July 1980, March-June 1981, Blackberry Way Studios, Minneapolis, MN

01. Careless
02. Otto (1)
03. Shiftless When Idle
04. More Cigarettes (1)
05. I Hate Music
06. Shut Up
07. I’m In Trouble (intro.)
08. I’m In Trouble (1)
09. Customer (1)
10. Otto (2)
11. Shut Up (1)
12. Shut Up (2)
13. Johnny’s Gonna Die (1)
14. Johnny’s Gonna Die (2)
15. Careless (1)
16. Rattlesnake Blues (1)

(Photo: Courtesy Minnesota Public Radio / Leah Garaas)

17. If Only You Were Lonely
18. I Hate Music (flubbed intro.)
19. I Hate Music
20. Kick Your Door Down
21. Don’t Ask Why
22. Something To Du (1)
23. More Cigarettes (2)

24. More Cigarettes (3)
25. Hangin Downtown
26. Takin A Ride (1)
27. Johnny’s Gonna Die (2)
28. Careless (2)
29. I’m In Trouble (2)
30. Customer (2)
31. Raised In The City
32. Rattlesnake Blues (2)
33. unknown outro.
34. Something To Du (2)
35. Takin A Ride (flubbed intro.)
36. Takin A Ride (2)
37.  - tapes rollin
38. Love You ‘Til Friday
39. Like You

I never pay attention, watch my step,
Never pay my bills, way in debt...

Notes: "Sory Ma..." released June 25, 1981

Recording: Studio

Bootleg: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Throw The Tapes Off The Bridge

Trackin’ Up The North - Demos, Outakes, Live

01. Off Your Pants   
02. I’ve Got a Problem
03. Johnny’s Gonna Die   
04. Careless   
05. Raised in the City   
06. Somethin’ to Du   
07. Takin’ a Ride   
08. Love You Till Friday (1)   
09. Love You Till Friday (2)   
10. Like You
11. Lookin’ for Ya
12. Don’t Get Married (band version)   
13. Shoot Me, Kill Me (Sex With A Goat)
14. Job Country (country version of ‘God Damn Job’)   
15. Take Me Down to the Hospital   
16. Music is My Life
17. Kiss Me on the Bus   
18. Little Mascara
19. Alex Chilton
20. Kissin’ in Action   
21. Only if We Must   
22. Someone Take the Wheel   
23. When it Began   
24. Nobody   
25. One Wink At A Time
26. My Little Problem   
27. Sadly Beautiful   
28. Attitude   
29. Torture
30. Happy Town

Stay right there, go no further,
Don’t get a doctor, don’t get my mother... 

1-2 (Live 1980)
3-10 (Sorry Ma... outakes/demos)
11 (original ‘Trackin’ Up the North’ compilation album)
12-13 (Hootenanny outakes/demos)
14-16 (live 1983)
17-18 (Tim outakes/demos)
19 (Pleased To Meet Me outake/demo)
20-30 (All Shook Down outakes/demos)

Notes: A mix of various outakes, demos and live recordings originally released on bootleg.

Recording: Various

Cover Me Impressed - Alt.Music.Replacements Tribute

01.  3 Musky Tears - Little Mascara
02.  Kansas City Stars - One Wink At A Time
03.  The Whiskey Rippers - We’re Coming Out
04.  Benalto - Kids Don’t Follow
05.  Sacrilegious - Alex Chilton
06.  Letterbomb - I’m Drunk
07.  The Ex-Supermodels - I’m In Trouble
08.  The Regulars - Nowhere Is My Home
09.  Closed - Can’t Hardly Wait
10.  The Blahs - Shut Up
11.  Curt Mitchell and the White Trash Poets - Sadly Beautiful
12.  Captain Crutch - Johnny’s Gonna Die
13.  The Sin Twitties - Customer
14.  Mumble - Swinging Party
15.  Benalto - Rattlesnake
16.  Emerson Dameron - Willpower
17.  Letterbomb - Talent Show
18.  Jeremy Porter - Within Your Reach
19.  The Regulars - Red Red Wine

Well you got your father’s hair,
And you got your father’s nose...

Notes: 2002 compilation assembled by the regulars at Alt.Music.Replacements... those were the days.

Recording: Studio

1981-1983, Sessions: Home demos, Minneapolis, MN

01. It’s Hard To Wave In Handcuffs
02. Piano Noises
03. Bad Worker  #1
04. Bad Worker #2
05. You’re Getting Married (Don’t Get Married)
06. Hold Me In Suspension
07. Gimme Torture
08. A Little Bit Drunk #1
09. A Little Bit Drunk #2
10. tuning
11. A Little Bit Drunk #3
12. All That We’ve Been Through
13. Still Be Waiting #1
14. Still Be Waiting #2
15. I Wish You Were Lonely #1
16. Still Be Waiting #3
17. If Only You Were Lonely #2
18. Fuck School
19. Gas Station Attendant
20. Behind My Back
21. Mama Said
22. Instrumental
23. Never Fit In
24. Cool My Jets
25. Answering Machine #1
26. Answering Machine #2
27. Take Me Down To The Hospital
28. If Only You Were Lonely #3
29. I’m In Trouble
30. Treatment Bound
31. I’m Drunk (Outta My Way)
32. Shut Up
33. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price/Elvis Presley)

Bruce Springsteen...
Getting his hair curled...

Notes: Westerberg solo home demos. Interesting series of takes where you can hear the evolution of ‘If Only You Were Lonely.’

Recording: 4-track Studio

Bootleg: Unintentionally

Sessions: Don’t Tell A Soul / All Shook Down

01.  Rock And Roll Ghost
02.  Wake Up
03.  Kissing In Action
04.  Only If We Must
05.  Someone Take The Wheel (1)
06.  When It Began
07.  Nobody
08.  One Wink At A Time
09.  Someone Take The Wheel (2)
10.  My Little Problem
11.  Sadly Beautiful
12.  Attitude
13.  Torture
14.  Happy Town

No one here to raise a toast,
Be my guest and I will be a host...

Notes: These tracks also appear on the ‘Sessions Anthology.’

Recording: Studio

Studio Sessions Anthology: 1980-1991

I hate music,
It's got too many notes...

Disc 1:
01. Careless
02. Otto
03. Shiftless When Idle
04. More Cigarettes
05. I Hate Music
06. Shut Up
07. I’m In Trouble (Intro)
08. I’m In Trouble #1
09. Customer
10. Otto
11. Shut Up #1
12. Shut Up #2
13. Johnny’s Gonna Die #1
14. Johnny’S Gonna Die #2
15. Careless #1
16. Rattlesnake Blues #1
17. If Only You Were Lonely
18. I Hate Music (Intro)
19. I Hate Music #1
20. Kick Your Door Down
21. Don’t Ask Why
22. Something To Du
23. More Cigarettes #1
24. More Cigarettes #2
25. Hangin’ Downtown
26. Takin’ A Ride
27. Johnny’s Gonna Die #3
28. Careless #2
29. I’m In Trouble #2
30. Customer
31. Raised In The City
32. Rattlesnake Blues #2
33. studio interlude
34. Something To Du#2
35. Takin’ A Ride #1
36. Takin’ A Ride #2
37. studio chatter
38. Love You Til Friday #1
39. Like You
40. Love You Til Friday #2
41. Love You Til Friday #3
42. Something To Du #3
43. Shoot Me Kill Me (Sex With A Goat)
44. Don’t Get Married

Disc 2:
01. Lookin’ For Ya
02. Street Girl #1
03. Sixteen Blue
04. Who’s Gonna Take Us Alive
05. Temptation Eyes
06. Street Girl #2
07. Perfectly Lethal
08. Gary’s Got A Boner
09. If Only You Were Lonely #2
10. 20th Century Boy
11. Little Mascara
12. Kiss Me On The Bus
13. Nowhere Is My Home
14. Valentine
15. Birthday Gal #1
16. Bundle Up
17. Red Red Wine #1
18. P.O. Box (Empty As Your Heart)
19. Time Is Killing Us
20. Never Mind
21. Birthday Gal #2
22. Alex Chilton
23. Red red Wine #2
24. Election Day

Disc 3:
01. Kick It In
02. Valentine (Instrumental)
03. Run For The Country
04. Going Out Of My Head
05. Learn How To Fall #1
06. Trouble On The Way
07. Make This Your Home
08. The Ledge
09. I.O.U.
10. Nightclub Jitters
11. Can’t Hardly Wait
12. Learn How To Fall #2
13. Valentine
14. Skyway
15. I Don’t Know
16. Red Red Wine #2
17. Shooting Dirty Pool
18. Cool Water #1
19. Guitar Fill 1
20. Guitar Fill 2
21. Guitar Fill 3
22. Route 66
23. Tossin’ And Turnin’
24. Jungle Rock
25. Cool Water #2
26. I Don’t Know #2

Disc 4:
01. Can’t Hardly Wait (remix)
02. Wake Up
03. Rock & Roll Ghost
04. Only If We Must
05. Someone Take The Wheel #1
06. When It Began
07. Nobody
08. One Wink At A Time
09. Someone Take The Wheel #2
10. My Little Problem
11. Sadly Beautiful
12. Attitude
13. Torture
14. Happy Town