Tag: Peter Jesperson

  • The Replacements, Let It Be, 1984 on Twin/Tone

    The Replacements, Let It Be, 1984 on Twin/Tone

    Third full length album for The Replacements, following Hootenanny. Recorded at Blackberry Way after using a warehouse in Brooklyn Center for that record. Produced by Steve Fjelstad, Peter Jesperson, and Paul Westerberg. Definitely one of my favorites – with the sublime (“Androgynous,” “Unsatisfied”) and the ridiculous (“Gary’s Got a Boner”) and a cover of Kiss’…

  • The Replacements, Hootenanny, 1983 on Twin/Tone

    The Replacements, Hootenanny, 1983 on Twin/Tone

    Sophomore album from Minneapolis favorite sons The Replacements. A wonderfully messy record that’s sort of all over the place (rockabilly, blues, country and punk) but still works. The transition from the wistful “Within Your Reach” ( “I can’t live without your touch / die within your reach”) to the surf-punk of “Buck Hill” sort of…

  • The Replacements, “Stink”, 1982 on Twin/Tone

    The Replacements, “Stink”, 1982 on Twin/Tone

    This EP aka The Replacements – Stink (“Kids Don’t Follow” Plus Seven) came out in 1982, following the release of Sorry Ma. I always thought it was their first release. Opens with the infamous “This is the Minneapolis Police, the party’s over . . . if you all just grab your stuff and leave there…