Newstalgia Backstage Weekend - in honor of the 10th anniversary of the passing of Joey Ramone, here are the Ramones, live at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, Jan. 31,1978.
May 21, 2011

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. . .but not forgotten.


Ten years ago this past week we lost Joey Ramone (May 15, 2001) and it doesn't seem nearly that long ago they turbo-charged their way into the collective eardrums and psyches of America.

Nobody like them before or since - they were one-of-a-kind.

And as tribute to some very high-octane times, here are The Ramones live from a KSAN broadcast, recorded at The Old Waldorf on January 31, 1978. Complete and non-stop (and maybe a little distorted in places, but nobody could hear anything at the time) and here is a rundown of what's in store for you when you hit the Play button:

THE RAMONES
OLD WALDORF,
SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA,USA
JANUARY 31,1978
EARLY SHOW

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-Havana Affair >
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-Crowd/Radio Announcers
20-Do You Wanna Dance? >
21-Oh Oh I Love Her So >
22-Today Your Love Tomorrow The World
23-Crowd/Radio Announcers
24-We're A Happy Family >
25-Suzy Is A Headbanger >
26-Let's Dance
KSAN-FM LIVE BROADCAST

Enjoy and send Joey good thoughts.

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