Released 1981 Length 40:19 Release date 1981 Label ROIR | Recorded 1972 Artist New York Dolls Producer Marty Thau Genres Punk rock, Glam rock | |
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Lipstick Killers
(1981) Red Patent Leather
(1984) Similar New York Dolls albums, Punk rock albums | ||
Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 is a 1981 album of demos by the New York Dolls. 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.
Contents
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
Songs
1Bad Girl3:46
2Looking for a Kiss3:43
3Don't Start Me Talking3:42
References
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