Release Date: 09 October 2020
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Rhino
£44.99 £34.99
The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me Limited Deluxe 3CD/LP 180gram Box Set
Overview:
Originally released in 1987, “Pleased To Meet Me” is the fifth studio album from American rock band, The Replacements. Formed in Minneapolis in 1979, The Replacements initially started out as a punk rock band but grew to be one of the pioneers of alternative rock. Pleased To Meet Me is the only album from the band recorded as a trio after guitarist Bob Stinson’s exit after the release of their fourth studio album “Tim”, and before the addition of guitarist Bob ‘Slim’ Dunlap.
The album is available here as a 3CD/1LP box set with The music presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book with rare photos and a new historical liner note by Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.
The album received widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone describing it as “an album alive with the crackle of conflicting emotions and kamikaze rock & roll fire”, as well as Pitchfork rating it 9.3 out of 10. The album is often considered as one of the greatest albums of the 1980’s.
Featured Tracks:
Disc One: Pleased to Meet Me (2020 Remaster) + Rare, Single-Only Tracks
1. I.O.U.
2. Alex Chilton
3. I Don’t Know
4. Nightclub Jitters
5. The Ledge
6. Never Mind
7. Valentine
8. Shooting Dirty Pool
9. Red Red Wine
10. Skyway
11. Can’t Hardly Wait
12. Election Day
13. Jungle Rock
14. Route 66
15. Tossin’ n’ Turnin’
16. Cool Water
17. Can’t Hardly Wait – Jimmy Iovine Remix
Disc Two: Blackberry Way Demos
1. Bundle Up – Demo
2. Birthday Gal – Demo
3. I.O.U. – Demo *
4. Red Red Wine – Demo *
5. Photo – Demo
6. Time Is Killing Us – Demo *
7. Valentine – Demo
8. Awake Tonight – Demo *
9. Hey Shadow – Demo *
10. I Don’t Know – Demo *
11. Kick It In – Demo 1 *
12. Shooting Dirty Pool – Demo *
13. Kick It In – Demo 2 *
14. All He Wants To Do Is Fish – Demo *
15. Even If It’s Cheap – Demo *
Disc Three: Rough Mixes, Outtakes, & Alternates
1. Valentine – Rough Mix *
2. Never Mind – Rough Mix *
3. Birthday Gal – Rough Mix *
4. Alex Chilton – Rough Mix *
5. Election Day – Rough Mix *
6. Kick It In – Rough Mix *
7. Red Red Wine – Rough Mix *
8. The Ledge – Rough Mix *
9. I.O.U. – Rough Mix *
10. Can’t Hardly Wait – Rough Mix *
11. Nightclub Jitters – Rough Mix *
12. Skyway – Rough Mix *
13. Cool Water – Rough Mix *
14. Birthday Gal
15. Learn How To Fail *
16. Run For The Country *
17. All He Wants To Do Is Fish
18. I Can Help – Outtake *
19. Lift Your Skirt *
20. ‘Til We’re Nude
21. Beer For Breakfast
22. Trouble On The Way *
23. I Don’t Know – Outtake
LP
Side A
1. Valentine – Rough Mix *
2. Never Mind – Rough Mix *
3. Birthday Gal – Rough Mix *
4. Alex Chilton – Rough Mix *
5. Election Day – Rough Mix *
6. Kick It In – Rough Mix *
Side B
1. Red Red Wine – Rough Mix *
2. The Ledge – Rough Mix *
3. I.O.U. – Rough Mix *
4. Can’t Hardly Wait – Rough Mix *
5. Nightclub Jitters – Rough Mix *
6. Skyway – Rough Mix *
7. Cool Water – Rough Mix *
* previously unrelease
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