Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972

1981 compilation album by New York Dolls

Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972

Compilation album by

New York Dolls

Released

November 1981

Recorded

June 1972

Studio

Blue Rock Studio, New York City

Genre

Glam punk

Length

40:19

Label

ROIR

Producer

Marty Thau

New York Dolls chronology

Too Much Too Soon
(1974)

Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
(1981)

Red Patent Leather
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C+^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	3/10^[3]

Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 is a 1981 album of demos by the New York Dolls.^[4]

Lipstick Killers is the only Dolls album to feature original drummer Billy Murcia, who died during a tour in London in 1972.^[5] Six of the nine tracks were later re-recorded for their self titled debut.^[6] "Don't Start Me Talking" and "Human Being" were later re-recorded for Too Much Too Soon.^[7] Their cover of Otis Redding's "Don't Mess with Cupid" was never re-recorded. The producer of the Mercer Street Sessions, Marty Thau, was the person who discovered and managed the Dolls.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Johansen & Johnny Thunders, except as noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bad Girl"		3:45
2.	"Looking for a Kiss"		3:42
3.	"Don't Start Me Talking"	Sonny Boy Williamson II	3:42
4.	"Don't Mess with Cupid"	Deanie Parker, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper	3:07
5.	"Human Being"		6:16

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Personality Crisis"		4:13
7.	"Pills"	Bo Diddley	3:16
8.	"Jet Boy"		5:13
9.	"Frankenstein"	Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain	7:03
Total length:			40:19

Personnel

New York Dolls

David Johansen - vocals, harmonica
Johnny Thunders - guitar, backing vocals
Sylvain Sylvain - guitar
Arthur "Killer" Kane - bass guitar
Billy Murcia - drums

Technical

Marty Thau - Executive producer
Pomeroy Audio - CD remastering & Editing
Roy Trakin - Liner Notes
Bob Gruen - Photography
Scott Kempner - Dolls lettering

References

^ Rabid, Jack. "Lipstick Killers (Mercer St. Sessions) – New York Dolls | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: New York Dolls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 269.
^ Perrone, Pierre (13 May 2014). "Marty Thau". Obituaries. The Guardian. p. 46.
^ Shapiro, Peter (21 May 2004). "Living (and dead) dolls". The Sunday Times.
^ "New York Dolls - New York Dolls". Allmusic. 1973.
^ "New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon". Allmusic. May 10, 1974.
^ "Marty Thau". AllMusic.