Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972

Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
Compilation album by
New York Dolls
ReleasedNovember 1981
RecordedJune 1972
StudiosBlue Rock, New York City
GenreGlam punk
Length40:19
LabelROIR
ProducerMarty Thau
New York Dolls chronology
Too Much Too Soon
(1974)		 Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
(1981)		 Red Patent Leather
(1984)
Professional ratings
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Robert ChristgauC+
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10

Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 is a 1981 album of demos by the New York Dolls.

Lipstick Killers is the only Dolls album to feature original drummer Billy Murcia, who died during a tour in London in 1972. Six of the nine tracks were later re-recorded for their self titled debut. "Don't Start Me Talking" and "Human Being" were later re-recorded for Too Much Too Soon. Their cover of Otis Redding's "Don't Mess with Cupid" was never re-recorded. The producer of the Mercer Street Sessions, Marty Thau, was the person who discovered and managed the Dolls.

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Johansen & Johnny Thunders, except as noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Girl" 3:45
2."Looking for a Kiss" 3:42
3."Don't Start Me Talking"Sonny Boy Williamson II3:42
4."Don't Mess with Cupid"Deanie Parker, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper3:07
5."Human Being" 6:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Personality Crisis" 4:13
7."Pills"Bo Diddley3:16
8."Jet Boy" 5:13
9."Frankenstein"Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain7:03
Total length:40:19

Personnel

New York Dolls
Technical

References

  1. ↑ Rabid, Jack. "Lipstick Killers (Mercer St. Sessions) New York Dolls". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "New York Dolls". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 269.
  4. ↑ Perrone, Pierre (May 13, 2014). "Marty Thau". Obituaries. The Guardian. p. 46.
  5. ↑ Shapiro, Peter (May 21, 2004). "Living (and dead) dolls". The Sunday Times.
  6. ↑ "New York Dolls - New York Dolls". AllMusic. 1973.
  7. ↑ "New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon". AllMusic. May 10, 1974.
  8. ↑ "Marty Thau". AllMusic.