The Replacements Detail Pleased to Meet Me Deluxe Edition with 29 Unheard Tracks

The Replacements have announced a deluxe edition of their acclaimed 1987 album Please to Meet Me. Due on October 9th from Rhino, the upcoming set features 29 unreleased tracks, including demos, rough mixes, and the band’s final recording sessions with late guitarist Bob Stinson, spread over three CDs and an LP.

The Pleased to Meet Me box includes a 12×12 hardcover book with photos and liner notes from Trouble Boys: The Trust Story of the Replacements author Bob Mehr, along with a cassette tape featuring an interview with Paul Westerberg.

Listen to six of the previously unheard tracks below. The Pleased to Meet Me deluxe edition is available for pre-order now.

Disc One: Pleased to Meet Me (2020 Remaster) + Rare, Single-Only Tracks
01. I.O.U.
02. Alex Chilton
03. I Don’t Know
04. Nightclub Jitters
05. The Ledge
06. Never Mind
07. Valentine
08. Shooting Dirty Pool
09. Red Red Wine
10. Skyway
11. Can’t Hardly Wait
12. Election Day
13. Jungle Rock
14. Route 66
15. Tossin’ n’ Turnin’
16. Cool Water
17. Can’t Hardly Wait – Jimmy Iovine Remix

Disc Two: Blackberry Way Demos
01. Bundle Up – Demo
02. Birthday Gal – Demo
03. I.O.U. – Demo *
04. Red Red Wine – Demo *
05. Photo – Demo
06. Time Is Killing Us – Demo *
07. Valentine – Demo
08. Awake Tonight – Demo *
09. Hey Shadow – Demo *
10. I Don’t Know – Demo *
11. Kick It In – Demo 1 *
12. Shooting Dirty Pool – Demo *
13. Kick It In – Demo 2 *
14. All He Wants To Do Is Fish – Demo *
15. Even If It’s Cheap – Demo *

Disc Three: Rough Mixes, Outtakes, & Alternates
01. Valentine – Rough Mix *
02. Never Mind – Rough Mix *
03. Birthday Gal – Rough Mix *
04. Alex Chilton – Rough Mix *
05. Election Day – Rough Mix *
06. Kick It In – Rough Mix *
07. Red Red Wine – Rough Mix *
08. The Ledge – Rough Mix *
09. I.O.U. – Rough Mix *
10. Can’t Hardly Wait – Rough Mix *
11. Nightclub Jitters – Rough Mix *
12. Skyway – Rough Mix *
13. Cool Water – Rough Mix *
14. Birthday Gal
15. Learn How To Fail *
16. Run For The Country *
17. All He Wants To Do Is Fish
18. I Can Help – Outtake *
19. Lift Your Skirt *
20. ‘Til We’re Nude
21. Beer For Breakfast
22. Trouble On The Way *
23. I Don’t Know – Outtake

LP Track Listing
Side A
01. Valentine – Rough Mix *
02. Never Mind – Rough Mix *
03. Birthday Gal – Rough Mix *
04. Alex Chilton – Rough Mix *
05. Election Day – Rough Mix *
06. Kick It In – Rough Mix *

Side B
01. Red Red Wine – Rough Mix *
02. The Ledge – Rough Mix *
03. I.O.U. – Rough Mix *
04. Can’t Hardly Wait – Rough Mix *
05. Nightclub Jitters – Rough Mix *
06. Skyway – Rough Mix *
07. Cool Water – Rough Mix *

* = previously unreleased