Ramones – Rocket To Russia
(Sire Records 1978 SR6042)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
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 condition
– hype sticker top left corner
Lyric Picture Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
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.
Rocket to Russia is the third studio album by the American punk rock band The Ramones, and was released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records.
Track listing
All songs were written by the Ramones, except where noted.[18][26][27]
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | “Cretin Hop” | 1:55 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Rockaway Beach” | 2:06 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” | 2:47 | ||||||||
| 4. | “Locket Love” | 2:09 | ||||||||
| 5. | “I Don’t Care” | 1:38 | ||||||||
| 6. | “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” | 2:49 | ||||||||
| 7. | “We’re a Happy Family” | 2:29 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 8. | “Teenage Lobotomy” | 2:00 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Do You Wanna Dance?” | Bobby Freeman | 1:52 | |||||||
| 10. | “I Wanna Be Well” | 2:28 | ||||||||
| 11. | “I Can’t Give You Anything” | 1:57 | ||||||||
| 12. | “Ramona” | 2:35 | ||||||||
| 13. | “Surfin’ Bird” | Carl White, Alfred Frazier, John Harris, Turner Wilson | 2:37 | |||||||
| 14. | “Why Is It Always This Way?” | 2:14 | ||||||||
Personnel
The following personnel can be verified with AllMusic and the album’s liner notes.[18][26]
- Performing
- Joey Ramone – lead vocals
- Johnny Ramone – lead guitar
- Dee Dee Ramone – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tommy Ramone – drums, producer
- Production
- Tony Bongiovi – producer
- Ed Stasium – engineer
- Don Berman – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Danny Fields – photography
- John Holmstrom – artwork
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