In a sign that the Gen X nostalgia market remains viable, especially for indie rock, the Replacements ’ revered 1984 album Let It Be is returning — again. An expanded version of the album was rolled out many years ago, but on Nov. 21, it will be blown out into an even bigger, three-CD or four-LP box set filled with outtakes and rarities — including “Street Girl (Takes 1 and 2)”, a never-heard song from the album sessions that was unveiled today.

The year 1984 was an epic one for indie rock, one that gave us Husker Du’s Zen Arcade , the Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime , and R.E.M.’s follow-up to Murmur , Reckoning . But Let It Be still stands tall in the way it undeniably showcased the emerging range and depth of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paul Westerberg’s song

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