The Idiot
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The Idiot is the debut studio album by the American musician Iggy Pop, released on March 18, 1977, through RCA Records. It was produced by David Bowie and primarily recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France. The album followed the break-up of Pop's band the Stooges in 1974 and a period of drug addiction for both Pop and Bowie, after which the two moved to Europe in an effort to ki…

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Released
March 18th, 1977
Type
Album
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RCA

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AllMusic (Mark Deming)
5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – July 22, 1990)
3/5 stars
Pitchfork (Sasha Geffen – June 6, 2020)8.6/10
Record Mirror (Jim Evans – March 12, 1977)
4/5 stars
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