Rhino presents the first four RAMONES albums in Dolby Atmos on Blu-ray for the first time today with a new boxed set, “1!2!3!4! The Ramones Atmos Collection”. Limited to 2,000 copies, it’s available exclusively at Rhino.com and WMG stores internationally and includes “Ramones”, “Leave Home”, “Rocket To Russia” and “Road To Ruin”.The Blu-ray audio set also features each album’s original stereo mixes, now in hi-resolution. Ed Stasium — who originally engineered three of the albums — created the Atmos mixes for “Leave Home”, “Rocket To Russia” and “Road To Ruin”. Craig Leon, who produced the band’s 1976 debut, contributed the Atmos mix for “Ramones”.”These Atmos mixes present the RAMONES’ recordings with the clarity and power with which I always imagined hearing them,” Stasium says. “It might sound a bit cliché, but I find listening to them to be like seeing the sequence from ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ where the film morphs from black and white to color. These Dolby Atmos mixes are transforming the original mixes from 16mm black and white into vivid IMAX!”Formed in Queens, New York, the RAMONES — Joey Ramone (vocals),Johnny Ramone (guitar),Dee Dee Ramone (bass) and Tommy Ramone (drums) — stripped rock to its core and helped ignite the punk movement. Their 1976 self-titled debut was fast, loud, and relentless, cutting through the era’s excess with buzzsaw guitars and a defiant attitude. “Leave Home” arrived soon after, delivering sharper pacing and a stronger sonic punch. “Rocket To Russia” built on that momentum, combining early rock ‘n’ roll influences with a harder edge. By the time “Road To Ruin” arrived in 1978, Marky Ramone had joined on drums as the band embraced a more ambitious approach that carried their sound into new territory. The set highlights many of the band’s best-loved songs, including “Blitzkrieg Bop”, “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”, “I Wanna Be Sedated” and “Rockaway Beach”.”1!2!3!4! The Ramones Atmos Collection” track listingRamones (1976)01. Blitzkrieg Bop02. Beat On The Brat03. Judy Is A Punk04. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend05. Chain Saw06. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue07. I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement08. Loudmouth09. Havana Affair10. Listen To My Heart11. 53rd & 3rd12. Let’s Dance13. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The WorldLeave Home (1977)01. Glad To See You Go02. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment03. I Remember You04. Oh Oh I Love Her So05. Carbona Not Glue06. Suzy Is A Headbanger07. Pinhead08. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy09. Swallow My Pride10. What’s Your Game11. California Sun12. Commando13. You’re Gonna Kill That Girl14. You Should Never Have Opened That DoorRocket To Russia (1977)01. Cretin Hop02. Rockaway Beach03. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow04. Locket Love05. I Don’t Care06. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker07. We’re A Happy Family08. Teenage Lobotomy09. Do You Wanna Dance?10. I Wanna Be Well11. I Can’t Give You Anything12. Ramona13. Surfin’ Bird14. Why Is It Always This Way?Road To Ruin (1978)01. I Just Want To Have Something To Do02. I Wanted Everything03. Don’t Come Close04. I Don’t Want You05. Needles And Pins06. I’m Against It07. I Wanna Be Sedated08. Go Mental09. Questioningly10. She’s The One11. Bad Brain12. It’s A Long Way Back
