New York Dolls – Seven Day Weekend

New York City-based band formed in December 1971 and active until early 1975. Johnny Thunders (guitar) and Rick Rivets (guitar), Arthur Kane (bass), and Billy Murcia (drums) were joined by David Johansen (vocals) in the initial lineup, named Actress. In 1972, Sylvain Sylvain replaced Rivets and the band began to regularly play venues in Lower Manhattan, particularly at the Mercer Arts Center. The band had varying levels of success, but were never widely accepted in the US outside the New York City area, primarily due to their appearance. Thunders and Nolan left the band while on tour in Florida in early 1975, and the band soldiered on, often being billed as "The Dolls" for a few more months with fill-in musicians. The New York Dolls reunited from 2004 to 2011, with Johansen and Sylvain anchoring a fluid lineup of backing musicians.

New York Dolls - Seven Day Weekend

New York Dolls

David Johansen – vocals

Johnny Thunders – lead guitar, vocals

Sylvain Sylvain – rhythm guitar, vocals

Arthur "Killer" Kane – bass guitar

Jerry Nolan – drums

Seven Day Weekend is a collection of demos by rock band the New York Dolls. The tracks were recorded at Planet Studios in 1973 but the collection was not released until 1992. In addition to early versions of tracks released on New York Dolls and Too Much Too Soon, there are five tracks that were not released on the studio albums: "Seven Day Weekend", "Back in the USA", "Endless Party", "Great Big Kiss", and "Hoochie Coochie Man". Guitarist Johnny Thunders performed a version of "Great Big Kiss" on his 1978 album So Alone

Label: Receiver Records Limited – RRCD163

Format: CD

Country: UK

Released: 1992

Genre: Rock

Style: Rock & Roll, Glam, Punk

Track List:

1 Seven Day Weekend 3:28

2 Frankenstein 5:46

3 Mystery Girls 3:01

4 Showdown 1:40

5 Back In The USA 2:19

6 Endless Party 6:18

7 Jet Boy 4:49

8 It's Too Late 5:00

9 Bad Detective 3:32

10 Lonely Planet Boy 4:11

11 Subway Train 5:05

12 Private World 3:51

13 Trash 3:13

14 Human Being 5:59

15 Don't Start Me Talking 3:21

16 Hootchie Cootchie Man 4:37

17 Great Big Kiss 3:37

18 Vietnamese Baby 3:51

19 Babylon 3:25

Recorded At – Planet Sound Studios (2)

Pressed By – MPO

Bass – Arthur Kane

Drums – Jerry Nolan

Producer, Guitar – Sylvain Sylvain

Vocals, Guitar – Johnny Thunders

Vocals, Harmonica – David Johansen

Recorded live at the Planet Studios, New York, NY 1973.