Weird Tales of the Ramones
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Ramones
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Release type:What's this?
compilation
First released:
Aug 9 2005

Overview Edit

Weird Tales of the Ramones is a compilation album by American punk band The Ramones. It was released on August 16, 2005. 85 songs are contained on 3 CDs, plus a DVD featuring "Lifestyles of the Ramones", a documentary featuring several of their music videos up to 1990 interspaced by interview clips with the band and figures in pop culture, plus the music videos released by the bands (including a MTV banned version of "Substitute") after the release of the main feature on the DVD. The boxset was compiled by Johnny Ramone and released by Rhino Records.

The boxset also contains a special oversize comic book, focusing on the legend of the band, written by Bobby London.

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Release dates:
  • Aug 16 2005 in United States

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5 stars 10 Stars for each component of this set
If you don't know a lot about the Ramones, some of the other reviewers provide a very accurate account. But if you are already a Ramones fan - then you know the history, the impact, the sound, the look, the realism - and I know you are going to keep your original LP's, but this package will keep you entertained for, well, as long as the materials hold up. 85 songs! The 3 CD's hold a whopping 25 to 34 songs each. Plus there is a DVD that plays their music videos with only short attention span com…
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Written by Gina Miller
3 stars How many times can they feed us the same stuff?
While this is a good buy for anyone who is looking to build a nice collection of Ramones material quickly, I have to wonder how often they can package and repackage Ramones songs in various compilations...between the "All The Stuff" albums, "Mania," "Anthology," and probably one or two other albums, there is very little here we don't already own. If you're a hardcore completist, go right ahead, but I've bought this all before. More than once.
Written by KaneRobot "kanerobot"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Blitzkrieg Bop
    ?:??
    2
    Beat on the Brat
    ?:??
    3
    Judy Is a Punk
    ?:??
    4
    I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
    ?:??
    5
    Loudmouth
    ?:??
    6
    53rd & 3rd
    ?:??
    7
    Havana Affair
    ?:??
    8
    Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
    ?:??
    9
    Glad to See You Go
    ?:??
    10
    Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
    ?:??
    11
    I Remember You
    ?:??
    12
    Carbona Not Glue
    ?:??
    13
    Oh Oh I Love Her So
    ?:??
    14
    Swallow My Pride
    ?:??
    15
    Commando
    ?:??
    16
    Pinhead
    ?:??
    17
    Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (ABC single version)
    ?:??
    18
    I Don't Care (single version)
    ?:??
    19
    Rockaway Beach
    ?:??
    20
    Cretin Hop
    ?:??
    21
    Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
    ?:??
    22
    Teenage Lobotomy
    ?:??
    23
    Slug (demo)
    ?:??
    24
    Surfin' Bird
    ?:??
    25
    We're a Happy Family
    ?:??
    26
    I Just Want to Have Something to Do
    ?:??
    27
    I Wanted Everything
    ?:??
    28
    Needles & Pins (Remixed single version)
    ?:??
    29
    I Wanna Be Sedated
    ?:??
    30
    Go Mental
    ?:??
    31
    Don't Come Close
    ?:??
    32
    I Don't Want You
    ?:??
    33
    She's the One
    ?:??
    34
    I'm Against It
    ?:??

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Weird Tales of the Ramones 85 tracks format: 1 x CD, 2 x unknown format
record label: Rhino / Wea
release dates: Aug 9 2005
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