The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me Vinyl LP Deluxe Edition 2020

A1:    Valentine – Rough Mix
A2:    Never Mind – Rough Mix
A3:    Birthday Gal – Rough Mix
A4:    Alex Chilton – Rough Mix
A5:    Election Day – Rough Mix
A6:    Kick It In – Rough Mix
B1:    Red Red Wine – Rough Mix
B2:    The Ledge – Rough Mix
B3:    I.o.u. – Rough Mix
B4:    Can’T Hardly Wait – Rough Mix
B5:    Nightclub Jitters – Rough Mix
B6:    Skyway – Rough Mix
B7:    Cool Water – Rough Mix

Originally released in 1987, “Pleased To Meet Me” is the fifth studio album from American rock band, The Replacements. Formed in Minneapolis in 1979, The Replacements initially started out as a punk rock band but grew to be one of the pioneers of alternative rock. Pleased To Meet Me is the only album from the band recorded as a trio after guitarist Bob Stinson’s exit after the release of their fourth studio album “Tim”, and before the addition of guitarist Bob ‘Slim’ Dunlap.

The album is available here as a 3CD/1LP box set with The music presented in a 12 x 12 hardcover book with rare photos and a new historical liner note by Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.

The album received widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone describing it as “an album alive with the crackle of conflicting emotions and kamikaze rock & roll fire”, as well as Pitchfork rating it 9.3 out of 10. The album is often considered as one of the greatest albums of the 1980’s.