THE REPLACEMENTS The Twin/Tone Years SEALED limited edition 4LP

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THE REPLACEMENTS The Twin/Tone Years hails from 2015 and is a SEALED limited edition numbered 4LP box set (marked UPC).  Along with Prince and Hüsker Dü, The Replacements put Minneapolis on the rock map in the 1980s. Among America’s greatest alternative acts of the last two decades, the ’Mats rose from chaotic noise-makers to polished craftsmen, leaving at least three unqualified masterpieces in their wake. In a perfect world, Let It Be, Tim, and Pleased To Meet Me would have all gone platinum - but then again, endearing imperfection was always a hallmark of this band’s music.

The Replacements formed in the wake of the punk explosion of the late 1970s. Their anarchic stage shows had earned them considerable notoriety in local clubs (in fact, they had to change their name from The Impediments after a particularly disruptive performance in one such nightspot). Indie label Twin/Tone took note and signed the quartet, and their first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash was issued in 1981. That record and the Stink EP that followed in the next year were both pretty much standard-issue hardcore thrash.

With 1983’s Hootenanny, however, audiences began to take notice of the songs beneath all the sound and fury; “Color Me Impressed” had exactly that effect on discerning rock listeners. By 1984’s Let It Be, The Replacements’ exponential growth as musicians – and most particularly, Paul Westerberg’s growth as a writer – was undeniable. The album topped critic’s polls across the country and earned The Replacements a place on the roster at Sire Records.

If you’re a ‘Mats purist who believes that the band was never the same after they signed to Sire, then you’ll dig this! The Twin/Tone Years box set, which includes the aforementioned Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981), the Stink EP (1982), Hootenanny (1983) and Let It Be (1984), will be limited to only 8,000 numbered copies, so if you’re looking to enjoy the band’s earlier, more rambunctious material in the best way possible, then you’ll want to hop to it! 

LP1 - Sorry Ma, I Forgot to Take Out the Trash 

1.  Takin A Ride

2.  Careless

3.  Customer

4.  Hangin Downtown

5.  Kick Your Door Down

6.  Otto

7.  I Bought A Headache

8.  Rattlesnake

9.  I Hate Music

10. Johnny's Gonna Die

11. Shiftless When Idle

12. More Cigarettes

13. Don't Ask Why

14. Somethin To Du

15. I'm In Trouble

16. Love You Till Friday

17. Shutup

18. Raised In The City

LP2 - Stink EP

1.  Kids Don't Follow

2.  Fuck School

3.  Stuck In The Middle 

4.  God Damned Job    

5.  White And Lazy       

6.  Dope Smokin' Moron

7.  Go  

8.  Gimme Noise

LP3 - Hootenanny 

1.  Hootenanny

2.  Run It

3.  Color Me Impressed

4.  Willpower

5.  Take Me Down To the Hospital

6.  Mr. Whirly

7.  Within Your Reach

8.  Buck Hill

9.  Lovelines

10. You Lose

11. Hayday

12. Treatment Bound

LP4 - Let it Be 

1.  I Will Dare

2.  Favorite Thing

3.  We're Comin' Out

4.  Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out

5.  Androgynous

6.  Black Diamond

7.  Unsatisfied

8.  Seen Your Video

9.  Gary's Got a Boner

10. Sixteen Blue

11. Answering Machine