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9am-6pm GMT, Mon-Sat RAMONES Pleasant Dreams (reissue) Rhino US LP (indie exclusive) Cat: R 13571
Rel: 28 Oct 24
Punk/Hardcore Side 1 - Track 1. We Want The AirwavesSide 1 - Track 2. All's Quiet On The Eastern FrontSide 1 - Track 3. The KKK Took My Baby AwaySide 1 - Track 4. Don't GoSide 1 - Track 5. You Sound Like You're SickSide 1 - Track 6. It's Not My PLaceSide 2 - Track 1. She's A SensationSide 2 - Track 2. 7-11Side 2 - Track 3. You Didn't Mean Anything To MeSide 2 - Track 4. Come On NowSide 2 - Track 5. This Business Is Killing MeSide 2 - Track 6. Sitting In My Room

Originally released in 1981, the recording of the sixth full-length Ramones' album was anything but Pleasant Dreams (get it?) as their label Sire opted to push producer Graham Gouldman into their sessions in order to garner hype from a big name. With the brothers Ramone unhappy with this decision as well as their own internal strife due to alcohol and drug dependency, as well as Johnny starting a relationship with Joey's girlfriend, conflict poured over into the material with a creative stalemate as to whether to pursue a more pop-punk direction with an increased prioritisation on melody, or to 180 into feral hard rock, and with this being the Ramones, of course no agreement or compromise was reached, with the tracklist veering wildly between these two frenetic approaches constantly. Boasting some of the highest production values of any album in the Ramones canon as well as one of their best singles in 'The KKK Took My Baby Away', while offering up very un-punk yet undeniable anthems such as the aptly titled, 'We Want the Airwaves', and, 'She's A Sensation', Pleasant Dreams may have somewhat flopped upon initial release, but has grown to become an unlikely fan favourite in the decades since.