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The Ramones released its second album of the calendar year (and third overall) on November 4, 1977, capping off one of the biggest years in the history of punk with Rocket To Russia. Among the band’s best-loved albums, it features classics like “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” and “Rockaway Beach” along with their signature covers of “Do You Wanna Dance?” and “Surfin’ Bird.” It’s also the last album ever recorded by all four founding members, as drummer Tommy Ramone left soon after to focus on writing and producing. To celebrate the album's 40-year anniversary, Rhino will release two versions on November 24. It contains two different mixes of the album: a remastered version of the original and a new 40th Anniversary Tracking Mix by original Rocket To Russia engineer/mixer Ed Stasium. The collection also includes a number of unreleased studio recordings, plus a previously unissued recording of the band’s 1977 concert in Glasgow, Scotland. The Deluxe Edition will be produced in a limited and numbered edition and comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book. Along with the music, the set also features stories about the band by Sire Records founder Seymour Stein, details about making the album by Stasium, and extensive liner notes by renowned music writer and co-founder of Creem Magazine, Jaan Uhelszki. The first disc of the Deluxe Edition features a remastered version of the original stereo mix for Rocket To Russia, plus the 2017 40th Anniversary Tracking Mix created by Stasium, which provides a back-to-basics version of the album, and a different track listing from the 1977 original. The 2017 40th Anniversary Tracking Mix is also featured on the LP that accompanies the Deluxe Edition. Provided are some details on the new Tracking Mix in the set’s liner notes: “When putting together this new Tracking Mix, I decided to include the versions of ‘I Don’t Care’ and ‘It’s A Long Way Back to Germany,’ since they were recorded during the Rocket To Russia sessions at Mediasound,and are completely different takes that have never been heard before. ‘Sheena’ has been omitted, as it was recorded in a totally different session a few months prior, in-between the Leave Home and Rocket To Russia album Two dozen rare and unreleased recordings are found on the second disc, including rough mixes from sessions at Mediasound and The Power Station. There’s also an early version of “Needles And Pins” with Tommy on drums, the B-side single mix of “Babysitter,” an alternate version of “It’s A Long Way Back To Germany” with Dee Dee on vocals, an original radio promo with Joey Ramone, and more. A highlight of this Deluxe Edition is the complete unreleased concert included on the third disc. This never-before-heard multi-track recording of the band’s December 19, 1977 show at the Apollo Centre in Glasgow, Scotland captures the Ramones just a few days before the group recorded the classic live album It’s Alive, and mixed for this 40th Anniversary edition by Ed Stasium. In Glasgow, they played songs from all three studio albums including “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Judy Is A Punk,” “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment,” and “California Sun.”

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Record LabelRhi, Rhino

UPC0081227932718

eBay Product ID (ePID)11046058003

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2017

GenreRock

ArtistRamones

Release TitleRocket to Russia

Dimensions

Item Height0.59 in

Item Weight2.10 lb

Item Length12.68 in

Item Width12.59 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs4

Number of Tracks91

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Tracks1.1 Cretin Hop (Remastered) 1.2 Rockaway Beach (Remastered) 1.3 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Remastered) 1.4 Locket Love (Remastered) 1.5 I Don't Care (Remastered) 1.6 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (Remastered) 1.7 We're a Happy Family (Remastered) 1.8 Teenage Lobotomy (Remastered) 1.9 Do You Wanna Dance? (Remastered) 1.10 I Wanna Be Well (Remastered) 1.11 I Can't Give You Anything (Remastered) 1.12 Ramona (Remastered) 1.13 Surfin' Bird (Remastered) 1.14 Why Is It Always This Way? (Remastered) 1.15 Cretin Hop (Tracking Mix) 1.16 Rockaway Beach (Tracking Mix) 1.17 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Tracking Mix) 1.18 Locket Love (Tracking Mix) 1.19 I Don't Care (Version 2) [Tracking Mix] 1.20 It's a Long Way Back to Germany (Version 1) [Tracking Mix] 1.21 We're a Happy Family (Tracking Mix) 1.22 Teenage Lobotomy (Tracking Mix) 1.23 Do You Wanna Dance? (Tracking Mix) 1.24 I Wanna Be Well (Tracking Mix) 1.25 I Can't Give You Anything (Tracking Mix) 1.26 Ramona (Tracking Mix) 1.27 Surfin' Bird (Tracking Mix) 1.28 Why Is It Always This Way? (Tracking Mix) 2.1 Why Is It Always This Way? (Mediasound Rough, Alternate Lyrics) 2.2 Rockaway Beach (Power Station Rough) 2.3 I Wanna Be Well (Power Station Rough) 2.4 Locket Love (Power Station Rough) 2.5 I Can't Give You Anything (Power Station Rough) 2.6 Cretin Hop (Power Station Rough) 2.7 We're a Happy Family (Power Station Rough) 2.8 Ramona (Mediasound Rough, Alternate Lyrics) 2.9 Do You Wanna Dance? (Mediasound Rough) 2.10 Teenage Lobotomy (Mediasound Rough) 2.11 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Mediasound Rough) 2.12 I Don't Care (Version 2) [Mediasound Rough] 2.13 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Acoustic Version) 2.14 It's a Long Way Back to Germany (Version 1) [Dee Dee Vocal] 2.15 Ramona (Sweet Little Ramona Pop Mix) 2.16 Surfin' Bird (Alternate Vocal) 2.17 Teenage Lobotomy (Backing Track) 2.18 We're a Happy Family (At Home with the Family) 2.19 Cretin Hop (Backing Track) 2.20 Needles and Pins (Demo Version) 2.21 Babysitter (B-Side Version) [Remastered] 2.22 It's a Long Way Back to Germany (B-Side Version) [Remastered] 2.23 Joey RTR Radio Spot Promo 2.24 We're a Happy Family (Joey ; Dee Dee Dialogue) 3.1 Rockaway Beach (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.2 Teenage Lobotomy (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.3 Blitzkrieg Bop (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.4 I Wanna Be Well (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.5 Glad to See You Go (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.6 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.7 You're Gonna Kill That Girl (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.8 I Don't Care (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.9 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.10 Carbona Not Glue (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.11 Commando (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.12 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.13 Surfin' Bird (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.14 Cretin Hop (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.15 Listen to My Heart (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.16 California Sun (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.17 I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.18 Pinhead (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.19 Do You Wanna Dance? (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.20 Chain Saw (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.21 Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.22 Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.23 Judy Is a Punk (Live at Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 12/19/1977) 3.24 Now I Wanna Sniff Some G

Sub-GenrePunk

NotesDigitally remastered and expanded deluxe three CD + vinyl LP box set. This box begins with the complete album remastered plus a previously unreleased "tracking mix" of the album (that mix also appears on the vinyl LP pressing here). You also get an unissued 1977 Glasgow concert. Lastly, you get a jam-packed 24-track CD of mostly unreleased material: "Needles and Pins" (demo), the B-sides "It's a Long Way Back to Germany" and "Babysitter," an acoustic version of "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow," rough mixes, alternate vocals and more. The photo-filled book overflows with illustrations, too; it's a rocket to rapture for Ramones fans. Sheena became a punk rocker right here-and she wasn't the only one! The Ramones' third LP (1977) helped punk spread like wildfire, thanks to "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Rockaway Beach," "We're a Happy Family," their memorable covers of "Surfin' Bird," "Do You Wanna Dance" and more. Never have Beach Boys-grade melodic hooks, pounding drums and pile-driver guitars come together in more irresistible fashion than they did on "Rocket to Russia," which celebrates it's 40th anniversary this year.

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Rocket to Russia by Ramones (CD, 2017)