sire records. 1-25709 (LP) / 2-25709 (CD) / 30 tracks / 1988

D: sire. 9257091 / 1988

AUS (CD): warner music. / ?

RI (CD): JAP: wea. / 2006

+ printed inner sleeve with bandstory. Early US CD copies come in CD longbox. 2006 Japan CD reissue in a mini LP-style paper sleeve. No bonus tracks on the CD versions.

A “Best Of” collection with tracks from their records up to Halfway to Sanity; it's a decent selection with most of the songs you'd expect, but a lot of the tracks have been remixed to a somewhat softer, slicker sound. The effect isn't that drastic, but especially the early tracks sound kind of weak and flat that way. That this of all Ramones records was the only one to ever receive even a gold award (for 500.000 sold copies) is another sign of the sorry state of musical taste in this society (as if we needed another one…). Do yourself a favor and get the originals instead, or at least one of the better collections out there. [5]

Eine “Best Of”-Platte mit Songs von den Platten bis Halfway to Sanity. Aaaber leider sind die meisten ein wenig remixt und das so, daß der Wattebausch nie aus dem Gehörgang findet. Furchtbare Abmischung, die den Originalen in keiner Weise gerecht wird. Für die Aufmachung gibt es ebenfalls glatte null Punkte. (KS)

Tracks: i wanna be sedated / teenage lobotomy / do you remember rock’n’roll radio? / gimme gimme shock treatment / beat on the brat / sheena is a punk rocker / i wanna live / pinhead / blitzkrieg bop / cretin hop / rockaway beach / commando / i wanna be your boyfriend / mama’s boy / bop ’til you drop / we’re a happy family / bonzo goes to bitburg / outsider / psycho therapy / wart hog / animal boy / needles & pins / howling at the moon (sha-la-la) / somebody put something in my drink / we want the airwaves / chinese rock / i just wanna have something to do / the kkk took my baby away / indian giver / rock’n’roll high school