The Replacements have announced a sprawling box set of their 1985 album “Tim”, featuring a completely remixed version of the LP. Titled “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition”, the four-CD and one-LP set also includes a remastered version of the original album and a collection of previously unheard tracks, as well as a concert from 1986. The Legendary American alternative rockers are preparing a new reissue of their fourth studio album, “Tim”. “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition” will be an expanded version of the 1985 album featuring a new remix of the album, a freshly remastered version of the original mix, outtakes from the band’s 1985 session with Big Star vocalist Alex Chilton, and a live concert from 1986 that the band played at the Metro in Chicago.
Originally released in September 1985, “Tim” marked the Replacements’ major-label debut. The alternative rock pioneers received critical acclaim for the album, which, in the decades since, has come to be regarded as a pivotal release of the era. Despite this, the Replacements were never satisfied with the album.
“Even with “Tim’s” evolving status as an all-time classic, the Replacements remained unsatisfied with the sound of the record, largely centered on the mix done by the album’s producer, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tommy Erdelyi, aka Tommy Ramone, better known as the original Ramones drummer.
Featuring memorable tracks like ‘Bastards of Young’ and ‘Left of the Dial’, “Tim” continued The Replacements’ departure from the hardcore punk that was started on the previous year’s “Let It Be”.
It would be the final album to feature guitarist Bob Stinson, who would leave the band in 1986.” noted a press release accompanying the new set’s announcement. “Now, after four decades, the LP has finally been given a long overdue sonic overhaul as part of “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition.”
Disc three of the new reissue, entitled “Sons of No One: Rare & Unreleased“, features a collection of outtakes and rarities from a January 1985 recording session produced by the Big Star vocalist/guitarist Alex Chilton. Replacements singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg was a noted fan of Chilton and would write a song in his honour that would appear on the band’s follow-up to “Tim”: 1987’s “Pleased to Meet Me”.
Producer Ed Stasium, a longtime friend of Erdelyi, handled the new mix. He believes the “Let It Bleed Edition” is a “fuller, deeply detailed and ultimately more satisfying version of the record, which finally captures the band’s raw power.”
Guitar: Bob Stinson Drums: Chris Mars Background Vocals: Chris Mars, Guitar, Piano, Vocals: Paul Westerberg Bass Guitar: Tommy Stinson
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