The RAMONES self titled M- first album & pressing Sire '75 punk Mint Minus
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Self titled first record
first pressing
Sire Records
SASD-7520
ONE OF THE VERY FEW COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WE HAVE FOUND THAT ARE ACTUALLY NOT REISSUES - THIS IS THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING (ALL REISSUES HAVE AN INSCRIPTION ON THE BACK COVER THAT READS: "This album was previously released as Sire Records LP SASD-7520" AND HAVE A DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBER
THE RECORD HAS A ‘STERLING’ STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRESSINGS. Vinyl: Mint Minus. (Visually Graded)
Cover: VG++. Beautiful shape, but has cut out at top left. comes with original inner sleeve. Inner sleeve in great shape. (Click on photos to enlarge).
With the three-chord assault of "Blitzkrieg Bop," The Ramones begins at a blinding speed and never once over the course of its 14 songs does it let up. The Ramones is all about speed, hooks, stupidity, and simplicity. The songs are imaginative reductions of early rock & roll, girl group pop, and surf rock. Not only is the music boiled down to its essentials, but the Ramones offer a twisted, comical take on pop culture with their lyrics, whether it's the horror schlock of "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement," the drug deals of "53rd and 3rd," the gleeful violence of "Beat on the Brat," or the maniacal stupidity of "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue." And the cover of Chris Montez's "Let's Dance" isn't a throwaway -- with its single-minded beat and lyrics, it encapsulates everything the group loves about pre-Beatles rock & roll. They don't alter the structure, or the intent, of the song, they simply make it louder and faster. And that's the key to all of the Ramones' music -- it's simple rock & roll, played simply, loud, and very, very fast. None of the songs clock in at any longer than two and half minutes, and most are considerably shorter. In comparison to some of the music the album inspired, The Ramones sounds a little tame -- it's a little too clean, and compared to their insanely fast live albums, it even sounds a little slow -- but there's no denying that it still sounds brilliantly fresh and intoxicatingly fun.
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