Classic Rock,Metal,Oldies 101: The Ramones : Ramones (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (3 CDs)

Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Ramones : Ramones (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (3 CDs)

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Ramones

is the

debut studio album

by the American

Punk Rock Band

The Ramones

released on

April 23, 1976,

by Sire Records.

After Hit Parader editor

Lisa Robinson

saw the band

at a gig in

New York City,

she wrote several articles

about the group

and asked

Danny Fields

to be their manager.

Fields agreed

and convinced

Craig Leon

to produce

Ramones,

and the band recorded

a demo

for prospective record labels.

Leon persuaded

Sire president

Seymour Stein

to listen to

the band perform,

and he later offered

the band a

recording contract.

The Ramones

began recording in

January 1976,

needing only seven days

and

$6,400

($35,505.27 in 2024)

to record the album.

The album cover,

photographed by

Punk magazine's

Roberta Bayley,

features the four members

leaning against a brick wall

in New York City.

The record company

paid only $125

($693.46 in 2024)

for the front photo,

which has since become

one of the most

imitated album covers

of all time.

The back cover depicts

an eagle belt buckle

along with the album's

liner notes.

After its release,

Ramones

was promoted with

two singles,

which failed to chart.

The Ramones

also began touring

to help sell records;

these tour dates

were mostly based

in the United States,

although two wer

e booked in Britain.

Violence,

drug use,

relationship issues,

humor,

and Nazism

were prominent

in the album's lyrics.

The album opens

with

"Blitzkrieg Bop",

which is among

the band's

most recognized songs.

Most of the album's tracks

are uptempo,

with many songs

measuring at well over

160 beats per minute.

The songs are also

rather short;

at two-and-a-half minutes,

"I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement"

is the album's

longest track.

Ramones

contains a cover

of the

Chris Montez

song

"Let's Dance".

Ramones

was

unsuccessful commercially,

peaking at number 111

on the US Billboard

Top LPs & Tape chart.

Despite its

poor chart performance,

it received

glowing reviews

from critics.

Many later deemed it

a highly influential record,

and it has since

received many accolades,

such as the top spot on

Spin magazine's

list of the

"50 Most Essential Punk Records".

Ramones

is widely regarded

as one of the greatest

and most influential

punk albums

of all time,

and it had a

significant impact

on other genres

of rock music,

such as

grunge

and

heavy metal.

The album was ranked

at number 33

in Rolling Stone's

2003 list of the

"500 Greatest Albums of All Time",

maintaining the ranking

in a 2012 revision

and dropping to

number 47

in the 2020 reboot

of the list.

It was placed first

in the same publication's

list of the

"100 Best Debut Albums of All Time"

in 2022.

It was certified Gold

by the Recording

Industry Association

of America (RIAA)

in 2014

for 500,000 copies

sold in the US.

TRACKLIST

CD 1

Blitzkrieg Bop

(2016 Remaster)

Beat on the Brat

(2016 Remaster)

Judy Is a Punk

(2016 Remaster)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(2016 Remaster)

Chain Saw

(2016 Remaster)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

(2016 Remaster)

I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement

(2016 Remaster)

Loudmouth

(2016 Remaster)

Havana Affair

(2016 Remaster)

Listen to My Heart

(2016 Remaster)

53rd & 3rd (2016 Remaster)

Let's Dance (2016 Remaster)

I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You

(2016 Remaster)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(2016 Remaster)

Blitzkrieg Bop

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Beat on the Brat

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Judy Is a Punk

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Chain Saw

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (

40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Loudmouth

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Havana Affair

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Listen to My Heart

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

53rd & 3rd

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Let's Dance

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

CD 2

Blitzkrieg Bop

(Single Version)

Blitzkrieg Bop

(Mono)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(Single Version)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(Original Mono; 2016 Remaster)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(Uncensored Vocals)

I Don't Care

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

53rd & 3rd

(Demo)

Loudmouth

(Demo)

Chain Saw

(Demo)

You Should Have Never Opened That Door

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(Demo)

I Can't Be

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(Demo)

I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You

(Demo)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

I Don't Wanna Be Learned / I Don't Wanna Be Tamed

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

You're Gonna Kill That Girl

(Demo)

What's Your Name

(Demo; 2016 Remaster)

CD 3

(LIVE AT THE ROXY 1976)

Loudmouth

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Beat on the Brat

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Blitzkrieg Bop

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

I Remember You

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Glad to See You Go

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Chain Saw

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

53rd & 3rd

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Havana Affair

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Listen to My Heart

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

California Sun

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Judy Is a Punk

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA, 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Let's Dance

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 1; 2016 Remaster)

Loudmouth

(Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76; Set 2)

Beat on the Brat