Among the July 17th releases of Record Store Day there is also the vinyl and the cassette of Pearl Jam‘s Alive promo single.
2021 marks the 30th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s iconic debut album Ten. Alive was the first single off the album and 30 years later it’s being reissued as both a 12” and a cassette single.
Vinyl
Quantity: 18500
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The 12” features the original promo single version of Alive plus three rare b-sides: Wash, Dirty Frank and the Beatles’ cover I’ve Got A Feeling, which is currently not available anywhere else.
All four tracks are included on side A while side B contains an etching of the band’s Stickman logo.
1. Alive (promo single version)
2. Wash
3. I’ve Got A Feeling
4. Dirty Frank
Cassette
Quantity: 6500
RSD link: recordstoreday.com
The Alive cassette single is a replica of the promo cassette that was originally used around the album’s release. It includes the promo single version of Alive plus Wash and I’ve Got A Feeling, repeated on both sides.
Side A
1. Alive (promo single version)
2. Wash
3. I’ve Got A Feeling
Side B
1. Alive (promo single version)
2. Wash
3. I’ve Got A Feeling
Source: discogs.com
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1980. He created pearljamonline.it in 2001 and wrote the first edition of “Pearl Jam Evolution” in 2009 along with his wife Daria. Since 2022, he is behind 2 podcasts: “Pearl Jam dalla A alla Z” and “Fuori Orario Not Another Podcast”. He has collaborated with Barracuda Style, HvsR, Rolling Stone, Rockol and Il Fatto Quotidiano. He continues relentlessly to try to find “beautiful melodies that say terrible things”.
Favorite song: Present Tense
Favorite album: No Code
Favorite bands/artists other than PJ: Tom Waits, Soundgarden, Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, IDLES, Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital, Mark Lanegan, Cat Power, R.E.M.