THE SHIT HITS THE FANS
Cassette
Twin/Tone TTR 8443C
January 25, 1985
Side One
1. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (live)
2. Ye Sleeping Knights Of Jesus (live)
3. Lovelines (live)
4. I'll Be There (live)
5. Sixteen Blue (live)
6. Can't Hardly Wait (live)
7. I Will Dare (live)
8. Hear You Been To College (live)
Side Two
9. Saturday Night Special (live)
10. Iron Man (live)
11. Misty Mountain Hop (live)
12. Heartbreaker (live)
13. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (live)
14. Jailbreak (live)
15. Breakdown (live)
16. No More The Moon Shines On Lorena (live)
17. Mirror Go Round (live)
18. Left Here In The Dark (live)
19. Takin' Care Of Business (live)
20. I Will Follow (live)
21. Jumpin' Jack Flash (live)
22. Radio Free Europe (live)
23. More Fun In The New World (live)
24. Let It Be (live)
Sources/Songwriters:
Of the 24 songs on the album, only 5 were actual originals by the Replacements. Of these, one ("Can't Hardly Wait") wasn't officially released until 1987. Another song, "Hear You Been To College" has yet to be released in a studio version.
The following are the sources for the song:
1. Original released by Lloyd Price as a single in 1952. Written by Price.
2. Original released by Robyn Hitchcock on the album I Often Dream of Trains in 1984. Written by Hitchcock.
3. Original released by the Replacements on the album HOOTENANNY in 1983. Written by Westerberg, Stinson, Stinson, and Mars.
4. Original released the Jackson 5 on the The Third Album in 1970. Written by Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, and Willie Hutch.
5. Original released by the Replacements on the album LET IT BE in 1984. Written by Westerberg.
6. Studio version released by the Replacements on the album PLEASED TO MEET ME in 1987. Written by Westerberg.
7. Original released by the Replacements on the album LET IT BE in 1984. Written by Westerberg.
8. Studio version by the Replacements remains unreleased. Written by Westerberg, Stinson, Stinson, and Mars.
9. Original released by Lynyrd Skynyrd on the album Nuthin' Fancy in 1975. Written by Ed King and Ronnie Van Zant.
10. Original released by Black Sabbath on the album Paranoid in 1970. Written by Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, and Ward.
11. Original released by Led Zeppelin on the album Led Zeppelin IV. Written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones.
12. Original released by Led Zeppelin on the album Led Zeppelin II. Written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones.
13. Original released by Bad Company on the album Bad Company in 1974. Written by Mick Ralphs.
14. Original released by Thin Lizzy on the album Jailbreak in 1976. Written by Phil Lynott.
15. Original released by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1976.
16. Original released by the Carter Family in 1930.
17. Original released (as "Merry-Go-Round") by Motley Crüe on the album Too Fast For Love in 1981. Written by Nikki Sixx.
18. Original released by The Vertebrats on the compilation album Battle Of The Garages in 1981. Written by Blanca de Castilla.
19. Original released by Bachman-Turner-Overdrive on the album Bachman-Turner-Overdrive II in December 1973.
20. Original released by U2 on the album Boy in October 1980.
21. Original released by the Rolling Stones as the a-side of a single in May 1968.
22. Original released by R.E.M. as the a-side of a single in July 1981.
23. Original Released (as "The New World") by X on the album More Fun in the New World in September 1983.
24. Original release by the Beatles as the a-side of a single in March 1970.
Original Cover Text:
The Replacements
The Shit Hits The Fans
Ever wanted to be popular, the life of the party (just plain liked, even)? Well, we did. And now that that absurd dream seems to be within reach, we've come to the sobering realization that we don't fuckin' know how to pull it off. People come to see us and what do we go and do? What we want---play covers, basically wing it and embarrass a lot of people in the process (a dunce cap never fit so well). For worse or for worser, it's us, and without that stuff we'd die a dull death.
Anyhoo... what you've got here is most of a live show. Our roadie pulled it out of some enterprising young gent's tape recorder toward the end of the night. (Drop us a line, buddy, there's $3.95 in it for you!) Not a normal set, but we're not sure what one is anyway. Last gig of the tour, plenty of poop, but we like it. So here you go, friends. No baxks.
Pray for us,
Paul
P.S. Feel free to write us and shit. Waiting for the mail is the highlight of our day.
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Bob's Barbershop [cover drawing] by Chris Mars
Photo [of band] by John Freeman
Recorded Live at the Bowery
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 11.11.84
Sorry about the writing credits. We assume all the songs were copyrighted in the year they were written by those who wrote them. Whoever they are.
Write to The Replacements,
c/o Twin/Tone Records,
2541 Nicollet Avenue So.,
Minneapolis, MN 55404
And believe it or not, there's this guy in Columbia, Maryland who publishes Replacements fanzine, and you could write to him, too: Bill Callahan, WILLPOWER, 6009 Camelback Lane, Columbia, MD 21045
Additional Information:
This was a cassette-only release of a bootlegged tape. According to Twin/Tone, the label produced a limited edition of 10,000 copies of which "9,276" were sold. It is no longer in print although bootleg CD copies of the original (which itself was a bootleg) circulate online. The original was made by one Roscoe Shoemaker, a DJ and manager at The Bowery, who actually recorded the show with the permission of Paul Westerberg. The show, attended by about 30 people, was recorded via two microphones directly on to a Maxell XL II-S cassette tape. Someone stole the tape after the show, but Bill Sullivan (a roadie of the band) took it from the fan and gave it to the band.