I don't go for the album reissues much but this is one I might actually buy. The Unplugged DVD would be nice to have.
PEARL JAM ANNOUNCES THE REISSUE OF BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM, TEN:
FOUR SPECIAL EDITION PACKAGES IN STORES MARCH 24, 2009
TEN CLUB PRE-SALE OF SUPER DELUXE BOX SET BEGINS NOW
Album extras include:
Remaster of original Ten album + remix by producer Brendan O’Brien •
DVD of previously unreleased 1992 Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged performance with 5.1 surround sound audio remix • LP of the band’s 1992 “Drop in the Park” concert • Replica of Pearl Jam three-song demo cassette with Eddie Vedder’s original vocal dubs • Recreation of Eddie Vedder composition notebook • Never before seen memorabilia • Bonus tracks and more.
Ten, the debut album that sold 12 million copies and introduced the world to Pearl Jam in 1991, will be reissued in four (4) new and expanded editions. Pre-orders of the Super Deluxe Edition begin today, through the Ten Club at PearlJam.com. All four editions will be available for purchase on March 24, 2009. The reissue of Ten serves as the launch of a planned two-year catalogue re-release campaign leading up to the band’s 20th anniversary in 2011.
Each Ten package will include two versions of the album: the remastered version of the original album PLUS an accompanying remixed version done by the band’s long-time producer, Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, Audioslave). Details on specific extras for each of the four packages are listed below.
“The band loved the original mix of Ten, but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it,” says producer Brendan O’Brien. “The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original – giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound.”
TEN RE-DESIGN
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, who served as the art director for the original Ten packaging, reprised his role for the reissues collaborating with designer, Andy Fischer, of Cameron Crowe’s Vinyl Films (Into the Wild soundtrack LP, Vanilla Sky soundtrack LP, Harold and Maude anniversary edition soundtrack LP).
"The goal was to assemble the ultimate fan-piece,” explains Fischer. “Something Pearl Jam lovers could pore over as they experience an indelible record all over again, in an entirely new way."
“The original concept was about really being together as a group and entering into the world of music as a true band...a sort of all-for-one deal,” says Jeff Ament. “There were some elements of the original Ten artwork that didn't turn out the way we had hoped, due to time constraints. With this reissue, we’ve been able to take our time and invest resources into making the design the way we had originally intended.”
REPLICA OF PEARL JAM 3-SONG DEMO CASSETTE IN SUPER DELUXE EDITION
In the process of digging through his archives for this project, Ament came across an old cassette marked “Momma-Son” – the fabled original Pearl Jam demo tape featuring the first recorded versions of “Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps.” Ament and guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready had recorded instrumental tracks of these songs to help solicit a singer for their newly formed band. Mutual friend - and then Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer - Jack Irons suggested they send the tape down to San Diego surfer and little-known singer Eddie Vedder.
Completely inspired by what he heard from these musicians that he then only knew by name, Vedder quickly wrote lyrics, put these vocals to the music tracks and shipped the tape back to Seattle. Upon hearing how Vedder had transformed the songs, Ament, Gossard and McCready asked him to come up to Seattle so they could meet and have an official “tryout” together. Shortly thereafter, Pearl Jam was born. (A replica of the “Momma-Son” cassette will be included in the Super Deluxe Edition of Ten.)
Jeff Ament describes the experience of re-visiting that tape with singer Eddie Vedder:
“I think the first time that Ed or I had opened any of those boxes was a few weeks ago. I knew that the original ‘Momma-Son’ cassette was somewhere, but I hadn’t listened to it in 17, 18, 19 years. It was cool to sit down and play it for the first time with Ed and see his reaction. And to find that 90% of it stayed exactly the same as what ended up on the record. A lot of elements were identical. There was some energy flying around at that point even from 1,300 miles away from Seattle to San Diego.”
THE FOUR EDITIONS OF TEN: ALBUM EXTRAS PER PACKAGE
1. Legacy Edition (2-disc set in mini-LP style slipcase):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· Re-designed packaging
2. Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD specially designed hardbound package):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· DVD of Pearl Jam’s previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance including never before seen bonus performance of “Oceans” with 5.1 surround sound audio remix
3. Vinyl Collection (2-LP set)
· LP 1: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl
· LP 2: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
4. Super Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD, 4 LPs and replica cassette in linen-covered, slip-cased clams box):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· DVD of Pearl Jam’s previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance including never before seen bonus performance of “Oceans” with 5.1 surround sound audio remix
· LP 1: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl
· LP 2: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
· LP 3 & 4: Drop in the Park – Live at Magnuson Park in Seattle on September 20, 1992 (audio mixed by Brendan O’Brien)
· Cassette: replica of original “Momma-Son” Pearl Jam demo cassette featuring “Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps”
· Package also includes an Eddie Vedder-style composition notebook filled with replica personal notes, images and mementos from the collections of Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, a vellum envelope with replicated era-specific ephemera from Pearl Jam’s early work and a two-sided print commemorating the Drop in the Park concert.
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"If it ain't broke" forum
I preordered mine . I got the Super Deluxe edition from Ten Club. Comes with a ton of
translation: We're broke. Let's see if we can repackage the only album we have that's worth a damn and sell it as something that's brand new.
I'll probably just get the Deluxe edition and download Drop in the Park and Momma-Son on MP3... don't really care about the vinyl, replica cassette or the memorabilia and I definitely can't justify dropping over $100 for it.
Normally I'd agree. Fortunately, they're including the original mix in the package. I'm curious to see how the remaster sounds... occasionally the original mix sounds a little dated (too much reverb, for example) and I'm interested to see if the new mix makes it sound consistent with the later albums.
I like Pearl Jam!! Rock on!!!
Agreed. Even worse, they are creating four versions of it in a effort to dupe their hardcore fans into buying multiple versions.
And what is this "mix" crap? That's something usually done with pop and dance songs, not rock.
Ten was a great album, no doubt but everything else has been getting progressively weaker and it appears the gravy train has stopped running for them.
It's a shame they have to resort to reaming their existing fans to squeeze out a couple of extra bucks.
Ten is far from Pearl Jam's best album, and they are still one of the best bands around today (not saying much). They still rank top 5 every summer they tour, so I wouldn't say things are broke
hardcore fans of Pearl Jam don't even like Ten- if they really wanted to squeeze from their hardcore fanbase they would rerelease No Code.
And their Gravy Train is touring, which they do every summer to sold out venues. They had 12 shows this summer and sold out every single one- and they keep their ticket prices fair unlike other artists
Pearl Jam is my favorite band of all time, so no question I'll be hyped for this.
Pearl Jam is a band I like and respect. I'm not their biggest fan but they would never put out just to make a buck.
I'll get the one with the DVD, that sounds pretty sweet, especially in 5.1
in some cases i would agree, but not this one. PJ is one of the few bands out there looking out for their fans. They released 30 or so live albums in the late 90s - over Sony's objections - two disc sets for a good price, they sued Ticketmaster, etc. I am of the opinion that No Code is their best album. They also took a back seat to Neil Young on Mirrorball, another favorite of mine. They have no problem selling out their shows with little to no video or radio airplay - they're not hurting for cash at all. So, in my opinion (at least), this is quite a treat for their hardcore fans. I'm not interested in buying it personally, but i can see a whole lot of people will love it.
Even if they did charge more, you're still getting your money's worth. They don't play 45 minute shows from what i know - that may be the length of just the first set. They are also a DAMN good cover band.
I guess I'm one of the few hardcore fans that likes Ten. Its the album that turned them onto me honestly.
please spare the hard core fan stuff.
10 has gone platinum 12x over = most popular.
They are releasing this four different ways with several new songs on each so you have to buy 4 different CDs.
money.
read closer. the second option contains the first. the third is on vinyl. the fourth option has whatever in the first three plus some extra stuff.
You're an idiot
yeah, they are great to their fans. I'm a Ten Club Member and I get 2 of the best seats they have for their shows at a good price with no fees. I saw them in Florida and Virginia this summer and I think my tickets were $95 for the pair, and I sat pretty close as you can see below. I've seen them in concert 12 times and have a great time every time I go. They give away tons of money to charity without seeking press, and they always go out of their way to thank their fans. I have no problem with them reissuing the album that gave them their start.
I really like Ten too. I just like the songs from the album live better than the studio versions, I'm just saying that if you ask most Pearl Jam fans that have been with them through the years they will probably pick No Code as their favorite album because that is when Pearl Jam kinda changed
No way. Just a bad take. H.O.P. doesn't post enough as it is!
No Blu-ray no care..
But seriously, this is probably one of the top ten albums ever....
I may be in the minority, but I think Vs is their best album. Still plan on getting the package with the DVD, though (too bad no blu-ray). I'm excited to see how it turned out. Another example of this is "Disclaimer" by Seether. It was released to little fanfair and then after "Broken" became the single, they remastered the album and added a few more tracks and called it "Disclaimer II". The songs all sounded just a little bit different and it was cool to hear. If I thought it was cool to hear the remastered version of "Disclaimer", I'm sure "Ten" is going to be really interesting (for better or worse).
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