Wow! Today marks the 17th year this blog was launched back in 2006 (hope the math is right?)! I try to post more frequently around each year's anniversary, so we'll kick it off with something cool that is also celebrating a milestone anniversary. On July 27th, it marked the 50th anniversary of the release of the New York Dolls landmark debut album. At the time, the album was shocking and sold poorly polarizing listeners and the conservative US market. What? A band dressed in drag on the cover? Fortunately, times have changed and the album was a very important release spawning a punk sound and bizarre fashion sense that heavily influenced the wave of punk bands in the coming years.
What we have here is the first ever studio recordings made by Dolls, recorded prior to 1973 debut album! It features original drummer Billy Murcia and
production by famed punk/new wave producer Marty Thau (The Ramones,
Blondie, Suicide)! In 2023, the audio has been completely remastered making this
"the best sounding version of these recordings ever made available"! Sounds almost too good to be true, right? I've listened to these demos and they sound pretty darn good!
Enjoy!
#17yearsoftrouble
Please do NOT sell or profit from these recordings!
Do not convert to lossy versions, except for personal use.
Please share!
01 - Bad Girl (2023 Re-Mastered Studio Demo)
02 - Looking for a Kiss
03 - Don't Start Me Talking
04 - Don't Mess with Cupid
05 - Human Being
06 - Personality Crisis
07 - Pills
08 - Jet Boy
09 - Frankenstein
2023 re-mastered studio demos
2 comments:
Awesome -- thank you!! And Happy 17th Anniversary -- that's a very long time in internet years!
Happy 17th! "Dawn of the Dolls" is great stuff, raw and exciting. Don't forget to register your blog with the Selective Service before its 18th birthday.
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