Ramones Prep Massive 40th Anniversary Reissue With Demos, Mono Mix

ramonesThe Ramones will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled punk masterpiece with a 3CD/1LP deluxe edition packed with unreleased demos, a pair of concerts and a new mono mix.

Ramones: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, out July 29th via Rhino, houses the newly remastered original album on its first disc alongside the “40th Anniversary Mono Mix” overseen by the album’s original producer Craig Leon.

“The earliest mixes of the album were virtually mono,” Leon said in a statement. “We had an idea to record at Abbey Road and do both a mono and stereo version of the album, which was unheard of at the time. I’m thrilled that now, 40 years later, we followed through on that original idea.”

The second disc, dubbed “Single Mixes, Outtakes, and Demos,” boasts 18 tracks, including unreleased demo versions of Ramones classics like “Chain Saw,” “53rd & 3rd,” I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” and “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World”; on the latter track, the second disc also features that a version of that song’s “Original Uncensored Vocals.”

Disc three contains a pair of concerts the Ramones performed at West Hollywood’s the Roxy on August 12th, 1976. Finally, the vinyl LP includes Ramones‘ 40th anniversary mono mix.

The deluxe edition comes packaged inside a 12″ x 12″ hardcover book that includes Leon’s extensive production notes from the recording, a Mitchell Cohen essay about the Ramones’ early days and additional photos by Roberta Bayley, the photographer behind the album’s iconic cover. Only 19,760 individually numbered copies of the deluxe edition will be produced.

Visit the Ramones’ official site for pre-order information.

– Rolling Stone

 

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