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New York Dolls - A Hard Night's Day (1973)

Track listing:
  1. Seven Day Weekend 3:25
  2. Frankenstein 5:43
  3. Who Are The Mystery Girls? 2:57
  4. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown 1:34
  5. Back In The USA 2:17
  6. Looking For A Kiss 3:35
  7. Jet Boy 4:49
  8. It's Too Late 3:53
  9. Bad Detective 3:28
  10. Lonely Planet Boy 4:09
  11. Subway Train 5:01
  12. Private World 3:54
  13. Trash 3:11
  14. Human Being 5:58
  15. Don't Start Me Talkin' 3:22
  16. Give Her A Great Big Kiss 3:36
  17. Vietnamese Baby 3:36
  18. Babylon 3:28
  19. Bad Girl 3:16
  20. Pills 3:23
  21. Personality Crisis 4:03

Notes

This collection of 1973 studio demos includes just about everything in the Dolls' repertoire at the time (21 songs) and was recorded just prior to their entering the studio with producer Todd Rundgren to lay down their first album. While the takes aren't drastically different, they are rawer. Rundgren added a sheen to the album that just isn't here (which makes David Johansen's off-key singing and Johnny Thunders' missed guitar notes all the more obvious). A fine fan souvenir, but no replacement for the official studio work.