long enough to sponsor an album--and mixes it down till it's thin as an epicure's wrist. The side-openers, "Search and Destroy" and "Raw Power," voice the Iggy Pop ethos more insanely (and aggressively) than "I Wanna Be Your Dog." But despite James Williamson's guitar, the rest disperses in their wake. B+

huh, apparently the iggy mix of raw power was remastered for vinyl in 2012 and the distortion (which is what makes his version such a tough listen imo) was removed. anyone heard that?

till it's thin as an epicure's wrist

...which must be... thin, I guess...?

I think the cd box version was 'tempered'

i have the 2LP (Iggy/Bowie mixes) Raw Power and it does sound less abrasive to me; there's still some audible clipping but it isn't as exhausting when played at the volumes i listen to that record at. Though tbh I listened to the CD on repeat a lot, too, despite the digital distortion.

yeah, the 2012 version of the "iggy mix" has less clipping and is overall way more listenable, i'd call that version the preferred one

Is it also on CD?

apparently not

I still love the Iggy mix, it probably is too exhausting to sit and listen to in headphones but when I first got the CD I didn't listen to music anywhere but my truck (with all the compromises that entails) so it has always felt like the perfect driving through the apocalypse soundtrack.

fwiw, the 2-track recording story isn't true, as demonstrated in the Raw Power doc from 2010 where Iggy pulls up individual tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioYuU9O9Ft8

Having just heard the Iggy mix for the first time, I feel like this is what it should've sounded like all along.