The Best, the Rest, the Rare

The Best, the Rest, the Rare is the first compilation album by German power metal band Helloween. It was released in 1991 on the label Noise Records.

The Best, the Rest, the Rare
Compilation album by Helloween
Released	21 August 1991
Genre	Power metal
Length	77:10
Label	Noise Futurist
Producer	Bernd Steinwedel
Helloween chronology
Keepers Live (1989) The Best, the Rest, the Rare (1991) Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1992)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album received praise from Encyclopaedia Metallum who called it "A great compilation", despite the fact that the album did not include songs "Phantoms of Death" and "Eagle Fly Free".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Want Out"		4:38
2.	"Dr. Stein"	Michael Weikath	5:01
3.	"Future World"		4:02
4.	"Judas"		4:39
5.	"Walls of Jericho"	Weikath	0:48
6.	"Ride the Sky"		5:55
7.	"Halloween"		13:16
8.	"Livin' Ain't No Crime"	Weikath	4:40
9.	"Save Us"		5:11
10.	"Victim of Fate"		6:58
11.	"Savage"	Michael Kiske	3:22
12.	"Don't Run for Cover"	Kiske	4:43
13.	"Keeper of the Seven Keys"	Weikath	13:37

All tracks are written by Kai Hansen, except where noted.

Personnel

• Michael Kiske – vocals
• Kai Hansen – guitars; vocals on "Ride the Sky" and "Judas"
• Michael Weikath – guitars
• Markus Grosskopf – bass guitar
• Ingo Schwichtenberg – drums
• Alasdair Lincoln – tambourine

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	50
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4]	15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	28