NEW YORK DOLLS - In Too Much Too Soon (1974) Vinyl LP

The second New York Dolls record is the one that proves they were always too much for the music industry to handle, and they knew it, and they leaned all the way in.

In Too Much Too Soon (1974) arrived with George 'Shadow' Morton at the desk and a tracklist that treated rock and roll like a dare. The Dolls were proto-punk before that word existed, glam without the gloss, all busted heels and cheap lipstick and riffs that hit like a falling fire escape. This is the record that connected the Stones-damaged swagger of Lipstick Killers and Stranded in the Jungle to everything that came after in New York, London, and eventually every suburban bedroom with a battered guitar and a bad attitude. A direct line to punk, alternative fashion, and the entire dark aesthetic underground runs through this band.

Vinyl LP. USA. Original release: 1974. Genre: Glam Rock / Proto-Punk / Rock and Roll.

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