Ramones
Artist Ramones
Genre Rock
Style Punk

Ramones is the debut studio album by American punk rock band the 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. 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, although 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 Top LPs & Tape chart, although 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 United States and United Kingdom, 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 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, maintaining the ranking in a 2012 revision and dropping to number 47 in the 2020 reboot of the list. It was placed first in the Rolling Stone 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time list in 2022. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2014.

Tracklisting

  1. Original Album
  2. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:14)
  3. Beat On The Brat (2:32)
  4. Judy Is A Punk (1:32)
  5. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:24)
  6. Chain Saw (1:56)
  7. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (1:36)
  8. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement (2:38)
  9. Loudmouth (2:15)
  10. Havana Affair (1:57)
  11. Listen To My Heart (1:58)
  12. 53rd & 3rd (2:21)
  13. Let’s Dance (1:52)
  14. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (1:42)
  15. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (2:11)
  16. 40th Anniversary Mono Mix
  17. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:14)
  18. Beat On The Brat (2:32)
  19. Judy Is A Punk (1:32)
  20. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:24)
  21. Chain Saw (1:56)
  22. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (1:36)
  23. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement (2:38)
  24. Loudmouth (2:15)
  25. Havana Affair (1:57)
  26. Listen To My Heart (1:58)
  27. 53rd & 3rd (2:21)
  28. Let’s Dance (1:52)
  29. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (1:42)
  30. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (2:11)
  31. Single Mixes, Outtakes And Demos
  32. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Stereo Single Version) (2:12)
  33. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Mono Single Version) (2:11)
  34. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Stereo Single Version) (2:25)
  35. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Mono Single Version) (2:27)
  36. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Original Uncensored Vocals) (2:12)
  37. I Don’t Care (Demo) (2:01)
  38. 53rd & 3rd (Demo) (2:23)
  39. Loudmouth (Demo) (2:16)
  40. Chain Saw (Demo) (2:01)
  41. You Should Never Have Opened That Door (Demo) (1:44)
  42. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Demo) (1:53)
  43. I Can’t Be (Demo) (2:02)
  44. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Demo) (2:13)
  45. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (Demo) (1:55)
  46. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Demo) (1:45)
  47. I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed (Demo) (1:17)
  48. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl (Demo) (2:51)
  49. What’s Your Name (Demo) (2:57)
  50. Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA (8/12/76)
  51. Loudmouth (2:10)
  52. Beat On The Brat (2:36)
  53. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:13)
  54. I Remember You (2:17)
  55. Glad To See You Go (2:03)
  56. Chain Saw (1:51)
  57. 53rd & 3rd (2:27)
  58. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:22)
  59. Havana Affair (1:55)
  60. Listen To My Heart (1:45)
  61. California Sun (1:58)
  62. Judy Is A Punk (1:23)
  63. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (1:31)
  64. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (2:09)
  65. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (1:28)
  66. Let’s Dance (2:09)
  67. Set 2 (Previously Unissued)
  68. Loudmouth (2:08)
  69. Beat On The Brat (2:35)
  70. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:14)
  71. I Remember You (2:14)
  72. Glad To See You Go (2:04)
  73. Chain Saw (1:48)
  74. 53rd & 3rd (2:18)
  75. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:25)
  76. Havana Affair (1:54)
  77. Listen To My Heart (1:45)
  78. California Sun (1:58)
  79. Judy Is A Punk (1:22)
  80. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With (1:31)
  81. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (2:18)
  82. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (1:29)
  83. Let’s Dance (2:02)
  84. Original Album - 40th Anniversary Mono Mix
  85. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:14)
  86. Beat On The Brat (2:32)
  87. Judy Is A Punk (1:32)
  88. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:24)
  89. Chain Saw (1:56)
  90. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (1:36)
  91. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement (2:38)
  92. Loudmouth (2:15)
  93. Havana Affair (1:57)
  94. Listen To My Heart (1:58)
  95. 53rd & 3rd (2:21)
  96. Let’s Dance (1:52)
  97. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (1:42)
  98. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (2:11)

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Key Value
Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones_(album)
Format CD Album Reissue Remastered Stereo Mono, CD, CD, Vinyl LP Album Remastered Mono, All Media Deluxe Edition Limited Edition Numbered Reissue (40th Anniversary)
Label Rhino Records (2)
Catalog Number 081227945176
Notes 40th annivesary box set packaged in a 12" x 12" hardcover book on a limited edition of 19.760 individually numbered copies. Disc one contains stereo (tracks 1-14) and 40th anniversary mono mix (tracks 15-28) Disc two contains Single Mixes, Outtakes and Demos. Disc three (tracks 1-16) contains [r=1165275]’s bonus material. Disc three tracks 17-32 are from a previously unreleased second set from The Roxy, LA, on 08/12/1976. Vinyl contains the original album 40th anniversary mono mix. Pressing plants uncredited, identified by matrix run outs. This reissue ℗ & © 2016 Rhino Entertainment Company
Discogs URL Ramones - Ramones