Replacement fans, look out! Rhino Records has reissued deluxe editions of Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash; Stink; Hootenanny; and Let it Be — available as of yesterday. Listen to a sampling here.
Here’s the lowdown from Rhino.
This is where the legend of The Replacements begins. Rhino retraces the
shambolic swath the influential Minneapolis quartet cut across the American
Underground, reissuing deluxe editions of the band’s Twin/Tone releases: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, and Let it Be. All have been
exquisitely remastered and generously embellished with rare and previously
unreleased tracks. Each will be available at all physical retail outlets and at
www.rhino.com on April 22 for a
suggested list price of $18.98, except STINK, which will have a suggested list
price of $11.98. These releases will be followed later this year with similar
deluxe versions of The Replacements’ Sire albums including Tim, Pleased To Meet
Me, Don’t Tell A Soul, and All Shook Down.
Capturing
the early years of the band’s acclaimed 11-year run, these three albums and EP
spotlight founding members Paul Westerberg, brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson and
Chris Mars. The deluxe editions were produced by longtime Replacements manger
Peter Jesperson, who also co-produced the original albums. The band was
instrumental in selecting the bonus songs, many of which have never been heard
— even among the band’s most ardent followers.
Released in
1981, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash was The Replacements’ audacious
debut. Songs such as "Takin A Ride," "Shiftless When Idle," "Customer" and
"Johnny’s Gonna Die" herald the band’s competing tendencies toward indelible
genius and bleary, drunken repugnance. The 13 bonus tracks open appropriately
with the four songs Westerberg gave to Jesperson in 1980 that brought the band
to Twin/Tone’s attention. Also included among the previously unreleased songs is
an alternate take of "Customer," plus studio demos and outtakes. The deluxe
version ends with "If Only You Were Lonely," which was previously released as
the B-side of "I’m In Trouble."
Shortly
after its debut, The Replacements issued the EP Stink in June 1982.
The band
was fast becoming Minneapolis’ most exciting new group when this 15-minute
adrenaline masterpiece hit the streets. In the deluxe edition liner notes, Terry
Katzman writes, "Here, the band began to merge its ragged sense of honesty with
true rock ‘n’ roll power. In essence, they had created the perfect monster — a
rock band with real guts, humor, and humility." All previously unreleased, the
four bonus tracks featured here include a trio of session outtakes — "Staples
In Her Stomach" and covers of "Hey, Good Lookin’" and "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around
The Clock" — plus Westerberg’s solo home demo for "You’re Getting Married."
Bursting at
the seams with ideas and inspiration, Hootenanny found the band heading in
several new directions. Released in April 1983, the album included two enduring
classics, "Color Me Impressed" and "Within Your Reach," along with the
pseudo-surf rock of "Buck Hill," the brooding "Willpower" and "Mr. Whirly," a
paean to alcohol-induced bed spins. The six previously unreleased bonus tracks
include an alternate version of "Treatment Bound" and a solo home demo of the
lost classic "Bad Worker."
Also
featured among the bonus material is "Lookin’ For Ya." The song was originally
issued on Trackin’ Up The North, a talent search contest compilation released by
radio station KQDS.
Let it Be rounds out the deluxe reissues. Released in 1984, the 33-minute masterpiece was
recently named the #3 Greatest Indie-Rock Album Ever by Blender Magazine. The
album presents some of the band’s strongest songs, including the album opener "I
Will Dare," "Androgynous," "Sixteen Blue" and the poignant "Unsatisfied." The
five unreleased bonus tracks include a home demo for "Answering Machine," a
cover of The Grass Roots’ "Temptation Eyes" and an
alternate "Sixteen Blue" with the same instrumental track as the album but with
an early vocal take and different lyrics. The bonus material also includes a
cover of T. Rex’s "20th Century Boy," which was originally issued on the 12"
maxi-single for "I Will Dare."
SORRY MA,
FORGOT TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH
1. "Takin A
Ride"
2. "Careless"
3.
"Customer"
4. "Hangin
Downtown"
5. "Kick Your Door
Down"
6. "Otto"
7. "I
Bought A Headache"
8.
"Rattlesnake"
9. "I Hate
Music"
10. "Johnny’s Gonna
Die"
11. "Shiftless When
Idle"
12. "More
Cigarettes"
13. "Don’t Ask
Why"
14. "Somethin To
Dü"
15. "I’m In
Trouble"
16. "Love You Till
Friday"
17. "Shutup"
18. "Raised
In The City"
Bonus Material
19. "Raised
In The City" Live, 1980 – Demo*
20. "Shutup" Live, 1980 – Demo*
21. "Don’t Turn Me Down" Live, 1980 – Demo*
22. "Shape Up"
Live, 1980 – Demo*
23. "You Ain’t Gotta Dance" Studio Demo*
24.
"Get On The Stick" Studio Demo*
25. "Oh Baby" Studio Demo*
26. "Like You" Outtake*
27. "Get Lost" Outtake*
28. "A
Toe Needs A Shoe" Outtake*
29. "Customer" Alternate Take*
30. "Basement Jam" Rehearsal*
31. "If Only You Were
Lonely"
STINK
1. "Kids
Don’t Follow"
2. "Fuck
School"
3. "Stuck In The
Middle"
4. "God Damn
Job"
5. "White And
Lazy"
6. "Dope Smokin
Moron"
7. "Go"
8. "Gimme
Noise"
Bonus Material
9. "Staples
In Her Stomach" Outtake*
10. "Hey, Good
Lookin’" Outtake*
11. "(We’re Gonna)
Rock Around The Clock" Outtake*
12. "You’re Getting Married"
Solo Home Demo*
HOOTENANNY
1.
"Hootenanny"
2. "Run It"
3. "Color
Me Impressed"
4. "Willpower"
5. "Take Me
Down To The Hospital"
6. "Mr.
Whirly"
7. "Within Your
Reach"
8. "Buck Hill"
9.
"Lovelines"
10. "You Lose"
11.
"Hayday"
12. "Treatment
Bound"
Bonus Material
13.
"Lookin’ For Ya"
14. "Junior’s Got A
Gun" Outtake – Rough Mix*
15. "Ain’t No Crime" Outtake*
16.
"Johnny Fast" Outtake – Rough Mix*
17. "Treatment Bound"
Alternate Version*
18. "Lovelines" Alternate Vocal*
19. "Bad
Worker" Solo Home Demo*
LET IT
BE
1. "I Will
Dare"
2. "Favorite
Thing"
3. "We’re Comin’
Out"
4. "Tommy Gets His
Tonsils Out"
5.
"Androgynous"
6. "Black
Diamond"
7.
"Unsatisfied"
8. "Seen Your
Video"
9. "Gary’s Got A
Boner"
10. "Sixteen
Blue"
11. "Answering
Machine"
Bonus Material
12. "20th
Century Boy"
13. "Perfectly
Lethal" Outtake*
14. "Temptation
Eyes" Outtake*
15. "Answering
Machine" Solo Home Demo*
16. "Heartbeat It’s A Lovebeat"
Outtake, Rough Mix*
17. "Sixteen Blue" Outtake – Alternate
Vocal*
* previously
unissued recording
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