Tommy, tired of touring, left the band in early 1978.
In 1978, Mark Noone replaced Hull as the singer, with the band reimagining itself through both Noone’s showmanship and songwriting.
On December 31, 1977, the Ramones recorded It’s Alive , a live concert double album, at the Rainbow Theatre in London
Their first release was the single “I Don’t Care”, and in support of that release, they toured with John Cale of Velvet Underground . Their 16-track debut album, The Boys , was recorded in early May 1977, but commercial release was delayed until 9 September 1977. The album reached No.…
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Their next two albums, Leave Home and Rocket to Russia , were both released in 1977
Separated Vegetables , the group’s full-length debut, followed in 1977, but Kane disliked the album’s sound to such a degree that he limited the initial pressing to 100 copies.
In 1977, friends Frank Navetta and David Nolte began writing songs on acoustic guitars with the intention of forming a band. They initially called themselves “The Itch”, until Navetta came up with the name “Descendents”. By the end of the year they had failed to attract any more band members,…
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The band played their first concert at the Hope and Anchor pub in Islington, London on 15 October 1976. Among the crowd were Mick Jones , Billy Idol , Tony James and Gene October . After a few concerts, The Boys signed to NEMS in January 1977, and at that…
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Despite Sire’s high hopes for it, Ramones was not a commercial success, reaching only number 111 on the Billboard album chart. The two singles issued from the album, ” Blitzkrieg Bop ” and “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”, failed to chart. At the band’s first major performance outside of New…
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The Ramones album was produced by Sire’s Craig Leon , with Tommy as associate producer, on an extremely low budget of about $6,400 and released on April 23.