Ten

Pearl Jam

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The most successful album of Pearl Jam’s career, ‘Ten’ catapulted the Seattle band into the public consciousness, and along with Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ it helped to define the grunge movement. However, unlike Nirvana, who had their roots in punk, Pearl Jam drew heavily on 70s rock influences, and used singer Eddie Vedder’s powerful voice to full effect on songs from such as ‘Alive’, ‘Even Flow’ and ‘Jeremy’, all of which were hit singles. Ten, is by far their most successful album selling in excess of 10 million sales.

Epic Records are reissuing this classic rock album, as a deluxe double LP package.

“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”. 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”. 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.

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Track Listings

1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Alive
4. Why Go
5. Black
6. Jeremy
7. Oceans
8. Porch
9. Garden
10. Deep
11. Release

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