{"id":44321,"date":"2025-08-20T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/the-replacements-announce-deluxe-edition-of-let-it-be\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:10:25","slug":"the-replacements-announce-deluxe-edition-of-let-it-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/the-replacements-announce-deluxe-edition-of-let-it-be\/","title":{"rendered":"The Replacements Announce Deluxe Edition of &#8216;Let It Be&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/the-replacements\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Replacements<\/a> will release an expanded, three-CD <em>Deluxe Edition<\/em> of their classic 1984 album, <em>Let It Be<\/em>, in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>The set, which will be available on Oct. 24, will include a new remastered version of the original album, a disc of rarities and a CD featuring a live show from that year.<\/p>\n<p>You can hear a previously unreleased version of &#8220;Androgynous&#8221; below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Listen to an Alternate Version of the Replacements&#8217; &#8216;Androgynous&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let It Be<\/em> was released on Oct. 2, 1984, as the Minneapolis band&#8217;s third LP. It was a cornerstone LP in a year that helped fortify the American college rock scene of the mid-&#8217;80s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/best-1984-albums\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 50 Albums of 1984<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The success of the album, released on the local label Twin\/Tone, led to the band being signed by the major Sire, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Their next album, 1986&#8217;s <em>Tim<\/em>, was the first of four albums on the label before the band&#8217;s breakup in 1991.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s on the Deluxe Edition of the Replacements &#8216;Let It Be&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>The upcoming <em>Let It Be<\/em> reissue features seven outtakes from the album&#8217;s sessions that have never been released before, including alternate takes of &#8220;Gary&#8217;s Got a Boner&#8221; and &#8220;Favorite Thing,&#8221; and the songs &#8220;Who&#8217;s Gonna Take Us Alive&#8221; and &#8220;Street Girl&#8221; that didn&#8217;t appear on the original LP.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus tracks included on the 2008 reissue of the album \u2014 including covers of the Grass Roots&#8217; &#8220;Midnight Confessions&#8221; and the DeFranco Family&#8217;s &#8220;Heartbeat \u2014 It&#8217;s a Lovebeat,&#8221; as well as covers of <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/t-rex\/\" target=\"_blank\">T. Rex<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;20th Century Boy&#8221; and Hank Williams&#8217; &#8220;Hey, Good Lookin'&#8221; first released as B-sides \u2014 are also here in newly remastered versions.<\/p>\n<p>The third CD features <em>Goodnight! Go Home!<\/em>, a previously unreleased live show from March 1984, seven months before the album&#8217;s release, from Chicago that includes <em>Let It Be<\/em> songs &#8220;Unsatisfied,&#8221; &#8220;I Will Dare,&#8221; &#8220;Favorite Things&#8221; and others and covers of <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/beach-boys\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Beach Boys<\/a>&#8216; &#8220;Help Me, Rhonda&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/kiss\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kiss<\/a>&#8216; &#8220;Black Diamond,&#8221; which appeared in a studio version on the album.<\/p>\n<p>Songs from the Replacements&#8217; first two albums are also here, along with the set-opening &#8220;Can&#8217;t Hardly Wait,&#8221; which wouldn&#8217;t appear on a Replacements album until 1987&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/replacements-pleased-to-meet-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pleased to Meet Me<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three-CD set, a four-LP vinyl version will also be <a href=\"https:\/\/thereplacments.lnk.to\/libd\" target=\"_blank\">available<\/a>. You can see the track listing for the <em>Deluxe Edition<\/em> of the Replacements&#8217; <em>Let It Be<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Replacements, &#8216;Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)&#8217; Track Listing<\/strong><br \/><strong>Disc One: 2025 Remaster<\/strong><br \/>1. \u201cI Will Dare\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cFavorite Thing\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cWe\u2019re Comin\u2019 Out\u201d<br \/>4. \u201cTommy Gets His Tonsils Out\u201d<br \/>5. \u201cAndrogynous\u201d<br \/>6. \u201cBlack Diamond\u201d<br \/>7. \u201cUnsatisfied\u201d<br \/>8. \u201cSeen Your Video\u201d<br \/>9. \u201cGary\u2019s Got A Boner\u201d<br \/>10. \u201cSixteen Blue\u201d<br \/>11. \u201cAnswering Machine\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disc Two: Rarities<\/strong><br \/>1. \u201cGary\u2019s Got A Boner\u201d \u2013 Alternate Version *<br \/>2. \u201cFavorite Thing\u201d \u2013 Alternate Version *<br \/>3. \u201cPerfectly Lethal\u201d<br \/>4. \u201cTemptation Eyes\u201d<br \/>5. \u201cWho\u2019s Gonna Take Us Alive\u201d *<br \/>6. \u201cHeartbeat, It\u2019s A Lovebeat\u201d<br \/>7. \u201cAnswering Machine\u201d \u2013 Home Demo #1<br \/>8. \u201cAnswering Machine\u201d \u2013 Home Demo #2 *<br \/>9. \u201cStreet Girl\u201d \u2013 Takes 1 And 2 *<br \/>10. \u201cSixteen Blue\u201d \u2013 Alternate Version<br \/>11. \u201cUnsatisfied\u201d \u2013 Full Length Version *<br \/>12. \u201cAndrogynous\u201d \u2013 Alternate Version *<br \/>13. \u201c20th Century Boy\u201d<br \/>14. \u201cHey Good Lookin\u2019\u201d \u2013 Live<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disc Three: Goodnight! Go Home!: Live at Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL (March 1984)<\/strong><br \/>1. \u201cCan\u2019t Hardly Wait\u201d *<br \/>2. \u201cLeft In The Dark\u201d *<br \/>3. \u201cUnsatisfied\u201d *<br \/>4. \u201cI Will Dare\u201d *<br \/>5. \u201cFavorite Thing\u201d *<br \/>6. \u201cKids Don\u2019t Follow\u201d *<br \/>7. \u201cRun It\u201d *<br \/>8. \u201cColor Me Impressed\u201d *<br \/>9. \u201cHayday\u201d *<br \/>10. \u201cNowhere Is My Home\u201d *<br \/>11. \u201cLove You Till Friday\u201d *<br \/>12. \u201cHelp Me Rhonda\/G.T.O.\u201d *<br \/>13. \u201cTakin\u2019 A Ride\u201d *<br \/>14. \u201cTommy Gets His Tonsils Out\u201d *<br \/>15. \u201cGary\u2019s Got A Boner\u201d *<br \/>16. \u201cJohnny\u2019s Gonna Die\u201d *<br \/>17. \u201cCan\u2019t Get Enough\u201d *<br \/>18. \u201cI\u2019m In Trouble\u201d *<br \/>19. \u201cDon\u2019t Ask Why\u201d *<br \/>20. \u201cTake Me Down To The Hospital\u201d *<br \/>21. \u201cShiftless When Idle\u201d *<br \/>22. \u201cMr. Whirly\u201d *<br \/>23. \u201cHitchin\u2019 A Ride\u201d *<br \/>24. \u201cBlack Diamond\u201d *<br \/>25. \u201c20th Century Boy\u201d *<br \/>26. \u201cGo\u201d *<br \/>27. \u201cGimme Noise\u201d *<br \/>28. \u201cWhite And Lazy\u201d *<\/p>\n<p>*Previously unreleased<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">10 Worst Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These exclusions are particularly egregious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/bryanrolli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=160&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/replacements-let-it-be-deluxe\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Replacements will release an expanded, three-CD Deluxe Edition of their classic 1984 album, Let It Be, in the fall. 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