New York Dolls – Very Best Of New York Dolls

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Label:	Mercury – RJ-7234
Series:	Rock Company '77
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Country:	Japan
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1	Personality Crisis Written-By – JoHansen, Thunder's	3:39
A2	Looking For A Kiss Written-By – JoHansen*	3:17
A3	Lonely Planet Boy Written-By – JoHansen*	4:07
A4	Frankenstein (Orig.) Written-By – JoHansen, Sylvain	5:59
A5	Trash Written-By – JoHansen, Sylvain	3:06
A6	Pills Written-By – E. McDaniel*	2:48
A7	Jet Boy Written-By – JoHansen, Thunder's	4:41
B1	Babylon Written-By – JoHansen, Thunder's	3:31
B2	Stranded In The Jungle Written-By – E. Smith, J. Johansen	3:50
B3	(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown Written-By – K. Gamble - L. Huff*	3:39
B4	Puss 'N' Boots Written-By – JoHansen, Sylvain	3:12
B5	Bad Detective Written-By – K. Lewis*	3:39
B6	Don't Start Me Talkin' Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson (2)	3:13
B7	Human Being Written-By – JoHansen, Thunders	5:48

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Distributed By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

Arranged By [All Arrangements] – New York Dolls
Bass – Arthur Harold Kane* (tracks: A1 to A7), Killer Kane* (tracks: B1 to B7)
Drums – Jerry Nolan (tracks: A1 to A7)
Drums, Percussion – Jerry Nolan (tracks: B1 to B7)
Engineer – Dennis Druzbik (tracks: B1 to B7), Dixon Van* (tracks: B1 to B7), Ed Sprigg (tracks: A1 to A7), Jack Douglas (tracks: A1 to A7)
Executive-Producer – Davie Krebs* (tracks: A1 to A7), Marty Thau (tracks: A1 to A7), Paul Nelson (tracks: A1 to A7), Steve Leber (tracks: A1 to A7)
Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Sylvain Sylvain
Guitar, Vocals – Johnny Thunders (tracks: A1 to A7), Mister Johnny Thunders* (tracks: B1 to B7)
Liner Notes – Kensho Onuki
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong (tracks: B1 to B7)
Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Bob Gruen
Piano [Additional Piano], Synthesizer [Moog] – Todd Rundgren (tracks: A1 to A7)
Producer – Shadow Morton* (tracks: B1 to B7), Todd Rundgren (tracks: A1 to A7)
Saxophone – The Fantastic Buddy Bouser* (tracks: A1 to A7)
Vocals, Gong – David Johansen (tracks: B1 to B7)
Vocals, Harmonica, Gong – David Jo Hansen* (tracks: A1 to A7)

Notes

Released with OBI & 4-page lyric/bio insert written in Japanese & English.

Tracks A1-A7: Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York.
Tracks B1-B7: Recorded at A&R Studios/New York City.

Special thanks: Paul Nelson, Bud Scope, Betty Thau, Peter Jordan (2), Max, Keeth, Christian, Desmond.

℗ 1977 Printed in Japan

Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A): 〄Ⓑ MYM 1869 121 + KL
Matrix / Runout (Side B): MYM 1870 121 +
Rights Society: JASRAC
Other (Price): ¥2,500

Reviews

MEllODrOnE Feb 16, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
Excellent pressing of the best Dolls material. I’ve never heard the recordings sound so good. Super excellent definition. Clear, dynamic, almost too clean for a Dolls record. Japanese press. Great.