I had a tough time finding a copy of this CD.'Heroin...' was recorded at a Los Angeles gig in November,1979.From the sound quality,I believe this may have been a soundboard recording.This is the title's first authorized release as it's been put out before as a 2-lp bootleg.So,when you get 'Heroin...',you won't get side four of the boot.Rest assure,this is still a great archive show by the Igster.The line-up for this gig included original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and The Damned guitarist Brian James.Who could ask for more?As for the tunes,most of them are good to hear played live,I liked "Real Cool Time","Dog Food","New Values","Five Foot One" and "No Fun" the best.Comes with a 16-page informative booklet.One of those CD's that's nice to play at 2am.

I saw this show.....Checking my tape recording off KROQ the next morning. Couldn't believe it was the show I had just seen. The sound at the show had been unbelieveable. This mix was awful in comparison. I've gotten over it as the years have gone by, and this is no doubt the best representation of the show thats available. A GREAT IGGY performance. What you can't see as you are listening to this would boost the approval to a 10. The stage slowly sinking lower and lower as the band disappears before your eyes. The stage and band on the verge of total collapse thru out. Iggy engaging/confronting the audience like it was the Grande Ballroom in 1969. Punks hanging from the ceiling gurders at the Stardust, upside down , having midget fights. Spit, gobs and insults flying everywhere. I can clearly hear meself and partner in crime Rusty at points thru out this recording. What a treat this cd is from a personnal stand point. What a vital RnR document of Iggy on the edge from a historical stand point. As I slumped to the sidewalk outside the Stardust after this gig and gazed towards the stars, there it was! The local L.A. t.v. station that at that point, Connie Chung was doing the news for. The beauty and the beast indeed!!
A seminal show. BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

First off let me start by saying, wow, what a title! The killer title as well as the cheap packaging led me to that I had stumbled upon something quite magnificent; if not a hidden gem it was at least a novelty recording of an iggy pop concert. Unfortunately, 'Heroin Hates You' falls into that later catagory.
We realize by listening to this cd that without the stooges backing him up onstage that the sonic power of the music is greatly diminished almost to the point where it becomes hard to enjoy once you've been familiar with his other more groundbreaking work.
Some people swear by Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'; an album which has intgrueged me at times but never manages to distinguish itself to me as an all time classic. That album's fine studio work (Bowie) kept in the backround a flaw that becomes much more apperent on Heroin Hates You.
The flaw is that without the brothers Ashetone backing him up much of the passion, focus and intensity we saw in the stooges is, 10 years later, missing.
The sound quality in Heroin Hates You is pretty good, well above what I expected based on its' very basic packaging. And there are even a few moments of brilliant furious sonic intensity that reverberate blissfully into the listeners eardrums. Just a few though; and while having this cd in my collection isn't a bad thing it's just not neccesary.
Unless you are collecting all the iggy pop cds for some reason, then i suggest to skip this one. Instead I suggest looking at the first three stooge CDs, all of which have recently been expaned and remasted. A live concert from that era might be a better option- Telluric Chaos or Metallic KO, for instance. Also check out Lust for Life and the Idiot before you spend your time and money on Heroin Hates You

I am a huge Iggy fan. I own all official Iggy / Stooges albums and many "unofficial" or bootleg releases. The sound quality on this CD is poor. The sound is muffled throughout and you can hear the "tape hiss" during quiet sections. However the show itself is really good. I recommend this for Iggy completists and for its historical value of a recording with Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols) and Brian James (The Damned).

Great Iggy live CD! A must for the true Iggy fan. Crank up the volume to the max for No Fun. If that won't give you a rush I don't know what else to suggest!