Incendiary as ever, a historic photo of the Replacements was recently removed from the University of Minnesota over a ciggie — and now, their 1985 major label debut, Tim, is getting the expanded reissue treatment.
The 4CD/1LP box set, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, is due September 22 via Rhino. It follows the 2021 deluxe 40th anniversary edition of Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash and 2020's Pleased to Meet Me box set.
In addition to a new mix by Ed Stasium, who was originally in the running to co-produce the record with Tommy Erdelyi, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition includes a bunch of previously unreleased material: alternate versions, demos, live recordings, etc., some having been derived from a recording session with Big Star's Alex Chilton that took place in January of 1985.
"I really loved working on this project," Stasium said in a statement. "It's a great record, and now you can hear even better what's great about it. But the best thing for me was that, in a funny and really beautiful way, I got to work with my dear friend Tommy Erdelyi once again."
There's also a full-length live album recording of a show the Replacements did at Chicago's Cabaret Metro in 1986, a hardcover book featuring previously unseen photos and a history of the album written by Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements author Bob Mehr.
Listen to the new mix of "Left of the Dial" below, where you'll also find the reissue tracklist.
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition:
Disc One: Tim (Ed Stasium Mix)
1. Hold My Life
2. I'll Buy
3. Kiss Me on the Bus
4. Dose of Thunder
5. Waitress in the Sky
6. Swingin Party
7. Bastard of Young
8. Lay It Down Clown
9. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Stranger
Disc Two: Tim (2023 Remaster)
1. Hold My Life
2. I'll Buy
3. Kiss Me on the Bus
4. Dose of Thunder
5. Waitress in the Sky
6. Swingin Party
7. Bastard of Young
8. Lay It Down Clown
9. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Stranger
Disc Three: Sons of No One: Rare & Unreleased
1. Can't Hardly Wait (Acoustic Demo)
2. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Mix)
3. Can't Hardly Wait (Electric Demo) [Alternate Mix]
4. Left of the Dial (Alternate Version)
5. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Version)
6. Can't Hardly Wait (Cello Version)
7. Kiss Me on the Bus (Studio Demo)
8. Little Mascara (Studio Demo)
9. 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)
Disc Four: Not Ready for Prime Time (Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1986)
1. Gary's Got a Boner
2. Love You 'Till Friday
3. Bastards of Young
4. Can't Hardly Wait
5. Answering Machine
6. Little Mascara
7. Color Me Impressed
8. Kiss Me on the Bus
9. 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
Pre-order Tim: Let It Bleed Edition.
The 4CD/1LP box set, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, is due September 22 via Rhino. It follows the 2021 deluxe 40th anniversary edition of Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash and 2020's Pleased to Meet Me box set.
In addition to a new mix by Ed Stasium, who was originally in the running to co-produce the record with Tommy Erdelyi, Tim: Let It Bleed Edition includes a bunch of previously unreleased material: alternate versions, demos, live recordings, etc., some having been derived from a recording session with Big Star's Alex Chilton that took place in January of 1985.
"I really loved working on this project," Stasium said in a statement. "It's a great record, and now you can hear even better what's great about it. But the best thing for me was that, in a funny and really beautiful way, I got to work with my dear friend Tommy Erdelyi once again."
There's also a full-length live album recording of a show the Replacements did at Chicago's Cabaret Metro in 1986, a hardcover book featuring previously unseen photos and a history of the album written by Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements author Bob Mehr.
Listen to the new mix of "Left of the Dial" below, where you'll also find the reissue tracklist.
Tim: Let It Bleed Edition:
Disc One: Tim (Ed Stasium Mix)
1. Hold My Life
2. I'll Buy
3. Kiss Me on the Bus
4. Dose of Thunder
5. Waitress in the Sky
6. Swingin Party
7. Bastard of Young
8. Lay It Down Clown
9. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Stranger
Disc Two: Tim (2023 Remaster)
1. Hold My Life
2. I'll Buy
3. Kiss Me on the Bus
4. Dose of Thunder
5. Waitress in the Sky
6. Swingin Party
7. Bastard of Young
8. Lay It Down Clown
9. Left of the Dial
10. Little Mascara
11. Here Comes a Stranger
Disc Three: Sons of No One: Rare & Unreleased
1. Can't Hardly Wait (Acoustic Demo)
2. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Mix)
3. Can't Hardly Wait (Electric Demo) [Alternate Mix]
4. Left of the Dial (Alternate Version)
5. Nowhere Is My Home (Alternate Version)
6. Can't Hardly Wait (Cello Version)
7. Kiss Me on the Bus (Studio Demo)
8. Little Mascara (Studio Demo)
9. 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)
Disc Four: Not Ready for Prime Time (Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1986)
1. Gary's Got a Boner
2. Love You 'Till Friday
3. Bastards of Young
4. Can't Hardly Wait
5. Answering Machine
6. Little Mascara
7. Color Me Impressed
8. Kiss Me on the Bus
9. 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
Pre-order Tim: Let It Bleed Edition.