The Replacements

The Replacements' 1987 classic Pleased to Meet Me gets the deluxe treatment from Rhino as a 3-CD/1-LP set (also available digitally) featuring a whopping 29 previously unreleased tracks.  The new box opens with a fresh remaster of the original album by Justin Perkins and continues with a selection of B-sides (such as covers of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," Bob Nolan's "Cool Water," and Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' and Turnin'") and Jimmy Iovine's remix of "Can't Hardly Wait."  The set's second and third discs delve into the album's genesis.  CD 2, Blackberry Way Demos, boasts fifteen demos, eleven of which are previously unissued.  CD 3, Rough Mixes, Outtakes, and Alternates offers a curated look at the three-month recording period of the album with thirteen rough mixes by engineer John Hampton plus unreleased tracks and outtakes.  These rough mixes are featured on the accompanying vinyl LP.  The booklet features new liner notes by band historian and this set's co-producer Bob Mehr.