Ramones – Ramones
The album that launched punk rock — raw, fast, loud, and utterly unstoppable
Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series
Releasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds
180-gram 45 RPM double LP
Mastered from the original master tape
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing
The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalising rock and roll at one of it’s lowest ebbs with attitude, energy and a loud, fast new sound.
By cutting music down to it’s bare essentials — four chords; a simple, catchy melody; a sped-up tempo and irresistibly inane lyrics, the Ramones blazed the trail for thousands of bands that followed, influencing everyone from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to Green Day and The Offspring.
Although The Ramones never achieved mainstream financial success, they released 21 live and studio albums, had a devoted fan base and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Other bands, such as the Stooges and the New York Dolls, came before them and set the stage and aesthetic for punk, and bands that immediately followed, such as the Sex Pistols, made the latent violence of the music more explicit, but the Ramones crystallized the musical ideals of the genre.
Still the loudest wake-up call rock ever had.
Track List; Ramones – Ramones
LP 1 Side A
1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
LP 1 Side B
1. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
2. Chan Saw
3. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
4. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement
LP 2 Side A
1. Loudmouth
2. Havana Affair
3. Listen To My Heart
LP 2 Side B
1. 53rd & 3rd
2. Let’s Dance
3. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
4. Today You Love, Tomorrow The World
