Monday, May 30, 2016

The Ramones celebrate 40th anniversary with 3CD/1LP set


This spring marked the 40th anniversary of the release of The Ramones' debut self-titled album. To celebrate the milestone, Rhino is releasing a limited edition Ramones 3CD/1LP boxset on July 29th. The cd portion of the collection includes the album's original material ("superior new stereo version and mono mix" by Craig Leon, original producer and mixer of Ramones), single mixes, outtakes, demos, and two full live concert recordings captured in August 1976; the new mono mix of Ramones is also provided on vinyl.  Ramones: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is packaged with a hardcover book featuring pictures, essays and Leon's extensive production notes about the recording of the album. The set is limited to 19,760 copies and is available to pre-order from the official Ramones webstore.

View the tracklisting for Ramones: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition below:

Disc One: Original Album

Stereo Version

01. Blitzkrieg Bop
02. Beat On The Brat
03. Judy Is A Punk
04. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
05. Chain Saw
06. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
07. I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
08. Loudmouth
09. Havana Affair
10. Listen To My Heart
11. 53rd & 3rd
12. Let’s Dance
13. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World

40th Anniversary Mono Mix

15. Blitzkrieg Bop
16. Beat On The Brat
17. Judy Is A Punk
18. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
19. Chain Saw
20. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
21. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement
22. Loudmouth
23. Havana Affair
24. Listen To My Heart
25. 53rd & 3rd
26. Let’s Dance
27. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
28. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World

Disc Two: Single Mixes, Outtakes, and Demos

01. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Stereo Single Version)
02. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Mono Single Version)
03. Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Stereo Single Version)
04. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Mono Single Version)
05. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Original Uncensored Vocals)*
06. I Don’t Care (Demo)
07. 53rd & 3rd (Demo)*
08. Loudmouth (Demo)*
09. Chain Saw (Demo)*
10. You Never Should Have Opened That Door (Demo)
11. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Demo)*
12. I Can’t Be (Demo)
13. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Demo)*
14. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (Demo)*
15. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Demo)
16. I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed (Demo)
17. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl (Demo)*
18. What’s Your Name (Demo)

Disc Three: Live at The Roxy (8/12/76)

Set One

01. Loudmouth
02. Beat On The Brat
03. Blitzkrieg Bop
04. I Remember You
05. Glad To See You Go
06. Chain Saw
07. 53rd & 3rd
08. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
09. Havana Affair
10. Listen To My Heart
11. California Sun
12. Judy Is A Punk
13. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
15. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
16. Let’s Dance

Set Two

17. Loudmouth*
18. Beat On The Brat*
19. Blitzkrieg Bop*
20. I Remember You*
21. Glad To See You Go*
22. Chain Saw*
23. 53rd & 3rd*
24. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend*
25. Havana Affair*
26. Listen To My Heart*
27. California Sun*
28. Judy Is A Punk*
29. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You*
30. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World*
31. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue*
32. Let’s Dance*

40th Anniversary Mono Mix
LP Track Listing

01. Blitzkrieg Bop*
02. Beat On The Brat*
03. Judy Is A Punk*
04. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend*
05. Chain Saw*
06. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue*
07. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement*
08. Loudmouth*
09. Havana Affair*
10. Listen To My Heart*
11. 53rd & 3rd*
12. Let’s Dance*
13. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You*
14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World*

* Previously Unreleased

Published May 30th, 2016