Dave74
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Post by Dave74 on Feb 13, 2008 17:19:11 GMT -5
I thought Nowhere is My Home was part of a pre-Tim demo or something with the Tim and airshaft versions of Can't Hardly Wait (and maybe Left of the Dial) (think it's discussed in the AFN/NFA liner notes but I'm not positive) and sort of straddles the TT/Sire eras. I think you're right. The style of the song seems to be more in line with Tim, too, so I can see why they might want to release it with that album. I'm more surprised that "Who's Gonna Take Us Alive?" didn't make the Let It Be re-release. That one's definitely Let It Be-era, as is "Street Girl," but that one always sounded kind of half-written, so I can understand not releasing it. Someone mentioned "Trouble on the Way." That one's Pleased to Meet Me-era, and I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't end up on that re-release. "Punk Poop/1977" was never done in the studio, and it looks like they're staying away from live versions except on Sorry Ma (wasn't that Tim-era, though?). |
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Post by Dave74 on Feb 13, 2008 17:22:54 GMT -5
Whoops! Just checked and "1977" is pre-Let It Be. Still, I don't think I've ever heard of a studio recording of it. Too bad.
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Feb 13, 2008 19:16:22 GMT -5
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Feb 13, 2008 20:46:45 GMT -5
At the moment, this is the Most Viewed item at the hometown newspaper website ... 'Mats get Rhino-size reissues The band's first four albums on the Twin/Tone label will be re-released with bonus tracks April 22. Star TribuneLast update: February 13, 2008 - 6:11 PM After years of hinting at it, Rhino/Warner Bros. Records finally announced plans to reissue the first four albums by Minnesota rock legends the Replacements on April 22, complete with bonus cuts, new liner notes and remastering. The records -- including the debut "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash," the "Stink" EP, "Hootenanny" and the acclaimed "Let It Be" -- were originally released on the Minneapolis-based Twin/Tone label from 1981 to 1984. Former 'Mats, as the band is known, manager and Twin/Tone co-founder Peter Jesperson compiled the new editions. He reportedly had input and blessing from frontman Paul Westerberg and the other surviving members. Rare tracks being dusted off for the reissues include oft-bootlegged B-sides and outtakes such as "If Only You Were Lonely," "Bad Worker" and "Staples in Her Stomach"; the solo demos by Westerberg that got the band signed to Twin/Tone; alternate takes of such classics as "Answering Machine," "Sixteen Blue" and "Customer," plus cover songs including Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'," T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" and even the Grass Roots' "Temptation Eyes." Rhino is promising a similar reissue treatment next year for the band's other four albums on Sire Records (1985 to 1990). CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER |
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Post by Kathy on Feb 15, 2008 12:38:32 GMT -5
More details on each album:
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."
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Post by lifeandlifeonly on Feb 15, 2008 17:35:19 GMT -5
I thought Nowhere is My Home was part of a pre-Tim demo or something with the Tim and airshaft versions of Can't Hardly Wait (and maybe Left of the Dial) (think it's discussed in the AFN/NFA liner notes but I'm not positive) and sort of straddles the TT/Sire eras. Someone mentioned "Trouble on the Way." That one's Pleased to Meet Me-era, and I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't end up on that re-release. If "Trouble on the Way" and (especially) "Kick it In" don't end up on the PTMM release...I will be very very disappointed. |
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Post by ClamsCasino on Feb 15, 2008 20:21:10 GMT -5
"...along with the pseudo-surf rock of "Buck Hill..."
He missed the joke. It's ski rock.
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Post by SnowCover on Feb 16, 2008 21:05:56 GMT -5
I have to wonder if Westerberg has been holding back his solo material until after the reissues are released, to ride the wave you know. I sure hope that's the case. If so it will be a pretty decent year to be a Replacements fan.
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Post by steveinlouisville on Feb 16, 2008 23:01:39 GMT -5
Hey! Hey Good Lookin darn sure was released! There was a live version released on the 12" single of I Will Dare; this version is officially unreleased. |
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hebe
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Post by hebe on Feb 16, 2008 23:12:20 GMT -5
I thought Nowhere is My Home was part of a pre-Tim demo or something with the Tim and airshaft versions of Can't Hardly Wait (and maybe Left of the Dial) (think it's discussed in the AFN/NFA liner notes but I'm not positive) and sort of straddles the TT/Sire eras. I think you're right. The style of the song seems to be more in line with Tim, too, so I can see why they might want to release it with that album. I'm more surprised that "Who's Gonna Take Us Alive?" didn't make the Let It Be re-release. That one's definitely Let It Be-era, as is "Street Girl," but that one always sounded kind of half-written, so I can understand not releasing it. Someone mentioned "Trouble on the Way." That one's Pleased to Meet Me-era, and I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't end up on that re-release. "Punk Poop/1977" was never done in the studio, and it looks like they're staying away from live versions except on Sorry Ma (wasn't that Tim-era, though?). I'm not gonna quibble--I'm disappointed that both "Who's Gonna Take Us Alive?" and "Street Girl" are not being included on 'Let It Be'... I keep thinking: why not? And on a said note, I have the bootleg 'Sucking Wax'--which has both songs... But is that best place to get those songs OR is there another boot worth pursuing for higher quality versions? |
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Post by justlikemartinsaid on Feb 16, 2008 23:47:01 GMT -5
The reissues with bonus material is definitely fantastic news, but I have to agree that the omission of "Who's Gonna Take Us Alive" from Let It Be is somewhat disappointing. I can understand why it was originally left off the album, as the version I've heard is a bit choppy and unfinished in parts, but it had great potential. With a little work, it might have been a signature Mats song.
Hopefully on the PTMM reissue, they will include "Kick It In", "Learn How to Fail" and "Make This Your Home", the latter of which is a great song by Tommy. They recorded so much stuff for that album, and I think it is reflected in the quality of the filler (Nightclub, I Don't Know, Red Wine, Dirty Pool). I'll take any of those over "Lay It Down Clown" or "Dose of Thunder".
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