The Ramones (album)

The Ramones is The Ramones' first album, released in May of 1976 (see 1976 in music). The Ramones began recording it in autumn 1975 for Sire Records[?].

The Ramones never achieved massive mainstream popularity, but are widely regarded as the American godfathers of punk rock. This album established their reputation as three-chord garage rockers with a sense of humor. As a result, they became one of the most popular hardcore punk bands in history, though The Ramones peaked at #111 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart..

Track listing

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. Chainsaw
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

Recording details

• Joey Ramone - Vocals
• Dee Dee Ramone - Bass
• Johnny Ramone - Guitar
• Tommy Ramone - Drums
• Craig Leon - Producer
• Greg Calbi - Mastering
• Don Hunerberg - Assistant Engineer
• Rob Freeman - Engineer
• Roberta Bayley - Photography, Cover Photo
• Arturo Vega - Back Cover