New York Dolls – Jet Boy

It can’t have been long after the Ramones entered our house before my brother brought home this absolute classic.

Although the New York Dolls self-titled album came out in 1973, pre-dating the Ramones and punk, it often happens that once you are given a peek into a world of music, you start digging in to find more. Alongside the Dolls, my brother was listening to T. Rex, Lou Reed, the Cramps, the Sex Pistols, and of course Bowie was always in there.

Just looking at the album cover would be enough to make you want to know what the record sounded like. The lipstick lettering, campy outfits, the hair and makeup? Put the needle down and Personality Crisis comes screaming out from the speakers. There’s no denying this is just a fantastic debut album that influenced so many other bands.