The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me LP Vinyl + 3xCD Box Set

The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me LP Vinyl + 3xCD Box Set

Originally released in 1987, Pleased To Meet Me is the fifth studio album from 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.

Tracklisting:

Pleased To Meet Me - The Rough Mixes
A1 Valentine (Rough Mix)
A2 Never Mind (Rough Mix)
A3 Birthday Gal (Rough Mix)
A4 Alex Chilton (Rough Mix)
A5 Election Day (Rough Mix)
A6 Kick It In (Rough Mix)

B1 Red Red Wine (Rough Mix)
B2 The Ledge (Rough Mix)
B3 I.O.U. (Rough Mix)
B4 Can't Hardly Wait (Rough Mix)
B5 Nightclub Jitters (Rough Mix)
B6 Skyway (Rough Mix)
B7 Cool Water (Rough Mix)

Pleased To Meet Me (2020 Remaster)
CD1-1 I.O.U.
CD1-2 Alex Chilton
CD1-3 I Don’t Know
CD1-4 Nightclub Jitters
CD1-5 The Ledge
CD1-6 Never Mind
CD1-7 Valentine
CD1-8 Shooting Dirty Pool
CD1-9 Red Red Wine
CD1-10 Skyway
CD1-11 Can’t Hardly Wait

Rare, Single-Only Tracks
CD1-12 Election Day
CD1-13 Jungle Rock
CD1-14 Route 66
CD1-15 Tossin’ N’ Turnin’
CD1-16 Cool Water
CD1-17 Can’t Hardly Wait (Jimmy Iovine Remix)

Blackberry Way Demos
CD2-1 Bundle Up (Demo)
CD2-2 Birthday Gal (Demo)
CD2-3 I.O.U. (Demo)
CD2-4 Red Red Wine (Demo)
CD2-5 Photo (Demo)
CD2-6 Time Is Killing Us (Demo)
CD2-7 Valentine (Demo)
CD2-8 Awake Tonight (Demo)
CD2-9 Hey Shadow (Demo)
CD2-10 I Don’t Know (Demo)
CD2-11 Kick It In (Demo 1)
CD2-12 Shooting Dirty Pool (Demo)
CD2-13 Kick It In (Demo 2)
CD2-14 All He Wants To Do Is Fish (Demo)
CD2-15 Even If It’s Cheap (Demo)

Rough Mixes
CD3-1 Valentine (Rough Mix)
CD3-2 Never Mind (Rough Mix)
CD3-3 Birthday Gal (Rough Mix)
CD3-4 Alex Chilton (Rough Mix)
CD3-5 Election Day (Rough Mix)
CD3-6 Kick It In (Rough Mix)
CD3-7 Red Red Wine (Rough Mix)
CD3-8 The Ledge (Rough Mix)
CD3-9 I.O.U. (Rough Mix)
CD3-10 Can't Hardly Wait (Rough Mix)
CD3-11 Nightclub Jitters (Rough Mix)
CD3-12 Skyway (Rough Mix)
CD3-13 Cool Water (Rough Mix)

Outtakes & Alternates
CD3-14 Birthday Gal
CD3-15 Learn How To Fail
CD3-16 Run For The Country
CD3-17 All He Wants To Do Is Fish
CD3-18 I Can Help (Outtake)
CD3-19 Lift Your Skirt
CD3-20 Til We're Nude
CD3-21 Beer For Breakfast
CD3-22 Trouble On The Way
CD3-23 I Don't Know (Outtake)