A music detective story: Unearthed recordings by the Jacks feature Replacements, Hüsker Dü members Members of the Replacements and Hüsker Dü played on 1981 sessions recently unearthed. May 18, 2021 9:58am Text size Copy shortlink:
Mitch Griffin had a nice surprise for the small New York record label that tracked him down in Minneapolis, asking about a 1980 single by his old power-pop band the Jacks.
The 7-inch record had grown into a sought-after collector s item, and the company was interested in reissuing it. Sure, that d be great, Griffin said, then offhandedly added, Oh, and by the way, we have about 35 other unreleased tracks some of them with some pretty interesting players on it.