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Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare
Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare

Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare

Date3/19/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare. He was a hard rocker then and he still is.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074184F
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n.d.
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