The Replacements Hootenanny VMP Rock 180g Blue Vinyl LP Bob Mehr Notes SEALED OO

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The Replacements Hootenanny VMP Rock 180g Blue Vinyl LP Bob Mehr Notes SEALED OO

🎸 THE REPLACEMENTS — HOOTENANNY 🎸
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VMP Rock Edition • 180g Blue Vinyl
Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Liner Notes by Bob Mehr • FACTORY SEALED
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The Replacements' second album, originally
released April 1983 on Twin/Tone, in its
definitive VMP Rock reissue form. This is
the second studio LP from the Minneapolis
legends — bridging the chaotic hardcore of
their debut and the heartland songwriting
of their mid-80s peak. Issued February 2024
as part of the VMP Rock Subscription.

📋 CONFIRMED PRESSING DETAILS
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• Catalog: VMP-RR008 / RCV1 726062
• Barcode: 081227817695
• 180g Translucent Blue Vinyl
• Mastered by Ryan Smith @ Sterling Sound
• Lacquers cut at Sterling Sound, NYC
• New liner notes by Bob Mehr (Trouble
Boys author)
• VMP Rock Subscription Exclusive
• Released February 2024

🔥 WHY THIS PRESSING IS UNDERVALUED
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✓ FACTORY SEALED — never opened
✓ VMP store: "Unavailable — join waitlist"
✓ Sterling Sound mastering = audiophile
pedigree
✓ Bob Mehr essay = collectible textual
bonus
✓ VMP Rock RR-series ceiling set by Strokes
Is This It (RR001) at $100–$150 sealed
✓ Last copies of standard-color retail stock
are clearing fast at $37–$50, after which
the secondary floor rises sharply

📀 ABOUT THE ALBUM
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"Hootenanny" is one of the most adventurous
records in The Replacements' catalog —
punk, country, blues, soul, and proto-power-
pop colliding in 13 tracks. Famously, the
title song is a swapped-instrument first
take. Tracks: Hootenanny, Run It, Color Me
Impressed, Willpower, Take Me Down to the
Hospital, Mr. Whirly, Within Your Reach,
Buck Hill, Lovelines, You Lose, Hayday,
Treatment Bound.

📦 CONDITION & SHIPPING
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Brand new in factory VMP shrink. Stored
upright in a smoke-free, climate-controlled
home. Ships in proper LP mailer with
cardboard stiffeners. Tracking included.
Same or next day handling.

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Arts Artifacts — Long Island, NY
Sourced from local estate sales
Every item personally inspected & described
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Arts Artifacts — Long Island, NY / Sourced from local estate sales / Every item personally inspected & described