The extroverted blend of attitude, energy, and ostentatiousness that spills from the New York Dolls’ self-titled debut can be seen in full view on the album cover. Depicting the quintet in its hallmark flashand- trash apparel and in drag appearance, the 1973 record scared away a considerable amount of potential listeners while capturing the attention of a sizable audience that recognized the band for what it was: pioneers who helped develop the punk and glam rock movements. New York Dolls make obvious their grasp of alienation, deviance, displacement, and suburban disaffection — as well as their capacity to play hanging-by-a-thread boogie, Brill Buildinginspired pop, and strut-n-swagger sleaze. Their effort possesses traits many of its harsher descendants would overlook: joyfulness and melody, topped with a knack for knowing how and where to take a song inside of three-and-a-half minutes. Sourced from the original master tapes and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set marks the first time the group’s career-making statement is available in audiophile sound.

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  • 1. Personality Crisis
  • 2. Looking For a Kiss
  • 3. Vietnamese Baby
  • 4. Lonely Planet Boy
  • 5. Frankenstein (Orig.)

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  • 1. Trash
  • 2. Bad Girl
  • 3. Subway Train
  • 4. Pills
  • 5. Private World
  • 6. Jet Boy