{"product_id":"ramones-ramones-vinyl-lp-180g","title":"Ramones – Ramones  [Vinyl LP 180g]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRamones – Ramones [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Half-Speed Mastered, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e RR1 6020 \/ 081227932756\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 081227932756\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punk \/ Rock \u0026amp; Roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sire \/ Rhino \/ Warner Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 April 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 February 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRamones\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut album by the Ramones — released on 23 April 1976 on Sire Records — and one of the most historically significant records in the history of popular music. Recorded in \u003cstrong\u003e17 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003ePlaza Sound Studios in New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e for a total cost of \u003cstrong\u003e$6,400\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced by \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Leon\u003c\/strong\u003e, it announced the arrival of punk rock to a world that had not yet been told what punk rock was. The Ramones — \u003cstrong\u003eJoey Ramone\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Ramone\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eDee Dee Ramone\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and \u003cstrong\u003eTommy Ramone\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) — had been playing at \u003cstrong\u003eCBGB on the Bowery in Manhattan\u003c\/strong\u003e since August 1974, refining a sound built from the wreckage of the original 1950s rock and roll that Lennon, McCartney and Richards had loved, stripped entirely of the studio sophistication and virtuoso indulgence that had accumulated around rock by the mid-1970s. The result was 14 songs in 29 minutes — the shortest major-label debut album ever recorded at the time — averaging two minutes and nine seconds per track, with no guitar solos, no extended passages, and no concessions to prevailing fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album did not chart on release in either the US or UK — it reached only \u003cstrong\u003enumber 111 on the Billboard 200\u003c\/strong\u003e — but its cultural effect was disproportionate to its commercial performance in ways that are almost without parallel in recorded music history. Both \u003cstrong\u003ePaul McCartney\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lennon\u003c\/strong\u003e have been quoted acknowledging its impact; \u003cstrong\u003ePete Townshend\u003c\/strong\u003e described it as \"the most important record of the last ten years\"; the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, Wire, the Buzzcocks, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Blondie, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello and virtually every British punk and new wave act that followed all absorbed its lessons, directly or indirectly. The album is ranked \u003cstrong\u003enumber 33 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e and was inducted into the \u003cstrong\u003eGrammy Hall of Fame in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Blitzkrieg Bop\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the album's opener, with its \"Hey Ho Let's Go\" chant — is as recognisable a rock beginning as exists on record. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Beat on the Brat\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Judy Is a Punk\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue\"\u003c\/strong\u003e complete the opening side; \u003cstrong\u003e\"I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Let's Dance\"\u003c\/strong\u003e anchor the second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e2018 Sire \/ Rhino reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the album sourced from a \u003cstrong\u003e2016 remaster\u003c\/strong\u003e and cut at \u003cstrong\u003ehalf-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e — confirmed from the matrix runout: \"MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1\/2 SPEED\" — with additional mastering by \u003cstrong\u003eSean Magee\u003c\/strong\u003e. The half-speed process, in which the lacquer is cut at half the normal speed allowing the cutting head twice the time per groove, produces demonstrably cleaner high-frequency reproduction and wider dynamic range compared to standard-speed cuts, and has been applied here to one of the most sonically direct and unadorned recordings in the punk canon with considerable results. Pressed on \u003cstrong\u003e180 gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, housed in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong\u003eprinted inner sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e reproducing the original 1976 artwork and credits. Made in Europe. The barcode and catalogue number are identical on this pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlitzkrieg Bop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeat on the Brat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudy Is a Punk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wanna Be Your Boyfriend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain Saw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow I Wanna Sniff Some Glue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoudmouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHavana Affair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListen to My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e53rd \u0026amp; 3rd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Wanna Walk Around with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToday Your Love, Tomorrow the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoey Ramone – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Ramone – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDee Dee Ramone – Bass, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTommy Ramone – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCraig Leon – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRob Freeman – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiles Showell – Half-Speed Mastering, Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSean Magee – Mastering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberta Bayley – Cover Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Sire \/ Rhino \/ Warner Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ramones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504278053251,"sku":"81227932756","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/af1618ac-117c-4d73-886b-7693aab1c031.webp?v=1772721116","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/ramones-ramones-vinyl-lp-180g","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}