RAMONES 1st ALBUM ULTRA-RARE ORIG '75 SIRE LP w/ORIG CAT # & LABEL MISPRINT EXC

	C$		194
	$		140

Ramones – Very Rare Original, True 1st Pressing of the First, Self Titled LP RAMONES- SIRE RECORDS STEREO SASD-7520

on the very rare limited edition original USA 1st pressing LP in picture sleeve with innersleeve & the rare misprinted labels

( the A side label has misprinted typos 'Blitkreig Bop' & 'Beat Is On The Brat' )

released on Sire Records SASD-7520

matrix etchings are

T1 SASD 7520 A RE-1 2 STERLING D

T1 SASD 7520 -B-RE-1-2 STERLING A 3

Vinyl is PLAY Graded: 

Vinyl is also Visually Graded: 

BOTH SIDES SOUND GREAT ON MY MARANTZ 6300 WITH CARTRIDGE/STYLUS STANTON 500

The condition of the vinyl is excellent .

Side 1 plays Excellent

Side 2 Near Excellent with minor Surface noise in between Tracks

The outer sleeve Front is Excellent, Back some songs were circled as pictured

Also on back has some writing inbedded “MARKY”, “CLOSE FIREBIRD” and "LINE HATES EM?" "MARRIAGE, HEAVY DATE";It’s hardly noticeable unless you have your nose pressed against the back of the sleave. I think it's pretty cool, a historic link to the Past, the mid 1970's PUNK STYLE!

The inner sleeve is VG+ with 2 inch splits on each side

The labels are clean

A superb original 1st pressing !

     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.

ORIGINAL RED-FADES-TO-YELLOW SIRE LABEL

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 new Catalog No.

Includes the rare original custom inner sleeve that only went with this 1st Pressing! All re-issues only came with the generic white inner sleave.

?       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

?       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

?       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

SAMPLE FRON AN ONLINE REVIEW BY S. THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE ALLMUSIC.COM

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.

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565

HOW WE GRADE OUR RECORDS

SS: Still Sealed, any defects such a "cut-out" holes will be noted in the description

M : Mint, a brand new record.

M-/MINT- : Means mint minus, no notable scratches or wear probably rarely played

VG+ : A used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages, but still quite nice.

VG : Very Good - a used played copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and likely light to moderate surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages.

VG- : Very Good Minus - significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable surface noise.

G+ : In the record grading world, "Good" is not good. >From here on down (Fair, Poor), we're talking about beat-up records only guaranteed not to skip

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