Ramones: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (3CD+LP)

CD1 ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. Chain Saw
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement
8. Loudmouth
9. 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
15. Blitzkrieg Bop (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
16. Beat On The Brat (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
17. Judy Is A Punk (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
18. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
19. Chain Saw (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
20. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
21. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
22. Loudmouth (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
23. Havana Affair (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
24. Listen To My Heart (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
25. 53rd & 3rd (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
26. Let’s Dance (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
27. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)
28. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (40th Anniversary Mono Mix)

CD2 SINGLE MIXES, OUTTAKES, AND DEMOS

1. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Stereo Single Version)
2. Blitzkrieg Bop (Original Mono Single Version)
3. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Stereo Single Version)
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Original Mono Single Version)
5. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Original Uncensored Vocals)
6. I Don’t Care (Demo)
7. 53rd & 3rd (Demo)
8. Loudmouth (Demo)
9. 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)

CD3 LIVE AT THE ROXY (8/12/76)

1. Loudmouth (Set One)
2. Beat On The Brat (Set One)
3. Blitzkrieg Bop (Set One)
4. I Remember You (Set One)
5. Glad To See You Go (Set One)
6. Chain Saw (Set One)
7. 53rd & 3rd (Set One)
8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Set One)
9. Havana Affair (Set One)
10. Listen To My Heart (Set One)
11. California Sun (Set One)
12. Judy Is A Punk (Set One)
13. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (Set One)
14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Set One)
15. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Set One)
16. Let’s Dance (Set One)
17. Loudmouth (Set Two)
18. Beat On The Brat (Set Two)
19. Blitzkrieg Bop (Set Two)
20. I Remember You (Set Two)
21. Glad To See You Go (Set Two)
22. Chain Saw (Set Two)
23. 53rd & 3rd (Set Two)
24. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Set Two)
25. Havana Affair (Set Two)
26. Listen To My Heart (Set Two)
27. California Sun (Set Two)
28. Judy Is A Punk (Set Two)
29. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You (Set Two)
30. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Set Two)
31. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Set Two)
32. Let’s Dance (Set Two)

LPA

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. Chain Saw
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement

LPB

1. Loudmouth
2. Havana Affair
3. Listen To My Heart
4. 53rd & 3rd
5. Let’s Dance
6. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
7. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World

The Ramones (Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee and Tommy) sounded like nothing else when their self-titled debut came roaring onto the scene in 1976. Even so, original drummer Tommy Ramone did do a pretty good job describing the band’s primal sound when he penned the quartet’s press bio that same year. “The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills and kids who grew up there either became musicians, degenerates or dentists. The Ramones are a little of each,” he observed. “Their sound is not unlike a fast drill on a rear molar.”

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Ramones, recently named the “Greatest Punk Album Of All Time” by Rolling Stone, and certainly one of the most important and influential albums of all time. This 29-minute masterpiece helped launch the punk rock scenes in both America and Britain, and also went on to inspire countless other artists for generations to come. To celebrate the Ramones’ lasting impact, Rhino has created the ultimate tribute to the band’s landmark debut, which comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book. The 3CD/1 vinyl LP set is a limited edition of 19,760 individually numbered copies and includes a sonically superior remastered stereo version and a meticulously recreated mono mix of the original album, plus rarities, unheard demos, and an unreleased live show, all produced, mixed, and mastered by the album’s original producer and mixer Craig Leon. 

RAMONES: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be available on July 29. In addition to the music, the set also features extensive production notes about the recording of the original album by Leon, an essay looking back on the Ramones’ early days by rock journalist Mitchell Cohen, along with additional pictures taken by Roberta Bayley, whose iconic photo of the band graces the album’s cover.

The first disc features Leon’s newly remastered stereo version and mono mix of the album. “The earliest mixes of the album were virtually mono,” says Leon. “We had an idea to record at Abbey Road and do both a mono and stereo version of the album, which was unheard of at the time. I’m thrilled that now, 40 years later, we followed through on that original idea.”

The anniversary edition’s second disc spotlights single mixes, outtakes, and demos. Several of those recordings have never been released, including demos for “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” “53rd and 3rd,” and “Loudmouth.”

The third disc captures the band performing two full sets live at The Roxy in West Hollywood on August 12, 1976. While the band’s first set has been available before, the evening’s second set makes its debut here. Rounding out the set is a vinyl LP containing the new mono mix of Ramones.