Ramones Heard Them Here First / Various Ramones Heard Them Here First / Various CD

Punk fans know and love these songs by the Ramones, but Joey and the guys heard them here first. Throughout the Ramones' career, from their debut gig at CBGB's in New York in 1974 until their final concert in Los Angeles 22 years later, the band retained a keen reverence for Rock 'n' Roll's past, which they expressed by peppering their albums with sped-up revamps of their favorite songs. Presented in the order in which the Ramones recorded the numbers, this collection takes US from their debut LP, which included their version of Chris Montez's 'Let's Dance', through to Joey Ramone's posthumously released first solo album, which contained revivals of the Stooges' '1969' and, taking US out on a poignant note, Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World'. Along the way you get some surf (from Jan & Dean), Psychedelia (the Amboy Dukes), bubblegum (the Music Explosion), folk rock (the Byrds), British invasion (the Searchers) and a whole lot more.

1. Let's Dance - Chris Montez 2. California Sun - the Rivieras 3. Surfin' Bird - the Trashmen 4. Do You Wanna Dance - the Beach Boys 5. Needles and Pins - the Searchers 6. Come on, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens 7. Baby I Love You - the Ronettes 8. I Got You Babe - Sonny ; Cher 9. Little Bit O' Soul - the Music Explosion 10. Time Has Come Today - the Chambers Brothers 11. Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Co 12. Surf City - Jan ; Dean 13. I Can't Control Myself - the Troggs 14. My Back Pages - the Byrds 15. Surfin' Safari - the Beach Boys 16. Can't Seem to Make You Mine - the Seeds 17. Shape of Things to Come - Max Frost ; the Troopers 18. Journey to the Center of the Mind - the Amboy Dukes 19. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane 20. 7 and 7 Is - Love 21. I Don't Wanna Grow Up - Tom Waits 22. R.A.M.O.N.E.S. - Motorhead 23. 1969 - the Stooges 24. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong