RAMONES ANNOUNCE NEWLY REMASTERED LEAVE HOME 40th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION – OUT JULY 21

Following the success of last year’s 40^th anniversary edition of the Ramones’ debut album comes a deluxe version of the group’s follow-up, Leave Home. Originally released in January 1977, this 30-minute opus of buzzsaw rock introduced fans to classics like Pinhead, California Sun and Swallow My Pride.

To celebrate the album’s indelible legacy, Rhino will release two versions of the iconic album on July 21. The 3CD/1 Vinyl LP Leave Home: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition contains two different mixes of the album, a remastered version of the original and a new 40^th anniversary mix by original Leave Home album engineer/mixerEd Stasium, along with a treasure trove of unheard recordings and an unreleased live show recorded in 1977 at CBGB’s. The newly remastered original version will also be released as a single CD. Both titles will be available via digital download and streaming as well and are available to pre-order now.

The deluxe edition will be produced in a limited and numbered edition of 15,000 copies worldwide and comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book. In addition to the music, the set also features stories about the band by legendary former manager Danny Fields, as told to renowned music scribe Michael Azerrad, as well as details about making the album by Stasium.

The first disc features two different mixes of Leave Home, opening with a remastered version of the original stereo mix. The highlight is the new 40th anniversary mix of the full album, created by Stasium from the original multi-track tapes and designed to better reflect the Ramones’ raw power and beef up the sound. In the set’s liner notes Stasium writes: “Generally, the consensus was [the original] maybe sounded too clean, the guitars panned completely left-right detracted from the band’s foreboding presence, and the reverb effects especially were a little excessive.” The new 40^th anniversary mix is also featured on the LP that accompanies this deluxe edition.

The second disc is overflowing with more than two dozen rare and unreleased recordings. It begins with rough mixes for 15 tracks recorded for Leave Home at Sundragon studio in New York. Most are missing elements that had yet to be recorded, offering fascinating insight into the band’s recording process and the development of the album. Also included are Sheena Is A Punk Rocker and Babysitter, both of which served as replacement songs on the US and UK versions of the album, respectively, when the band removed Carbona Not Glue from the track list shortly after initial release. The disc concludes with a combination of 18 alternate mixes and instrumental versions of all tracks from the album.

The final disc features an unreleased recording of the band’s concert at CBGB’s on April 2, 1977. The show took place a few months after Leave Home was released and includes live performances of album tracks like Suzy Is A Headbanger, Oh Oh I Love Her So and Babysitter, the latter of which was only performed live a handful of times, along with classics like Blitzkrieg Bop and Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.

LEAVE HOME: 40^th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION TRACK LISTING

Disc One: Original Album

Remastered Original Mix

1. Glad To See You Go
2. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
3. I Remember You
4. Oh Oh I Love Her So
5. Carbona Not Glue
6. Suzy Is A Headbanger
7. Pinhead
8. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
9. Swallow My Pride
10. What’s Your Game
11. California Sun
12. Commando
13. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
14. You Should Have Never Opened That Door

40^th Anniversary Mix

15. Glad To See You Go
16. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
17. I Remember You
18. Oh Oh I Love Her So
19. Carbona Not Glue
20. Suzy Is A Headbanger
21. Pinhead
22. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
23. Swallow My Pride
24. What’s Your Game
25. California Sun
26. Commando
27. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
28. You Should Have Never Opened That Door

Disc Two: Bonus Material

Sundragon Rough Mixes

1. Glad To See You Go *
2. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment *
3. I Remember You *
4. Oh Oh I Love Her So *
5. Carbona Not Glue *
6. Suzy Is A Headbanger *
7. Pinhead *
8. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy *
9. Swallow My Pride *
10. What’s Your Game *
11. California Sun *
12. Commando *
13. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl *
14. You Should Have Never Opened That Door *
15. Babysitter *

40^th Anniversary Extras

16. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Single Version)
17. I Don’t Care (B-Side Version)
18. Babysitter (UK Album Version)
19. Glad To See You Go (BubbleGum Mix) *
20. I Remember You (Instrumental) *
21. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment (Forest Hills Mix) *
22. Oh Oh I Love Her So (Soda Machine Mix) *
23. Carbona Not Glue (Queens Mix) *
24. Suzy Is A Headbanger (Geek Mix) *
25. Pinhead (Psychedelic Mix) *
26. Pinhead (Oo-Oo-Gabba-UhUh Mix) *
27. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy (Bowery Mix) *
28. Swallow My Pride (Instrumental) *
29. What’s Your Game (Sane Mix) *
30. California Sun (Instrumental) *
31. Commando (TV Track) *
32. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl (Doo Wop Mix) *
33. You Should Have Never Opened That Door (Mama Mix) *

Disc Three: Live at CBGB’s April 2, 1977

1. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement*
2. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue*
3. Blitzkrieg Bop*
4. Swallow My Pride*
5. Suzy Is A Headbanger*
6. Teenage Lobotomy*
7. 53^rd& 3^rd *
8. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy*
9. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker*
10. Let’s Dance*
11. Babysitter*
12. Havana Affair*
13. Listen To My Heart*
14. Oh Oh I Love Her So*
15. California Sun*
16. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You*
17. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World*
18. Judy Is A Punk*
19. Pinhead*

LP: 40^th Anniversary Mix

Side One

1. Glad To See You Go
2. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
3. I Remember You
4. Oh Oh I Love Her So
5. Carbona Not Glue
6. Suzy Is A Headbanger
7. Pinhead

Side Two

1. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
2. Swallow My Pride
3. What’s Your Game
4. California Sun
5. Commando
6. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
7. You Should Have Never Opened That Door

* Previously Unreleased

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