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WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 400 LISTED ITEMS Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH PROGRESSIVE auctions Our PUNK NEW WAVE auctions Our JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS Our PROMO auctions Our ACETATE auctions Our TEST PRESSING auctions Our AUDIOPHILE auctions PEARL JAM TEN PEARL JAM S MONUMENTALLY RARE FIRST STUDIO ALBUM, CONFUSING TITLE NOTWITHSTANDING - INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1991 EPIC RECORDS STEREO LP Z47857 PLEASE NOTE: DESPITE THE MISLEADING COPYRIGHT YEAR 1991 ON THE BACK COVER, THE FIRST VINYL PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM WAS NOT RELEASED UNTIL 1994 -- THREE YEARS AFTER THE CD VERSION THIS IS THE PRESSING WE HAVE HERE ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING GUARANTEED ORIGINAL CUSTOM BEIGE PINK EPIC LABEL UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE, WITH GROUP S NAME PRINTED ACROSS THE LABEL THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
MULTIPLE TINY BREATHE AIR HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S.
PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on.
This is NOT a recycled image from our previous auction.
What you see is what you ll get.
GUARANTEED Nirvana s Nevermind may have been the album that broke grunge and alternative rock into the mainstream, but there s no underestimating the role that Pearl Jam s Ten played in keeping them there.
Nirvana s appeal may have been huge, but it wasn t universal rock radio still viewed them as too raw and punky, and some hard rock fans dismissed them as weird misfits.
In retrospect, it s easy to see why Pearl Jam clicked with a mass audience -- they weren t as metallic as Alice in Chains or Soundgarden, and of Seattle s Big Four, their sound owed the greatest debt to classic rock.
With its intricately arranged guitar textures and expansive harmonic vocabulary, Ten especially recalled Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.
But those touchstones might not have been immediately apparent, since -- aside from Mike McCready s Clapton/Hendrix-style leads -- every trace of blues influence has been completely stripped from the band s sound.
Though they rock hard, Pearl Jam is too anti-star to swagger, too self-aware to puncture the album s air of gravity.
Pearl Jam tackles weighty topics -- abortion, homelessness, childhood traumas, gun violence, rigorous introspection -- with an earnest zeal unmatched since mid- 80s U2, whose anthemic sound they frequently strive for.
Similarly, Eddie Vedder s impressionistic lyrics often make their greatest impact through the passionate commitment of his delivery rather than concrete meaning.
His voice had a highly distinctive timbre that perfectly fit the album s warm, rich sound, and that s part of the key -- no matter how cathartic Ten s tersely titled songs got, they were never abrasive enough to affect the album s accessibility.
Ten also benefited from a long gestation period, during which the band honed the material into this tightly focused form the result is a flawlessly crafted hard rock masterpiece.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/ Now almost quarter century after its initial release, collectors are having a hard time getting their hands on this rare piece.
With such a limited production amount, original vinyl pressing of Ten remains one of the most sought after pieces around.
Finding a still sealed original copy? ? Forget it not even a HOPE This may be the last one you will ever see.
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b The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl.
This is NOT a thin, flimsy dynaflex type , vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.
COVER COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine BARELY VISIBLE NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No ring wear - No cut-out drill holes.
- No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers - No wrinkles or creases - No yellowing from aging - No writing - No stamps - No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams - No peel-off marks - No stains - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.
- No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover - No glue traces or wax residue.
- No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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