Ramones

The Ramones were loud and fast.

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50 YEARS OF ‘RAMONES’

Released 50 years ago today, the ‘Ramones’ debut album defined a new genre and remains a staple in Rock ‘n’ Roll history. Throw it on today and turn it up loud in celebration. https://t.co/xn5axD5uAP

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Finding fans in Japan 🇯🇵

In June 1980, Ramones had their first run in Japan. They would visit the country six times during their career.

📹: ‘Ramones Raw,’ released in 2004.

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Subtlety wasn’t really their thing.

📹: “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” live at Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris, France, 1980.

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▪️‘Ramones: Live at The Roxy 1976’▪️ Two legendary sets from the band’s first US tour, recorded during their first show in Los Angeles on August 12, 1976. This is the first time both sets are on LP in their entirety.

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Next month, two Ramones releases are hitting local retailers through Rhino's "Spirit of '76" campaign, celebrating classic albums from America's bicentennial.

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▪️‘Ramones’▪️ The debut album picture disc featuring the iconic cover photo by Roberta Bayley available in US & CA Only.

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Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh-oh 💥

🎥: “Beat on the Brat” live at CBGB, 1977.

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That’s permanent, you know.

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“We’re aware of that”

Johnny and Joey Ramone with music reporter Dylan Taite of ‘Radio with Pictures’ in Auckland, New Zealand, 1980.

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Feels good to be from New York.

Photos by Bob Gruen and Danny Fields

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Too bad they don’t wanna walk around with you.

Photo by Danny Fields

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A few years later, he became Marky Ramone.

📽: @MarkyRamone on listening to ‘Ramones’ for the first time in ‘End Of The Century: The Story of the Ramones’

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Always nice to have you around.

On this day in 1979, punk took over the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza for the “Summer in the City” series, sponsored by BAM Magazine.

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Today we remember Arturo Vega, artistic director, designer, lighting director, t-shirt salesman, and one of the Ramones' most steadfast supporters, from the very beginning to the very end.

Photo by Roberta Bayley

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“I had rock'n'roll and it gave me a sense of my own identity.” - Dee Dee Ramone, ‘Lobotomy’

Remembering Dee Dee on the date of his passing. 

Photo by Rodney Bowes

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🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

The earliest recording of "Loudmouth" was captured at Arturo's loft, February 1975, just two years later it made it on late-night. 

📹: "Loudmouth,”  Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, 1977.

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The moment things got a little louder.

“Ramones Buy A PA”, Rock Scene, September 1976

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At the tail end of the Leave Home tour in 1977, Ramones kicked off the 1st of June with a show at Top Rank in Plymouth, on England's south coast. Originally booked at Wood Centre, the gig was moved to Top Rank to accommodate a larger capacity.

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Ramones music is cathartic.

📽: ‘End Of The Century: The Story of the Ramones’

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“...every band tries to achieve a distinguished trademark sound, but few accomplish it. That’s the ultimate goal, is to have a sound that’s your own sound.” - Joey Ramone

In front of Tower Records on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, CA, by Danny Fields. August 1976.

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Today in 1977, Ramones played their first show at Friars Aylesbury, then known as Vale Hall, in Buckinghamshire, England. It was their 24th show on their 33 show tour in Europe with Talking Heads.

Photos by Geoffrey Tyrell