The Ramones- Early DEMO

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I don't know where you can buy this music or who released it, but it's one of the most amazing recordings I have ever heard from The Ramones.
00:00 - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
02:24 - 53rd & 3rd
04:50 - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
06:38 - Judy Is A Punk8:13 Loudmouth
10:36- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
I Can't Be
14:15 - Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
16:22 - I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
18:19 - I Don't Wanna Be Learned
19:24 - You're Gonna Kill That Girl
22:08 - What's Your Game
24:56 - Chainsaw
26:53 - You Should Have Never Opened That Door
I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO ANY OF THESE SONGS... but you already knew that.

[@johnnyhartley4330]

What is great about the demos is it shows how original the Ramones were, as their demo sounds nothing like anything else going on in 1974/ 75.

[@milly0243]

Bruh this shits older than my mom but im still here

[@jimbohi3648]

@@milly0243 your mom loves it too dude

[@supernothing77]

How bout David Bowie Hang on to Yourself?

[@zeitok8]

at this point i would say, ramones, the punks, death and jack ruby and maybe the bratts, were some bands that were doing "punk rock" and some noise, even som hc by 1974

[@nick16279]

@@zeitok8 definitely not HC. Too much 50s Rock n Roll influence here for that.

[@NintendoGameTube1]

0:00 I don't wanna go down to the basement 2:24 53rd and 3rd 4:50 I wanna be your boyfriend 6:38 Judy is a punk 8:13 loudmouth 10:36 now I wanna sniff some glue 12:21 I can't be 14:15 today your love, tomorrow the world 16:22 I don't wanna walk around with you 18:19 I don't wanna be learned 19:24 you're gonna kill that girl 22:08 What's your game 24:56 chainsaw 26:53 you should never have opened that door

[@vn7099]

SUPERSHOW ! !! THE RAMONES ... ohne Ende..... Gracias y Danke!!!

[@srtarmizi4670]

@@vn7099 n. . Zi

[@Ralphbros24]

Thank you 👍

[@theheavycreepysound2231]

THIS DEMO IS LIKE A GREATEST HITS ALBUM....

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

exactly right!

[@jonasmellberg3559]

Listen to "Blitzkrieg '77" if you can... (I belive the same show was released on some of the later re-masters.) To the point... When the played it... the second album wasent out yet... so the played alot of songs that wasen't out there yet. Pretty cool... soo... the original recordings of some songs are actually live...

[@Ralphbros24]

Yeass

[@Slig1977]

Tommy was the brain, Johnny was the muscle, Dee Dee and Joey were the heart and soul.

[@alexseraofficial9765]

Damn right

[@NorthCascades]

Horace Chit Seriously what the fuck is your problem? This dude never said a word to you, and you just throw him on the grill like that? You sir are a parasite.

[@NESman-dm3wd]

Getting thrown on grills is pretty fun when you're high, you should try it.

[@cjsligojones5101]

no no, Dennis is the brains, Frank is the muscle, Charlie's the wild card and Sweet Dee is the useless chick.

[@Lengsel7]

@@horacechit5042 Dick.

[@fab_fabri]

best band forever and ever

[@l.salisbury1253]

Let's-face-facts: The Stooges and the Ramones are the two MOST IMPORTANT American bands of the 70s!

[@artgarage2654]

Along with the New York Dolls. It's not an overstatement for me to say, The Ramones were as important to music as the Beatles were.

[@jean-louisberlatier3433]

Right, and MC5, for "Back in USA" in 1970 : perfect tight demo sound, perfect lp's duration under 30 minutes

[@timking5363]

Dee Dee's voice here is actually prettier/softer than on the records. This is a treasure.

[@slent5346]

Blame the production and his substance abuse for it

[@liamfedorowicz-ij3oc]

Its all joey singing

[@TheZepposucks]

@@liamfedorowicz-ij3oc 53rd and 3rd he sings backup though

[@TheZepposucks]

@@liamfedorowicz-ij3oche’s singing (backup/harmonies) on a lot of these though

[@RegnStövel]

@@liamfedorowicz-ij3oc no, Dee dee is doing audible backup vocals on almost every song and is singing alone on parts like "then I took out my razorblade" on 53rd and 3rd, I think Tommy was singing backing vocals as well while drumming.

[@jamiestuart4017]

This needs a proper release its amazingly good

[@irummia0895]

EXACTLY

[@kaydgaming]

Sucks they never made a full album of songs like these

[@deadcaliph6414]

I think the demo had a remaster in 1989

[@TheLarryburns84]

first album, 40th anniversary box set has most if not all of this stuff. a lot of it sounds better there too

[@jeffohara5003]

@@kaydgaming They did. An album called "Ramones".

[@carolk9s]

Ramones still relevant and appreciated in 2019. And oh so greatly missed.

[@tokofuwakasglasses1254]

carolk9s yes

[@tinaramone6615]

Missed big time !! 😪

[@OmaeWaMoShindeiRYU]

like how they always said... "we aint the rolling stones"

[@leahflower9924]

their lyrics speak to us misfits losers outcasts etc. that's why

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

The current year is completely irrelevant.

[@jcostel27]

This is my new favorite Ramones album.

[@JohnnyRamonesT-Shirt]

Joey and Dee Dee’s harmonies are to die for here, especially on Judy Is a Punk

[@drb000]

ugh, so, so good. Instantly my favorite version here

[@CoZMiK_1312]

yes,for real!

[@TheOfficerMahoney]

I think there is Mickey on backin vocals also, at least he did some on the record. But Judy is A Punk demo indeed is MUCH better than version on the album

[@riverstones2725]

The best band of the fuckin history of Rock and Roll!

[@thomasandersen6719]

Better than the Who, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Blink 182?....I think not

[@gbmistake3776]

@@thomasandersen6719 all of those except perhaps on par with AC/DC. I don't know where the fuck you're looking bringing Blink 182 into it.

[@jsantosmurillo4637]

b l ink 182...???????###f-off i th..NNNNOOOOOTT..!!

[@thomasandersen6719]

GB Mistake,,,you got the joke, yes?

[@marillynnelson4888]

I agree

[@engineer6325]

Deceptively simple in composition, yet so incredibly effective. The mark of any great artist.

[@charlesdjones1]

I had to pause simply because I was trying to imagine myself doing a demo and I couldn't believe what I was listening to, so powerful.

[@generalmorose3523]

"I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" is terrific!

[@billybong8795]

dee dee was killing it on bass in this demo. best ive ever heard them.

[@georgieboy1929]

Pure wall of epic sound.

[@Slig1977]

Like Phil Spector turned up to 11 on a blown out amp

[@ulrickennedy5155]

Judy is a Punk is so much better here than the album. I love Dee Dee's backing vocals

[@xmizljm_2354]

I agree, sounds 100% more melodic and beautiful

[@sugarjoe50]

TOTAL balls to the wall rock & roll. R.A.M.O.N.E.S.

[@hypergiantferocity3256]

“I Can’t Be” is like surfing and being sucked into, fighting with a giant wave of electricity, slamming wall of snapping liquorice lace electrical cables. I’ve never heard anything quite so summative of the forces of rock ’n’ roll in the U.S.A. So sounding of New York. The next few tracks pummel and break your heart

[@davidpauwels7823]

It's a great track! Too bad it didn't get a proper album release.

[@spikeytop8982]

Should have been a gig staple

[@leahflower9924]

there is nothing more NY sounding that 53rd and 3rd LOL

[@TelmaHyman]

I just love the Ramones demos! Joey's perfect voice, he singing on the demos is sweet, in love, perfect❤❤❤

[@DeluxeStudioVisual]

Only 5 years after Woodstock, 4 years after Beatles broke up, and these guys were already 20 years in the future, rock and roll in his purest and most innovative form at the same time…not at the time you’d have expected it

[@artgarage2654]

The 3 most important artists in Rock ‘n roll history- The Beatles, Elvis and The Ramones. In my opinion. I was huge Stones fan up until the time I heard Leave Home. Once I heard that record the stones sounded less dangerous, very stale and average

[@leahflower9924]

My dad had some station on playing oldies and some song from the 50s was playing never heard it before but they sang second verse same as the first

[@leahflower9924]

@@artgarage2654 only person dangerous in stones was Brian Jones otherwise I like the kinks and the troggs

[@alessandrodelpoeta2237]

@@artgarage2654 Curiously Leave Home is my favourite LP from Ramones

[@evanwolf6618]

@@leahflower9924 Herman’s Hermits ‘Henry the Eighth’ , if that helps . Yes , it does help . Probably one of my favorites when I was three …. So that would make it ‘64 or so …. Also check out The Dave Clark Five and The Kinks. Be sure to listen to ‘Dandy’ (Kinks orig , then Hermits) … also ‘Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter’ …. Good Luck !!! p.s. also !! Please checkout Amyl & The Sniffers. Pub/Punk from Melbourne , Australia ….. about to take over !!

[@DZobe-nz7dl]

Damn I wanna be your boyfriend sounds way better here, joeys vocals are killer here and way more fun. Wish they would kept some of the melodic ad libs on this demo cause they're catchy as hell and sound brattier on here than studio version. Oh well both rock that's just how good the Ramones are ..even their demos blow most bands away

[@MrMrwaz]

You can taste the garage floor !!

[@SomeOne-pd6vm]

Ramones came from a basement, not a garage (+:

[@emptyportals9110]

Raw, Electrifying, Powerful! I used to blast these demos through my headphones everyday. Immensely inspiring.

[@semacthrepeinfhir1735]

Because this amazing recording is sorely lacking a reliable track list, I fixed this up in two minutes. Hey Ho Let's Go! Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones! Gabba Gabba Hey! 00:00 - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement 02:24 - 53rd & 3rd 04:50 - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 06:38 - Judy Is A Punk 8:13 - Loudmouth 10:36 - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 12:21 - I Can't Be 14:15 - Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World 16:22 - I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You 18:19 - I Don't Wanna Be Learned 19:24 - You're Gonna Kill That Girl 22:08 - What's Your Game 24:56 - Chainsaw 26:53 - You Should Have Never Opened That Door

[@artgarage2654]

Thank you !

[@artgarage2654]

Thank you!

[@forwardmemory5940]

Gotta love how the tape compression sounds through all of this. Continually breaking up and raw as fk

[@theheavycreepysound2231]

BEST BAND EVER !!!!!

[@thomasandersen6719]

No

[@rocketmatt1996]

This is the happiest music on this earth.

[@artgarage2654]

So true.! It's been said many times by others but this music helped save my life. I was a 15 year old outcast, fuck up in 1977 when I first picked the Leave Home from the library. My life changed forever 10 seconds in to Shock Treatment. I felt a joy no one could take from me,...(not like there was really anyone who wanted too) The Ramones gave me life, I'm not overstating this.

[@rocketmatt1996]

@@artgarage2654 same brother

[@The1trueking1966]

I've heard better than these guys

[@akatripclaymore.9679]

Thanks for sharing ( never heard these early demo's)!

[@EAP7708]

These early demos are the absolute best! Thanks for posting, Peter, as well as the article on the demos.

[@NikNefarious]

The Ramones, hoping to aid the securing of a record deal, made many demo recordings of their early material. Mostly recorded in the first part of 1975 (some sources even state late 1974) with a second, shorter attempt in September, these offer the best glimpses of the band in its formative stages.

[@artis1969]

I've heard ppl talk in interviews about Marty Thau demos, which Johnny said he preferred to the actual final mix of Ramones. It would be cool if anyone could sort these demos by time and place and recording details. This batch sounds great.

[@TJAction100]

Pretty sure the Marty Thau demos were only two songs: "Judy Is A Punk" and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". They are produced fairly well and Judy even has piano in it. Norton Records did a 7" release of those songs in the '90s. They were recorded on September 19th, '75. The above demo was recorded by Tommy at Dick Charles Studios. In Johnny's bio, he states that these demos were recorded February 2nd and 10th, 1975. The above demo is actually missing "I Don't Care", which can be heard here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqubgKCrbcZ2o6s

[@artis1969]

Thanks, John. I know there's been some friction between respective family/friends at times, but it's great that the legacy was and is a priority for those still involved. 22 years since they quit and these demos and such still generate real interest and accent the story of the band in so many ways.

[@BRIBrokenRecordsInternational]

@@TJAction100 Thank you for I DONT CARE! Been looking for that one! :D

[@lks_d_u_b_83]

Judy is a punk version is THE BEST!!! BEST THAN THE ONE IN THE DEBUT ALBUM.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

13:42 to 13:48...the riff for Chinese Rocks makes an early appearance....should end any debate about who wrote it!

[@ederadee]

O shit I never fucking noticed this

[@BanditTheCatRIP]

The Ramones recycled riffs like nobody's biz

[@stevenimeson902]

I forgot about I can't be havin the Chinese rock riff

[@philipvandenberk]

Dee Dee wrote it right ?

[@xdef1ne]

@@philipvandenberk wrote the first verse and chorus and the riiffs ,gave it to richard hell and he wrote the rest of the lyrics but dee dee did 75% of it.

[@Univox68]

thanks so much for sharing! This is gold. Even in this rough draft, the genius is there. The melody is brilliant.

[@curtislovecraft2389]

The drums sound far less weak than they do on the actual album .it's pure class

[@beavercontrol1743]

tickle me

[@steverushton8193]

This sounds so good considering it was done back in 77 thanx so much

[@ECNIV2000]

Actually, some of the harmonies between Dee Dee and Joey were better on this than on the debut. The greatest true rock & roll band EVER.

[@pcramon]

I’ve been a UK Ramones fan since I was a 14 year old school kid, back in 78’, lucky to have seen them live 11 times, 78 and 80’ were the best before the “silly speed” crept in. Autographs and Soundcheck 1980. As rough and raw as this sounds I prefer these early masterpieces to the “stereo Beatleest”recording of the first album. Just my opinion like.

[@peterberger2040]

I have been a german Ramones Fan since 1976 i was a 13 year old school Kid 🎉

[@Share-zv5uw]

Thanks for upload this jewel

[@zombie4skin28]

I love how simple their solos are

[@cfs7338]

This crisp and punchy sound should’ve been featured on the debut album

[@dexterjankaren]

Cant disagree. The guitar is crunchier and louder and so are the drums which are tight.

[@zombie4skin28]

@@dexterjankaren feels more like it’s playing live

[@lks_d_u_b_83]

These demos are the most powerful evidence of what Ramones were. First time I listened to them was back in 1996. They were at the end of "Unreleased tracks" bootleg CD. Not all of them but 4 or 5 songs. I don't quite remember it well.

[@davidpauwels7823]

Holy shit, imagine if the first album was THIS.

[@augustoleandrogarcia9377]

Cuando escuchas este demo entendes todo.

[@DrGodinho]

OMG "you're gonna kill that girl" is EPIC.

[@AmadorChann]

Absolutely amazing!!! Bring back real rock n roll!!!!

[@adityajoshi8065]

I always feel that this video is their greatest hits.

[@opaljk4835]

Gotta love when channels like this have the adverts on

[@davidharrow9025]

ahhh I just love finding ramones clips I never seen! This video is like rediscovering the band all over again. What an incredible set of demo's. "I can't be" is my favorite of the list. If only there was video of them playing that song hehe i bet they were having so much fun! 12:22

[@soulbrother5435]

What Your Game is most underrated Ramones love tune

[@tomtomdeamezola]

esto no es mas ramonero porque no se puede, RAMONES A MORIR!!!!

[@dashzzz3952]

53rd and 3rd forever my fav song ☝🏻

[@yaguarete79]

Yeaaahhhh!!! I remember part of this stuff was included in the All the stuff and more album. The demo quality is what defines this music. Rock on, guys!!!

[@KodakBoy]

2020 and i still don’t wanna go down to the basement

[@ThatWeirdPlaceInYT]

For a demo, this sounds amazing!

[@Mopa4444]

Magnifico, para sempre Ramones!!!

[@tokofuwakasglasses1254]

Laerte Assuncao yes even though I don’t know what you are saying

[@kingfillins4117]

You can hear the Misfits directly lifted that breakdown .

[@daveahearn2580]

Johnny sounds his best here it’s wild

[@nouveaumanifesto]

the lofi grain really brings out the power in the guitar work, especially on I dont wanna be learned and today your love, tomorrow the world

[@TheLarryburns84]

this is like a near perfect setlist for them at the time. John's guitar sounds like a grinding wheel

[@stevenimeson902]

Wow Lovin how heavy 53rd and 3rd is sounding

[@tinaracle-mueller6053]

I love the bass in "don't wanna walk around w you"

[@barnijones1]

Same

[@MagnusBlom]

I always play only in the left speaker, so I only hear the bass :)

[@trentuzumaki]

this qualitY is unmatchable

[@boyskoutboyfriend7017]

its so fucking mind boggling to think that all these dudes are dead like what the fuck!!!!!!!!! LIFE IS SO FUCKING WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!

[@alessandrodelpoeta2237]

What a pearl, thanks to upload

[@idoguitarstuff]

Ahh, the amazing harmonies in Judy is a punk. In my opinion, the demo is better than the final release

[@jotade2098]

Johny´s "Fuck all of you" face in the photo is epic

[@abelaraujo6186]

These demos are the best from The Ramones sounding prefect ✌️

[@mabelzapata2382]

Muy bueno saludos desde argentina la tierra q mas ama a ramones

[@shanecoolvideostevens9395]

These are great I love it

[@billybong8795]

i like how it is really kinda warm n mellow, thru a blown speaker sound. sounds like you just blazed one.

[@SantosSantos-bf5sz]

the way I remember them 1st time I saw them.had never heard or seen them before.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

14 songs in under 29 minutes....well, It's Alive has 29 songs in under 54 minutes...

[@smokesletsgo2374]

it's funny to see Johnny not look like he wants to stab someone

[@random-xh5rq]

smokeslet'sgo Hahaha, maybe that's his "after-stabbing" face

[@lguilhermeful]

TRUE.

[@tokofuwakasglasses1254]

That is quite a nice face there Johnny. Even though it makes me feel wired

[@copeybarb5008]

i think hes saying wheres my frigin knife

[@adrianshephard378]

Dee dee ramone cosplaying as Bruce lee

[@davidramone3687]

Forever here man .

[@sde22ssw]

spectacular

[@RaoulFel]

Beyond words

[@andy7666]

I love the demos and bootlegs.. I get Dee Dee's Im a Nazi Baby view as well, being an army brat and growing up there, Cold War but you see these totally normal people demonised for decades (and just after Vietnam too). The Shatzi bits great, is that not a Jewish guy? I suppose the Worlds most famous capo George Soros was the definitive Nazi Shatzi (I do know half Jews fought in the Wermacht). But they censored that song on the release I think.. Anyway, love the early stuff of the true greats of Punk, then new wave, thrash, metal, whatever.

[@matthewwilliams7735]

Maybe this shoulda been the 1st album, so brutal!!!! That's our boys sweet and sinister.

[@poshe1nahuy]

I would like to see the second part with a Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat On The Brat, Havana Affair, Listen To My Heart, Glad To See You Go, Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment, I Remember You, Oh Oh I Love You So, Carbona Not Glue, Suzy Is A Headbanger, Pinhead, Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy, Swallow My Pride and Commando. It was another half-hour record with 14 low-fi hits like this demo

[@gerardoalmaraz1407]

Los inicios de esta gran banda que ya todos descansan en paz de aquí a la eternidad ya son leyendas. Ramones por siempre

[@jlburgos17]

This is gold :´)

[@Vianney_924]

8:19 Loudmouth 12:20 I cant be

[@unsurreal83]

if you switch speed to 1.5x it sounds like they are playing it live

[@michaelengen7392]

I think their energy came through better when they played songs at album speed. I think when they played at lightning speed it wasn't as effective.

[@Vianney_924]

9:54 one of the best final in rock n roll history

[@DeeckyRizzo]

Es que, ahora lo tenemos tan interiorizado, pero imaginar estar escuchando esto entonces, cuando NADIE sonaba así. Ha de haber sido como una patada en el cerebro. Pensar: ¿Qué estoy oyendo? ¿Quiénes son? ¡¿Qué está pasando?!

[@darmyl91]

Definitivamente. Debe haber sido un martillazo directo al cerebro oír el incipiente nacimiento del Punk por primera vez

[@thomasstillman4805]

Dee Dee, wrote a lot of their material.

[@artgarage2654]

Dee Dee was my favorite Ramone.

[@claireparker7093]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS !!!! IT'S SO FUCKIN AMAZING 😎🎸

[@artgarage2654]

Exactly! What choice did I have ✌🤠✌

[@gwugluud]

Why didn't The Ramones stay like this...

[@edgarprastio9027]

i think some of these was the recordings from the cbgb's gig, the first ramones perfomances

[@doctorskull8197]

Outstanding ‼️👍🎸🎶🎼💕

[@luisloyola7124]

this is sick! dirty and raw!

[@angeliquebouaffou1566]

Super groupe de rock punk!excellent,j'adore.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

wow sensational distorted sound here Punk rock Willie digs it

[@calabiyou]

Sounds almost better like this

[@juliandiaz2461]

Esto es una joya

[@philipmorgan1737]

The groove between Tommy and Dee Dee on Judy is a Punk just the coolest

[@spikeytop8982]

Release this now and it would still wipe the floor with the shit that passes for music now.

[@douglasfreeman3229]

My grandad said exactly the same thing in 1977, but the "shit" he was referring to was the Ramones. I did not agree, of course, but he thought the Ramones wasn't music. He said "but it's so aggressive". I never discovered what, if any music, he liked to listen to.

[@miguelrios8308]

Gracias.

[@cuentaprovisional21]

Por siempre .... RAMONES y yá !!!!!