US Edition50th Anniversary of Ramones' Debut Album to Be Marked by Yearlong Celebration
- On April 23, 1976, the Ramones released their self-titled debut album, introducing punk rock to the world; today marks the 50th anniversary of this landmark record.
- In an era of rock star excess, producer Craig Leon recorded the debut in just a few days at a reported cost of USD $6,400, capturing the band's raw energy against self-indulgent 1975 trends.
- The 29-minute record sold 6,000 copies rather than the 6 million the band hoped for, while one critic dismissed it as "the sound of 10,000 toilets flushing."
- Widely considered the first true punk rock record, the album has earned recognition from major publications including The Independent as one of the greatest debut albums of all time.
- Five decades on, the record remains powerful enough to influence new generations of listeners; the Ramones fundamentally changed rock'n'roll by reviving the pop song mentality.
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50th anniversary of Ramones' debut album to be marked by yearlong celebration
Ramones self-titled debut (Rhino Entertainment) Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Ramones’ self-titled debut album, and the milestone will be celebrated throughout the year. One of those celebrations is the July 4 world premiere of the only authorized exhibition dedicated to the Ramones at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. The exhibit was organized and curated by the museum in collaboration with Linda Ramone, wife of the…
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On April 23, 1976, the American band The Ramones released their debut album, which they recorded in just a week. Although it was initially not a commercial success, it later went down in history as one of the most important albums of all time.
Fast, raw, reduced: The first album of the Ramones marked the birth of the punk.
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