Do you remember Rock & Roll radio?

Just four days ago I placed a banner in my sidebar that will take visitors to my eBay auction page in the hopes that I can flip some desirable vinyl that’s just sitting unplayed on my racks, feeding my neuroses. If you buy them, maybe I can afford some music I actually need to hear. But what would you say to owning the records of a legend, now since departed?

Starting February 14th, 2013 bids will be open on a 96 record lot formerly owned by Joey Ramone himself. This could be the only way to get samples of his DNA, if you catch my drift*. The records will be up for auction until February 21st, 2013 and bidding begins at a modest $500. These are well loved records complete with a certificate of authenticity from Mickey Leigh, Joey’s brother. Saaaay. What’s in that group, anyways?

Joey Ramone’s Record Collection

1. 68/WRKO (30 Now Goldens)
2. The Allman Brothers Band (At Fillmore East)
3. Paul Anka (Vintage Years 1957–1961)
4. The Beach Boys (20 Golden Greats)
5. The Beau Brummels (The Original Hits)
6. Pat Boone (Greatest Hymns)
7. Jimmy Campbell (Half Baked)
8. CAP-FM (What’s In-Store For You)
9. Cheap Trick (One on One)
10. Alice Cooper (Killer)
11. Cream (Cream) Cream (Live Cream Volume II)
12. The Dave Clark Five (American Tour)
13. The De Franco Family Band (Heartbeat, It’s a Lovebeat)
14. Donovan (Mellow Yellow)
15. The Doors (The Doors)
16. Dwight Twilley Band (Twilley Don’t Mind)
17. Bob Dylan (Greatest Hits Vol. II)
18. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
19. Emitt Rhodes (Emitt Rhodes)
20. John Entwistle (Smash Your Head Against the Wall)
21. Eric Burdon & the Animals (The Twain Shall Meet)
22. David Essex (All the Fun of the Fair)
23. The First Class (The First Class)
24. Flo and Eddie (Moving Targets)
25. Four Rock ’n’ Roll Legends (Live in London)
26. The Four Seasons (2nd Vault of Golden Hits)
27. Marvin Gaye (Let’s Get It On)
28. Genesis (Nursery Cryme)
29. The Grass Roots (Where Were You When I Needed You)
30. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Are You Experienced)
31. Herman’s Hermits (Best of, Volume II)
32. The Hideouts (Best of)
33. The Hollies (Hollies Live)
34. The Hollywood Stars (The Hollywood Stars)
35. The Human League (Dare)
36. The Human League (Fascination!)
37. Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road)
38. Elton John (Tumbleweed Connection)
39. The Kinks (Preservation Act 2)
40. KISS (Dressed to Kill)
41. Led Zeppelin (Houses of the Holy)
42. Laura Lee (Women’s Love Rights)
43. Gary Lewis and the Playboys (This Diamond Ring)
44. Ray Manzarek (The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It’s Out of Control)
45. The Marvelettes (The Return of The Marvelettes)
46. The McCoys (Human Ball)
47. Mickey and Sylvia (Do It Again)
48. Keith Moon (Two Sides of the Moon)
49. Rick Nelson (In Concert)
50. The Paupers (Magic People)
51. Peter, Paul and Mary (10 Years Together)
52. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Official Live ’Leg)
53. Pezband (Pezband)
54. Pink Fairies (Kings of Oblivion)
55. Gene Pitney (The Gene Pitney Story)
56. Plastic Bertrand (Ca Plane Pour Moi)
57. Iggy Pop (Lust For Life)
58. Pretty Things (The Vintage Years)
59. Lloyd Price (His Big Hits)
60. The Rascals (Once Upon a Dream)
61. The Rascals (See)
62. Raspberries (Raspberries)
63. The Rationals (The Rationals)
64. Lou Reed (Sally Can’t Dance)
65. The Righteous Brothers (Greatest Hits)
66. The Righteous Brothers (The History of The Righteous Brothers)
67. The Searchers (Volume 2)
68. Neil Sedaka (The ’50s & ’60s)
69. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (Next)
70. Silverhead (16 and Savaged)
71. Carly Simon (No Secrets)
72. Slade (In Flame)
73. Slade (Slade Alive!)
74. Patti Smith Group (Easter)
75. Sonny and Cher (The Two of Us)
76. Billy Squier (Don’t Say No)
77. Status Quo (Live)
78. Cat Stevens (Teaser and the Firecat)
79. Rod Stewart (Every Picture Tells a Story)
80. Rod Stewart (Sing It Again Rod)
81. Sweet (Give Us a Wink)
82. T. Rex (Bolan Boogie)
83. T. Rex (Light of Love)
84. The Temptations (A Song For You)
85. Toots & the Maytals (Funky Kingston)
86. The Tubes (Young and Rich)
87. Ike and Tina Turner (Workin’ Together)
88. The Ventures (The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull)
89. Wet Willie (Drippin’ Wet)
90. The Who (Odds & Sods)
91. The Who (Portrait of the Who)
92. Spanky Wilson (Specialty of the House)
93. Yes (Close to the Edge)
94. The Young Rascals (Collections)
95. The Youngbloods (Ride the Wind)
96. The Zombies (Early Days)

Pretty eclectic!  I’ve only got six of those. I wonder if the copy of “Dare” is there because he was name-checked in The Things That Dreams Are Made Of?” Still, he also has the League’s next best HLMKII release, the “Fascination!” EP! Maybe he was a fan? Gotta have these? Then get your bidding finger ready, because it’s live in five days here.

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* Of course I’m talking cloning, here…