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Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
''Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972'' is a 1981 album of Demo (music), demos by the New York Dolls. The album's songs were later re-recorded for ''New York Dolls (album), New York Dolls'', except for "Don't Start Me Talking" and "Human Being" which were later re-recorded for ''Too Much Too Soon (album), Too Much Too Soon'' and "Don't Mess with Cupid", which was never re-recorded. The producer of the Mercer Street Sessions, Marty Thau, was the person who discovered and managed the Dolls. Track listing #"Bad Girl" (David Johansen, Johnny Thunders) #"Looking for a Kiss" (Johansen, Thunders) #"Don't Start Me Talkin', Don't Start Me Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) #"Don't Mess with Cupid" (Deanie Parker, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) #"Human Being" (Johansen, Thunders) #"Personality Crisis (song), Personality Crisis" (Johansen, Thunders) #"Pills" (Bo Diddley) #"Jet Boy (song), Jet Boy" (Johansen, Thunders) #"Frankenstein" (Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain) Personnel ;New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Dolls
New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial success and their original line-up fell apart quickly, the band's first two albums—'' New York Dolls'' (1973) and '' Too Much Too Soon'' (1974)—became among the most popular cult records in rock. The line-up at this time consisted of, vocalist David Johansen, guitarist Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane, guitarist and pianist Sylvain Sylvain, and drummer Jerry Nolan; the latter two had replaced Rick Rivets and Billy Murcia, respectively, in 1972. On stage, they donned an androgynous wardrobe, wearing high heels, eccentric hats, satin, makeup, spandex, and dresses. Nolan described the group in 1974 as "the Dead End Kids of today". According to the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' (1995), the New York Dolls predated the punk and glam m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
