L’album-manifesto live della band torna in versione rimasterizzata, in un box che comprende tre concerti completamente inediti del tour in Regno Unito del 1977.
Quarant’anni fa i Ramones pubblicavano il loro primo live album – It’s Alive. Per celebrare questa ricorrenza il disco, dal prossimo 20 settembre, sarà disponibile in una nuova edizione speciale: un box con 4 CD e 2 LP. Il tutto rimasterizzato e con l’aggiunta di tre concerti inediti del tour (tenuto dalla band nel 1977) da cui venne estrapolato il materiale per It’s Alive.
Il box, in edizione limitata a 8.000 copie (per Rhino) contiene anche liner note e appunti del produttore e musicista Steve Albini e di Ed Stasium – che si è occupato della produzione e rimasterizzazione nell’ambito del progetto.
Con un titolo prelevato da una pellicola horror del 1974 (scritta e diretta da Larry Cohen), It’s Alive è l’ultimo disco dei Ramones nella formazione classica Dee Dee/Joey/Johnny/Tommy.
I contenuti
Questa è la tracklist (il doppio vinile è la riproduzione fedele del 33 giri originale e ha la medesima tracklist del CD numero 1)
Disc One: The Rainbow Theatre, London, December 31, 1977
1. “Rockaway Beach”
2. “Teenage Lobotomy”
3. “Blitzkrieg Bop”
4. “I Wanna Be Well”
5. “Glad To See You Go”
6. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
7. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
8. “I Don’t Care”
9. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”
10. “Havana Affair”
11. “Commando”
12. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”
13. “Surfin’ Bird”
14. “Cretin Hop”
15. “Listen To My Heart”
16. “California Sun”
17. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You”
18. “Pinhead”
19. “Do You Wanna Dance”
20. “Chainsaw”
21. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World”
22. “I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
23. “Judy Is A Punk”
24. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
25. “Let’s Dance”
26. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
27. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
28. “We’re A Happy Family”
Disc Two: Top Rank, Birmingham, Warwickshire, December 28, 1977 (Previously Unreleased)
1. “Rockaway Beach”
2. “Teenage Lobotomy”
3. “Blitzkrieg Bop”
4. “I Wanna Be Well”
5. “Glad To See You Go”
6. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
7. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
8. “I Don’t Care”
9. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”
10. “I Can’t Give You Anything”
11. “Commando”
12. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”
13. “Surfin’ Bird”
14. “Cretin Hop”
15. “Listen To My Heart”
16. “California Sun”
17. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You”
18. “Pinhead”
19. “Do You Wanna Dance”
20. “Chainsaw”
21. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World”
22. “I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
23. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
24. “Let’s Dance”
25. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
26. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
27. “We’re A Happy Family”
Disc Three: Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, December 29, 1977 (Previously Unreleased)
1. “Rockaway Beach”
2. “Teenage Lobotomy”
3. “Blitzkrieg Bop”
4. “I Wanna Be Well”
5. “Glad To See You Go”
6. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
7. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
8. “I Don’t Care”
9. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”
10. “I Can’t Give You Anything”
11. “Commando”
12. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”
13. “Surfin’ Bird”
14. “Cretin Hop”
15. “Listen To My Heart”
16. “California Sun”
17. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You”
18. “Pinhead”
19. “Do You Wanna Dance”
20. “Chainsaw”
21. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World”
22. “I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
23. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
24. “Let’s Dance”
25. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
26. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
27. “We’re A Happy Family”
Disc Four: Friars, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, December 30, 1977 (Previously Unreleased)
1. “Rockaway Beach”
2. “Teenage Lobotomy”
3. “Blitzkrieg Bop”
4. “I Wanna Be Well”
5. “Glad To See You Go”
6. “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
7. “You’re Gonna Kill That Girl”
8. “I Don’t Care”
9. “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”
10. “Havana Affair”
11. “Commando”
12. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”
13. “Surfin’ Bird”
14. “Cretin Hop”
15. “Listen To My Heart”
16. “California Sun”
17. “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You”
18. “Pinhead”
19. “Do You Wanna Dance”
20. “Chainsaw”
21. “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World”
22. “I Wanna Be A Good Boy”
23. “Suzy Is A Headbanger”
24. “Let’s Dance”
25. “Oh Oh I Love Her So”
26. “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”
27. “We’re A Happy Family”