[2020-10-09] The Replacements "Pleased To Meet Me (Deluxe Edition)" 3CD/1LP set (Sire/Rhino)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:50 pm

Description
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 band’s career. That transformation is chronicled in-depth on the group’s 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 Stinson’s 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.

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 Rhino’s 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 “Can’t Hardly Wait” that was remixed by Jimmy Iovine. All of the music included in this boxed set has been remastered by Justin Perkins, who remastered the band’s widely acclaimed 2019 boxed set, Dead Man’s 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 Bob Stinson after recording five albums together.

The disc’s remaining eight demos feature the band as a trio and include “Shooting Dirty Pool,” two versions of “Kick It In,” and “Even If It’s Cheap,” whose opening line (“Pleased to meet me/the pleasure’s all yours”) would ultimately inspire the title of the album.

The collection’s 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 “Election Day” and “Birthday Gal.” These rough mixes are also featured on the 180-gram vinyl record included in the set.

Rounding out the collection are several unreleased tracks (Westerberg’s “Run For The Country” and “Learn How To Fail,” Tommy Stinson’s “Trouble On The Way”) along with a selection of outtakes (“Beer For Breakfast” and “I Don’t Know”) that debuted on the 1997 compilation, All For Nothing/Nothing For All.

Tracklist
[CD1: 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

[CD2: 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 *

[CD3: 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]
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 *

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWBFCMB/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08CWBFCMB/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CWBFCMB/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:51 pm

This will be a general release. Amazon pre-order links are coming soon.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

This is exciting news.

Dave Miller · **Joined:** 19 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 2996

Exciting! One of the great albums. I wonder if Bob Stinson is on any of the outtakes or demos?

Jason Czeskleba · **Joined:** 03 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 1645

Dave Miller wrote:

Exciting! One of the great albums. I wonder if Bob Stinson is on any of the outtakes or demos?

He's reportedly on tracks 1-7 of disc two, an August 1986 demo session shortly before he was fired.

djshermanus · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2015 **Posts:** 121

There isn't a lot of meat on these bones, but it is great to have this record reissued in a deluxe edition. This could have used a live show from the PTMM tour.

Jason Czeskleba · **Joined:** 03 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 1645

djshermanus wrote:

There isn't a lot of meat on these bones, but it is great to have this record reissued in a deluxe edition. This could have used a live show from the PTMM tour.

They don't have a show from that tour that was professionally recorded.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:59 pm

Here we go, the USA pre-order link is up:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CWBFCMB/?tag=imwan-20

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Ordered. Hope they go back one more and do Tim at some point.

Jason Czeskleba · **Joined:** 03 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 1645

GodsComic wrote:

Ordered. Hope they go back one more and do Tim at some point.

I don't know if there's enough outtakes in the vault to do a Super Deluxe of Tim. They already used up the live show they had from that era (Maxwell's) as a standalone release. Let it Be would probably be a more likely candidate... there's lots more known outtakes from those sessions, and they could possibly bundle it with the first-ever digital release of The Sh*t Hits the Fans.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Jason Czeskleba wrote:

GodsComic wrote:

Ordered. Hope they go back one more and do Tim at some point.

I don't know if there's enough outtakes in the vault to do a Super Deluxe of Tim. They already used up the live show they had from that era (Maxwell's) as a standalone release. Let it Be would probably be a more likely candidate... there's lots more known outtakes from those sessions, and they could possibly bundle it with the first-ever digital release of The Sh*t Hits the Fans.

Bummer about the lack of outtakes. And I would love Let it Be, so I do hope they go back to the Twin/Tone albums.

Dave Miller · **Joined:** 19 Aug 2006 **Posts:** 2996

I guess I always assumed the 'Mats were rarely accorded enough budget to generate many outtakes, so I'm excited for anything.

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2020 11:16 am

A couple of the rough mixes:

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

Amazion.ca has same price in Canadian dollars, 32% cheaper. Preordered it to guarantee that deal, there is a lot of time for something better but a bird in the hand...

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08CWBFCMB/?tag=imwanca-20

[2020-10-09] The Replacements "Pleased To Meet Me (Deluxe Edition)" 3CD/1LP set (Sire/Rhino)

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