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#385 Ramones, 'Rocket to Russia' (1977)

Released at the height of punk rock, ‘Rocket To Russia’ is Ramones’ third record, and final with the original line up. On the first day of recording, guitarist, Johnny Ramone showed up with a copy of Sex Pistol’s ‘God Save The Queen.’ He complained that the band had robbed them of their sound and insisted that this record needed to sound better than theirs.

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