Leave Home

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Leave Home
Studio album by The Ramones
Released	January 10, 1977
Recorded	Record Plant Studios, New York, September 1976
Genre	Punk Rock
Length	30:49
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Tony Bongiovi, Tommy Ramone
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link Rhino Records Expanded Release: All Music Guide link
The Ramones chronology
Ramones 1976)	Leave Home (1977)	Rocket to Russia (1977)

Leave Home is the Ramones' second album. It features the classic Ramones songs "Pinhead" and "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment." This is the only Ramones album to go through different incarnations on its original release, due to legal controversy over the song "Carbona Not Glue."

Contents 1 History 1.1 Carbona controversy 1.2 Rhino expanded rerelease 2 Songs 3 Track listing 3.1 Rhino bonus tracks 4 Personnel 4.1 Additional personnel

[edit] History

The band had written most of the songs appearing on their first two albums by the time they were signed to Sire (as evidenced by the song listing of the 1976 live tracks appearing on the CD rerelease). They were placed roughly in chronological order on the first two albums; as explained by Johnny Ramone: "We recorded them in the order they were written; we wanted to show a slight progression in song structure."

Many fans and critic point to the more polished pop sensibilities of the second album as evidence of the bands' evolving musical skill and style. The second album was recorded at the relatively upscale Sundragon studios in Manhattan, New York.

The producer of the first album, Ramones, Craig Leon, had left Sire records by fall 1976 and was thus replaced by Tony Bongiovi. Bongiovi had mentored drummer Tommy Ramone while the two were working together at the record plant producing Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys album. Tommy also assisted with production on the album, a role he would reprise for many later albums.

The title "Leave Home" refers to the band touring for the first time and establishing a fan base beyond CBGBs.

[edit] Carbona controversy

The original release included "Carbona Not Glue" as the fifth track on the album. However, the song was dropped from the album after the Carbona company reportedly objected to their products name being used in association with substance abuse. The album was rereleased with the single B-side "Babysitter" in its place.

When Sire Records suddenly switched distributors from ABC Records to Warner Bros. Records, another release came, with "Babysitter" being replaced by "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker", then a non-LP single already planned to be on the next Ramones album in a different mix, was used.

[edit] Rhino expanded rerelease

In 2001, Rhino Records' rereleased the album in a remastered format. The bonus tracks on this release are live tracks that encompass a full concert. They were recorded live at their first show in Los Angeles, California at The Roxy Theatre on August 12, 1976).

This release included both "Carbona Not Glue" and one of its replacements, "Babysitter." The former was put back in its original place in the track sequence, and the latter was included at the end of the album, before the live bonus tracks. While the single mix of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" was not included, it can be found on multiple Ramones compilations, including the Ramones Mania and Hey Ho! Let's Go anthologies.

[edit] Songs

"Carbona Not Glue" is a follow-up to the song "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" appearing on their debut album. The band felt that the song set a bad example for fans^{[citation needed]}, and rather sarcastically suggested that the high obtained from sniffing Carbona cleaning solvent was more pleasurable than that of airplane glue.

The Beastie Boys sampled the song "Suzy Is a Headbanger" on their 1989 album Paul's Boutique. The sample is found at 3:45 into the song "High Plains Drifter."

New York Radio station WNEW refused to play the song "Glad to See You Go" due to its off the cuff reference to Charles Manson. The song was actually written by Dee Dee about his volatile ex-girlfriend, Connie.

"Pinhead" was inspired after the band attended a screening of the 1931 film Freaks after a show in Ohio was cancelled. The song became, along with "Blitzkrieg Bop", something of an anthem for the band, as the chorus of "Gabba gabba hey," based on the line from the film "google gobble, google gobble, one of us, one of us" (uttered in the song as "gabba gabba/we accept you/we accept you/one of us") became a rallying cry for the band. At many shows a roadie in a pinhead costume would take to the stage during a performance of the song, carrying a large sign with said phrase written across it.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by the Ramones except where indicated.

1. "Glad to See You Go" (Lyrics: Dee Dee Ramone / Music: Joey Ramone) – 2:10
2. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:38
3. "I Remember You" – 2:15
4. "Oh Oh I Love Her So" – 2:03
5. "Carbona Not Glue" – 1:52
6. "Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 2:08
7. "Pinhead" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:42
8. "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" – 2:10
9. "Swallow My Pride" (Joey Ramone) – 2:03
10. "What's Your Game" – 2:33
11. "California Sun" (Henry Glover / Morris Levy) – 1:58
12. "Commando" – 1:51
13. "You're Gonna Kill That Girl" – 2:36
14. "You Should Never Have Opened That Door" – 1:54

[edit] Rhino bonus tracks

All songs are live tracks except for "Babysitter"

15. "Babysitter" – 2:44
16. "Loudmouth" (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone) – 2:08
17. "Beat on the Brat" (Joey Ramone) – 2:36
18. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Tommy Ramone / Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:13
19. "I Remember You" – 2:17
20. "Glad to See You Go" (Lyrics: Dee Dee Ramone / Music: Joey Ramone) – 2:03
21. "Chain Saw" (Joey Ramone) – 1:51
22. "53rd & 3rd" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:27
23. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (Tommy Ramone) – 2:22
24. "Havana Affair" (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone) – 1:53
25. "Listen to My Heart" – 1:47
26. "California Sun" (Henry Glover / Morris Levy) – 1:58
27. "Judy Is a Punk" (Joey Ramone) – 1:23
28. "I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:31
29. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" – 2:52
30. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:28
31. "Let’s Dance" (Jim Lee) – 2:06

[edit] Personnel

• Joey Ramone – vocals
• Johnny Ramone – guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone – bass guitar
• Tommy Ramone – drums, producer

[edit] Additional personnel

• Tony Bongiovi – producer
• Ed Stasium – engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Moshe Brakha – photography
• Arturo Vega – artwork

Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Marky Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone • C. J. Ramone
Discography
Studio albums: Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
Live albums: It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)
Compilations: Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006)
Tribute Albums: Ramones (1992) • We're a Happy Family (2003)
Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • Ramones: Raw (2004) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
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