Today it's 34 years since the premiere of the movie Rock'n'Roll High School in Los Angeles, CA. The Roger Corman-produced movie went through several title changes before the Ramones was involved in the project. The initial title was Disco High, followed by Heavy Metal Kids and Girl's Gym. The film wasn't a big success back in 1979 but is today considered by many as a cult movie.
There are two versions of he the song, both released as a single. The first recording was made on november 26, 1978 with Ed Stasium as the producer. Phil Spector remixed the song before it ended up on the movie soundrack to Rock'n'Roll High School.
The second version is from the End of The Century-album, produced by Phil Spector. According to the legend the producer forced Johnny Ramone to play the opening chord to Rock'n'Roll High School for a couple of hours straight. Johnny went mad and finally left the recordings and took the next plane to New York. The Spector-version starts with a school signal and ends with an explosion. 19 seconds longer than the original recording from the movie soundtrack.
US:
Format: 7"
Number: Sire SRE 1051
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Notes: The Ed Stasium-version.
Songs: Rock'n'Roll High School/Rock'n'Roll High School
Format: 7"
Number: Sire SRE 1051
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Notes: Promo, mono and stereo. The Ed Stasium-version. Same sleeve as the stock version.
Number: Sire SRE 1051
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Notes: Promo, mono and stereo. The Ed Stasium-version. Same sleeve as the stock version.
Songs: Rock'n'Roll High School/I want you around//C'mon Let's go
Format: 12"Number: Sire PRO-A-805
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Notes: Promo, radio sampler. The Ed Stasium-version.
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Canada:
Songs: Rock'n'Roll High School/Do You Wanna Dance? (Live)
Format: 7"Number: Sire SRE 1051
Year: 1979
Country: Canada
Notes: The Ed Stasium-version.
Songs: Rock'n'Roll High School/Do You Wanna Dance? (Live)
Format: 7"Number: Sire SRE 1051
Year: 1979
Country: Canada
Notes: The Ed Stasium-version. White label promo.
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UK:
Songs: Rock'n'Roll High School//Rockaway Beach/Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Live)
Format: 7"Number: Sire SIR 4021
Year: 1979
Country: UK
Notes: The Ed Stasium-version.
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France:
Songs: Rock'n'roll High School/Danny says
Number: Sire 2 C008-64253
Year: 1980
Country: France
Notes: The Ed Stasium-version.
Australia:
Songs: Rock'n'roll High School/Let's Go
Number: Sire SRE 0255
Year: 1980
Country: Australia
Notes: The Phil Spector-version.
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Holland:
Number: Sire WB 17.568
Year: 1980
Country: Holland
Notes: The Phil Spector-version. The time is missprinted, 3:28 should be 2:38...
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