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01. THE RAMONES - Rockaway Beach
02. THE RAMONES - Teenage Lobotomy
03. THE RAMONES - Blitzkreig Bop
04. THE RAMONES - I Wanna Be Well
05. THE RAMONES - Got to See You Go
06. THE RAMONES - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
07. THE RAMONES - You're Gonna Kill That Girl
08. THE RAMONES - I Don't Care
09. THE RAMONES - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
10. THE RAMONES - Havana Affair
11. THE RAMONES - Commando
12. THE RAMONES - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
13. THE RAMONES - Surfin' Bird
14. THE RAMONES - Cretin Hop
15. THE RAMONES - Listen to My Heart
16. THE RAMONES - California Sun
17. THE RAMONES - I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
18. THE RAMONES - Pinhead
19. THE RAMONES - Crowd/Radio Announcers
20. THE RAMONES - Do You Wanna Dance?
21. THE RAMONES - Oh, Oh I Love Her So
22. THE RAMONES - Today Your Lover, Tomorrow the World
23. THE RAMONES - Crowd/Radio Announcers
24. THE RAMONES - We're a Happy Family
25. THE RAMONES - Suzy Is a Headbanger
26. THE RAMONES - Let's Dance
ARTIST
TITLE
Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 31 January 1978
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
ECHO 2019CD ECHO 2019CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/28/2015

The Ramones' first three albums are indispensable artifacts of the late '70s punk explosion, with their venomous fusion of Alice Cooper, The Lemon Pipers, and any other adolescent obsessions and college preoccupations. Ultimately, like their early live shows, these early albums are exhilarating formal triumphs. Their appearance at The Old Waldorf on January 31, 1978, enforced this with an abundance of energy and good vibes. Sweating American culture from every pore in 26 songs delivered with breakneck ferocity. Quite simply, it was a furor that challenged the pomp of prog and rock, drawing on three albums with Rocket to Russia being the most recent. Their Waldorf appearance displays a formidable force of nature in action. Armed with guitars, drums and with the trademark "1,2,3,4" assault, the band rip through their 1978 set list, a near carbon copy of their more familiar January 7 NYC performance aired on the King Biscuit Flower Hour. Incidentally, Tommy Ramone would leave the band shortly after these shows to concentrate on producing, making way for ex-Voidoids drummer Marc Bell (aka Marky Ramone). Fortunately, the records remain, but importantly, so do a handful of live recordings that can at least allow an appreciation of an equally vital part of their legacy. Echoes proudly presents a rare opportunity to capture The Ramones at their explosive best and in their formative years when CBGB's was a minor backstreet haunt. Their appearance at The Old Waldorf, broadcast on KSAN-FM, is a testament to the energy and ferocity of the band as a live act. Complete broadcast with digitally remastered sound, background liners, and rare photos.