New York Dolls – New York Dolls

This is the version to have soundwise.. I don't know when they remastered this, sometime I guess in the early 2000s, they certainly increased the clarity of the vocals and the instrumental separation... Which would be great if this was the Alan Parson's Project or something... Everything holds together in one glorious squall on these early pressings... The later remastering probably sounds "better" but at the expense of all the energy of the original recording... The later skyscraper labels sound a little on the thin side, but these original label early pressings are the way to go and they're not that expensive... Just did a sound-wise shootout between first pressing, skyscraper pressing, and the most recent pink vinyl reissue... The pink vinyls got the remastered version and I don't know how, even though it sounds technically better, it's lost all the energy of the original version. Get an original and just turn it the hell up. David Jo Hansen's vocals aren't exactly improved when you can hear him with more clarity, and the instrumental backing is a lot more powerful when it's all jammed together, like on the original pressing. This was never meant to be some sort of audiophile masterpiece, the original pressing just sort of blasts right out of the stereo whereas the later remaster is kind of ho-hum, and points out the band's weaknesses, instead of playing to their strengths. Snag a decent original, grab the pink one, play them back-to-back and you tell me what you think. Skip the skyscraper label ones, mostly flat and boxy sounding, and the late '70s early '80s vinyl they were using is often dull and noisy.

my copy i bought back then has pink cardboard inside, never seen another like it or any mention here...

discazo!!