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.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ramones
2▶CD: Leave Home
3▶CD: Rocket to Russia
4▼CD: Road to Ruin
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1I Just Want to Have Something to Do
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:42
2I Wanted Everything
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
3:19
3Don’t Come Close
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:45
4I Don’t Want You
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Thomas Erdelyi, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:27
5Needles & Pins
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos and Ed Stasium
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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
publisher:
EMI Catalogue, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Metric Music
2:22
6I’m Against It
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:08
7I Wanna Be Sedated
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 144)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Sedated
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:30
8Go Mental
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:43
9Questioningly
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
3:22
10She’s the One
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos and Ed Stasium
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:13
11Bad Brain
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:25
12It’s a Long Way Back
assistant engineer:
Ray Janos
engineer and producer:
Thomas Erdelyi and Ed Stasium
bass guitar:
Dee Dee Ramone
drums (drum set):
Marky Ramone
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, Thomas Erdelyi, Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc., Taco Tunes Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
2:21
5▶CD: End of the Century
6▶CD: Pleasant Dreams