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GlttrGrrl · 03-02-2004, 04:00 PM

I think Pearl Jam does it for the fans...all of the live CDs are at least two CD sets, they're only available for a limited time, members of the fan club have priority. They have gone back and forth on releasing all of them for general sale to the public, non-fan club members. This past tour, they only released certain shows (the best shows) for sale at major retailers.

When they first did it, they released a bunch of shows to the general public all during the same week and went down in history for the most number of albums to simultaneously enter the Billboard charts. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but it was definitely more than 10 albums all entering the chart that week.

I like that I don't have to try to infiltrate the trading community to try to get a copy of the show. I like that I can just get a copy of the show, regardless of whether there are better copies out there. Plus, I don't have to rely on some people who have certain recordings that they won't put out there....grrrr....I just get them straight from the band and they're pretty reasonably priced.

03-02-2004, 04:00 PM	#8
GlttrGrrl Eskimo Goddess Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1,353	I think Pearl Jam does it for the fans...all of the live CDs are at least two CD sets, they're only available for a limited time, members of the fan club have priority. They have gone back and forth on releasing all of them for general sale to the public, non-fan club members. This past tour, they only released certain shows (the best shows) for sale at major retailers. When they first did it, they released a bunch of shows to the general public all during the same week and went down in history for the most number of albums to simultaneously enter the Billboard charts. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but it was definitely more than 10 albums all entering the chart that week. I like that I don't have to try to infiltrate the trading community to try to get a copy of the show. I like that I can just get a copy of the show, regardless of whether there are better copies out there. Plus, I don't have to rely on some people who have certain recordings that they won't put out there....grrrr....I just get them straight from the band and they're pretty reasonably priced.