The New York Dolls set a precedent that most bands follow today. They were the godfathers of the rock and roll scene of the 70’s glam / punk / hard rock era. With only two albums under their belt, the Dolls managed to spawn many bands who have been influenced by the mighty Dolls.
In retrospect, The New York Dolls, were way before their time, their record label never understood their appeal or recklessness.
With a reunion of the three surviving members (David Johansen / Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane) taking place in 2004, Fastlane Records and David Johansen, decided to pay homage to one of the most underrated bands of history… The New York Dolls, in the form of “JETBOYS OF BABYLON : A Tribute To New York Dolls“.
The CD boasts a hefty line-up of bands mentioning The Dolls as main influence such as Tattooed Millionaires, glamsters Crash Kelly, The Alarm, and many more.
New York Dolls legendary frontman David Johansen graced this project by lending us his talents and re-recording one of his classic Dolls song, ‘Babylon’. The label also acquired the very colorful contribution of Sex Pistol’s Steve Jones on one track.
As requested, here’s this now hard to find CD, quite expensive. This is “JETBOYS OF BABYLON : A Tribute To New York Dolls” original press, there was a second with an extra track. Both are out of print.
Highly Recommended
01 Frankenstein 3000 with David Johansen – Babylon
02 Flipp with Steve Jones – Personality Crisis
03 Slow Motorcade – Vietnamese Baby
04 The Taste – It’s Too Late
05 Super Deluxe – Trash
06 R50 – Bad Girl
07 New Romantics – Subway Train
08 Tattooed Millionaires – Private World
09 The Napoleon Blownaparts – Puss N’ Boots
10 Coyote Shivers – Chatterbox
11 Science Fiction Idols – Human Being
12 Starduster – Who Are The Mystery Girls
13 Crash Kelly – Lonely Planet Boy
14 Killingbird – Frankenstein
15 The Alarm – Jet Boy
V.A. – JETBOYS OF BABYLON : A Tribute To New York Dolls 2007
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