I first became familiar with The Ramones from a wonderful little low-budget 1979 film called Rock 'n' Roll High School. I kinda liked their music and to date, I have bought a grand total of zero Ramones albums. This is because a one-time lady friend left hers behind when she exited my life. I almost bought their newest release — a CD box set — but lucky M.E., I got a free review copy of Weird Tales of the Ramones, the first-ever Ramones collection of its kind, compiled by Johnny Ramone just before his death last year. What do you get in this thing? Well, there are three audio CDs with a combined total of 85 Ramones tracks…about all anyone could ever need. There's also a DVD of rare footage and music videos and there's a pair of 3-D glasses and, best of all, there's a gorgeous comic book featuring the artistry of, among others, Sergio Aragonés, Scott Shaw!, Matt Groening, Bill Stout, Carol Lay, Xaime Hernandez and Mary Fleener. The book's worth the price all by itself.
What else can I tell you? Well, I can provide an Amazon link to order your copy today. Otherwise, all I can say is that if you like the Ramones, you have to have this collection. And if you don't like the Ramones, get it for the comic book.