THE RAMONES - IT'S ALIVE - DOUBLE LP - BEAUT AND SCARCE

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Apr 7, 2010 Sold Date

Mar 28, 2010 Start Date

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I OFFER FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE THIS

SCARCE LIVE DOUBLE ALBUM OF

THE RAMONES

IT'S ALIVE

The Ramones are the first punk rock band. Other bands, such as The New York Dolls came before them and set the stage and aesthetic for punk, and bands that immediately followed, such as The Sex Pistols, made the latent violence of the music more explicit, but the Ramones crystallized the musical ideals of the genre. By cutting rock & roll down to its bare essentials — four chords; a simple, catchy melody; and irresistibly inane lyrics - and speeding up the tempo considerably, the Ramones created something that was rooted in early '60s rock & roll and pop but sounded revolutionary. Since their breakthrough was theoretical as well as musical, they comfortably became the leaders of the emerging New York punk rock scene. While their peers such as Talking Heads were more intellectual and self-consciously artistic than the Ramones, they nevertheless appealed to the same mentality because of the way they turned rock conventions inside out and celebrated kitschy pop culture with stylized stupidity. The band's first four albums set the blueprint for punk, especially American punk and hardcore, for the next two decades. And the Ramones themselves were major figures for the next two decades, playing essentially the same music without changing their style much at all. Although some punk diehards — including several of their peers — would have claimed the band's long career wound up undercutting the ideals the band originally stood for, the Ramones always celebrated not just the punk aesthetic, but the music itself.
Based in the Forest Hills section of Queens, NY, the Ramones formed in 1974. Originally, the band was a trio consisting of Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, and Douglas Colvin. All of the group's members adopted the last name "Ramone" and dressed in torn blue jeans and leather jackets, in homage to '50s greaser rockers.

AN AUST ISSUE ON SIRE LABEL RELEASED BY WEA IN 1979 - 2SRK 6074

THE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE LOOKS LOVELY. THERE IS SOME GENERAL SHELF AND HANDLING WEAR, MAINLY ON THE SEAMS AND THE SPINE. ALL THE WRITING ON THE SPINE CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THERE IS A SMALL RETAIL STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND THERE IS A SOME MODERATE RING WEAR WITH A LITTLE COLOUR LOSS.

INSIDE THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS BEAUTIFUL - THERE IS A COLLAGE OF PHOTOS OF THE BAND PERFORMING.

THE SHINY VINYL IS BEAUTIFUL - JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS

PLAYS LIKE IT LOOKS - BEAUTIFUL - LOUD AND CLEAR.

THE LABELS ARE GREAT TOO - A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS - NO WRITING - NO STICKERS.

TRACKS ARE:

ROCKAWAY BEACH == TEENAGE LOBOTOMY == BLITZKRIEG BOP == I WANNA BE WELL == GLAD TO SEE YOU GO == GIMME GIMME SHOCK TREATMENT == YOU'RE GONNA KILL THAT GIRL == I DON'T CARE == SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER == HAVANNA AFFAIR == COMMANDO == HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW == SURFIN BIRD == CRETIN HOP == LISTEN TO MY HEART == CALIFORNIA SUN == I DON'T WANNA WALK AROUND WITH YOU == PINHEAD == DO YOU WANNA DANCE? == CHAINSAW == TODAY YOUR LOVE, TOMORROW THE WORLD == NOW I WANNA BE A GOOD BOY == JUDY IS A PUNK == SUZY IS A HEADBAMGER == LET'S DANCE == OH OH I LOVE HER SO == NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE == WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY.

VERY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SCARCE DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM IN ANY CONDITION

THIS ONE HAS A LOVELY SLEEVE AND THE SHINY VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFUL.

HAPPY BIDDING RAMONES FANS

ALL RECORDS COME IN NEW DUST COVERS AND ARE SECURLY PACKED IN SPECIAL MAILERS WITH NEW BUBBLE WRAP FOR EXTRA PROTECTION DURING TRANSIT.

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNINSURED ITEMS THAT ARE LOST OR DAMAGED IN THE POST

INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED.

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