The New York Dolls: The New York Dolls (Mercury)
Ira Robbins, Trouser Press, January 1980
This seminal slab of early-70s punkitude, produced by unlikely Todd Rundgren, defines the sound and style of New Yorks contribution to new wave: a raunchy and sloppy brand of untogether brilliance.
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