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CJ Ramone: American Beauty - VINYL LPTitle: American Beauty Artist: CJ Ramone Label: Pirates Press Recs Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 810017640676 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2019 12 20 Number of Discs: 1 Back in 2012, CJ Ramone and long time Ramones crew member Gene Frawley came to us and asked us to help get his debut solo album pressed and out there, making sure CJ had records to sell when he hit the road. This wasn't a Ramones nostalgia trip though of course CJ and his band obliged the
Title: American BeautyArtist: CJ Ramone
Label: Pirates Press Recs
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 810017640676
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2019-12-20
Number of Discs: 1
Back in 2012, CJ Ramone and long time Ramones crew member Gene Frawley came to us and asked us to help get his debut solo album pressed and out there, making sure CJ had records to sell when he hit the road. This wasn't a Ramones nostalgia trip-though of course CJ and his band obliged the fans with the requisite classics-this was a mission to write and record albums in his own right, that could sit proudly in a Ramones fan's collection; carrying on the legacy left by his fallen brothers. So, with the Pirates being the RAMONES diehards we are, it was a no-brainer!Without a label deal, CJ wrote and recorded his debut solo album, Reconquista, the old school, DIY way, with assistance from Steve Soto of the Adolescents and a number of other punk rock luminaries lending their musical chops. With an album that had the honesty and sound that so many Ramones copycats just never got right, along with instant classics like 'What We Gonna Do Now' and his heartwarming tribute to Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee, 'Three Angels,' CJ Ramone cemented his place in Ramones history. And it was only the beginning.In 2014, CJ hooked up with our friends down the street in San Francisco at Fat Wreck Chords. While Fat had released plenty of Ramones-influenced records over the years (Teenage Bottlerocket, Masked Intruder, etc.), they couldn't pass up the opportunity to release a record by an actual Ramone, and subsequently handled CJ's next three albums.CJ Ramone's second solo album, Last Chance To Dance, was recorded with an all-star backing band of Steve Soto and Dan Root (Adolescents), with David Hidalgo, Jr. (Social Distortion/The Bronx) on drums. With a sound and style true to the Ramones, CJ created a positively infectious punk rock record. Sometimes you just 'need a Ramones fix,' as Joey said, and CJ Ramone's Last Chance to Dance satisfies that craving in spades.American Beauty is CJ Ramone's third solo album and was recorded again with Steve Soto and Dan Root, with Pete Sosa (Street Dogs) taking over on drums. This effort crackles with the spirit of '76 and once again, the sound and vibe of classic Ramones records. CJ and his band toured the world extensively in between albums. Playing shows with the new generation of bands wasn't lost on CJ. He lent backing vocals to a track on a Night Birds album, and now, on his own record, got contributions from Big Eyes frontwoman Kate Eldridge and the horn section of Mariachi El Bronx on an unexpected and moving cover of Tom Waits' 'Pony.'As we hit 2018 and CJ geared up to record his fourth album (The Holy Spell...) and plan his final world tour before an unofficial retirement, he moved from his home of Long Island, New York, to our beloved San Francisco Bay Area. This afforded us the opportunity to see him more often and we got to talking about some special editions of his previous albums, in preparation for the intense touring schedule that was approaching. While Reconquista had been out of print for years and was an easy call, we thought Last Chance To Dance and American Beauty deserved the beautiful and collectible picture disc treatment too. With the blessing from Fat, we gathered new art for the b-side of each picture disc and put together this incredible set.As CJ has hit three continents so far this year (North America, Europe, Australia) and has two more still to go (South America, Asia), he took a small break to play a special set at our big Rock The Ship festival. We thought this was the perfect opportunity to move these picture disc sets from a 'tour-only' edition to worldwide availability. Keep in mind that these picture discs are strictly limited to 1,000 of each title, and will not be re-pressed
Tracks:
1.1 Let's Go
1.2 Yeah Yeah Yeah
1.3 You'll Never Make Me Believe
1.4 Before the Lights Go Out
1.5 Girlfriend in a Graveyard
1.6 Tommy's Gone
1.7 Run Around
1.8 Steady As She Goes
1.9 Without You
1.10 Be a Good Girl
1.11 Moral to the Story
1.12 Pony
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Permission to Help My Child Find Joy
Format: Hardcover
As a parent starting the college search process, I've really come to appreciate Jeff's insights in his previous books, podcast and newsletter. So pleased to finally have this book at my disposal, and less than a month in, it's already dog-eared and marked up!
Like most parents out there, I'm fighting my own internal inertia to align my child's accomplishments against the "metrics" (real or imagined) of admission, and gravitating towards the big names. If you are in that stage, I'll say from personal experience that now is a great time to pick up this book. It's a quick read (for someone who's not a "reader"), and it plants the right questions and data in your head to open your perspective.
Its funny, every good parent I know just wants their kid to be happy, to find their joy in life. When it comes down to it, our only equating of big name to their happiness comes a derivation that success brings happiness, and big school brings success. As Jeff suggests, this book doesn't say DON'T seek the big name... It just gives permission to look more broadly, that the same success, and perhaps even greater happiness, can be found elsewhere. Now we just need need to make sure our kids see that too, and they are empowered to seek their joy with our full support.
There is still data in here that confirms name schools do convey certain advantages. Whether those advantages align with a child's success and happiness is the question we can chase in this process. I, for one, really appreciate Jeff's efforts to make the case for the broader search and taking the time to do it with excellent, fresh analysis of the data in hand. Maybe this book and others generate the momentum to continuing these unique data streams to break the US News/Naviance overload of the process.
Good luck to everyone in a similar boat, and I hope you find this as useful a reference as I did.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Good Book!
Format: Hardcover
Pretty insightful book! I don't read college books too often but Selingo has very very good ideas that can easily transfer to college.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great read to start on the college search journey
Format: Hardcover
Highly recommend for high school parents and students!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good advice
Format: Hardcover
Good advice for my younger relatives
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Works well
Format: Hardcover
I learned a lot about current college selection process. I still recommend urging your kids to apply for stretch colleges. Don't limit to safe schools. But this book helped me understand the nature of current college student selection process, i feel less crazy re contradictory results.
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