The Sire Years 1976–1981 (box set)

~ Release by Ramones (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Comprises "Ramones", "Leave Home", "Rocket to Russia", "Road to Ruin", "End of the Century", and "Pleasant Dreams".

The tracklist from the back of the "box" lists CD2, track 5 as "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" as it appears in the 90s reissues, but the song on this CD is the "Carbona not Glue" as appears on the original vinyl version of the album and the remastered reissue.

Annotation last modified on 2013-12-25 08:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Ramones
▶ CD 2: Leave Home
▶ CD 3: Rocket to Russia
▼ CD 4: Road to Ruin
#TitleRatingLength
1I Just Want to Have Something to Do
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Just Want to Have Something to Do
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.82:42
2I Wanted Everything
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Wanted Everything
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.353:19
3Don’t Come Close
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Don’t Come Close
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.252:45
4I Don’t Want You
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Don’t Want You
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone), Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.652:27
5Needles & Pins
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Needles and Pins
lyricist:
Sonny Bono
composer:
Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Metric Music
4.52:22
6I’m Against It
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I’m Against It
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.52:08
7I Wanna Be Sedated
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 19) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 144)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Sedated
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.152:30
8Go Mental
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Go Mental (in 1978)
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.752:43
9Questioningly
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Questioningly
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.253:22
10She’s the One
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
She’s the One
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.352:13
11Bad Brain
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Bad Brain
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.352:25
12It’s a Long Way Back
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)
guitar:
Johnny Ramone
lead vocals:
Joey Ramone
recorded at:
Media Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
It’s a Long Way Back
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, John Cummings (Johnny Ramone), Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) and Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.352:21
▶ CD 5: End of the Century
▶ CD 6: Pleasant Dreams