Press release on the re-release of riot act!!!

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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Will there be a commemorative poster to go along with this release? I have my credit card ready.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    What kind of poster? Please specify.
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    fanch75 wrote:
    What kind of poster? Please specify.

    Obviously one with nothing on it...I would pay $500 for it.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Hilarious!

    But you know the word I am looking for.....
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    I meant to comment on this yesterday...

    I love Riot Act (not nearly as much as Yield though!) but that is some funny-ass shit, Fanch.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    fanch75 wrote:
    Hilarious!

    But you know the word I am looking for.....

    Jamily, of course.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • YieldInHiding
    YieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    I'll see your blank $500 Jamily poster and raise you a blank tshirt and $250 blank super deluxe version with replica notebook with nothing written in it.
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • DD164485
    DD164485 Posts: 149
    Nice work.

    Can someone please explain to me why "Riot Act" is so fucking difficult to find on vinyl?

    "Vitalogy", "No Code", "Yeild"....no problem...
    "Riot Act"...holy hot ham legs!!!...that fucker will set you back some an arm and a leg.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Supply & demand.

    Only about 10 vinyl copies were made, and there are about 50 Jamily people who want the damn thing. :)
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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    This was really, really funny :D
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • sickwillie
    sickwillie Posts: 178
    Actually, I was hoping the rumors would have proved true about the second bonus disc consisting of all RA tracks with the vocals removed and replaced with a 54 minute McCready improv solo. Sad to see this not the case.
    "We've done really well with teenage death songs." -EV
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Thanks Fanch, I needed a good laugh today.

    This is one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.
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  • bernmodi
    bernmodi Posts: 631
    Funny, thank you! And this thing about Stone's fault still makes me laugh.
  • DD164485
    DD164485 Posts: 149
    fanch75 wrote:
    Supply & demand.

    Only about 10 vinyl copies were made, and there are about 50 Jamily people who want the damn thing. :)

    I know of at least 17 copies.

    Listed are their history and likely whereabouts in case you are interested.

    6 copies of the original pressing of Riot Act were given to each member of the band. All of which were immediately returned to their manager Kelly Curtis with clear instructions to destroy all copies of the vinyl along will any of the master tapes and hours of alternate takes of this tragic and vile recording.

    6 more copies of the vinyl were given to the upper management of Epic (Sony) records who upon disappointing sales and luke warm reaction towards Riot Act, decided to pass them off to their secretaries as Christmas gifts. 3 of the secretaries currently use the albums as mouse pads, while the other 3 copies were reportedly either destroyed or given away to public libraries or Thrift Stores in the greater Los Angeles area.

    In the fall of 2003, 2 pressed copies of the vinyl were confiscated by both the CIA and FBI who raided manager Kelly Curtis office. These copies were found in his desk in a folder marked "For Reference Only". These copies are now stored in files at the Pentagon marked "Top Secret".

    It is rumoured that both the FBI and CIA received an anonymous tip by a concerned citizen circa 2002 who claimed that he had proof that Pearl Jam's Lead singer Ed Vedder was an outspoken and dangerous critic of "then President" George W. Bush. These copies of the album were used as evidence to back up this concerned citizen's claims. The FBI has often cited the album track "Bushleaguer" as irrefutable proof of Vedder's dislike of President Bush. This case is apparently closed however both copies of Riot Act must remain in CIA and FBI possession until they are "100% certain" that Vedder no longer poses a threat to the life of the former President.

    Finally...The remaining 3 copies of the Riot Act Vinyl were bought by self proclaimed "super fan" Doug Spitnick in Fort McMurray Canada upon the albums release. These copies were apparently the only 3 original pressed copies of the Riot Act vinyl physically purchased by a member of the general public.

    It is reported that these copies were purchased by Doug through Pearl Jam's fan club (The 10club) of which he is a current member.

    Doug bought 3 copies. 1 for himself, and the other 2, for his younger brother and sister. However both were returned to Doug by his siblings who stated that they "hated the album".

    Doug currently has 2 of these copies for sale on E-Bay.

    It is reported that the current highest bidder who goes by the name: Red Mosquito#5 has offered to buy each album for a reported total of $2.00 CAD.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    DD164485 wrote:
    6 copies of the original pressing of Riot Act were given to each member of the band. All of which were immediately returned to their manager Kelly Curtis with clear instructions to destroy all copies of the vinyl along will any of the master tapes and hours of alternate takes of this tragic and vile recording.

    That's some fascinating stuff. How did you find out about this?
    Do you remember Rock & Roll Radio?
  • DD164485
    DD164485 Posts: 149
    fanch75 wrote:
    DD164485 wrote:
    6 copies of the original pressing of Riot Act were given to each member of the band. All of which were immediately returned to their manager Kelly Curtis with clear instructions to destroy all copies of the vinyl along will any of the master tapes and hours of alternate takes of this tragic and vile recording.

    That's some fascinating stuff. How did you find out about this?


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  • covered in bliss
    covered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    Has anyone else skipped over this thread every day since the day it was written? I just broke down and read it! I saw 4 pages and thought "what could be that interesting?"
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    It's not as interesting as a hot new Jamily Poster, but few things are.
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  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Perfectly placed 'ums.' You, sir, ROCK.
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • PJBuckeye
    PJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    Well done :D
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