Music Album: Judy Is A Punk / Human Being
Album Release Date: October 2001
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: EFA
Album Release Country: Germany
Music Record Type: 2 Tracks CD
Formed : December, 1971 // New York, NY, United States
Disbanded : 1975
Reformed : 2004
All of the members of the New York Dolls played in New York bands before the band formed in late 1971. Guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets, bassist Arthur Kane, and drummer Billy Murcia were joined by vocalist David Johansen. Before changing their name to New York Dolls, the band was called Actress (3) which recorded full set demos in early 1971. Early in 1972, Rivets was replaced by Syl Sylvain and the group began playing regularly in Lower Manhattan, particularly at the Mercer Arts Center. Within a few months, they had earned a dedicated cult following, but record companies were afraid of signing the Dolls because of their cross-dressing and blatant vulgarity.
Late in 1972, the Dolls embarked on their first tour of England. During the tour, drummer Murcia died after mixing drugs and alcohol. He was replaced by Jerry Nolan. After Nolan joined the band, the Dolls finally secured a record contract with Mercury Records. Todd Rundgren -- whose sophisticated pop seemed at odds with the band's crash-and-burn rock & roll -- produced the band's eponymous debut, which appeared in the summer of 1973. The record received overwhelmingly positive reviews, but it didn't stir the interest of the general public; the album peaked at number 116 on the U.S. charts. The band's follow-up, To (...)
| 1 | Judy Is A Punk | 1:41 |
| 2 | Human Being | 5:48 |
#25 in the Saw Blades series -- which presents releases on CDs cut to appear as circular saw blades. Also denoted as catalog number EFA12615.
The Ramones track is circa 1975 and is the very first demo recording from the band. The New York Dolls track was first released on Mercury Records in 1974.
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