Let It Be (Deluxe Edition) (3CD)

LET IT BE by The Replacements—Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, and Chris Mars - originally released by highly revered indie label Twin/Tone Records, is widely hailed as one of the greatest albums of the 1980s and a cornerstone of indie rock.

The DELUXE EDITION gathers a wide range of 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” out today 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 charging through material from the not-yet-released album (“I Will Dare” and “Unsatisfied”), early favorites (“Color Me Impressed” and “Takin’ A Ride”), and characteristically offbeat covers “Help Me Rhonda/Little G.T.O.” (originally done by The Beach Boys/Ronny & The Daytonas) and “Can’t Get Enough” (Bad Company).

Disc 1: Original Album Remastered
I WILL DARE (2025 REMASTER)
FAVORITE THING (2025 REMASTER)
WE’RE COMIN’ OUT (2025 REMASTER)
TOMMY GETS HIS TONSILS OUT (2025 REMASTER)
ANDROGYNOUS (2025 REMASTER)
BLACK DIAMOND (2025 REMASTER)
UNSATISFIED (2025 REMASTER)
SEEN YOUR VIDEO (2025 REMASTER)
GARY’S GOT A BONER (2025 REMASTER)
SIXTEEN BLUE (2025 REMASTER)
ANSWERING MACHINE (2025 REMASTER)

Disc 2: Rarities
GARY’S GOT A BONER (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
FAVORITE THING (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
PERFECTLY LETHAL (2025 REMASTER)
TEMPTATION EYES (2025 REMASTER)
WHO’S GONNA TAKE US ALIVE (2025 REMASTER)*
HEARTBEAT, IT’S A LOVEBEAT (2025 REMASTER)
ANSWERING MACHINE (HOME DEMO #1) [2025 REMASTER]
ANSWERING MACHINE (HOME DEMO #2) [2025 REMASTER]*
STREET GIRL (TAKES 1 AND 2) [2025 REMASTER]*
SIXTEEN BLUE (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]
UNSATISFIED (FULL LENGTH VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
ANDROGYNOUS (ALTERNATE VERSION) [2025 REMASTER]*
20TH CENTURY BOY (2025 REMASTER)
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’ (LIVE) [2025 REMASTER]

Disc 3: Goodnight! Go Home!: Live at Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL, TBD March, 1984
CAN’T HARDLY WAIT (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
LEFT IN THE DARK (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
UNSATISFIED (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
I WILL DARE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
FAVORITE THING (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
KIDS DON’T FOLLOW (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
RUN IT (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
COLOR ME IMPRESSED (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
HAYDAY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
NOWHERE IS MY HOME (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
LOVE YOU TIL’ FRIDAY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
HELP ME RHONDA/G.T.O. (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
TAKIN’ A RIDE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
TOMMY GETS HIS TONSILS OUT (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
GARY’S GOT A BONER (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
JOHNNY’S GONNA DIE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
CAN’T GET ENOUGH (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
I’M IN TROUBLE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
DON’T ASK WHY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
TAKE ME DOWN TO THE HOSPITAL (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
SHIFTLESS WHEN IDLE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
MR. WHIRLY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
HITCHIN’ A RIDE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
BLACK DIAMOND (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
20TH CENTURY BOY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
GO (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
GIMME NOISE (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*
WHITE AND LAZY (LIVE AT CUBBY BEAR, CHICAGO, IL, MARCH TBD, 1984) [2025 REMASTER]*

*Previously Unreleased