Ramones
Studio album by Ramones
Released	April 23, 1976
Recorded	February 2 – 19, 1976 at Plaza Sound, Radio City Music Hall, New York
Genre	Punk rock
Length	29:04 44:38 (Expanded release)
Label	Sire
Producer	Craig Leon, Tommy Ramone
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link Rhino Records Expanded Release: All Music Guide link
Ramones chronology
Ramones (1976) Leave Home (1977)

Ramones is the debut album by the Ramones. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group It was released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros

Contents 1 History 2 Songs 3 Track listing 3.1 2001 expanded & remastered CD reissue (Warner Archives/Rhino) bonus tracks 4 Personnel 4.1 Performers 4.2 Additional personnel 4.3 Notes

History

After Seymour Stein of Sire Records signed the band in the autumn of 1975, the band began to record their debut the following winter. Seymour Stein (born 1942 in Brooklyn New York) is an entrepreneur in the music industry who has been a part of the business since getting his first job as a clerk for Billboard Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Ramones was recorded quickly and cheaply at Plaza Sound, Radio City Music Hall, New York. The band recorded February 2 – 19, 1976 on a budget of only $6,200. The template of guitar and bass in opposite channels with the drums in the middle was based on early albums by The Beatles and Cream. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Cream were a 1960s British rock band

Many radio disc jockeys were supposedly put off by the records' supposedly primitive, frantic music and often bizarre themes. The album did not receive heavy airplay, and it only peaked at number #111 on the Billboard's North American Pop Albums chart upon its April 23 release. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine

Despite this, the Ramones eventually established the reputation as being the godfathers of punk rock, and the album is highly influential on punk and myriad genres of alternative rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In 2003, the album was ranked number 33 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Also in 2003, VH1 named Ramones the 54th greatest album of all time. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #4 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'. Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music In 2007, the album was the focus in the 20th book released in the 33⅓ series. 33⅓ (Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of books written about important and/or seminal music Albums Written by one author per album the series is published by Continuum

The album was re-released in June 19, 2001 by Rhino Records. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. The original album was remastered, and it also contained eight bonus tracks which featured demo and alternate versions.

Songs

• "Beat on the Brat" was described by Dee Dee Ramone as a true story. "Joey saw some mother going after a kid with a bat in his lobby and wrote a song about it. "^[1]

• "Judy Is a Punk" is said to be written about two overzealous real-life fans named Jackie and Judy. One interviewee in the documentary End of the Century claims that the song was "prophetic", due to Jackie and Judy's supposed later death in an airplane crash, corresponding to the lyrics, "Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah. End of the Century The Story of the Ramones is a 2003 documentary about the highly influential Punk rock band the Ramones. " The song features an intro that is simply one barre chord played at extreme speed. Barre chords (also known as barré chords and bar chords, but more commonly spelled as "barre" are a type of Guitar chord where The Ramones recorded a follow-up song on the 1980 album End of the Century called "The Return of Jackie and Judy". End of the Century is the fifth album by the Ramones. It was produced by the famed Phil Spector and was released on February 4 The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums. The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 dramatic Dark comedy directed by Wes Anderson about three Gifted siblings who experience

• "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" was written about the adolescents of Forest Hills, who constantly sought cheap thrills to cure their boredom. Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. The Ramones later recorded the similarly-themed song "Carbona Not Glue" for their second album Leave Home. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Leave Home is the Ramones ' second album It features the classic Ramones songs "Pinhead" and "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment Dee Dee joked that after writing songs like "I Don't Wanna Go Down in the Basement" and "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You", "We didn't write a positive song until 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue'. "^[2] The song was also the inspiration for the name of influential British punk zine, Sniffin' Glue. A punk zine (or punkzine) is a Zine devoted to punk culture most often Punk rock music bands or the DIY punk ethic. Sniffin' Glue is the name of a famous and pioneering monthly Punk zine started by Mark Perry in July 1976 and released for about a year

• "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" was inspired by Dee Dee's youth in Germany, as well as Johnny's fascination with old WWII movies. Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Originally titled "I'm a Nazi, Baby" the song features tongue in cheek lyrics about Nazism, such as, "I'm a shock trooper in a stupor, yes I am/ I'm a Nazi schatze, you know I fight for the fatherland". Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Shock troops or assault troops are Infantry formations and their supporting units intended to lead an attack This song, along with "Blitzkrieg Bop", mark the first appearance of Nazi themes and imagery in Punk music (even though Joey was Jewish), furthered by musicians like the Sex Pistols who often wore swastikas in concert. A Nazi punk is a neo-Nazi who is part of the Punk subculture. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is The song is viewed as important as it demonstrates the refusal of the Ramones to write songs to be played on radio, although their later song "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" that criticized Ronald Reagan for visiting an SS grave site also had been limited in airplay. " My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg " is a song by the Ramones from their 1986 album Animal Boy. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the

• "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is an endearing love song that proved to be one of the band's most enduring compositions. The relatively tender song is seen as a nod to the Ramones' early rock and roll influences. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The studio version somewhat uncharacteristically features a glockenspiel. The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable The song was written by drummer Tommy. Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer According to Dee Dee Ramone's autobiography Lobotomy, "We could have made a million dollars on it, because the Bay City Rollers wanted to do it. The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish Pop/rock band of the 1970s "

• "Havana Affair" uses the trademark Ramones humor on the subject of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Bay of Pigs Invasion (aka Playa Girón) was an unsuccessful attempt by a U It has been covered many times, by bands such as Screeching Weasel, Nutley Brass, The Huntingtons, P. Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The Huntingtons were a punk band from Baltimore Maryland which formed in 1993-1994 in the Maryland/Delaware area by Cliff Powell (aka Cliffy Huntington Mike P. M. , D-A-D, Jeff Crane & I. D-A-D is a Danish Rock band previously known as Disneyland After Dark, a name that had to be changed after a threatening Lawsuit from The O. U. , Sonic Dolls, The Manges, Doña Maldad, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bullet Treatment. Red Hot Chili Peppers are ^[3]

• "Chainsaw" is based upon the film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent Joey wrote the song after he saw the film.

• The song "Blitzkrieg Bop" was originally entitled "Animal Hop". The lyrics were originally contained the words "They're shouting in the back now", but they were changed by Dee Dee to "Shoot 'em in the back now".

• "Let's Dance" is a cover song originally recorded by Chris Montez in 1962.

Track listing

(All songs except "Let's Dance" originally credited to the Ramones collectively. Credits have since been given to specific members where applicable. )

1. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:12
2. "Beat on the Brat" (Joey Ramone) – 2:30
3. "Judy Is a Punk" (Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone) – 1:30
4. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (Tommy Ramone) – 2:24
5. "Chainsaw" (Joey Ramone) – 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
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) – 1:43
14. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:09

2001 expanded & remastered CD reissue (Warner Archives/Rhino) bonus tracks

15. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (demo)" – 3:02
16. "Judy Is a Punk (demo)" – 1:36

    _{Tracks 15-16 first issued on Norton single #45-065 (1997). " Blitzkrieg Bop " is a song by Punk rock band the Ramones. Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter Joey Ramone ( May 19 1951 – April 15 2001) born as Jeffrey Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and Songwriter best John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock " 53rd & 3rd " was the second single by Punk rock band The Ramones. Produced by Marty Thau. Recorded at 914 Studios, Blauvelt, New York}

17. "I Don’t Care (demo)" – 1:55

    _{Previously unissued}

18. "I Can’t Be (demo)" – 1:56

    _{First issued on All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1, Sire #26220 (6/90)}

19. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (demo)" – 1:42

    _{Previously unissued}

20. "I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed (demo)" – 1:05

    _{First issued on All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1, Sire #26220 (6/90)}

21. "You Should Never Have Opened That Door (demo)" – 1:54

    _{Previously unissued Tracks 17-21 produced by T. All the Stuff (And More! Volume 1 is a compilation album by the Ramones. All the Stuff (And More! Volume 1 is a compilation album by the Ramones. Erdelyi. Engineer: Jack Malken}

22. "Blitzkrieg Bop (single version)" – 2:12

    _{Sire single #725 (7/76)}

Personnel

Performers

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

Additional personnel

• Tommy Ramone – producer
• Craig Leon – producer
• Rob Freeman – engineer
• Don Hunerberg – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Roberta Bayley – photography
• Arturo Vega – artwork

Notes

1. ^ McNeil and McCain, p. Joey Ramone ( May 19 1951 – April 15 2001) born as Jeffrey Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and Songwriter best John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer 183.
2. ^ McNeil and McCain, p. 212.
3. ^ Second Hand Songs - Song: Havana Affair - The Ramones

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