LP - Replacements - The Twin/Tone Years - 4xLP Box Set
"Featuring Sorry Ma, I Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981), Stink EP (1982), Hootenanny (1983) & Let it Be (1984)
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!" - Rhino
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