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Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits
Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Ramones
Released	October 15, 2002
Recorded	1975–1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	75:06
Label	Rhino Entertainment; Sire Records
Producer	Bill Inglot; Gary Stewart; Tony Bongiovi; Graham Gouldman; Jean Beauvoir; Craig Leon; Glen Kolotkin; Phil Spector; Tommy Ramone; Ritchie Cordell; Daniel Rey; Bill Laswell; Ed Stasium; Ramones
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Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits is a compilation of Ramones songs. Curated by Johnny Ramone, 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 London. It is notable for being the only officially released live recording on CD to feature Richie Ramone on drums.

Track listing

All songs were written by the Ramones except where indicated.

Disc one

"Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:11 (Ramones)
"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" – 2:48 (Joey R.) /1
"Teenage Lobotomy" – 2:01
"I Wanna Be Sedated" – 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?" – 3:49 (Joey R.)
"The KKK Took My Baby Away" – 2:29 (Joey R.)
"Psycho Therapy" – 2:35 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny 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" – 3:19 (Richie Ramone)
"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 ABC distributed single version.
Sire single version.

Bonus Disc

All live recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in London, on February 25, 1985.

"Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" – 3:16 (Joey Ramone)
"Psycho Therapy" – 2:04 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone)
"Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 1:37
"Too Tough to Die" – 2:09 (Dee Dee R.)
"Smash You" – 2:17 (Richie Ramone)
"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
Johnny Ramone – guitar
Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wart Hog", bridge lead vocals on "Outsider"
C. J. Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Main Man", "Strength to Endure", "The Crusher"
Marky Ramone - drums
Richie Ramone - drums, backing vocals
Tommy Ramone - drums

Additional musicians

Barry Goldberg – organ, piano
Dick Emerson – keyboards
David Hassel – percussion
Steve Douglas – saxophone
Graham Gouldman - backing vocals
Russell Mael - 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, Ritchie Cordell, Daniel Rey, Bill Laswell, The Ramones – Producer
B.J. Papas, Jill Furmanovsky, Michael Ochs, Robert Matheu, Clemens Rikken, Danny Fields – Photography
Brian Kehew – Mixing
David Fricke – Liner Notes
Johnny Ramone – 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
Tommy Ramone – Producer, Associate Producer, Engineer
Bill Inglot – Compilation Producer, Remastering, Mixing
Gary Stewart – Compilation Producer

References

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits - The Ramones | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
^ "Ramones - Lord, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits". Punknews.org. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
^ "The Ramones: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits - The Ramones | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-10.

[2] "Ramones - Lord, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits". Punknews.org. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

[3] "The Ramones: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

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v t e Ramones
Joey Ramone Johnny Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Tommy Ramone Marky Ramone Richie Ramone Elvis Ramone C. J. Ramone
Studio albums	Ramones Leave Home Rocket to Russia Road to Ruin End of the Century Pleasant Dreams Subterranean Jungle Too Tough to Die Animal Boy Halfway to Sanity Brain Drain Mondo Bizarro Acid Eaters Adios Amigos
Live albums	It's Alive Loco Live Greatest Hits Live We're Outta Here! You Don't Come Close NYC 1978
Compilations	Ramones Mania All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 1 All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 2 Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology Ramones Mania 2 Masters of Rock Best of the Chrysalis Years The Chrysalis Years Loud, Fast Ramones The Best of the Ramones Weird Tales of the Ramones Hey Ho Let's Go: Greatest Hits Essential Morrissey Curates The Ramones
Songs	"Blitzkrieg Bop" "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" "Carbona Not Glue" "Rockaway Beach" "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" "Teenage Lobotomy" "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" "I Wanna Be Sedated" "Rock 'n' Roll High School" "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" "Danny Says" "The KKK Took My Baby Away" "Durango 95" "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" "Something to Believe In" "Pet Sematary" "Poison Heart"
Films	Rock 'n' Roll High School Lifestyles We're Outta Here! Around the World End of the Century Raw It's Alive 1974–1996
Tribute albums	Ramones covers album series Gabba Gabba Hey Blitzkrieg Over You! Ramones Maniacs We're a Happy Family The Song Ramones the Same Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids File Under Ramones (by The Huntingtons) Osaka Ramones (by Shonen Knife)
Associated personnel	Arturo Vega Danny Fields Seymour Stein Linda Stein Craig Leon Ed Stasium Tony Bongiovi Mickey Leigh John Holmstrom Jean Beauvoir Gary Kurfirst Walter Lure Linda Ramone Daniel Rey Andy Shernoff
Related articles	Discography List of Ramones concerts "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." "Rosebud" (Simpsons episode) Gabba Gabba Gabba Hey Ramones Museum The Ramainz Chinese Rocks Schott Perfecto Danny Says CBGB