What was the first studio album by the New York Dolls?

*New York Dolls* was the first studio album by the New York Dolls.

The eponymous debut was released on July 27, 1973, by Mercury Records. It captured the band’s flamboyant blend of hard rock, glam rock, and proto-punk, with David Johansen’s theatrical vocals, Johnny Thunders and Sylvain Sylvain’s guitar work, Arthur Kane’s bass, and Jerry Nolan’s drumming at the center of the sound.

The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, whose polished pop instincts contrasted with the Dolls’ chaotic stage image and rough-edged attack. It was recorded at the Record Plant in New York after Mercury signed the band in early 1973. Songs such as “Personality Crisis,” “Trash,” and “Jet Boy” became enduring parts of the group’s repertoire.

The title is sometimes confused with *Too Much Too Soon*, the Dolls’ second studio album, released in 1974. The other distractors are albums by different punk-related acts: *Go Girl Crazy!* by the Dictators and *L.A.M.F.* by Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. The debut was commercially modest but hugely influential on later punk bands.