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Kick Your Door Down: The Replacements Go Back to the Beginning for Deluxe Box of Debut Album

August 12, 2021 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

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The Replacements burst onto the scene with 1981's Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash.  The Minneapolis band's debut arrived on the city's independent Twin/Tone label, its eighteen punk nuggets (more than half of which were under two minutes in length) imbued with a pop accessibility and reckless, rebellious spirit.  Lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Paul Westerberg, drummer Chris Mars, and brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson (on lead guitar and bass, respectively) came close to implosion more than once, but ultimately The Replacements left behind a legacy of song that resonates to the present day.

Following two recent boxes dedicated to the band's Sire era, Rhino is turning its attention to Sorry Ma with a new 40th anniversary set due on October 22.  The 4-CD/1-LP collection, presented in Rhino's by-now-familiar 12 x 12 hardcover book format, contains a generous 100 tracks, a full 67 of which are previously unreleased including the 'Mats' first demo recordings from 1980 and a professionally recorded concert from 1981.  In addition to the remastered original album and non-LP B-side "If Only You Were Lonely," the set also features rough mixes, alternate takes, and demos from the band's first eighteen months together.  The LP, Deliberate Noise, offers an alternate imagining of the album with previously unreleased versions of each song.

The first disc comprises the album remaster and B-side.  Disc Two, Raised in the City, features those early recordings plus outtakes that didn't make the final album and private "basement" recordings.  While some of these tracks appeared on Rhino's 2008 reissue, more than two-thirds of the disc is previously unissued.  Disc Three, Tape's Rolling, also reprises four tracks from the 2008 edition but adds over two dozen more never-before-released cuts.  These encompass alternate versions and mixes as well as Paul Westerberg's home demos of four songs ("You're Pretty When You're Rude," "If Only You Were Lonely," "Bad Worker," and "You're Getting Married").

The fourth CD comprises the earliest professional live recording of the band.  The show from The 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis was preserved by Twin/Tone's mobile unit on January 23, 1981, months prior to the August 25 release of Sorry, Ma; segments were broadcast on the local radio station KFAI.  The show, titled Unsuitable for Airplay for this release, boasts numerous tracks that would appear on the 'Mats' debut plus "lost" songs ("Mistake," "Excuse Me") and covers (The Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night," Dave Edmunds' "Trouble Boys," The Heartbreakers' "I Wanna Be Loved," Slade's "My Town"), all in the band's frenetic and loose style.

Bob Mehr, who received a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for his work on the band's Dead Man's Pop box, returns to write new liners for Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash: Deluxe Edition.  The box was produced by Twin/Tone co-founder Peter Jesperson, Rhino's Jason Jones, and Mehr.  In addition to Mehr's essay (with draws on interviews with the band members), the booklet features notes by Jesperson about the band's earliest days at Twin/Tone.

While the box will be available to Amazon and general retail, the Rhino-exclusive edition will additionally include a reproduction of the original flyer for the 7th St. Entry show.  A bundle also available only at Rhino.com will offer the box set, a 7-inch reissue of the band's debut single "I'm in Trouble" b/w "If Only You Were Lonely," a bumper sticker, and a pin pack.  Other bundles have a cassette of a Westerberg interview and a placemat.  Visit Rhino.com for information on all of these bundles.

Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash: Deluxe Edition arrives in stores from Rhino on October 22.  The same day, the audio will be released to digital/streaming outlets.  You'll find pre-order links and the complete track listing with discography below!

The Replacements, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (Deluxe Edition) (Rhino, 2021) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rhino.com)

Disc 1: Original album (2021 remaster)

  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 Dü
  15. I'm in Trouble
  16. Love You Till Friday
  17. Shutup
  18. Raised in the City
  19. If Only You Were Lonely

Disc 1, Tracks 1-18 released as Twin/Tone TTR 8123, 1981
Disc 1, Track 19 was the B-side to "I'm in Trouble" - Twin/Tone TTR 8120, 1981

Disc 2: Raised in the City - The Early Recordings (previously unreleased except where noted)

  1. Try Me (Demo)
  2. She's Firm (Demo)
  3. Lookin' for Ya (Demo)
  4. Raised in the City (Demo)
  5. Shutup (Demo)
  6. Don't Turn Me Down (Demo)
  7. Shape Up (Demo)
  8. I Hate Music (Studio Demo)
  9. Careless (Studio Demo)
  10. Shutup (Studio Demo)
  11. Otto (Studio Demo)
  12. Get on the Stick (Studio Demo)
  13. Oh Baby (Studio Demo)
  14. Raised in the City (Studio Demo)
  15. Shiftless When Idle (Studio Demo)
  16. More Cigarettes (Studio Demo)
  17. You Ain't Gotta Dance (Studio Demo)
  18. Don't Turn Me Down (Studio Demo)
  19. Rattlesnake (Basement Version)
  20. Takin' a Ride (Basement Version)
  21. Lie About Your Age (Basement Version)
  22. We'll Get Drunk/Customer (Basement Version)
  23. Johnny Fast (Basement Version)
  24. Mistake (Basement Version)
  25. Basement Jam

Disc 3: Tape's Rolling - Studio Outtakes, Alternates and Home Demos (previously unreleased except where noted)

  1. Careless (Alternate Version)
  2. Takin' a Ride (Alternate Version)
  3. Shutup (Alternate Version)
  4. Otto (Alternate Mix)
  5. Raised in the City (Alternate Version)
  6. Rattlesnake (Alternate Mix)
  7. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Version)
  8. Customer (Alternate Version)
  9. Somethin' to Dü (Alternate Version)
  10. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Version)
  11. I'm in Trouble (Alternate Version)
  12. I Hate Music (Alternate Version)
  13. We'll Get Drunk
  14. More Cigarettes (Alternate Mix)
  15. Get Lost (Instrumental)
  16. Hangin' Downtown (Alternate Version)
  17. Shutup (Alternate Version 2)
  18. Somethin' to Dü (Alternate Version 2)
  19. Don't Ask Why (Alternate Mix)
  20. Kick Your Door Down (Alternate Mix)
  21. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Mix)
  22. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Mix)
  23. Like You (Outtake)
  24. Get Lost (Outtake)
  25. A Toe Needs a Shoe (Outtake)
  26. You're Pretty When You're Rude (Solo Home Demo)
  27. If Only You Were Lonely (Working Version/Solo Home Demo)
  28. Bad Worker (Solo Home Demo)
  29. You're Getting Married (Solo Home Demo)

Disc 2, Tracks 4-7, 12-13, 17 and 25 and Disc 3, 8 and 23-25 released on expanded edition - Twin/Tone/Rykodisc/Rhino R2 438908, 2008

Disc 4: Unsuitable for Airplay - The Lost KFAI Concert (Live at The 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis, MN - 1/23/1981) (previously unreleased)

  1. Careless
  2. Takin' a Ride
  3. Trouble Boys
  4. Hangin' Downtown
  5. Like You
  6. Off Your Pants
  7. Get Lost
  8. Excuse Me
  9. Customer
  10. I Wanna Be Loved
  11. Mistake
  12. My Town
  13. Shiftless When Idle
  14. Oh Baby
  15. I'm in Trouble
  16. Johnny's Gonna Die/All by Myself
  17. More Cigarettes
  18. Otto
  19. Don't Ask Why
  20. Slow Down
  21. Somethin' to Dü
  22. Love You Till Friday
  23. Raised in the City
  24. Rattlesnake
  25. All Day and All of the Night
  26. I Hate Music
  27. Shutup

LP: Deliberate Noise - The Alternate Sorry, Ma...

Side 1

  1. Takin' a Ride (Alternate Version)
  2. Careless (Alternate Version)
  3. Customer (Alternate Version)
  4. Hangin' Downtown (Alternate Version)
  5. Kick Your Door Down (Alternate Mix)
  6. Otto (Alternate Mix)
  7. I Bought a Headache (Alternate Mix)
  8. Rattlesnake (Alternate Mix)
  9. I Hate Music (Studio Demo)

Side 2

  1. Johnny's Gonna Die (Alternate Mix)
  2. Shiftless When Idle (Studio Demo)
  3. More Cigarettes (Alternate Mix)
  4. Don't Ask Why (Alternate Mix)
  5. Somethin' to Dü (Alternate Version 2)
  6. I'm in Trouble (Alternate Version)
  7. Love You Till Friday (Alternate Mix)
  8. Shutup (Alternate Version)
  9. Raised in the City (Alternate Version)

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Comments

  1. Robert Lett says

    August 12, 2021 at 9:10 am

    Looks like we’re getting the deluxe treatment for the whole catalog and I’m very OK with that! 🔥🔥🔥

    Reply
  2. Jim Vandegrift says

    August 12, 2021 at 10:40 am

    Bring them on! Great news

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  3. Larry Davis says

    August 12, 2021 at 1:05 pm

    Coolness...so what's up with the legendary live bootleg "the sh#t hits the fans"??

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    • Paul E. says

      August 12, 2021 at 2:04 pm

      That show was recorded in 1984 which is “Let It Be” album territory. It wasn’t released until 1985 so that would align with “Tim”. Either way, the cover versions/copyright restrictions probably mean it won’t ever see an updated release- unless, of course, The Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, etc. are bigger fans than I thought they were.

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      • Larry Davis says

        August 13, 2021 at 12:56 am

        ah, so we have to see what happens when they do the deluxe treatment of "Let It Be" or "Tim"...have to be honest, I thought for sure a box of "Tim" would be next, not "Sorry Ma"...and it will be interesting when it's time for "Stink"...how or will (??) that get expanded?? Doing them out of order makes things less predictable...methinks...

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