The Replacements ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ new boxed set
16th July 2020THE REPLACEMENTS REINTRODUCE
PLEASED TO MEET ME IN NEW BOXED SET
3-CD/1-LP Collection Features 29 Previously Unreleased Tracks Including
Demos, Rough Mixes, Outtakes, And Bob Stinsonâs Final Recordings With The Band
Available On October 9,
Exclusive. Limited Edition Bundles For Pre-Order Now At Rhino.com
Six Unreleased âRough Mixesâ Including âAlex ChiltonâÂ
Are Available Today Digitally
The making of Pleased To Meet Me was a transformative journey for The Replacements, one that began with the combustible Minneapolis combo on the brink of collapse and culminated in one of the definitive albums of the bandâs career. That transformation is chronicled in-depth on the groupâs latest boxed set, PLEASED TO MEET ME (DELUXE EDITION).
More than half of the music (29 of the 55 tracks) on this Deluxe Edition set has never been released, including demos, rough mixes, and outtakes as well as Bob Stinsonâs last recordings with The Replacements from 1986.
PLEASED TO MEET ME (DELUXE EDITION) will be available from Rhino on October 9 as a 3-CD/1-LP set and digitally. Six previously unreleased ârough mixes,â including âAlex Chilton,â are available today on digital download and streaming services. Click HERE to listen now.
Several exclusive bundles can be pre-ordered now (here) which include a variety of limited edition items including a t-shirt, tote bag, iron-on patch, bumper sticker, placemat, and a cassette featuring a previously unreleased interview with Paul Westerberg recorded just before the release of the album. Brief excerpts from the interview were originally included in a radio promo LP that was released in 1987 but this marks the first time that the complete interview has been made available. Â
The music is presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book loaded with dozens of rarely seen photos along with a detailed history of the Pleased To Meet Me era written by Bob Mehr, who authored The New York Times bestseller, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements. Mehr, together with Rhinoâs Jason Jones, produced this new collection.
Pleased To Meet Me was recorded over three months at Ardent Studios in Memphis with legendary producer Jim Dickinson before it debuted in April 1987. The collection opens with a newly remastered version of the original 11-track album along with a selection of B-sides and a version of âCanât Hardly Waitâ that was remixed by Jimmy Iovine. All of the music included in this boxed set has been remastered by Justin Perkins, who remastered the bandâs widely acclaimed 2019 boxed set, Dead Manâs Pop.
The second disc explores the creative process behind Pleased To Meet Me with 15 demos, 11 of which are unreleased, that were recorded at Blackberry Way Studios in Minneapolis during the summer of 1986. The first seven of these demos represent the last recordings made by all four original members of The Replacements. After those demo sessions stalled out, singer/guitarist Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars made the painful decision to part ways with lead guitarist Stinson after recording five albums together.Â
The discâs remaining eight demos feature the band as a trio and include âShooting Dirty Pool,â two versions of âKick It In,â and âEven If Itâs Cheap,â whose opening line (âPleased to meet me/the pleasureâs all yoursâ) would ultimately inspire the title of the album.
The collectionâs final disc features 13 previously unreleased rough mixes by studio engineer John Hampton that include the majority of the album along with non-album tracks like âElection Dayâ and âBirthday Gal.â These rough mixes are also featured on the 180-gram vinyl record included in the set.Â
Rounding out the collection are several unreleased tracks (Westerbergâs âRun For The Countryâ and âLearn How To Fail,â Stinsonâs âTrouble On The Wayâ) along with a selection of outtakes (âBeer For Breakfastâ and âI Donât Knowâ) that debuted on the 1997 compilation, All For Nothing/Nothing For All.
For more information please contact Ben Pester at Pester PR on ben@pesterpr.co.ukÂ
PLEASED TO MEET ME (DELUXE EDITION)
Track Listing
Disc One: Pleased to Meet Me (2020 Remaster) + Rare, Single-Only Tracks
âI.O.U.â
âAlex Chiltonâ
âI Donât Knowâ
âNightclub Jittersâ
âThe Ledgeâ
âNever Mindâ
âValentineâ
âShooting Dirty Poolâ
âRed Red Wineâ
âSkywayâ
âCanât Hardly Waitâ
âElection Dayâ
âJungle Rockâ
âRoute 66â
âTossinâ nâ Turninââ
âCool Waterâ
âCanât Hardly Waitâ â Jimmy Iovine Remix
Disc Two: Blackberry Way Demos
âBundle Upâ â DemoÂ
âBirthday Galâ â DemoÂ
âI.O.U.â â Demo *
âRed Red Wineâ â Demo *
âPhotoâ â DemoÂ
âTime Is Killing Usâ â Demo *
âValentineâ â DemoÂ
âAwake Tonightâ â Demo *
âHey Shadowâ â Demo *
âI Donât Knowâ â Demo *
âKick It Inâ â Demo 1 *
âShooting Dirty Poolâ â Demo *
âKick It Inâ â Demo 2 *
âAll He Wants To Do Is Fishâ â Demo *
âEven If Itâs Cheapâ â Demo *
Disc Three: Rough Mixes, Outtakes, & Alternates
âValentineâ â Rough Mix *
âNever Mindâ â Rough Mix *Â
âBirthday Galâ â Rough Mix *Â
âAlex Chiltonâ â Rough Mix *
âElection Dayâ â Rough Mix *
âKick It Inâ â Rough Mix *
âRed Red Wineâ â Rough Mix *
âThe Ledgeâ â Rough Mix *
âI.O.U.â â Rough Mix *
âCanât Hardly Waitâ â Rough Mix *
âNightclub Jittersâ â Rough Mix *
âSkywayâ â Rough Mix *
âCool Waterâ â Rough Mix *
âBirthday Galâ
âLearn How To Failâ *
âRun For The Countryâ *
âAll He Wants To Do Is Fishâ
âI Can Helpâ â Outtake *
âLift Your Skirtâ *
ââTil Weâre Nudeâ
âBeer For Breakfastâ
âTrouble On The Wayâ *
âI Donât Knowâ â Outtake
LP Track Listing
Side A
âValentineâ â Rough Mix *
âNever Mindâ â Rough Mix *
âBirthday Galâ â Rough Mix *
âAlex Chiltonâ â Rough Mix *
âElection Dayâ â Rough Mix *
âKick It Inâ â Rough Mix *
Side B
âRed Red Wineâ â Rough Mix *
âThe Ledgeâ â Rough Mix *
âI.O.U.â â Rough Mix *
âCanât Hardly Waitâ â Rough Mix *
âNightclub Jittersâ â Rough Mix *
âSkywayâ â Rough Mix *
âCool Waterâ â Rough Mix *
* previously unreleased