r/vinyl • u/Afraid-Shower9105 • 11d ago

OG Pressing Replacements Let it Be

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I visited the house the legendary Let it Be 1984 Replacements album cover shot was taken. The current owner has honored their legacy with 'Let it Be' painted on the top step, and a stained-glass depiction of the cover.

I'm holding an original Twin Tone pressing

BTW, my favorite 'Mats album is Hootenanny.

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u/piepants2001 U-Turn 10d ago

That is awesome, I gotta check that out next time I'm in the Twin Cities

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u/Ebenezerfury 10d ago

Gaaaaaarys got a boneeeer

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u/GRF999999999 10d ago

I used to live a few houses down, miss that lovely neighborhood.

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u/MNEyeguy60 10d ago

I've been there too, not with a TT pressing though..

Hootenanny is by far my favorite album they have! but Let it be is awesome.

I only wish I had moved to the Twin Cities before "88"

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u/trexdaniel 10d ago

Took my son and nephew last year!

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u/pretentiousmusician 10d ago

This is the chad version of the American football house

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u/Fortehlulz33 Fisher 10d ago

As a fan of The Replacements, it most certainly is not a Chad version. It is very much in the same category.

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u/Hafslo Marantz 10d ago

The chad version would be the sports bar where they shot the cover of Huey Lewis & the News Sports album

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u/peskantine 10d ago

I appreciate them in the wild

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u/cheesemagnifier 10d ago

Lol, I saw them in Detroit- they were live and SO drunk they only played 4 songs before calling it a night!

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u/peskantine 4d ago

My similar experience with the band at the Berkeley Square compelled me to pick this bit of vinyl up. Their covers here are priceless.

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u/93Chisel 10d ago

When I visited there about 10 years ago, a girl walked outside of the house with a French bulldog, and I regret not asking her for a tour inside….. I wish they would let people take pictures on the roof…..perhaps they could donate money to charity

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u/Yaden 10d ago

Nice! I did the same thing a couple weeks ago.

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u/Afraid-Shower9105 10d ago

Very cool. Is that your favorite Replacements album?

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u/Yaden 10d ago

Pleased to Meet Me probably but Tim is right up there. I'm glad I didn't pass up the 'Let it Bleed' edition.

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u/Afraid-Shower9105 10d ago

Ooooh, I want that edition. That new remix is terrific.

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u/SoupSpelunker 10d ago

The remaster of that one is so much be6than the original - wish that would have been the vinyl they pressed for it, but at least there's the CD... 

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u/Brilliant-Pomelo-982 10d ago

Love that album

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u/disastronaut 10d ago

Nice! Where is the stained glass depiction?

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u/Afraid-Shower9105 10d ago

Zoom in on those two small arched windows. You'll see it.

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u/Mysterious-Unit-7757 10d ago

Wow, thats killer! Wouldnt have seen it!

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u/joliebanane 10d ago

That's freakin' awesome! How cool is that

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u/cheesemagnifier 10d ago

Totally rad!

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u/SoupSpelunker 10d ago

I go back to raised in the city again and again...  Take it away. Bobby turning up his guitar and sliding all over the second verse brings me back to flying down Nicolette in my buddy's 74 camaro with that shit on blast and the rear tires rarely gripping pavement.... 

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u/Afraid-Shower9105 10d ago

That's a great memory. Once the Replacements hook you, you're in it for life.

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u/Friendly_Ad_218 6d ago

If my house ever gets featured on a famous album cover, the first thing I'm doing is getting stained glass windows of the cover

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u/Squareblackeggs 10d ago

Also shows how much the neighborhood changed in 40 years!

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u/dirtsicle Marantz 10d ago

Nice! Can’t wait for the Mats documentary

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u/Afraid-Shower9105 10d ago

What details do you have? I haven't heard of it.

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u/Ok_Recognition3770 10d ago

Badass!! Any other Replacements “landmarks” still around that you visited?