Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Firecracker
2. Daytona Beach
3. Said and Done
4. Dance When I Say Dance
5. Postcard From Far Away
6. Worst I'd Ever Do, The
7. Horseshoes
8. Open/Close Your Eyes
9. This Could Be the Night
10. Put Some Sugar on It
11. Calling All Girls
12. La Bamba
13. Love at First Sight
14. Rub Every Muscle
15. Silver and Katherine
16. My Sordid Past
17. Ride Ride Ride
18. Day and Night
19. Last Straw
20. Nicole
21. Miracles Happen Every Day
22. U.S. Teens
23. School of Love
24. T. For Texas
25. Colleen
26. Red Dress
27. Charmed Life
28. Rosemary's Baby
29. I Know How It Feels...Bad
30. Roman Candles
31. Dream Date
DISC 2:
1. Movin' on Up
2. No More Beatlemania
3. How Did You Know?
4. Penny in the Fountain
5. King Kong
6. Secret
7. B./C. Millionaires
8. Amazing Clock
9. Thick and Thin
10. 1,000,000 Kisses
11. Big Mistake
12. Little Records
13. No Direct Line
14. House I Live In, The
15. U.F.O. Expert
16. Identical Twins
17. Double Trouble
18. Evidence
19. Stripping For Cash
20. On the One Hand
21. Snakeline
22. Too Much Adrenalin
23. Trouble in the Water
24. Ball and Chain
25. Her Parents Came Home
26. Deadly Alien Spawn
27. Ancient Life
28. Poetic License
29. Uncertain Feelings
30. Something New
31. Fire to Burn
32. Acupuncture
33. Salt and Pepper
34. Guitar Solo
35. Little Bit More, A
36. Mono
37. Better Than Before
38. Everything Is Right
| Details | | Distributor: | (Independently by Label) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Includes liner notes by Byron Coley.
Contains 68 tracks.
Half Japanese never had any hits (in the generally perceived meaning of the word). However, their exuberant and joyful music worships at the eternal altar of rock & roll. Their untarnished belief in the power of music has earned them the right to call these sixty-nine songs (spread over two discs) GREATEST HITS. There are early home recorded odes to monsters and girls as recorded by the brothers Jad and David Fair. There's the early expanded line-up (two saxophonists hopped on board, and occasionally two drummers as well) performing songs about monsters and girls. And there's the later period of relative polish and shine, which offered crisper takes of songs about monsters and girls. With their multitude of releases (as well as the equally vast offerings by Jad Fair), this set is the perfect introduction to their expansive and compelling oeuvre. Half Japanese are a world unto themselves and this is the door to enter by.
Editorial Reviews
...In this 18-year, 68 song retrospective, [Jad Fair]--along with a guest lineup that includes saxist John Zorn and Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker--explores his twin obsessions: puppy love and monster flicks. Somewhat rough on the ears, but undeniably easy on the heart... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (03/17/1995)
...In this 18-year, 68 song retrospective, [Jad Fair]--along with a guest lineup that includes saxist John Zorn and Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker--explores his twin obsessions: puppy love and monster flicks. Somewhat rough on the ears, but undeniably easy on the heart... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (03/17/1995)
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