50 Years Ago Today- New York Dolls Help Launch Punk With Self-Titled Debut Release
50 years ago today (7/27/73), the self-titled debut by the New York Dolls is released via Mercury Records (and produced by Todd Rundgren). The album spawns such glam/proto-punk classics as “Personality Crisis,” “Looking for a Kiss,” “Trash,” and “Jet Boy.” Watch David Johansen & co. rock “Personality Crisis” live in ’73