From Paris with L-U-V

Performer: New York Dolls
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: New York Dolls: Sylvain Sylvain (vocals, guitar, piano); Mister Johnny Thunders (vocals, guitar); David Johansen (vocals, gongs); Jerry Nolan (drums, percussion); Killer Kane (bass). New York Dolls: David Johansen (harmonica); Arthur Kane (bass guitar); Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain. Personnel: David Johansen (vocals); Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain (guitar); Jerry Nolan (drums). Liner Note Author: Marty Thau. Recording information: Radio Luxembourg Studios, Paris, France (1974). Photographer: Bob Gruen. This is yet another release of the New York Dolls' legendary Paris radio concert. Featuring 11 of their glam rock anthems in all their sweat-soaked glory, this album previews the sort of venom and energy that punk rock would later make its own. Fans of the band are advised to get this if they have not run across this concert on album before; it is one of the cornerstones of a New York Dolls collection. ~ Bradley Torreano

With inspiration from British glam and US proto-punks like the Stooges, the New York Dolls were the originators of the NYC trash aesthetic that inspired subsequent generations of punk bands. Churning out garage riffs that tipped their hat to 1960s R&B, they were the Stones of the first punk generation. Their outrageous image and brash sound gained them attention, but failed to make them stars, and David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, and Syl Sylvain all went on to solo careers after just two Dolls albums. In 2004, the Dolls reunited, with surviving members Sylvain, Johansen, and Arthur Kane making a triumphant festival appearance. Sadly, Kane died shortly after, but Johansen and Sylvain played another show dedicated to the memory of all the deceased dolls (Kane, Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Billy Murcia). In 2006, the remaining band members recorded their third official studio album to almost universal acclaim.

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