40th Anniversary Deluxe Numbered, Limited Edition 4CD & 180g 2LP Set!
Newly Remastered + 3 Complete Unreleased Concerts From 1977 UK Tour!
Housed In 12" x 12" Hardcover Book!
The Ramones' first live album celebrates its 40th anniversary this in 2019 with a new version that's been updated with remastered sound and expanded with with three unreleased concerts from the same tour. Originally recorded in London on New Year's Eve 1977 and eventually released as a double album in 1979, It's Alive delivered a blistering barrage of live takes on classic tracks from the band's first three albums.
IT'S ALIVE: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION is produced in a limited and numbered edition of 8,000 copies as a 4CD/2LP 180-gram vinyl set packaged in a 12" x 12" hardcover book. It's accompanied by new liner notes written by legendary record producer and musician Steve Albini and Ed Stasium, who produced and engineered It's Alive and remastered all of the music included in this collection. This is the first time that It's Alive has been released on vinyl in the U.S.
IT'S ALIVE: 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION features all four concerts that were professionally recorded during the Ramones' U.K. tour in December 1977, three making their debut release: Top Rank, Birmingham (December 28, 1977); Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent (December 29, 1977); Friars, Aylesbury (December 30, 1977); and The Rainbow Theatre, London (December 31, 1977).
Taking its name from a 1974 horror film, It's Alive was the last album to feature all four original band members: Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone and Tommy Ramone. All four concerts included in the new Deluxe Edition capture the band in peak form as they storm through dozens of songs from the group's influential catalog.
Among the numerous highlights are electrifying live versions of "Blitzkrieg Bop", "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" and "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" from Ramones (1976), "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment", "California Sun" and "Pinhead" from Leave Home (1977) and "Cretin Hop", "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" and "Rockaway Beach" from Rocket to Russia (1977).
Features
- 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
- Individually numbered with gold-foil stamp - limited to 8000 Copies
- 4CD & 2LP Set
- 180g Vinyl
- Expanded with 3 previously unreleased concerts from the same 1977 U.K. tour
- Remastered by engineer/producer Ed Stasium
- 12" x 12" Hardcover book packaging
- New liner notes by Steve Albini and Ed Stasium
- First time on vinyl in the U.S.
- Made in the E.U.
Musicians
Johnny Ramone | guitar |
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Joey Ramone | lead vocals |
Dee Dee Ramone | bass |
Tommy Ramone | drums |
Selections
Disc One:
Recorded live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977
Original Album Remastered
- 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
- 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
Disc Two:
Recorded live at Top Rank, Birmingham, Warwickshire, December 28, 1977
Previously Unissued
- 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
Disc Three:
Recorded live at Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, December 29, 1977
Previously Unissued
- 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
Disc Four:
Recorded live at Friars, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, December 30, 1977
Previously Unissued
- 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
2 LP:
Recorded live at Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977
Original Album Remastered
Side 1:
- 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 2:
- I Don't Care
- Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
- Havana Affair
- Commando
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Surfin' Bird
- Cretin Hop
Side 3:
- 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 4:
- 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