Album · Compilation · 35 years old this year
The Best, The Rest, The Rare
The Best, The Rest, The Rare is Helloween's first compilation album, released on 21 August 1991 through Noise International. It gathers material from the German band's early years, a stretch that took in their speed metal beginnings and the power metal sound they helped shape.
It arrived the same year as their studio album Pink Bubbles Go Ape, and it sits between the Keeper of the Seven Keys records of 1987 and 1988 and the band's later work. For anyone coming to Helloween through the Keepers, it offers a handy way to look at the group around that period, and it is a sensible stop for collectors filling in the gaps.
The Best, The Rest, The Rare: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 1:16:56Tracklist
- 1I Want OutKai Hansen4:39
- 2Dr. SteinMichael Weikath5:02
- 3Future WorldKai Hansen4:02
- 4JudasKai Hansen4:39
- 5Walls of JerichoMichael Weikath0:48
- 6Ride the SkyKai Hansen5:55
- 7HalloweenKai Hansen13:17
- 8Livin' Ain't No CrimeMichael Weikath4:40
- 9Save UsKai Hansen5:11
- 10Victim of FateKai Hansen6:58
- 11SavageMichael Kiske3:22
- 12Don't Run for CoverMichael Kiske4:43
- 13Keeper of the Seven KeysMichael Weikath13:38
- Produced by
- Tommy Hansen, Tommy Newton, Harris Johns, Bernd Steinwedel
- Recorded at
- Horus Sound Studio, Music Lab Berlin
- Recorded
- September 1985 – June 1988
- Mixed by
- Tommy Newton, Tommy Hansen, Harris Johns
- Mixed at
- Horus Sound Studio
- Engineered by
- Tommy Hansen, Tommy Newton, Harris Johns, Jan Němec
- Labels
- Noise International, Noise Futurist
- Length
- 1:16:56
Line-up
- Markus Grosskopf · bass guitar, background vocals, electric bass guitar
- Kai Hansen · guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, electric guitar, vocals
- Ingo Schwichtenberg · drums (drum set)
- Michael Weikath · guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
- Michael Kiske · lead vocals
- James Hardway · sampler · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1991 | 15 |
| Swiss Albums · 1991 | 28 |
| German Albums · 1991 | 50 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 August 1991 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 August 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 1991 | |
| US release | 1991 | earliest US date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DE | Noise International | 4006030017625 | other |
| 1991 | DE | Noise International | other | |
| 1991 | DE | Noise International | 4006030017618 | other |
| 1991 | US | Noise International | 036124484921 | other |
| 1991 | DE | Noise International | other | |
| 1991 | DE | Noise International | 4006030017625 | other |
| 21 August 1991 | JP | Noise International | 4988002238705 | original |
| 1993 | US | Futurist | 090861103828 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1660×1495 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |