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Ramones – Ramones (LP, Vinyl Record Album)

Ramones – Ramones

by Rhino Vinyl, Sire
$48.00 - $48.00
$48.00
$48.00 - $48.00
$48.00
Condition: Brand New
Ships from: Melbourne
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  • Ramones is the debut studio album by American punk rock band 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 about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting that he 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 to record the album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles and used advanced production methods by Leon.

    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 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, though two were 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 200, though 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 considered an influential punk album in the US and UK, and 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 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2014. Wikipedia

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  • Artist: Ramones
    Label: Rhino Vinyl, Sire
    Format: LP
    Units: 1
    Country: US
    Style: Punk, Rock & Roll

  • A1 Blitzkrieg Bop
    A2 Beat On The Brat
    A3 Judy Is A Punk
    A4 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
    A5 Chain Saw
    A6 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
    A7 I Don'T Wanna Go Down To The Basement
    B1 Loudmouth
    B2 Havana Affair
    B3 Listen To My Heart
    B4 53Rd & 3Rd
    B5 Let'S Dance
    B6 I Don'T Wanna Walk Around With You
    B7 Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World