RamonesRocket To Russia

Label:

Sire – R2 74309

Series:

Warner Archives

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Punk

Tracklist

1 Cretin Hop
2 Rockaway Beach
3 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
4 Locket Love
5 I Don't Care
6 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
7 We're A Happy Family
8 Teenage Lobotomy
9 Do You Wanna Dance?
Written-ByRobert Freeman*
10 I Wanna Be Well
11 I Can't Give You Anything
12 Ramona
13 Surfin' Bird
Written-ByTurner Wilson, Jr.
14 Why Is It Always This Way?
Bonus Tracks:
15 Needles & Pins (Early Version)
Written-BySonny Bono
16 Slug (Demo)
Producer, Arranged ByDavid Kessel
Written-ByJoey Ramone
17 It's A Long Way Back To (U.K. B-Side)
18 I Don't Care (Single Version)
19 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Single Version)

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Rhino Entertainment Company
  • Copyright ©Rhino Entertainment Company
  • Glass Mastered AtWEA Mfg. Olyphant – Y16505
  • Pressed ByCinram, Olyphant, PA
  • Recorded AtMediasound
  • Mixed AtPower Station
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Recorded AtGold Star Studios
  • Remastered AtDigiprep
  • Copyright ©WB Music Corp.
  • Copyright ©Taco Tunes
  • Copyright ©Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
  • Copyright ©Beechwood Music Corp.
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Music Corp.
  • Copyright ©Bobby Freeman Music
  • Copyright ©Clockus Music

Credits

  • Art DirectionSevie Bates
  • Art Direction [Original Album]John Gillespie (3)
  • Artwork [Original Album Back Cover And Inside Drawings]John Holmstrom
  • BassDee Dee Ramone
  • Coordinator [A&R Editorial]Shawn Amos
  • Coordinator [Original Album Artistic]Arturo Vega
  • Coordinator [Project]Steve Woolard
  • DesignGreg Allen (7)
  • DrumsTommy Ramone
  • EngineerEd Stasium (tracks: 1 to 14)
  • Engineer [Assistant]Don Berman (tracks: 1 to 14)
  • GuitarJohnny Ramone
  • Liner NotesLegs McNeil
  • Management [Licensing]Malia Doss
  • Management [Project Assistance]Randy Perry
  • Mastered By [Original Album]Greg Calbi
  • Photography By [Back Inlay & O-card]Robert Matheu
  • Photography By [Booklet]Robert Matheu
  • Photography By [Original Album Front Cover]Danny Fields
  • ProducerTony Bongiovi (tracks: 1 to 14)
  • Producer [Sound]Bill Inglot
  • Reissue ProducerGary Stewart (4)
  • Remastered ByDan Hersch
  • Research [Editorial]Daniel Goldmark
  • Supervised By [Editorial]Sheryl Farber
  • VocalsJoey Ramone
  • Written-ByThomas Erdelyi* (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16, 18, 19)

Notes

Remastered in Rhinophonic "Authentic Sound"

Jewel case comes housed in a slipcase (initial copies only). The UPC only appears on the slipcase

Tracks 1 to 14:
Originally from the album Rocket To Russia, Sire #6042 (11/77)
Recorded at Media Sound, New York
Mixed at The Power Station, New York
Originally mastered at Sterling Sound.
Tracks 2 and 4 also issued as Sire single #1008 (12/77)
Tracks 5 and 6 also issued as Sire single #1006 (8/77)
Track 9 also issued as Sire single #1017 (3/78)

Track 15:
Previously unissued

Track 16:
First issued on All That Stuff (And More), Volume Two, Sire #26618 (7/91)
Recorded at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, CA

Track 17:
Originally from Sire [U.K.] single #6078 (8/77)

Tracks 18 and 19:
First issued on Sire single #746 (7/77)

"Cretin Hop", "Rockaway Beach", "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", "Locket Love", "I Don't Care", "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", "We're A Happy Family", "Teenage Lobotomy", "I Wanna Be Well", "I Can't Give You Anything", "Ramona", "Why Is It Always This Way?" ©1977, WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Taco Tunes Inc. (ASCAP), Bleu Disque Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
"Surfin' Bird" © 1964, Beechwood Music Corp. (BMI) and Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
"Do You Wanna Dance?" © 1958, Bobby Freeman Music/Clockus Music (BMI)
"Slug" © 1978, WB Music Corp., Taco Tunes, Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
All rights on behalf of Taco Tunes, Inc. & Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. istered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

The song writers are credited two times. Once as 'All songs written by the Ramnoes, except: "Do You Wanna Dance" by Bobby Freeman, "Surfin' Bird" by Al Frazier, John Earl Harris, Carl White & Turner Wilson, "Needles & Pins" by Sonny Bono & Jack Nitzsche, "Slug" by Joey Ramone". The second time, the songs are listed individually with all of the tracks (except "Surfin' Bird", "Do You Wanna Dance?", "Needles & Pins" and "It's A Long Way Back To ") credited to Jeffrey Hyman/John Cummings/Douglas Colvin/Thomas Erdelyi and "Surfin' Birde" credited to Al Frazier/Carl White/John Harris/Turner Wilson Jr. and "Do You Wanna Dance?" credited to Robert Freeman

All selections ℗ 1977, 1991, & 2001 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

℗ & © 1977 & 2001 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 8122-74309-2 4
  • Barcode (Scanned): 081227430924
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): wea mfg. OLYPHANT Y16505 M1S8 CI 3 R2 74309-2 01
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): ifpi L903
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U7N
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): wea mfg. OLYPHANT Y16505 3 R2 74309-2 01 M1S10 CI
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U2X

Other Versions (5 of 146)

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Rocket To Russia (LP, Album) Philips 6370 816 1977
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Rocket To Russia (LP, Album, Stereo) Sire 9103 255 UK 1977
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Rocket To Russia (LP, Album) Sire SR 6042 US 1977
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Rocket To Russia (LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing) Sire SR 6042 US 1977
Rocket To Russia (LP, Album, Stereo) Philips 6370 816 Netherlands 1977

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Reviews

  • Rougegirl's avatar
    Rougegirl
    IDK What is up with my copy but Cretin Hop (and a few other tracks) sounds low quality. Back to back with Rockaway Beach, the difference in sound quality is jarring. Can’t find anyone else talking about this

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