Stink
EP by The Replacements
Released	June 24, 1982
Recorded	January and March 1982
Genre	Punk rock
Length	15:15
Label	Twin/Tone Records
Producer(s)	Steven Fjelstad, Peter Jesperson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2.5/5) link Robert Christgau (A-) link
The Replacements chronology
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981)	Stink (EP) (1982)	Hootenanny (1983)

Stink is an EP by the band The Replacements, recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 13, 1982 and released on June 24, 1982 (see 1982 in music). Image File history File links Stink. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Twin/Tone Records was a record label based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota that operated from 1977 until 1994 and helped several local groups receive national attention. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash is the first album by the band The Replacements, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... Hootenanny was the second album by The Replacements, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 other events of 1982 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...

It is similar in style to their first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash. Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash is the first album by the band The Replacements, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...

Before the first track, "Kids Don't Follow", audio can be heard of the Minneapolis police breaking up a Replacements gig. If you listen close enough you can hear one of the audience members curse off the cops. The audience member in question, is none other than Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Westerberg except * by Westerberg/Stinson/Stinson/Mars.

1. Kids Don't Follow – 2:50
2. Fuck School – 1:26 *
3. Stuck in the Middle – 1:48 *
4. God Damn Job – 1:19
5. White and Lazy – 2:06
6. Dope Smokin' Moron – 1:31 *
7. Go – 2:29
8. Gimme Noise – 1:41 *

Personnel

• Paul Westerberg - vocals, guitar
• Bob Stinson - guitar
• Tommy Stinson - bass
• Chris Mars - drums
• Peter Jesperson - producer, mixer
• Steven Fjelstad - producer, engineer
• Erik Hanson - photography
• Bruce Allen - artwork