Pearl Jam To Reissue Debut Album

• 17th Dec 2008

Pearl Jam have announced that they will release four new special edition versions of their debut album, 'Ten', next year. The reissue begins celebrations in the run up to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011.

Each of the four packages will include a remastered version of the original album, an accompanying remixed version done by the band's long-time producer Brendan O'Brien and, in some cases, some other stuff

Of his reworking of the album, O'Brien says: “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. 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”.

The album will be released on 23 Mar, but pre-orders are being taken now at the band's official website, link.

Here's the contents of each package:

Legacy Edition (2 CD set): Remastered original mix, Brendan O'Brien's remixed version and six bonus tracks.

Deluxe Edition (2 CD plus 1 DVD set): Remastered original mix, Brendan O'Brien's remixed version, six bonus tracks and a DVD of the band's previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance.

Vinyl Collection (2 LP set): Remastered original mix, Brendan O'Brien's remixed version on vinyl.

Super Deluxe Edition (2 CD, 1 DVD, 4 LPs and 1 cassette set): Remastered original mix, Brendan O'Brien's remixed version, six bonus tracks, a DVD of the band's previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance, both versions of the album on vinyl, 2 LP's featuring the 'Drop In The Park' live performance from 1992, a replica of the band's original demo tape, plus 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. Phew!