Ramones Mania

by Ramones

Ramones Mania cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 31 May 1988
  • Label: Sire
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:48
  • Community rating: 4.21/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Jean Beauvoir, David A. Stewart, Dee Dee Ramone, remastered by, Tommy Ramone, Ritchie Cordell, Graham Gouldman, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey, Tony Bongiovi, Glen Kolotkin, Johnny Ramone, Phil Spector, Richie Ramone, Tom Erdelyi, Craig Leon, Joey Ramone, Ed Stasium, Kevin Laffey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Spanning their debut through 'Halfway to Sanity', 'Ramones Mania' was the first official compilation to summarize the Queens quartet's relentless, buzzsaw attack on mid-century pop structures. The thirty-track collection perfectly highlights their mastery of reducing rock and roll to its absolute barest, most distorted, high-speed essentials. It remained their highest-selling album in the United States, serving as an accessible gateway into their foundational punk rock catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, repetitive, fast, high-energy, loud

Tracklist

  1. I Wanna Be Sedated (2:30)
  2. Teenage Lobotomy (2:02)
  3. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? (3:50)
  4. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment (1:41)
  5. Beat On The Brat (2:31)
  6. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (2:46)
  7. I Wanna Live (2:37)
  8. Pinhead (2:43)
  9. Blitzkrieg Bop (2:10)
  10. Cretin Hop (1:55)
  11. Rockaway Beach (2:05)
  12. Commando (1:53)
  13. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (2:26)
  14. Mama's Boy (2:10)
  15. Bop 'Til You Drop (2:12)
  16. We're A Happy Family (2:38)
  17. Bonzo Goes To Bitburg (3:53)
  18. Outsider (2:11)
  19. Psycho Therapy (2:33)
  20. Wart Hog (1:54)
  21. Animal Boy (1:51)
  22. Needles & Pins (2:22)
  23. Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La) (3:33)
  24. Somebody Put Something In My Drink (3:19)
  25. We Want The Airwaves (3:21)
  26. Chinese Rock (2:27)
  27. I Just Want To Have Something To Do (2:41)
  28. The KKK Took My Baby Away (2:31)
  29. Indian Giver (2:45)
  30. Rock 'N' Roll High School (2:18)

Credits

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