The Ramones - The 914 Sessions 1975
This is the probably the earliest Ramones studio material in circulation. 'Judy's In The Basement' was released by Hit & Run Records originally as a 10inch vinyl record and made in East Berlin. The liner notes state that the songs were produced by Tommy Erdelyi recorded September 19th, 1975 at 914 Studios, Blauvelt, New York. CD versions have also circulated using the vinyl artwork. From wikipedia - The original members of the band met in and around the middle-class neighborhood of Forest Hills in the New York City borough of Queens. John Cummings and Thomas Erdelyi had both been in a high-school garage band from 1966 to 1967 known as the Tangerine Puppets. They became friends with Douglas Colvin, who had recently moved to the area from Germany. Jeffrey Hyman was the first lead singer of the glam rock band Sniper, founded in 1972. The Ramones began taking shape in early 1974, when Cummings and Colvin invited Hyman to join them in a band. The initial lineup featured ...