Instant Gratification: Ramones, “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”
A few weeks back, we offered two key moments in Ramones history, and they’re so important to an upcoming reissue that they bear repeating:
• September 21, 1978: The Ramones release their fourth studio album, ROAD TO RUIN.
• September 22, 2018: Rhino releases a deluxe edition of the Ramones’ ROAD TO RUIN in celebration of the album’s 40th anniversary.
ROAD TO RUIN: 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be a 3-CD / 1-LP set which features two different mixes of the album (the original mix and a new 2018 40th Anniversary Road Revisited mix), unissued rough mixes of all of the album tracks, and a previously-unreleased 1979 concert recording of the band’s New Year’s Eve performance at the Palladium in New York. In addition, the set comes packaged in a 12x12 hardcover book which includes rare photos and artwork as well as essays by Roy Trakin of New York Rocker, album cover artist John Holmstrom, and Ed Stasium, who produced the album.
To start getting you jazzed for this upcoming release, here’s a little ditty for you:
And to keep things jazzy, here’s the full track listing!
ROAD TO RUIN: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing
Disc One
Original Mix Remastered
- “I Just Want To Have Something To Do”
- “I Wanted Everything”
- “Don’t Come Close”
- “I Don’t Want You”
- “Needles And Pins”
- “I’m Against It”
- “I Wanna Be Sedated”
- “Go Mental”
- “Questioningly”
- “She’s The One”
- “Bad Brain”
- “It’s A Long Way Back”
40th Anniversary Road Revisited Mix
- “I Just Want To Have Something To Do”
- “I Wanted Everything”
- “Don’t Come Close”
- “I Don’t Want You”
- “Needles And Pins”
- “I’m Against It”
- “I Wanna Be Sedated”
- “Go Mental”
- “Questioningly”
- “She’s The One”
- “Bad Brain”
- “It’s A Long Way Back”
Disc Two: Rough Mixes & 40th Anniversary Extras
- “I Walk Out” (2018 Mix) *
- “S.L.U.G.” (2018 Mix) *
- “Don’t Come Close” (Single Mix)
- “Needles And Pins” (Single Mix)
- “I Just Want To Have Something To Do” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I Don’t Want You” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I’m Against It” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “It’s A Long Way Back” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I Walk Out” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “Bad Brain” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “Needles And Pins” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I Wanna Be Sedated” Take 2 (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I Wanted Everything” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “Go Mental” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “She’s The One” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “Questioningly” Take 2 (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “S.L.U.G.” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “Don’t Come Close” (Basic Rough Mix) *
- “I Wanna Be Sedated” (Backing Track) *
- “I Don’t Want You” (Brit Pop Mix) *
- “Questioningly” (Acoustic Version) *
- “Needles And Pins” (Acoustic Version) *
- “Don’t Come Close” (Acoustic Version) *
- “I Wanna Be Sedated” (“Ramones-On-45 Mega-Mix!”)
Disc Three: Live At The Palladium, New York, NY, December 31 1979
- “Blitzkrieg Bop” *
- “Teenage Lobotomy” *
- “Rockaway Beach” *
- “I Don’t Want You” *
- “Go Mental” *
- “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” *
- “I Wanna Be Sedated” *
- “I Just Want To Have Something To Do” *
- “She’s The One” *
- “This Ain’t Havana” *
- “I’m Against It” *
- “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” *
- “Havana Affair” *
- “Commando” *
- “Needles And Pins” *
- “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” *
- “Surfin’ Bird” *
- “Cretin Hop” *
- “All The Way” *
- “Judy Is A Punk” *
- “California Sun” *
- “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You” *
- “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World” *
- “Pinhead” *
- “Do You Wanna Dance?” *
- “Suzy Is A Headbanger” *
- “Let’s Dance” *
- “Chinese Rock” *
- “Beat On The Brat” *
- “We’re A Happy Family” *
- “Bad Brain”
- “I Wanted Everything” *
* previously unreleased
LP: 40th Anniversary Road Revisited Mix
Side One
- “I Just Want To Have Something To Do”
- “I Wanted Everything”
- “Don’t Come Close”
- “I Don’t Want You”
- “Needles And Pins”
- “I’m Against It”
Side Two
- “I Wanna Be Sedated”
- “Go Mental”
- “Questioningly”
- “She’s The One”
- “Bad Brain”
- “It’s A Long Way Back”
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