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.

Seven Day Weekend
Compilation album by
Released1992
RecordedMarch 1973
StudioPlanet Studios, New York City
GenreGlam punk
Length77:02
LabelReceiver
New York Dolls chronology
Red Patent Leather
(1984)
Seven Day Weekend
(1992)
Rock'n Roll
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seven Day Weekend"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman3:28
2."Frankenstein"David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain5:46
3."Who Are the Mystery Girls?"Johansen, Johnny Thunders3:02
4."(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown"Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff1:40
5."Back in the U.S.A."Chuck Berry2:19
6."Endless Party"Johansen, Thunders6:18
7."Jet Boy"Johansen, Thunders4:49
8."It's Too Late"Johansen, Thunders5:00
9."Bad Detective"Keni St. Lewis3:31
10."Lonely Planet Boy"Johansen4:11
11."Subway Train"Johansen, Thunders5:05
12."Private World"Johansen, Arthur Kane3:48
13."Trash"Johansen, Sylvain3:13
14."Human Being"Johansen, Thunders5:59
15."Don't Start Me Talking"Sonny Boy Williamson II3:21
16."Hoochie Coochie Man"Willie Dixon4:37
17."Great Big Kiss"Shadow Morton3:37
18."Vietnamese Baby"Johansen3:51
19."Babylon"Johansen, Thunders3:26
Total length:77:02

Personnel

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New York Dolls

References

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  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Seven Day Weekend – New York Dolls | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.