The original Ramones album cover was also inspired by the Beatles, but it was scrapped for the now-iconic band shot taken by Roberta Bayley, which shows Johnny Ramone slyly slipping us the middle finger.Īn amalgam of tongue-in-cheek topics filled Ramones’ track listing. Extremely raw production in placing Dee Dee Ramone’s bass strictly in the left channel, Johnny Ramone’s guitar in the right channel and dropping Tommy’s drums and Joey’s vocals in the center was an homage to the Beatles’ earliest work.
Though proto-punk acts like the Stooges and Television were of tremendous inspiration to the Ramones, a much less obvious influence, the Beatles, actually shaped much of Ramones’ final product. Thanks to the Ramones’ no-frills spirit, immense work ethic and Johnny Ramone's refusal to do more than a few takes for each track, Ramones was recorded in just seven days for a minute sum of $6,400.Ĭlocking in at just over 29 minutes in length, the Ramones committed 13 original tracks and one cover (Chris Montez’s “Let’s Dance”) to their debut.
To many, it’s considered to be the first true punk rock album, still inspiring buzzsaw-guitared acts to this day.Īfter forming in 1974 and emerging as the leading act for now-iconic New York City venue CBGB, the Ramones took to the eighth floor of Radio City Music Hall to record Ramones at Plaza Sound studio. On April 23, 1976, the Ramones forever sped up rock music with their self-titled debut album. I want to source from an article Louder Wire published last year to mark forty-five years of the Ramones’ debut album: It was a game-changer that introduced the New York band to a hungry and excited audience. Whilst some would debate the fact, Ramones is the first Punk-Rock record. The Ramones also began touring to help sell records these tour dates were mostly based in the United States, though two were booked in Britain”. After its release, Ramones was promoted with two singles, which failed to chart. The back cover depicts an eagle belt buckle along with the album's liner notes. The record company paid only $125 for the front photo, which has since become one of the most imitated album covers of all time.
The album cover, photographed by Punk magazine's Roberta Bayley, features the four members leaning against a brick wall in New York City. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles and used advanced production methods by Leon. The Ramones began recording in January 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record the album. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce Ramones, and the band recorded a demo for prospective record labels. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting that he be their manager. “ Ramones is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Ramones, released on Apby Sire Records. Here is some background information regarding Ramones: Rather than me expend a lot of words, I want to bring in reviews and articles that properly contextualise the album and explore its huge significance. I think that Ramones is not only one of the most important albums in the history of Punk/Punk-Rock it might be one of the most influential and important albums ever. On the same day, the Ramones’ eponymous debut turns forty-five. Not only does The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers turns fifty on 23rd April.
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