Osaka Ramones

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Osaka Ramones
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre Punk rock
Length33:25
Label P-Vine-Good Charamel Records-Damnably
Shonen Knife chronology
Free Time
(2010)
Osaka Ramones
(2011)
Pop Tune
(2012)

Osaka Ramones is Japanese pop-punk group Shonen Knife's 16th studio album. All of the songs on the album are cover songs of the punk group Ramones. [1] The album's cover art takes its inspiration from the Ramones album Road to Ruin . Five songs on the album were recorded in at GCR Audio in Buffalo, New York with Producer Robby Takac [2] in late 2010 and it was intended to be a mini-album. Lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Naoko Yamano later decided that Osaka Ramones would be a full-length album celebrating Shonen Knife's 30th anniversary. The rest of the album was later recorded in Osaka, Japan and mixed at GCR Audio. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Blitzkrieg Bop" Tommy, Dee Dee Ramones 2:14
2."Rock 'n' Roll High School" Johnny, Dee Dee, Joey Rock 'n' Roll High School 2:22
3."We Want the Airwaves"Joey Pleasant Dreams 3:28
4."She’s the One"Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Marky Road to Ruin 2:18
5."Rockaway Beach"Dee Dee Rocket to Russia 2:08
6."Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"JoeyRocket to Russia3:07
7."Scattergun" C. J. ¡Adios Amigos! 2:35
8."Psycho Therapy"Dee Dee, Johnny Subterranean Jungle 2:30
9."The KKK Took My Baby Away"JoeyPleasant Dreams2:33
10."We’re a Happy Family"Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, TommyRocket to Russia2:35
11."Chinese Rock"Dee Dee, Richard Hell End of the Century 2:28
12."Beat on the Brat"JoeyRamones2:36
13."Pinhead"Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Leave Home 2:28

Personnel

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References

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