Ramones / It’s Alive 40th anniversary
4CD+2LP 40th anniversary set of 1979 live album
The Ramones reissue programme continues with the announcement of an expanded edition of live album It’s Alive.
Recorded at London’s Rainbow Theatre on New Year’s Eve 1977, It’s Alive saw the Ramones at full pelt rattling through some of the iconic selections from their first three studio albums. It’s Alive was eventually issued in April 1979 and managed to cram in 28 songs in a brisk 54 minutes (!) such was the economy and speed of a Ramones show.
While all four dates that the band played at the venue were recorded, this particular evening was deemed the best of the lot, and also ended up with the audience throwing the first ten rows of seats at the band. Amazing.
This new version features the original album – remastered – on double vinyl and CD, and now adds another three recordings from that UK tour across the other CDs, three of which are making their first release: Top Rank, Birmingham (December 28, 1977); Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent (December 29, 1977); Friars, Aylesbury (December 30, 1977).
The new edition of It’s Alive is limited to 8000 copies, and follows the style and presentation of previous 40th anniversary set, coming in a 12″ x 12″ large format hardcover package with an essay by Steve Albini and original album producer-engineer Ed Stasium (who has done the remastering duties here).
The 40th anniversary edition of It’s Alive is released 20 September 2019 by Sire/ Rhino.
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It's Alive - 40th anniversary deluxe
LP 1 – Recorded live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977 – 2019 Remaster
Side A
- 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
Side B
- I Don’t Care
- Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
- Havana Affair
- Commando
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Surfin’ Bird
- Cretin Hop
LP 2- Recorded live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977
Side A
- 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
Side B
- I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- Judy Is A Punk
- Suzy Is A Headbanger
- Let’s Dance
- Oh Oh I Love Her So
- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- We’re A Happy Family
CD1- Recorded live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977
- 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
- I Can’t Give You Anything
- 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
- I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- Suzy Is A Headbanger
- Let’s Dance
- Oh Oh I Love Her So
- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- We’re A Happy Family
CD2- Recorded live at Top Rank, Birmingham, Warwickshire, December 28, 1977
- 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
- I Can’t Give You Anything
- 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
- I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- Suzy Is A Headbanger
- Let’s Dance
- Oh Oh I Love Her So
- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- We’re A Happy Family
CD3- Recorded live at Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, December 29, 1977
- 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
- Havana 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
- I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- Suzy Is A Headbanger
- Let’s Dance
- Oh Oh I Love Her So
- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- We’re A Happy Family
CD4- Recorded live at Friars, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, December 30, 1977
- 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
- Havana 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
- I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- Suzy Is A Headbanger
- Let’s Dance
- Oh Oh I Love Her So
- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- We’re A Happy Family
By Ian Wade
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