PLEASED TO MEET ME sessions
Session 1: August 1986 at Blackberry Way
As a 4-piece, the band recorded the following songs as demos for the upcoming album:
1. Bundle Up
2. Birthday Gal
3. I.O.U.
4. Red Red Wine
5. Photo
6. Time Is Killing Us
7. Valentine
After Bob Stinson left ("after the first day" according to Mehr,225), the remaining 3-piece recorded at least five tracks:
1. All He Wants To Do Is Fish
2. I Don't Know
3. Kick It In
4. Photo
5. Shooting Dirty Pool
In addition, "Tommy ... recorded several solo numbers, with [Michael] McKern playing drums" (Mehr, 225). These were:
1. Awake Tonight
2. Even If It's Cheap
3. Hey Shadow
All of these tracks have now (as of 2020) been officially released.
Session 2: November 1986 to January 1987 at Ardent Studios in Memphis
The band recorded a ton of songs for the official sessions for the album. These included:
1. Alex Chilton
2. All He Wants to do is Fish
3. Beer for Breakfast
4. Birthday Gal
5. Can't Hardly Wait
6. Cool Water
7. Election Day
8. I Can Help
9. I Don't Know
10. I.O.U.
11. Jungle Rock
12. Kick It In
13. Learn How To Fail
14. Lift Your Skirt
15. Never Mind
16. The Ledge
17. Nightclub Jitters
18. PO Box (Empty as Your Heart)
19. Red Red Wine
20. Route 66
21. Run For the Country
22. Shooting Dirty Pool
23. Skyway
24. 'Til We're Nude
25. Tossin' N' Turnin'
26. Trouble on the Way
27. Try to Make This Your Home
28. Valentine
Of these songs, 11 showed up on the original album (the ones in yellow).
Four songs ("Election Day," "Jungle Rock," "Route 66," and "Tossin' N' Turnin' ") were featured as b-sides of the Germany-only double vinyl 12" release of "The Ledge."
One song ("Cool Water") was on the b-side of the 7" single of "Can't Hardly Wait."
Many of the remaining songs have trickled out over the years, some on the ALL FOR NOTHING/NOTHING FOR ALL compilation ("All He Wants To Do Is Fish," "Beer For Breakfast," "Birthday Gal," and "Till We're Nude"); two on the 2008 CD reissue of PLEASED TO MEET ME ("Kick It In" and "Photo"); and some on the 2020 deluxe edition of PLEASED TO MEET ME.
As far as I can tell, only one track remains unreleased, the Tommy Stinson-penned "Try to Make This Your Home."
OVERALL SONG LIST
The master song list of songs demoed/tracked during 1986-87 (ones in yellow on original album):
1. Alex Chilton
2. All He Wants to do is Fish
3. Awake Tonight
4. Beer for Breakfast
5. Birthday Gal
6. Bundle Up
7. Can't Hardly Wait
8. Cool Water
9. Election Day
10. Even If It's Cheap
11. Hey Shadow
12. I Can Help
13. I Don't Know
14. I.O.U.
15. Jungle Rock
16. Kick It In
17. Learn How To Fail
18. Lift Your Skirt
19. Never Mind
20. The Ledge
21. Nightclub Jitters
22. Photo
23. Red Red Wine
24. Route 66
25. Run For the Country
26. Shooting Dirty Pool
27. Skyway
28. Time Is Killing Us
29. 'Til We're Nude
30. Tossin' N' Turnin'
31. Trouble on the Way
32. Try to Make This Your Home
33. Valentine