Manchester. Babylon Books. February 1981. First Edition. Small 4to.
48pp. Printed wraps as issued. Numerous Black and White plates. Text in
English. In superb condition with a little toning and rubbing to covers.
The young Morrissey's ode and love letter to the New York Dolls. Some
excellent images and sharp and astute text by Morrissey. The Dolls were a
huge influence on Morrissey- he was president of their UK fan club.
"Some bands grab you and they never let you go and, no matter what they
do, they can never let you down ... the Dolls were that for me." Fandom
aside, Morrissey has produced a brilliant book on what is a quite
important chapter in the history of popular culture, the Dolls not only
signified the end of the 60s, but crossed boundaries in taste, dress and
sexuality. Very scarce, the book was written and published before
Morrissey then became famous with the Smiths. An important and
informative piece of cultural ephemera.