RAMONES – LEAVE HOME LP – Nr MINT UK 1977 PUNK

Ramones – Leave Home
(Sire Records  1977  9103254)
Matrix No’s: 1Y3/2Y1 – UK Pressing
contains “Babysitter” replacing “Carbona Not Glue”

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges and a little rubbing near the top
Inner Sleeve has a small split in the bottom and some discolouration around edges on lyric side

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.

Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977 through Sire Records.

Track listing

All songs credited to the Ramones, actual writers listed below.

1. “Glad to See You Go” (Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone) – 2:10
2. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:38
3. “I Remember You” (Joey Ramone) – 2:15
4. “Oh, Oh, I Love Her So” (Joey Ramone) – 2:03
5. “Babysitter” (Ramones) – 2:49
6. “Suzy Is a Headbanger” (Ramones) – 2:08 (On some versions this is spelled ‘Susy’, but it seems to be a misprint).
7. “Pinhead” (Ramones) – 2:42
8. “Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy” (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:10
9. “Swallow My Pride” (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:03
10. “What’s Your Game” (Joey Ramone) – 2:33
11. “California Sun” (Henry Glover, Morris Levy) – 1:58
12. “Commando” (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:51
13. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl” (Joey Ramone) – 2:36
14. “You Should Never Have Opened That Door” (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:54

Personnel

• Joey Ramone – lead vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals
• Tommy Ramone – drums, producer