RAMONES Rocket To Russia LP SIRE RECORDS 1977 ITA orig+inner SR 6042 JOEY RAMONE
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RAMONES
Seminal punk rockers who lit up the mid-'70s New York City scene by strippingrock & roll to the basics.
The Ramones were the first punk rock band. 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. By cutting rock & roll down to its bare essentials -- four chords; a simple,
catchy melody; and irresistibly inane lyrics -- and speeding up the tempo considerably,
the Ramones created something that was rooted in early '60s, pre-Beatles rock & roll and pop but sounded revolutionary
"ROCKET TO RUSSIA"Produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelyi
1977 LP SIRE RECORDS SR 6042
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: none
LABEL: SIRE - YELLOW LABEL w/BLUE LOGO - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front & spine & inner) SR 6042
Catalog on labels: SR 6042 (GKAY 31922) / SR 6042 (GKAY 31923)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped & Etched): GKAY 31922 2S T2- 1A 2 ? P 3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): GKAY 31923 2S T2- 1A 1 3 ? P
On labels: rim text reads "Prodotto e Distribuito dalla RCA S.p.A. Roma Italia..............e Radiodiffusione"
Produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelvy
? 1977 - SIAE (boxed)
Rights Society / Publishing: SIAE (printed & boxed on both labels, and stamped in red on side B)
On Inner Sleeve: All Songs Written By The Ramones Except Where Indicated.
Copyright © 1977 Taco Tunes/Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
All Songs Reprinted With Permission. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 1977 Sire Records, Inc.
On Back Cover: Produced by Tony Bongiovi and T. Erdelyi
Recorded at Media Sound, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi
Printed in Italy - Grafiche Dotti - Cernobbio
© 1977 Sire Records, Inc.
tracklistingSide A: CRETIN HOP - ROCKAWAY BEACH - HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
LOCKET LOVE - I DON'T CARE - SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER - WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY
Side B: TEENAGE LOBOTOMY - DO YOU WANNA DANCE - I WANNA BE WELL
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING - RAMONA - SURFIN' BIRD - WHY IS IT ALWAYS THIS WAY?
gradingRECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Ramones provided the blueprint and Leave Home duplicated it with lesser results, but the Ramones' third album,
Rocket to Russia, perfected it. Rocket to Russia boasts a cleaner production than its predecessors, which only gives
the Ramones' music more force. It helps that the group wrote its finest set of songs for the album. From the mindless,
bopping opening of "Cretin Hop" and "Rockaway Beach" to the urban surf rock of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and the
ridiculous anthem "Teenage Lobotomy," the songs are teeming with irresistibly catchy hooks; even their choice of covers,
"Do You Want to Dance?" and "Surfin' Bird," provide more hooks than usual. The Ramones also branch out slightly,
adding ballads to the mix. Even with these (relatively) slower songs, the speed of the album never decreases.
However, the abundance of hooks and slight variety in tempos makes Rocket to Russia the Ramones' most listenable
and enjoyable album -- it doesn't have the revolutionary impact of The Ramones,
but it's a better album and one of the finest records of the late '70s...(AllMusic)
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