Replacements- Let It Be Deluxe Remaster Coming Soon!...& The Other Cubby Bear Show, July 1984

 

I feel I've been out of the loop music-wise this summer, without attending any live music concerts and limiting my record buying to a minimal. I'm still listening to a lot of music and though I haven't been thrilled with anything new lately, a bit of news about an upcoming Replacements box-set has peaked my interest. The band's 1984 classic album, Let It Be is finally getting the deluxe box treatment with the standard remastering of the original record, outtakes and unreleased songs, as well as a live show from Chicago in 1984. There isn't going to be a transformative re-mix similar to Tim and Don't Tell A Soul because no one had a problem with how Let It Be sounded and I say just, let it be. I slightly regret not buying the Tim: Let It Be Edition because the re-mix sounds great (here's a great album that truly suffered from a shitty mix), but I did buy the vinyl live album (Cabaret Metro, Chicago 1986) separately that was included on the Tim box. I did not regret that decision.

 

  

I have to admit, Let It Be is probably my favourite Replacements album and when I first heard it (I bought the LP in Minneapolis, of course), it elevated my love of the band. I had previously heard a couple of songs from Tim (just after it was released), so I wanted to hear more. In those pre-internet, pre-streaming days the option was to buy the physical records, I went and bought all the band's catalogue up to that point, no regrets! When I finally saw the group live at Midway in St. Paul during the reunion thing, the most moving moment for me was when they played Unsatisfied. It was definitely one of my most satisfying and memorable concert moments ever.

 

Not sure if I need to buy the deluxe remaster, but I am curious to hear the live recording from the Cubby Bear in Chicago, on August 1984. It claims to be an unreleased 28 song performance sourced from an audience tape and remastered. I haven't heard this recording, but as a teaser, I'm posting a show at the same venue from a month earlier. The July set was recorded by Aadam Jacob and I'm guessing the August show, included in the box might be as well. It'll be interesting to compare the band's "progress/growth" over a month and I'm also wondering if it's an opening vs headline set. Set your watches for October 24th.

Enjoy!

 

 

Please do NOT sell or profit from this recording!

Do NOT convert to lossy formats, except for personal use.

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NOTE: This is NOT the same live concert included on the upcoming Let It Be Deluxe Edition box! 

 

 

THE REPLACEMENTS
The Cubby Bear
Chicago, Illinois  

July 7, 1984

Recording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive

Mastering: .WAV > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (normalization; added fades at beginning and end) > CDWav (tracking) > Trader's Little Helper (level 8) > FLAC > 
TagScanner 6.1.19 (tagging)

Recorded by: Aadam Jacobs
Transferred by: Avery/vanark
Mastered by: elegymart

Total running time [51:34]
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01  Hayday
02  Can't Hardly Wait
03  Light My Fire
04  Gary's Got a Boner
05  I Will Dare
06  Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes 
07  Color Me Impressed
08  Johnny's Gonna Die
09  We're Comin' Out
10  Unsatisfied
11  Take Me Down to the Hospital
12  Black Diamond 
13  I'm in Trouble
14  Let It Be
15  Music Is My Life
16  Go
17  Fuck School
18  God Damn Job
19  Shutup

Band line-up:
Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar 
Tommy Stinson – bass guitar 
Bob Stinson – guitar 
Chris Mars – drums 

Notes:
Recording 01236 from the Aadam Jacobs Collection Project, coordinated by the Live Music Archive at the Internet Archive
Contact info: aadam.jacobs.project AT gmail DOT com

 

THE REPLACEMENTS- 1984-07-07 Cubby Bear, Chicago, IL FLAC. rar