Jumping ahead of the album's 20th anniversary Pearl Jam will release an expanded edition of their 1991 debut, Ten, on March 24th, 18 years to the day of its original bow. The Seattle band's website began accepting pre-orders last week.
According to Billboard, the set...
"...includes a digitally remastered version of the original album as well as a completely new remix of the set by longtime producer Brendan O'Brien, who did not work on Ten but produced Pearl Jam's subsequent four albums" as well as "six previously unreleased songs from the era: early versions of 'Breath' and 'State of Love and Trust,' 'Brother' (with vocals, not the instrumental version from the 2003 rarities collection Lost Dogs), 'Just a Girl,' 'Evil Little Goat' and '2,000 Mile Blues,' a Stevie Ray Vaughan-inspired jam with improvised vocals from frontman Eddie Vedder."
"The 'Legacy' edition of Ten adds a DVD of Pearl Jam's previously unreleased 1992 performance on MTV Unplugged, including a never-aired version of 'Oceans.' Fans can also opt for a double-vinyl version featuring the original "Ten" on one LP and O'Brien's remix on the other."
"But the package sure to send hardcore fans into a tizzy is the 'Super Deluxe Edition,' which features two CDs, a DVD and four vinyl records. It is housed in a linen-covered, slip-cased clamshell box with a replica of an item second to none in Pearl Jam lore."
The latter being the Jeff Ament/Stone Gossard-penned instrumental demos which they sent to prospective singer, then San Diego-based, Eddie Vedder. These later became "Alive," "Once" and "Footsteps". The songs in their original incarnation--w/Vedder's vocals--will be included in a pristine-sounding cassette. (!)
