''Beat is on the Brat'' is a CD compilation of out of print and vinyl-only material from

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums). Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago subur ...

. The majority of the CD contains their cover of the first album by

The Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...

in its entirety. The band was approached to cover the album at a party for the completion of their fourth album, ''Wiggle''. Having just lost bassist Johnny Personality, the band was unsure of its future, and they claim that the recording of these covers helped revitalize them. The band mixed the album just like the Ramones record, with the guitar panned hard to one side and the bass to the other. Very little was changed in terms of the songs themselves, though all were slightly faster than the originals. The album was recorded in approximately fifteen hours and released on vinyl on Selfless Records in a limited run of 1700 copies, 300 of which were on white vinyl. Selfless re-pressed 300 copies of the album in 1993 with silkscreened covers. The remaining tracks (15-18) are from the vinyl-only EP ''

Formula 27 ''Formula 27'' is the ninth E.P. by Screeching Weasel. It was released as a companion to ''Bark Like a Dog'', the band's first album after their second breakup. All four songs were recorded during the sessions for the album with the same lineup. ...

''. These songs were outtakes from the recording of the 1996 album, ''

Bark Like a Dog ''Bark Like a Dog'' is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1996 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the band's first album released through Fat Wreck Chords. It was also the band's first albu ...

''.

Track listing

*Tracks 1-11, 13-14 are by

. Track 12 by Jim Lee. Tracks 15-18 are by Ben Weasel. # "

Blitzkrieg Bop Blitzkrieg Bop is a song by American punk rock band, Ramones, released in February 1976 as their debut single in the United States. It appeared as the opening track on the band's debut album, ''Ramones'', released two months later. The song, w ...

" – 2:12 # "

Beat On The Brat ''Ramones'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band The Ramones, released on April 23, 1976, by Sire Records. After ''Hit Parader'' editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article ...

" – 2:30 # "Judy Is A Punk" – 1:30 # "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" – 2:24 # "Chainsaw" – 1:55 # "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" – 1:34 # "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" – 2:35 # "Loudmouth" – 2:14 # "Havana Affair" – 2:00 # "Listen To My Heart" – 1:56 # "

53rd & 3rd ''Ramones'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band The Ramones, released on April 23, 1976, by Sire Records. After ''Hit Parader'' editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article ...

" – 2:19 # "Let's Dance" – 1:51 # "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" – 1:43 # "Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World" – 2:09 # "(Nothing's Gonna) Turn Me Off (Of You)" – 1:39 # "Pretty Girls Don't Talk To Me" – 3:02 # "I Don't Care Anymore" – 2:42 # "Why'd You Have To Leave?" – 1:23

Credits

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heights, Illi ...

- lead vocals on tracks 1-11 and 13-18, guitar on tracks 15-18 * Jughead - guitar *

Danny Vapid Dan Schafer (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Dan Vapid, is a punk rock musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is best known for his participation in Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, and variou ...

- bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 12 *

Dan Panic Dan Sullivan, also known as Dan Panic or Danny Panic, is an American punk rock drummer from Chicago, Illinois. Career Dan Sullivan began his musical career with Ivy League, a quartet from Chicago's western suburbs who released one 7" EP in 19 ...

- drums

References

{{Authority control 1998 compilation albums Screeching Weasel compilation albums Lookout! Records compilation albums Ramones tribute albums