Greatest album photography: Ramones by The Ramones
March 15, 2021
Fact file
Musicians: Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Tommy Ramone. Other musicians were used in recording the album but were not credited on the album notes
Released: 23 April 1976 (Sire Records)
Best chart performance: No. 48 in the Swedish Albums Chart, No. 111 in the US Billboard 200
Sales: Not confirmed, but the album went silver (60,000 sales) in the UK and gold (500,000 sales) in the US
Fascinating fact: During their career the line-up changed and included Marky Ramone, C.J. Ramone, Richie Ramone and Elvis Ramone (aka Blondie’s Clem Burke).
What started off as a casual shoot for the cult New York-based magazine,