In November 1973, the New York Dolls came to the UK to play headline shows in Warwick, Leeds, York and London, and to appear on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test show.
The Dolls' first visit to the UK one year earlier had ended in tragedy, when drummer Billy Murcia, aged just 21, died in a bath-tub at a west London party, after falling asleep under the influence of Mandrax and champagne. Their return to the UK would change another young life, and play a major part in kickstarting a punk rock revolution in the UK.
