The Replacements' third album 'Let it Be' to get deluxe edition in October

Let It Be by The Replacements—Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, and Chris Mars—originally released by Twin/Tone Records in 1984, will receive a newly remastered and expanded edition from Rhino on Oct. 24. 

The Deluxe Edition will be available on 4LPs and 3CDs and includes the album alongside unreleased studio and live recordings. Pre-Order Here. A previously unheard version of “Androgynous” is available digitally Listen Now.

The set gathers unreleased material from the Let It Be sessions, including alternate versions of “Gary’s Got A Boner” and “Favorite Thing,” as well as previously unreleased outtakes “Who’s Gonna Take Us Alive” and “Street Girl.” The alternate version of “Androgynous” features a different vocal take and the full piano intro, restored for the first time. All five bonus tracks from 2008’s Let It Be (Expanded Edition) are included here, newly remastered for this set.

The collection also includes Goodnight! Go Home!, an unreleased 28-song performance recorded in August 1984 at the Cubby Bear in Chicago. Sourced from an audience tape and newly remastered, it finds the Minneapolis quartet playing material from the not-yet-released album (“I Will Dare” and “Unsatisfied”), early favorites (“Color Me Impressed” and “Takin’ A Ride”), and covers “Help Me Rhonda/Little G.T.O.” (originally done by The Beach Boys/Ronny & The Daytonas) and “Can’t Get Enough” (Bad Company).

4LP or 3CD versions of Let It Be (Deluxe Edition), plus a bonus 10-inch vinyl Live at City Garden, will be available exclusively at Rhino.com. Rhino.com exclusive merch bundles include the 3CD alongside a T-Shirt, as well as the 4LP with a 10-inch, and T-Shirt. 

The six-song soundboard recording was made February 11 at one of the band’s favorite punk clubs in Trenton, NJ. A rare performance of the ballad “You’re Getting Married” was a birthday request from the band’s original manager and Twin/Tone co-founder Peter Jesperson, who co-produced the 1984 album, as well as this Deluxe Edition. Westerberg altered the lyrics mid-song, delivering them to a punk crowd.

LET IT BE (DELUXE EDITION)

3CD Track Listing

Disc One: 2025 Remaster

“I Will Dare”

“Favorite Thing”
“We’re Comin’ Out”
“Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out”
“Androgynous”
“Black Diamond”
“Unsatisfied”
“Seen Your Video”
“Gary’s Got A Boner”
“Sixteen Blue”
“Answering Machine”

Disc Two: Rarities

“Gary’s Got A Boner” – Alternate Version *
“Favorite Thing” – Alternate Version *
“Perfectly Lethal”
“Temptation Eyes”
“Who’s Gonna Take Us Alive” *
“Heartbeat, It’s A Lovebeat”
“Answering Machine” – Home Demo #1
“Answering Machine” – Home Demo #2 *
“Street Girl” – Takes 1 And 2 *
“Sixteen Blue” – Alternate Version
“Unsatisfied” – Full Length Version *
“Androgynous” – Alternate Version *
“20th Century Boy”
“Hey Good Lookin’” – Live

Disc Three: Goodnight! Go Home!: Live at Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL, (March, 1984)

“Can’t Hardly Wait” *
“Left In The Dark” *
“Unsatisfied” *
“I Will Dare” *
“Favorite Thing” *
“Kids Don’t Follow” *
“Run It” *
“Color Me Impressed” *
“Hayday” *
“Nowhere Is My Home” *
“Love You Till Friday” *
“Help Me Rhonda/G.T.O.” *
“Takin’ A Ride” *
“Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out” *
“Gary’s Got A Boner” *
“Johnny’s Gonna Die” *
“Can’t Get Enough” *
“I’m In Trouble” *
“Don’t Ask Why” *
“Take Me Down To The Hospital” *
“Shiftless When Idle” *
“Mr. Whirly” *
“Hitchin’ A Ride” *
“Black Diamond” *
“20th Century Boy” *
“Go” *
“Gimme Noise” *
“White And Lazy” *

For more info: rhino.com