#EarlyRAMONES

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"THE RAMONES ARE NOT AN OLDIES GROUP, THEY ARE NOT A GLITTER GROUP, THEY DON'T PLAY BOOGIE MUSIC..."

"...and they don't play the blues."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on American punk rock group, the RAMONES, c. 1974. Note Johnny Ramone's silver spandex pants still hungover on the glam rock of the previous years. 📸: Chris Stein (I think).

1974-ERA BAND OVRRVIEW: "At that point, we were still dressed in partial glitter because THE DOLLS were still the big thing in New York. I had these silver pants made of Mylar and these black spandex pants I'd wear too. I was the only one with a real perfecto jacket -- what the Ramones would later be identified with -- which I had been wearing for 7 years already. We were starting to throw in sneakers, Keds. I also had this vest with leopard trim that I had custom made for me. It was like the thing Iggy was wearing on THE STOOGES' "Raw Power" sleeve."

-- JOHNNY RAMONE (1948-2004), from his book "Commando" (2012)

Sources: www.johnnyramone.com/1974 & www.picuki.com/profile/fortbraggmagazine.