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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