Argentina CS [WEA 90327-4]

Australia CD [Warner Australia 90327-2]
Australia CS [Warner Australia 90327-4]

Brazil CD [WEA 90327-2]
Brazil CS [WEA 90327-4]
Brazil LP [WEA 670.9421]

Canada CD [Sire/Reprise CDW45042]
Canada CS [Sire/Reprise 24 50424]

Croatia LP [Croatia Records 2039153]

Czechoslovakia CD [WEA 90327-2]
Czechoslovakia CS [WEA 90327-4]

Europe CD [WEA 90327-2]
Europe CS [WEA 90327-4]
Europe LP [WEA 90327-1]

Israel CS [Hed Arzi ??]

Japan CD [WEA WMC5-540]
Japan CD [1997 reissue on WEA WPCR-1271]

Malaysia CS [Warner ??]

Mexico CD [WEA 90327-2]
Mexico CS [WEA 90327-4]

Saudi Arabia CS [Thomsun EN4833]

Turkey CS [WEA/MMY 90327-4]

Ukraine CS [WEA/Eurostar 90327-4]

USA CD [Sire/Reprise 9 45042-2]
USA CS [Sire/Reprise 9 45042-4]

Artwork information:
The USA and Canada artwork was designed by Morrissey, but not the alternate artwork used by WEA for the rest of the world. The front image is of Richard Davalos from "East Of Eden". It is not from the movie, but a studio outtake, taken from a different angle not used in the film. The hand is James Dean's. The back of the cd booklet has this close-up of Dean's hand in mauve and the back of the cd has the same close-up in yellow.

For the rest of the world, WEA used a Dennis Hopper photograph of a man and a woman sitting side by side at a table. "Best...I has the left half of the photograph while "Best...II" has the right one. The photo is titled "Biker Couple" and is taken from Hopper's 1986 collection "Out Of The Sixties". The back of the cd booklet has a close-up of the people in the background, in black and white while the back insert has the same close-up, but in pink. The LP only has the pink close-up on its back.

Additional release date information:
UK/Europe: 17 August 1992
Australia: 14 September 1992
USA/Canada: 29 September 1992
Japanese reissue: 30 September 1997

Chart peak information:
UK: 1
Norway: 35
USA: 139

Certifications:
UK: Gold on 1 September 1992

Promotion:
UK/Europe: This album seems to have been promoted mostly through its singles. Only stock copies of the LP with a promo sticker on the back of the sleeve seem to have served (albeit limited) promotional purposes.

Japan: Promo cds of the original 1992 pressing had a promo sticker on the back and SAMPLE etched on the cd's inner ring.

USA: A 4-artists promo compilation titled "Flashback Four" included songs from "Best...I" and "Best...II". The compilation was produced on 12" (PRO-A-5930), compact disc (PRO-CD-5930) and video. The 12" featured the New York Vocal mix of "This Charming Man" as well as "Ask", while the cd included the latter plus "How Soon Is Now?". The video promo included the videos for "This Charming Man" and "Ask".