NYC 1978

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

NYC 1978 was the final live album by American punk rock band, the Ramones.

Background

The performance was recorded January 7, 1978 near Union Square at the Palladium as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour Archive Series.^[6] This is the last commercially recorded performance with Tommy Ramone as the Ramones' drummer. He left the band soon afterwards, although he continued to work with the other members as a producer and manager until 2014.

One quarter of a century after the recording was created, King Biscuit Flower Hour Records released the material as an album on CD to the US markets on August 19, 2003 as "NYC 1978". One year later, the same material as an album on CD was released to the UK and European markets by Sanctuary Records on February 23, 2004 ^[7] with alternative cover art and title: "Live, January 7, 1978 At The Palladium, NYC".^[8]

Track listing

1. "Rockaway Beach" - 2:20
2. "Teenage Lobotomy" - 2:04
3. "Blitzkrieg Bop" - 2:05
4. "I Wanna Be Well" - 2:21
5. "Glad to See You Go" - 1:51
6. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" - 1:31
7. "You're Gonna Kill That Girl" - 2:32
8. "I Don't Care" - 1:45
9. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" - 2:17
10. "Havana Affair" - 1:35
11. "Commando" - 1:45
12. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" - 3:13
13. "Surfin' Bird" - 2:19
14. "Cretin Hop" - 1:45
15. "Listen to My Heart" - 1:38
16. "California Sun" - 1:47
17. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You" - 1:22
18. "Pinhead" - 2:52
19. "Do You Want to Dance?" - 1:40
20. "Chainsaw" - 1:28
21. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" - 3:13
22. "Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy" - 2:01
23. "Suzy is a Headbanger" - 1:54
24. "Let's Dance" - 3:06
25. "Oh, Oh, I Love Her So" - 1:41
26. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" - 1:20
27. "We're a Happy Family" - 2:13

Credits

• Cover Artwork Design – Dave Bias
• Bass – Dee Dee Ramone
• Drums – Tommy Ramone
• Executive Producer – Kevin Cain, Steven Ship
• Guitar – Johnny Ramone
• Liner Notes – Kurt Loder
• Mixed by, Mastered by – Glen Robinson
• Photography by – Bob Gruen, Paul Natkin
• Technical Consultants – Chris Barry, Jim Starace
• Vocals – Joey Ramone
• Written-By – D Colvin (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 23, 25 to 27), J Hyman (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 23, 25 to 27), J Cummings (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 23, 25 to 27), T Erdelyi (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 23, 25 to 27) ^[9]

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