NEW YORK DOLLS
NEW YORK DOLLS
MERCURY, 1973
The Dolls’ Todd Rundgren-produced debut is like MC5’s meets The Rolling Stones, with Johansen writing or co-writing every track bar one cover. Teenage alienation, identity, flamboyance, sex and violence feature heavily. Several of, including classics “Trash” and, of course, “Personality Crisis”. Under-rated follow-up has too many covers but remains essential.
