We're passing along this exciting news on the 2005 digital bootlegs! Hey Jammers! We hope you're all geared up and ready for the U.S./Canadian shows. Not sure about real cds being issued, I know last tour, you could get the mp3s prior to your cd being made and being sent to you, I'm hoping this is the same, just with a nicer set of digital content, I'm doubting it though Since 2000, Pearl Jam has sold more than 3 million copies of shows from the bootleg series, according to a spokesperson.Ī bit more info, from the pearl jam rumor pit newsletter. dates.ĭuring a recent round of beta testing, a live version of "Rats" from a 1994 show in Boston was offered up, but at deadline, it is unclear if Pearl Jam eventually plans to populate the download store with archival recordings. 1 gig in George, Wash., and other select U.S.
The initial plan is to make all of Pearl Jam's upcoming shows in Canada available to download, as well as a Sept. "We want to make it as hassle-free as possible for someone to listen to a show they've downloaded regardless of what music-playing device they use," says Tim Bierman, who runs the band's Ten Club fan organization.
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In an interesting twist, the files will be encoded without DRM (digital rights management) restrictions, allowing them to be burned to CD and transferred to portable MP3 players. Eliason's company, Basecamp Productions, also developed the software to power the download store.
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Hours after their completion, full concerts from the group's fall tour will be available for $9.99 as 192K MP3s, which are higher than the standard bit rate.Įach show will feature special artwork a slide show with photos from the performance will run while the files download.Īs with past incarnations of the bootlegs, which were at one time available only on CD, the material will be mixed on the fly by longtime Pearl Jam engineer Brett Eliason.
1 launch its own digital download store via its official Web site. Already at the forefront of issuing authorized "live bootlegs" of its shows, Pearl Jam will on Sept.
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