''Morrissey Curates The Ramones'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

by the American punk rock band 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 ...

, compiled by British musician

Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959), known professionally as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then ...

. It consists primarily of songs from their first four albums, ''

'', ''

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'', ''

Rocket to Russia ''Rocket to Russia'' is the third studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, and was released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records. Its origins date back to the summer of 1977, when "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" was released as ...

'', and '' Road to Ruin''. While Morrissey initially wrote a negative review of the Ramones 1976 debut album in ''

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'', he was invited by the band's management to pick the tracks for the compilation. The album was released on vinyl on November 28, 2014, and limited to 9,000 copies.

Track listing

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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 ...

" – ( Joey Ramone) # " Rockaway Beach" – (

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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 ...

" – (Joey Ramone) # "Suzy Is a Headbanger" – (Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone) # "Loudmouth" – (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) # "Pinhead" – (Dee Dee Ramone) # "Babysitter" – (Joey Ramone) # " Judy Is a Punk" – (Joey Ramone) # "I Remember You" – (Joey Ramone) # "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – (Ramones) # " Carbona Not Glue" – (Dee Dee Ramone) # "

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 ...

" – (Joey Ramone) # "Teenage Lobotomy" – (Ramones) # "Cretin Hop" – (Ramones) # " Blitzkrieg Bop" – (

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 ...

, Dee Dee Ramone) # "Why Is it Always This Way?" – (Ramones) # " Rock & Roll High School" – (

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. ...

, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone)

Personnel

* Joey Ramone – lead vocals *

– guitar *

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

– drums * Marky Ramone – drums

References

{{Ramones Works by Morrissey Ramones compilation albums