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Loco Live (1991)

Where the lyrics of Loco Live take you, and where it was really made.

Recorded in Barcelona and finished with overdubs in New York, this Ramones live album exists in two CD versions with different track lists.

Key places

Recorded live at Sala Zeleste, Barcelona (1991)

Recording site Sala Zeleste — The original tracks for Loco Live were recorded digitally at the Sala Zeleste in Barcelona, Spain, on 11 and 12 March 1991. This is the live recording site of the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Overdubs at Electric Lady Studios, New York (1991)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — After the Barcelona recordings, overdubs for Loco Live were added at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The site is credited as the overdub location for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Loco Live: second live album by American punk band the Ramones
• Two versions exist: the 1991 Chrysalis version with 33 songs, and the 1992 Sire version
• The original tracks were recorded digitally at the Sala Zeleste in Barcelona, Spain, on 11 and 12 March 1991
• Overdubs were made at Electric Lady Studios in New York City
• First Ramones album to feature C.J. Ramone
• Adam Yellin is credited with recording, mixing and producing
• Howie Weinberg did the mastering; Arturo Vega is credited with artwork and design
• Debbie Harry wrote the liner notes

Background

• Line-up credited: Joey Ramone (lead vocals), Johnny Ramone (guitar), C.J. Ramone (bass, backing vocals), Marky Ramone (drums)
• C.J. Ramone sang lead on 'Wart Hog' and 'Love Kills'
• The album is a concert record, not a studio album, and it documents a Ramones show in Barcelona
• Its two versions were issued with different cover art and different track orders

Recording

• Original tracks recorded digitally at Sala Zeleste, Barcelona, 11–12 March 1991
• Overdubbed at Electric Lady Studios, New York City
• Mixing credited to Adam Yellin, with Shannon Carr as mixing assistant
• Jeff Wormley credited as assistant engineer

Cover

• The 1992 Sire version uses different cover art from the 1991 Chrysalis version
• Arturo Vega is credited with artwork, design and photography

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• An American punk rock band formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, in 1974.
• Founding members Jeff Hyman, John Cummings, Douglas Colvin and Thomas Erdelyi took the stage names Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone.
• The name was inspired by Paul McCartney's pseudonym Paul Ramon from his Silver Beetles days.
• The band made its CBGB debut on August 16, 1974, and became regulars at the club.
• Sire Records signed them in late 1975.

Members

• Joey Ramone (lead vocals, 1974–1996; died 2001).
• Johnny Ramone (guitar, 1974–1996; died 2004).
• Dee Dee Ramone (bass, 1974–1989; died 2002).
• Tommy Ramone (drums, 1974–1978; died 2014).
• Marky Ramone, Richie Ramone, Elvis Ramone and C. J. Ramone joined as later drummers and bassists.

Career

• The debut album Ramones was released in April 1976 and helped spearhead punk; its influence on British and American punk is widely cited.
• The band performed 2,263 concerts and released fourteen studio albums.
• Rocket to Russia (1977) was its highest-charting album, reaching number 49 on the Billboard 200.
• The band broke up after a farewell show at the Palace in Hollywood on August 6, 1996, following the Lollapalooza tour.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

Reception

At release

• Loco Live came out in two CD versions, both drawn from the Ramones' concert recordings at Sala Zeleste in Barcelona
• The 1991 Chrysalis version contains 33 songs, including 'Too Tough to Die', 'Don't Bust My Chops', 'Palisades Park', and 'Love Kills'
• The 1992 Sire version has different cover art and a different track order
• The Sire version replaced those four tracks with 'I Just Wanna Have Something to Do', 'Havana Affair', 'I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement', and an unlisted 'Carbona Not Glue'
• The Chrysalis track list heading gives the concert date as 11 March 1991
• The Sire track list heading gives the concert date as 12 March 1991, and omits 'Don't Bust My Chops' and 'Palisades Park'
• Joey Ramone is credited with lead vocals on the album
• C.J. Ramone is credited with bass, backing vocals, and lead vocals on 'Wart Hog' and 'Love Kills'
• Johnny Ramone is credited on guitar and Marky Ramone on drums
• The track listing marks the two versions as separate releases with separate sequencing

Reappraisal

• The 2010 Captain Oi! edition came as a two-CD set
• That edition contains all of the songs from both the 1991 and 1992 versions
• Its inclusion of both track lists makes it the only edition in the source that gathers the full material of the two releases
• The source's chart section for this album has no entries, so the record's commercial performance is not recorded there

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The CD and its cover misspell the titles of tracks 6, 13 and 26 as 'Rock And Roll Radio', 'Bonzo Goes To Bitberg', and 'Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World'.
• The disc was manufactured in the EU according to the CD itself, while the back cover states manufacture in the U.K., so two printings differ.
• The 1992 Sire version includes 'Carbona Not Glue' as an unlisted track, which the Chrysalis version presents as part of 'Pet Sematary'.
• Mixing and mastering for the release were done in New York, while the live tracks themselves were captured in Barcelona.

Sources: www.discogs.com

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