A third 40th anniversary deluxe edition is coming from the Ramones and Rhino, featuring the band's third album, Rocket To Russia.

With punk rock reaching a fever pitch in the summer of 1977, the Queens quartet and Leave Home's producer and engineer, Tony Bongiovi and Ed Stasium, again came together to record another hard-hitting album of urgent but melodic tunes. Drawing from surf rock influences (and featuring a significantly bigger budget than their previous two records), Rocket To Russia was praised by critics for its humor and pop-friendly sensibilities, with tracks like "Teenage Lobotomy," "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (released in an alternate single version that spring) and "Rockaway Beach" becoming punk classics. The album also marked the end of an era; after Rocket To Russia, drummer Tommy Ramone stopped performing with the band, but continued as an intermittent writer/producer for the group.

Like the deluxe editions of Ramones and Leave Home, Rocket To Russia features 3 CDs, an LP and a photo-filled book within its 12" x 12" box packaging. A total of 63 bonus tracks (only two of which have been made available before) will be included in this set. Alongside the original album, Stasium has created a back-to-basics "tracking mix" of the original album, featuring some alternate takes and songs that were unused on the original album. A bonus disc of rough mixes from Mediasound and The Power Station studios, plus alternates, B-sides and even an original radio promo with frontman Joey Ramone, is also included, as is a previously unreleased 1977 concert recorded in Glasgow. The package is rounded out with an LP of the tracking mix.

This rocket takes off November 24. Check out the full specs and pre-order links below!

Rocket To Russia: 40th Anniversary Edition (Sire/Rhino, 2017)

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Disc 1: Remastered original album (Tracks 1-14 released as Sire SR 6042, 1977) and 40th anniversary tracking mixes (Tracks 15-28 previously unreleased)

 

1. Cretin Hop
2. Rockaway Beach
3. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
4. Locket Love
5. I Don't Care
6. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
7. We're a Happy Family
8. Teenage Lobotomy
9. Do You Wanna Dance?
10. I Wanna Be Well
11. I Can't Give You Anything
12. Ramona
13. Surfin' Bird
14. Why Is It Always This Way?
15. Cretin Hop (Tracking Mix)
16. Rockaway Beach (Tracking Mix)
17. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Tracking Mix)
18. Locket Love (Tracking Mix)
19. I Don't Care (Version 2) (Tracking Mix)
20. It's a Long Way Back To Germany (Version 1) (Tracking Mix)
21. We're a Happy Family (Tracking Mix)
22. Teenage Lobotomy (Tracking Mix)
23. Do You Wanna Dance? (Tracking Mix)
24. I Wanna Be Well (Tracking Mix)
25. I Can't Give You Anything (Tracking Mix)
26. Ramona (Tracking Mix)
27. Surfin' Bird (Tracking Mix)
28. Why Is It Always This Way? (Tracking Mix)

Disc 2: Bonus material (previously unreleased except where noted)

 

1. Why Is It Always This Way? (Mediasound Rough Mix - Alternate Lyrics)
2. Rockaway Beach (Power Station Rough Mix)
3. I Wanna Be Well (Power Station Rough Mix)
4. Locket Love (Power Station Rough Mix)
5. I Can't Give You Anything (Power Station Rough Mix)
6. Cretin Hop (Power Station Rough Mix)
7. Happy Family (Power Station Rough Mix)
8. Ramona (Mediasound Rough Mix - Alternate Lyrics)
9. Do You Wanna Dance? (Mediasound Rough Mix)
10. Teenage Lobotomy (Mediasound Rough Mix)
11. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Mediasound Rough Mix)
12. I Don't Care (Version 2) (Mediasound Rough Mix)
13. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Acoustic)
14. It's a Long Way Back To Germany (Version 1 - Dee Dee Vocal)
15. Ramona (Sweet Little Ramona Pop Mix)
16. Surfin' Bird (Alternate Vocal)
17. Teenage Lobotomy (Backing Track)
18. We're a Happy Family (At Home With The Family)
19. Cretin Hop (Backing Track)
20. Needles and Pins (Demo)
21. Babysitter (B-side to "Do You Wanna Dance?" - Sire SRE 1017, 1978)
22. It's a Long Way Back To Germany (U.K. B-side to "Do You Wanna Dance?" - Sire 6078 615, 1978)
23. Joey RTR Radio Spot Promo
24. We're a Happy Family (Joey & Dee Dee Dialogue)

Disc 3: Live @ Apollo Centre, Glasgow, Scotland - 12/19/1977 (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. Carbona Not Glue
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. Chain Saw
21. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
22. Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy
23. Judy Is a Punk
24. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
25. We're a Happy Family

LP: 40th anniversary tracking mixes (Disc 1, Tracks 15-28)