Ramones
(Sire Records 1976 9103253)
Matrix No’s: 1Y1/2Y1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners with small scuff in middle of spine – light crease on bottom left corner & light ringwear mark near top – back cover has some light ringwear and some foxing spots/discolouration along opening edge
Lyric Insert has some foxing spots but no tears
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first band to define the punk-rock sound. The band’s original members were lead singer Joey Ramone (1951–2001), bass guitarist Dee Dee Ramone (1951–2002), lead guitarist Johnny Ramone (1948–2004) and drummer Tommy Ramone (1949–2014) who was later replaced by Marky Ramone.
Ramones is the debut album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on April 23, 1976, through Sire Records. It is considered a seminal Punk album.
Track listing
| Side A | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Backing vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | “Blitzkrieg Bop” | Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone | Leigh | 2:12 | ||||||
| 2. | “Beat on the Brat” | Joey Ramone | 2:30 | |||||||
| 3. | “Judy Is a Punk” | Joey Ramone | Leigh, Tommy | 1:30 | ||||||
| 4. | “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” | Tommy Ramone | Leigh, Freeman | 2:24 | ||||||
| 5. | “Chain Saw” | Joey Ramone | Tommy | 1:55 | ||||||
| 6. | “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” | Dee Dee Ramone | 1:34 | |||||||
| 7. | “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement” | Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone | 2:35 | |||||||
| Side B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Backing vocals | Length | ||||||
| 8. | “Loudmouth” | Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone | 2:14 | |||||||
| 9. | “Havana Affair” | Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone | 2:00 | |||||||
| 10. | “Listen to My Heart” | Dee Dee Ramone | 1:56 | |||||||
| 11. | “53rd & 3rd” | Dee Dee Ramone | 2:19 | |||||||
| 12. | “Let’s Dance” | Jim Lee | 1:51 | |||||||
| 13. | “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around with You” | Dee Dee Ramone | Tommy | 1:43 | ||||||
| 14. | “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World” | Dee Dee Ramone | 2:09 | |||||||
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Total length:
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29:04 | |||||||||
Personnel
| Ramones | Production | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Ramone – lead vocals | Craig Leon – producer | Greg Calbi – mastering | [106] |
| Johnny Ramone – lead guitar | Roberta Bayley – photography, cover photo | Don Hunerberg – assistant engineer | |
| Dee Dee Ramone – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals in “53rd & 3rd” | Rob Freeman – engineer | Arturo Vega – photography, back cover | |
| Tommy Ramone – drums, associate producer | |||
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