"New York Dolls" is the debut studio album by the New York Dolls. Released in 1973 on Mercury Records, it was recorded at The Record Plant and produced by Todd Rundgren. Although the album did not chart very well, it became an influential album in the punk rock movement of the 1970s and has since been regarded as one of the greatest rock debut albums, influencing bands such as the Ramones, Kiss, the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and Guns N' Roses.

Produced by Shadow Morton, Too Much Too Soon was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City and was mastered at Sterling Sound and Masterdisk. In addition to original material, the group also recorded several cover songs to fill out the album. The album was well receied by music critics and the album followed the New York Dolls' first in becoming a cult hit.

David Johansen and the Harry Smiths' "Shaker" is more than just a tribute to great blues legends and the infamous anthologist of folk music. This work effectively brings together a profound understanding of the folk/blues genre, Johansen's own gritty style, and a band of seasoned musicians to bring an enticingly accessible creation with traces of rock and jazz sprinkled throughout. Building on the folk accuracy of their first album, "Shaker" elevates this artistic concept to a new level, casting another set of classic tunes that glow with a coat of that unique Johansen character.

David Johansen is a true musical chameleon. Whether fronting the influential punk band the New York Dolls, lounging it up as Buster Poindexter or invoking the blues with the Harry Smiths, he has always demonstrated his unique talent for taking a musical style and making it his own. On David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, David and his first-rate band summon the spirit of the blues through American musicologist/folklorist Harry Smith. Featuring gripping performances of songs by Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Bob Dylan, this 96-kHz/24-bit recording sounds so real you'll think you're in the Delta.