Capping off a year of reissues of all The Replacements’ classic albums, comes the final installment—The Sire Years 4-LP boxed set! Containing the four full-length releases Minneapolis’ favorite sons recorded after signing to Sire Records, the box includes Tim, Pleased To Meet Me, Don’t Tell a Soul and available in the U.S. on LP through Warner for the first time ever, All Shook Down. The Sire Years LP box is released as a limited edition of 8,700 copies, in individually numbered slipcases, for the world. These legendary albums are back on vinyl, the way they’re meant to be heard, and feature the band’s cavalcade of hits, such as “Alex Chilton,” “Achin’ To Be,” “Bastards of Young” and more. The Sire Years LP box—a simple explanation as to why The Replacements are seen as one of the last great rock ‘n roll bands of the 20th Century. Details on the box set here.
To celebrate, Paste and Rhino are giving you the opportunity to win a bumper Mats package full of fun, cool and rare swag.
One lucky winner will receive (1) 24” x 24” painting of the Tim cover by noted artist Steve Keene, (1) 4-LP The Sire Years boxed set, (1) Replacements slipmat, (1) promo-only Mats (instant) Grat 7” of “Can’t Hardly Wait” (The Tim Version), b/w “Portland” & (1) book Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements by Bob Mehr.
Contest ends Wednesday, April 13. CLICK HERE TO ENTER!