The Replacements are revisiting their 1985 major label debut Tim with Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, a deluxe reissue arriving September 22nd.
Clocking in at 65 tracks, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition begins with a long-awaited fresh mix of the original album. The Replacements were never happy with producer Tommy Ramone’s final mix of Tim, so they enlisted Ramones and Talking Heads collaborator Ed Stasium — who was considered to co-produce the LP with Ramone back in the day — to revamp the record for Disc One. A remastered version of Ramone’s original mix follows on Disc Two.
Disc Three, entitled Sons of No One: Rare & Unreleased, features previously unreleased Replacements demos, including tracks from a January 1985 recording session led by the band’s hero, Big Star’s Alex Chilton. Disc Four, Not Ready for Prime Time, wraps up the reissue with a live recording of the group’s January 11th, 1986 concert at the Metro Chicago, which they played one week before their infamous appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition comes in a 12 x 12 hardcover book with unreleased photos of the band and a history of the Tim era by Bob Mehr, author of The Replacements’ 2016 biography Trouble Boys. Pre-orders are ongoing. Additionally, those who purchase the box set via Rhino will receive a limited edition 7-inch featuring two recordings from the Chilton sessions, “Nowhere Is My Home” and the “Cello Version” of “Can’t Hardly Wait.”
Back in 2020, Josh Boone announced that he was helming a biopic about The Replacements based on Trouble Boys. While you wait for that to come to fruition, revisit our ranking of the band’s discography.
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition Artwork:
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition Tracklist:
CD 1: Tim (Ed Stasium Mix)
01. Hold My Life
o2. I’ll Buy
o3. Kiss Me on the Bus
04. Dose of Thunder
05. Waitress in the Sky
06. Swingin Party
07. Bastards of Young
08. Lay It Down Clown
09. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Regular
CD 2: Tim (2023 Remaster)
01. Hold My Life
02. I’ll Buy
03. Kiss Me on the Bus
04. Dose of Thunder
05. Waitress in the Sky
06. Swingin Party
07. Bastards of Young
08. Lay It Down Clown
09. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Stranger
CD 3: Sons of No One: Rare & Unreleased
01. Can’t Hardly Wait (Acoustic Demo)
02. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Mix) *
03. Can’t Hardly Wait (Electric Demo) [Alternate Mix] *
04. Left of the Dial (Alternate Version) *
05. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Version) *
06. Can’t Hardly Wait (Cello Version) *
07. Kiss Me on the Bus (Studio Demo)
08. Little Mascara (Studio Demo) *
09. Bastards of Young (Alternate Version) *
10. Hold My Life (Alternate Version) *
11. Having Fun *
12. Waitress in the Sky (Alternate Version)
13. Can’t Hardly Wait (The “Tim” Version) [Alternate Mix] *
14. Swingin Party (Alternate Version) *
15. Here Comes a Regular (Alternate Version)
CD 4: Not Ready for Prime Time
Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1986
01. Gary’s Got a Boner *
02. Love You ‘Till Friday *
03. Bastards of Young *
04. Can’t Hardly Wait *
05. Answering Machine *
06. Little Mascara *
07. Color Me Impressed *
08. Kiss Me on the Bus *
09. Favorite Thing *
10. Mr. Whirly *
11. Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out *
12. I Will Dare *
13. Johnny’s Gonna Die *
14. Dose of Thunder *
15. Takin’ a Ride *
16. Hitchin’ a Ride *
17. Trouble Boys *
18. Unsatisfied *
19. Black Diamond *
20. Jumpin’ Jack Flash *
21. Customer *
22. Borstal Breakout *
23. Take Me Down to the Hospital *
24. Kids Don’t Follow *
25. Nowhere Man *
26. The Crusher *
27. I’m in Trouble *
28. Go*
LP: Ed Stasium Mix
Side A
01. Hold My Life
02. I’ll Buy
03. Kiss Me on the Bus
04. Dose of Thunder
05. Waitress in the Sky
06. Swingin Party
Side B
01. Bastards Of Young
02. Lay It Down Clown
03. Left of the Dial
04. Little Mascara
05. Here Comes a Regular
*= Previously Unreleased
