''Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits'' is a compilation of

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 ...

songs. Curated by

Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement. ...

, the initial 50,000 copies of the album include the 8-song bonus disc ''Ramones Smash You: Live ’85''. The bonus disc features previously unreleased live recordings made on February 25, 1985 at the Lyceum Theatre in

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. It is notable for being the only officially released live recording on CD to feature

Richie Ramone Richard Reinhardt (born August 11, 1957) is an American drummer best known by his stage name Richie Ramone, and for being the drummer for the punk band the Ramones from February 1983 until August 1987. As of 2022, he is one of the four survivi ...

on drums.

Track listing

All songs were written by the

except where indicated.

Disc one

# " Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:11 (

) # "Beat on the Brat" – 2:31 ( Joey Ramone) # " Judy Is a Punk" – 1:31 (Joey R.) # "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:40 # "Commando" – 1:51 # "Glad to See You Go" – 2:10 (Lyrics: Dee Dee R. / Music: Joey R.) # "Pinhead" – 2:42 (Dee Dee R.) # " Rockaway Beach" – 2:06 (Dee Dee R.) # "We're a Happy Family" – 2:39 # "

Sheena Is a Punk Rocker "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by American punk rock band Ramones, released in 1977 through Sire Records. Written by front man and lead vocalist Joey Ramone it appears on the band's third studio album ''Rocket to Russia'' (1977). The song ...

" – 2:48 (Joey R.) /1 # "

Teenage Lobotomy "Teenage Lobotomy" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on their 1977 album ''Rocket to Russia'', and became one of their most popular songs. The song's lyrics are about a teenager who had a lobotomy because of the b ...

" – 2:01 # "

I Wanna Be Sedated "I Wanna Be Sedated" is a song by American punk rock band Ramones, originally released on the band's fourth studio album, '' Road to Ruin'' (1978), in September 1978. The B-side of the UK single "She's the One" was released on September 21, 197 ...

" – 2:29 (Joey R.) # "I'm Against It" – 2:06 # "I Wanted Everything" – 3:13 (Dee Dee R.) # "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" – 2:41 (Joey R.) # " Rock 'n' Roll High School" – 2:17 (Joey R.) # "

Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" is a song by American punk rock band Ramones', released as the second single and opening track from the band's fifth studio album ''End of the Century'' (1980). It was released on May 16, 1980. Produced by v ...

" – 3:49 (Joey R.) # "

The KKK Took My Baby Away "The KKK Took My Baby Away" is a song by American punk rock band Ramones, released in 1981 through Sire Records. It was written by front man and lead vocalist Joey Ramone and appears on the band's sixth studio album ''Pleasant Dreams'' (1981). ...

" – 2:29 (Joey R.) # "Psycho Therapy" – 2:35 (Dee Dee Ramone /

) /2 # "Outsider" – 2:09 (Dee Dee R.) # "Highest Trails Above" – 2:09 (Dee Dee R.) # "Wart Hog" – 1:54 (Dee Dee R. / Johnny R.) /3 # "Mama's Boy" – 2:10 (Dee Dee R. / Johnny R. / Tommy R.) # "

Somebody Put Something in My Drink "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" is a song by the Ramones from their 1986 album ''Animal Boy''. The song also appears on the Ramones compilation album ''Ramones Mania''. Written by Ramones drummer Richie Ramone, who had joined the band in 1983, ...

" – 3:19 (

) # "I Wanna Live" – 2:36 (Dee Dee R. / Daniel Rey) # "Garden of Serenity" – 2:26 (Dee Dee R. / D. Rey) # "I Believe in Miracles" – 3:18 (Dee Dee R. / D. Rey) # "Main Man" – 3:26 (Dee Dee R. / D. Rey) /4 # "Strength to Endure" – 2:59 (Dee Dee R. / D. Rey) /4 # "The Crusher" – 2:26 (Dee Dee R. / D. Rey) /4 # Original

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distributed single version. #

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single version.

Bonus Disc

All live recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in

, on February 25, 1985. # "

" – 3:16 ( Joey Ramone) # "Psycho Therapy" – 2:04 (

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he w ...

) # "Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 1:37 # "Too Tough to Die" – 2:09 (Dee Dee R.) # "Smash You" – 2:17 (

) # " Chinese Rock" – 1:59 (Dee Dee R. / Richard Hell) # "Howling at the Moon (Sha–La–La)" – 2:57 (Dee Dee R.) # "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" – 1:50 (Dee Dee R. / Johnny R.)

Personnel

Ramones * Joey Ramone - lead vocals *

– guitar *

- bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wart Hog", bridge lead vocals on "Outsider" *

C. J. Ramone Christopher Joseph Ward (born October 8, 1965), better known as C. J. Ramone, is an American musician best known for working as the bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the punk rock group the Ramones from 1989 to 1996. He is one ...

– bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Main Man", "Strength to Endure", "The Crusher" * Marky Ramone - drums *

- drums, backing vocals *

Tommy Ramone Thomas Erdelyi (born Tamás Erdélyi; January 29, 1949 – July 11, 2014), known professionally as Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian American record producer and musician. He was the drummer for the influential punk rock band the Ramones for ...

- drums Additional musicians * Barry Goldberg – organ, piano *Dick Emerson – keyboards *David Hassel – percussion * Steve Douglas – saxophone * Graham Gouldman - backing vocals *

Russell Mael Russell Craig Mael (born October 5, 1948) is an American singer best known as the lead singer for the band Sparks which he formed in 1971 with his elder brother Ron Mael. Mael is known for his wide vocal range, in particular his far-reaching fa ...

- backing vocals *Ian Wilson - backing vocals *Rodney Bingenheimer - handclaps *Harvey Robert Kubernik - handclaps *Phast Phreddie - handclaps Production *Bob Gruen – Artwork, Photography *Hugh Brown – Art Direction * Tony Bongiovi, Graham Gouldman, Jean Beauvoir, Craig Leon, Glen Kolotkin,

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

, Ritchie Cordell, Daniel Rey, Bill Laswell,

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 ...

– Producer *B.J. Papas, Jill Furmanovsky, Michael Ochs, Robert Matheu, Clemens Rikken, Danny Fields – Photography *Brian Kehew – Mixing * David Fricke – Liner Notes *

– Compilation *Sean Donahue – DJ *Dan Hersch – Remastering *Steven P. Gorman – Photo Research *Randy Perry, Leigh Hall – Project Assistant *Mick McKenna – Engineer *Bryan Lasley – Art Direction, Design *Sheryl Farber – Editing, Editorial Supervision *Marc Salata – Product Manager *Steve Woolard – Discographical Annotation, Liner Notes *George DuBose – Photography, Cover Design, Detail Analysis, Jacket Design, Inlay Design * Ed Stasium – Producer, Engineer *

– Producer, Associate Producer, Engineer * Bill Inglot – Compilation Producer, Remastering, Mixing *Gary Stewart – Compilation Producer

References

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