New York Dolls - Live in NYC - 1975: Red Patent Leather [Bonus Tracks]

This disc contains tunes from one of the last shows to have featured the Johnny Thunders (guitar) and Jerry Nolan (drums) incarnation of The New York Dolls. By the spring of 1975 they had undergone several personnel changes and released a pair of concurrently underappreciated long-players. Making matters worse were the shock-rock promotional techniques incorporated by manager Malcolm Mclaren, who would refine his tactics when launching The Sex Pistols the following year. Although this recording is righteously lo-fi, it reveals a band that is driven, passionate, and undeniably inebriated. Read More