Some traders were also willing to do a '2 for 1' where you would send two blanks for the show I wanted, they would fill one and send back, while the other tape is for them as compensation for their time. I didn't have a lot to trade in exchange so I was lucky enough to connect with traders that were willing to sell me tapes for the minimum cost of a blank tape and postage paid. In my early days of tape trading I came across some great collections of live shows. This is the tape flip and for some reason to me it doesn't sound as loud. Note: there might be a slight drop in volume after Trouble Boys. As usual, a great setlist with some covers and decent sound recorded from the crowd. The Replacements at the Ritz (below) is from February 1986, less than a month after their infamous SNL appearance, but not to be confused with a pair of shows at the Ritz in June which ended up being the last shows for Bob Stinson. Most of the Replacements shows I have on tape can be found at the RLAP already, as I probably have some generation from the same masters, but I found one show that hasn't been posted yet or widely circulated. Recently, I've begun to digitize my live tapes to a HD (and burn a disc), but also to post to this blog. I'm sure there are more out there and if you have any shows to contribute, contact them. The mission of the site is 'to track down, digitize, share and archive all Replacements and related recordings'. Speaking of live recordings, if you are a die-hard Mats fan like me you should browse the Replacements Live Archive Project for downloads of pretty much every known Replacements show that has been recorded. Thank you to everyone that recorded the shows and thank you for sharing! Even though I never made it anywhere close to these three locations, fans like me were fortunate enough to hear live audio and video audience recordings of the shows. The Replacements completed their comeback/reunion with a trio of shows at Riotfest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver. For more information about about this fundraiser, check out This EP and subsequent SFS 7' releases by an all-star cast of musicans that donated their time and songs to help raise to date over $200,000 to go towards Slim Dunlop and his family to help with the significant expenses for his long-term care.

Beginning the year with the release of a limited edition 10' EP called, Songs For Slim that consisted of the first new recordings by the band (at least Paul and Tommy together) in over 20 years. For me, the musical highlight of 2013 was the comeback for one of my all time favourite bands, The Replacements.

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