It's Alive 1974–1996
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''It's Alive 1974–1996'' is a live
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. It was released on October 2, 2007 by
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. It's a two-disc set and includes 118 tracks from 33 performances in eight countries, which span the group's career, from 1974 and 1996.Pitchfork: The Ramones Come Alive on New DVD Anthology
Most of the performances were at
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s, but some were from TV shows like ''
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''. Bonus features on Disc One include interviews, photos submitted by fans and their managers, and very rare music videos, such as "It's Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)", "The KKK Took My Baby Away" and "Somebody Put Something In My Drink (Rough Cut)".


Recording dates and locations


Disc one

* Tracks 1 – 3 recorded at
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on September 15, 1974 * Tracks 4 and 5 recorded at Max's Kansas City in New York, New York, USA on April 18, 1976 * Track 6 recorded at The Club in
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on May 12, 1976 * Tracks 7 and 8 recorded at Max's Kansas City in New York, New York, USA on October 8, 1976 * Tracks 9 and 10 recorded at
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, USA on April 13, 1977. * Tracks 11 – 18 recorded at CBGB in New York, New York, USA on June 11, 1977 * Tracks 19 and 20 recorded at The Second Chance in
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, USA on June 26, 1977 * Tracks 21 and 22 recorded at The Ivanhoe Theater in
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, USA on July 6, 1977 * Tracks 23 and 24 recorded at the early show at The Armadillo in
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, USA on July 14, 1977 * Tracks 25 – 27 recorded at the late show at The Armadillo in Austin, Texas, USA on July 14, 1977 * Tracks 28 – 30 recorded at
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, USA on July 15, 1977 * Tracks 31 and 32 recorded at
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, USA on July 16, 1977 * Tracks 33 – 36 recorded at ''
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, USA on August 9, 1977 * Tracks 37 – 39 recorded at The Camera Mart Stages in New York, New York, USA on September 3, 1977 * Tracks 40 – 53 recorded at The Rainbow Theatre in
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on December 31, 1977


Disc two

* Tracks 1 – 11 recorded at ''
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on September 13, 1978 * Tracks 12 – 14 recorded at ''
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'' in London, England on September 19, 1978 * Track 15 recorded at ''
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'' in London, England on September 28, 1978 * Tracks 16 and 17 recorded in
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, USA on December 28, 1978 * Tracks 18 – 20 recorded at
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, USA on June 9, 1979 * Tracks 21 and 22 recorded at ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' in London, England on January 15, 1980 * Track 23 recorded at ''Top of the Pops'' in London, England on January 31, 1980 * Track 24 recorded at ''
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'' in Los Angeles, California, USA on May 19, 1980 * Track 25 recorded at ''Mandagsborsen'' in
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on October 26, 1981 * Tracks 26 and 27 recorded at ''TVE Musical Express'' in Madrid, Spain on November 17, 1981 * Tracks 28 – 36 recorded at US Festival in San Bernardino, California, USA on September 3, 1982 * Tracks 37 and 38 recorded at ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' in London, England on February 26, 1985 * Tracks 39 – 45 recorded at Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 3, 1987 * Tracks 46 – 53 recorded at Provinssirock Festival in
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, Finland on June 4, 1988 * Tracks 54 and 55 recorded at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, USA on October 8, 1988 * Tracks 56 – 62 recorded at Rolling Stone Club in Milan, Italy on March 16, 1992 * Track 63 recorded at ''Top of the Pops'' in London, England on June 29, 1995 * Tracks 64 – 66 recorded at River Plate Stadium – Estadio Antonio V. Liverti in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 16, 1996


Track listing


Disc one


Disc two


Certifications


References

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