The Replacements reissues: bonus material rundown

The last in the long awaited Rhino reissues of the expanded Replacements catalogue have been released, and the entire collection is now available through iTunes.I thought I'd tkae this opportunity to run down the bonus material on the albums.  I'm going to skip the demo versions and alternate takes of tracks that eventually ended up on the eight 'Mats albums.

So on an album-by-album basis, here's the rundown:

Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash:

• "Don't Turn Me Down"- a live 50's style rocker
• "Shape Up"- live from 1980
• "You Ain't Gotta Dance"- a tremendous guitar riff
• "Get On the Stick"- a rockabilly style track
• "Oh Baby"- clattery rock song
• "Get Lost"- 'Mats coming into their sound
• "Toe Needs a Shoe"- an instrumental
• "Basement Jam"- a slow rehearsal walkthrough

Stink:

• "Staples In Her Stomach"- an early punk rocker
• "Hey, Good Lookin'"- Hank Williams cover
• "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"- another cool cover
• "You're Getting Married"- a preview to songs like "Answering Machine"

Hootenanny:

• "Lookin' For Ya"- really a throwaway
• "Junior's Got a Gun"- a typical 'Mats song for the era
• "Ain't No Crime"- a hard rocker
• "Johnny Fast"- an uptempo number
• "Bad Worker"- a bluesy track

Let It Be:

• "20th Century Boy"- T Rex cover
• "Perfectly Lethal"- good enough to be an album track
• "Temptation Eyes"- Grassroots cover
• "Heartbeat- It's a Lovebeat"- strong and catchy

Tim:

• "Nowhere Is Near My Home"- classic 'Mats riff

Pleased To Meet Me:

• "Birthday Gal"- jangle pop previously released
• "Bundle Up"- fun country twang
• "Photo"- like Westerberg solo stuff
• "Election Day"- blues riff, previously released
• "Kick It In"- mid tempo number
• "Route 66"- Jerry Lee Lewis style piano drive
• "Tossin' N' Turnin'"- old tyme rock n' roll
• "Cool Water"- piano ballad

Don't Tell A Soul:

• "Portland"- previously released
• "Wake Up"- raucus
• "Date To Church"- feat. Tom Waits, previously released
• "We Know The Night"- polished guitar ballad
• "Gudbuy T' Jane"- gritty Stones style rocker

All Shook Down:

• Tiny Paper Plane
• Ought To Get Love- rock n' roll piano slide
• Satellite- mid tempo, previously released
• Kissin' In Action- slick hard rocker

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