The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (US, RE/RP) LP -Tested

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The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

From the cracked basements and smoke-stained clubs of Minneapolis rose The Replacements, brandishing noise, wit, and reckless youth like weapons against the quiet order of the airwaves. Their debut, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, first struck in 1981, is here preserved in a US repress from 1988 or later—a document of punk’s raw pulse mutating into rock ’n’ roll defiance.

This copy has been tested, its grooves still carrying the chaos: Paul Westerberg’s sneer, Bob Stinson’s jagged guitar, and the band’s immortal refusal to play safe. The jacket bears the scars of age, yet within spins the raucous scripture of a generation too restless to bow.

Key Features:

• US repress, 1988 or later, following the original 1981 Twin/Tone release
• Captures the raw, unpolished early Replacements sound before major-label polish
• An essential cornerstone of the American punk-to-alt-rock transition

Key TracKs:

• Takin’ a Ride — ignition spark; two minutes of wired momentum
• Johnny’s Gonna Die — a bruised ballad, smoke curling through the noise
• Shiftless When Idle — ragged grin, street-corner swing, pure early ’Mats

Condition

Vinyl: (VG+)/(Strong VG+) *Play-Tested, No Skips*

Jacket: (VG)/(VG+) *No Splits, Stained*

Inner Sleeve: (Generic)

Matrix / Runout -

Side A: TTR 8123-A-② BB S-8611 REMS RULE

Side B: TTR 8123-B BB ̶S̶-̶8̶6̶1̶1̶ S-8611 NAH

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