New York Dolls In Too Much Too Soon Vinyl LP Mercury SRM-1-1001 1st Press 1974

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New York Dolls In Too Much Too Soon Vinyl LP - Mercury SRM-1-1001 First Pressing (1974)
Condition: Very Good Vinyl and Cover. Vinyl was tested and plays very well. Includes original Mercury inner sleeve along with a better quality replacement.
Too Much Too Soon is the second album by the New York Dolls. It was released on May 10, 1974, by Mercury Records. The Dolls recorded the album earlier that year at A&R Studios in New York City with veteran producer Shadow Morton. Although the Dolls shared an affinity for Morton, they produced little original material with him. To complete Too Much Too Soon, they covered older songs and re-recorded their past demos. Johansen impersonated different characters while singing some of the novelty covers, and Morton incorporated many studio sound effects and female backing vocals in his production. For the album, lead guitarist Johnny Thunders wrote and recorded "Chatterbox", his first recorded performance singing lead.
The album received positive reviews from most critics, some of whom felt Morton's production highlighted the group's raw sound and made it a better record than their first. Like their debut album, Too Much Too Soon became one of the most popular cult records in rock music and has since been viewed by music journalists as a precursor to punk rock.
Track listing
Side one 1. "Babylon" David Johansen, Johnny Thunders 3:31 2. "Stranded in the Jungle" James Johnson, Ernestine Smith 3:46 3. "Who Are the Mystery Girls?" Johansen, Thunders 3:08 4. "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown" Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff 3:38 5. "It's Too Late" Johansen, Thunders 4:40
Side two 1. "Puss 'n' Boots" Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain 3:06 2. "Chatterbox" Thunders 2:25 3. "Bad Detective" Keni St. Lewis 3:39 4. "Don't Start Me Talkin'" Sonny Boy Williamson II 3:13 5. "Human Being" Johansen, Thunders 5:45
New York Dolls David Johansen – vocals, gong Arthur "Killer" Kane – bass Jerry Nolan – drums, percussion Sylvain Sylvain – guitar, piano, vocals Johnny Thunders – guitar, vocals _____________________________________________
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