Mr Mojo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 It's been more than four decades since the NEW YORK DOLLS first outraged mainstream critics and struck terror into the hearts of public guardians of taste and morality. In that time, the once-controversial quintet has been recognized as a seminal musical force and a key influence on the punk movement that came into being shortly after the DOLLS' breakup. Now, UMe celebrates the NEW YORK DOLLS' legacy with new limited-edition colored-vinyl editions of the band's two classic '70s LPs, "New York Dolls" and "Too Much Too Soon", out on May 5.The new vinyl releases, available in strictly limited editions of 500 each and exclusively available through uDiscover, are as flamboyant visually as the albums' musical contents. The self-titled disc boasts a unique opaque pink and black color scheme, while "Too Much Too Soon" has an equally audacious combination of opaque pink and clear. Both albums, which also feature their complete original cover art, are also available from UMe in standard black vinyl editions.With a classic lineup featuring frontman David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Syl Sylvain, bassist Arthur Kane and drummer Jerry Nolan, the NEW YORK DOLLS served as a bridge between the edgy outrage of the VELVET UNDERGROUND and THE STOOGES and the raw aggression of the multiple generations of punk and hard-rock bands that would soon follow. In their original release, "New York Dolls" and "Too Much Too Soon" polarized audiences, embraced by a devoted core of kindred spirits and reviled by many mainstream listeners. "New York Dolls", produced in raw, hands-off style by Todd Rundgren, captures the band's love for raw, raucous rock 'n' roll and Brill Building teen-pop, with such landmark DOLLS anthems as "Personality Crisis", "Trash", "Jet Boy" and "Looking for A Kiss". It's now regarded as one of rock's greatest debut albums. "Too Much Too Soon", recorded with reclusive legendary producer Shadow Morton, was titled in acknowledgement of the band members' various personal indulgences. The album features a mix of such band originals as "Babylon", "Who Are the Mystery Girls?", "It's Too Late" and "Human Being", along with personalized covers of such tunes as the CADETS' "Stranded in the Jungle", ARCHIE BELL AND THE DRELLS' "There's Gonna Be a Showdown' and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Don't Start Me Talkin'".Although the NEW YORK DOLLS dissolved soon after "Too Much Too Soon", the band's ongoing influence, along with the patronage of DOLLS superfan Morrissey, led Johansen and Sylvain to assemble a new version of the band in 2004, leading to a series of tours and three albums of new DOLLS material.Despite that latter-day revival, "New York Dolls" and "Too Much Too Soon" remain the foundation of the NEW YORK DOLLS' rock 'n' roll legacy. Now they can once again be heard the way they were meant to be heard — on vinyl!Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-york-dolls-classic-70-lps-back-on-limited-edition-colored-vinyl/#OZjU0osK2iWu1V8T.99 uDiscover: http://store.udiscovermusic.com/*/*/New-York-Dolls-Opaque-Pink-Black-Split-Colour-Vinyl/5HOZ0000000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Big fan of the Dolls, but $31.99 for colored vinyl is pretty crazy when you can find these in record stores brand new for like $12.99. lexicondevil and nickj 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusted_By_Space Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Hell to the no on 32 bucks plus shipping. That's bonkers. EDIT: This appears to be a uk based online shop. May explain why the price is so high, but still, too rich for my blood on these ones. Great records though. Edited April 12, 2017 by Dusted_By_Space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 yeah the udiscover is where i ordered the killers white vinyl from and they cancelled. they are taking the newbury approach but have released some pretty cool records but too expensive for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackshidt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I guess this is the new business model. Albums like these will be reissued over couple of years in a limited edition of 500 or so, in a new color variant, for as long as they can turn a profit with them. I hope Discogs has big servers: in a few years some of the LPs will have 100+ variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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