![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The back cover of the album was a drawing of a bald eagle by graphic designer Arturo Vega. The album cover was designed by Moshe Brakha, who had worked with the Rolling Stones to yield the Black and Blue (1976) cover art, and would later work with artists like Devo and Iron Maiden. The title Leave Home refers to the Ramones' leaving New York City to go on tour around the world. Harrington called the band's production "brilliant", and noted that it "put them ahead of the run-of-the-mill garage band." With a more fine-tuned and exceptional sound, Leave Home also presented a production value superior to other punk rock bands at the time. More emphasis was placed on the album's mixing and engineering than their debut album, which received merely $6,400 to record and produce. Sire set their budget at about $10,000, hiring Tony Bongiovi to produce the album, and Tommy Ramone (credited as T. Recorded October and November 1976 in New York City at Sundragon Studios through Sire Records, Leave Home featured increased sound quality through more advanced output methods. We were in really good shape for that album. We had better production, we were playing a little faster, and we had a lot of songs accumulated. I recorded it onto a cassette and played that back at rehearsal. I had no amp at home, just an electric guitar. I wrote most of the stuff I contributed at my apartment in Forest Hills before I left and moved back to a place in the city. Guitarist Johnny Ramone relates: "We recorded them in the order they were written we wanted to show a slight progression in song structure." Most of the songs were written in the band members' homes, rather than at a studio "Suzy Is a Headbanger" was written in drummer Tommy Ramone's loft apartment. The writing and structure are both somewhat more sophisticated than the songs on their previous record. The album peaked at 148 on the Billboard 200 despite its critical acclaim as well as the band members expecting more commercial success. Critics also said the album was less groundbreaking than their debut but had humorous and enjoyable pieces. Ĭritical reception for the album was generally favorable, with several reviewers pointing out the fact that it highly resembled the band's debut album. The track was replaced with "Babysitter" in the United Kingdom and " Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" in the United States (prior to its inclusion on Rocket to Russia) both "Carbona" and "Babysitter" were included on the 2001 expanded edition. The song " Carbona Not Glue" was taken off the album because it potentially violated the trademark of the stain-removal product Carbona. Some tunes were more pop-oriented, while others, like "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" and "Pinhead" were loaded with distorted guitars and had a more punk rock sound. The songs in Leave Home concentrate on various themes, with the musical tones being diverse as well. It was also promoted with several tour dates in the United States and Europe. The album spawned three singles, but only one succeeded in charting. The front photo was taken by Moshe Brakha and the back cover, which would become the band's logo, was designed by Arturo Vega. The album had a higher production value than their debut Ramones and featured faster tempos. Songs on the album were written immediately after the band's first album's writing process, which demonstrated the band's progression. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones. ![]()
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