Ramones is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 through Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce for the Ramones, and they recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in February 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record their first album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles, with a four-track rendition of the devices. The album was completed after