The Best of Limp (…Rest of Limp)

The Best of Limp (…Rest of Limp) is the second compilation album released by Limp Records (1980, catalog #1004). All of the bands were from the Washington, D.C./Virginia/Maryland area. Included is the first Bad Brains song to be released (their debut single, "Pay to Cum", came out a few months after this album).

Track listing

  1. The Slickee Boys — "Gotta Tell Me Why" (remix) – 4:13 (Mark Noone)
  2. Nightman — "Secrets" – 2:55 (Mike Colburn)
  3. D. Ceats — "Go Back" – 2:30 (Michael Fennelly)
    • Originally recorded by Crabby Appleton, 1970
  4. The Slickee Boys — "A Question of Temperature" – 3:31 (Mike Appel, Ed Schnug, Don Henny)
    • Originally recorded by The Balloon Farm, 1967
  5. The Nurses — "Something to See" – 3:12 (Howard Wuelfing)
  6. D. Ceats — "I Made a Mistake" – 2:05 (Harrison Sohmer)
  7. Tex Rubinowitz — "Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache" – 2:22 (W. Thompson, Lilly May)
    • Originally recorded by Warren Smith, 1957; also recorded by Bob Luman, 1960
  8. (The) Razz — "Do Wah Diddy" – 2:15 (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich)
    • Originally recorded by the Exciters, 1963; also recorded by Manfred Mann, 1964
  9. The Shirkers — "Drunk and Disorderly" (remix) – 2:33 (Steve Bialer, Libby Hatch)
  10. The Penetrators — "Broken Promises" – 2:57 (Scott Logan)
  11. The Slickee Boys — "I Love You" (live) – 2:49 (C. White)
    • Originally recorded by ?
  12. The Nurses — "Viola D'Amour" (live) – 2:25 (Howard Wuelfing, Mark Jenkins)
  13. Bad Brains — "Don't Bother Me" – 2:38 (Paul Hudson, Earl Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Gary Miller)

Personnel

The Slickee Boys

Kim Kane — Rhythm guitar
Marshall Keith — Guitar, vocals
Emery Olexa — Bass
Dan Palenski — Drums, vocals
Mark Noone — Vocals
Howard Wuelfing — Bass ("I Love You")
Martha Hull — Vocals ("I Love You")

Nightman

Mike Colburn — Vocals, guitar
Bill Craig — Guitar
Doug Tull — Drums
Ted Niceley — Bass

D. Ceats

Martha Hull — Vocals
Keith Campbell — Guitar
Josh Schuffman — Drums
Harrison Sohmer — Bass

Nurses

Howard Wuelfing — Vocals, bass
Marc Halper — Guitar
Harry Raab — Drums
Sherry Deatrick — Keyboards, vocals ("Viola D'Amour")
Andy Charneco — Guitar ("Viola D'Amour")
Danny Frankel — Drums ("Viola D'Amour")

Tex Rubinowitz

Tex Rubinowitz — Vocals, guitar
Billy Hancock — Guitar
Bo Swenson — Guitar
Bryan Smith — Acoustic bass
Jeff Lodsun — Drums

(The) Razz

Bill Craig — Guitar, vocals
Tommy Keene — Guitar, vocals
Ted Niceley — Bass, vocals
Doug Tull — Drums, vocals
Michael Reidy — Vocals

The Shirkers

Liz Dumais — Guitar, vocals
Tommy Kane — Guitar
Libby Hatch — Bass, vocals
Jeff Zang — Drums
Steve Bialer — Vocals

Penetrators

Scott Logan — Guitar, vocals
George Dively — Guitar, vocals
Tommy Carr — Drums
Mike Crosson — Bass

Bad Brains

H.R. — Vocals
Earl Hudson — Drums
Daryl Jenifer — Bass
Dr. Know — Guitar