Ramones Mania
Ramones Mania is the first greatest hits album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on May 31, 1988, through Sire Records and consists of 30 Ramones songs, including some single versions, a single B-side and one previously unreleased take.
The album contains a booklet with a short history of the Ramones, including the release dates of all their albums. Their best-selling album, the compilation was their only album certified Gold in the United States, until their debut album went Gold in 2014.
Ramones Mania was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for Record Store Day in 2010. A sequel was released in Japan in 2000. A tribute album titled Ramones Maniacs was released in 2001; it featured turn-of-the-century punk bands covering every song from Mania in the same order.
Personnel
Ramones- Joey Ramone – vocals
- Johnny Ramone – guitar
- Dee Dee Ramone – bass, background vocals; lead vocals
- Tommy Ramone – drums
- Marky Ramone – drums
- Richie Ramone – drums, background vocals
- Craig Leon – producer
- Tony Bongiovi – co-producer
- Tommy Ramone – co-producer
- Ed Stasium – producer, co-producer, digital remastering
- Phil Spector – producer
- Graham Gouldman – producer
- Ritchie Cordell – co-producer
- Glen Kolotkin – co-producer
- Jean Beauvoir – producer
- Daniel Rey – co-producer
- Ramones – co-producer
- Arturo Vega – collage design, lighting director
- George DuBose – design coordinator, front cover photo
- Mark Weinberg – art director
- Ebet Roberts – back cover photo
- Ed Valentine – inner sleeve illustration
- Greg Calbi – digital remastering
- Kevin Laffey – compilation producer