Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
1981 compilation album by New York Dolls
Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 | ||||
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Compilation album by New York Dolls | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | June 1972 | |||
Studio | Blue Rock, New York City | |||
Genre | Glam punk | |||
Length | 40:19 | |||
Label | ROIR | |||
Producer | Marty Thau | |||
New York Dolls chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 3/10[3] |
Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 is a 1981 album of demos by the New York Dolls.[4] The album's songs were later re-recorded for New York Dolls, except for "Don't Start Me Talking" and "Human Being" which were later re-recorded for 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 Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II)
- "Don't Mess with Cupid" (Deanie Parker, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper)
- "Human Being" (Johansen, Thunders)
- "Personality Crisis" (Johansen, Thunders)
- "Pills" (Bo Diddley)
- "Jet Boy" (Johansen, Thunders)
- "Frankenstein" (Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain)
Personnel
- New York Dolls
- David Johansen - vocals, harmonica
- Johnny Thunders - guitar, backing vocals
- Sylvain Sylvain - guitar
- Arthur "Killer" Kane - bass guitar
- Billy Murcia - drums
References
- ^ Rabid, Jack. "Lipstick Killers (Mercer St. Sessions) – New York Dolls | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: New York Dolls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 269.
- ^ Perrone, Pierre (13 May 2014). "Marty Thau". Obituaries. The Guardian. p. 46.
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