Check out this pre-Ten Alive / Wash demo tape

VedHead
VedHead Rockford,IL,USA Posts: 407
edited January 2012 in Lost Dogs
Check out this pre-Ten-release of Alive / Wash demo cassette recorded on January 29, 1991 which was up for auction on the bay. I hesitate to even post a link below, but since the auction was taken down early I figured it is okay per the posting guidelines. BTW I am not the seller but I emailed him/her for more information and found that s/he recently found it at a flea market for $10. The auction was later ended early by the seller after doing a little more research (and finding the second link provided below) stating that s/he simply wanted to hang onto this "I may sell it in the future, but for now I'm holding on to this prime piece of memorabilia!". I can't say that I blame him/her.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230687696379?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

http://www.twofeetthick.com/2011/07/on-the-porch-a-letter-sat-pearl-jams-first-fan-club-newsletter/

http://www.twofeetthick.com/2011/03/how-did-mookie-blaylock-become-pearl-jam/

http://www.pjcollectors.com/detail.asp?id=1010

I'd love more information about this promo piece if anyone has details. How many were made? Was it for the fan club? Was it for other promotional activites? How many are out there? What is it's street value? What is it's trade value?

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Disclaimer: I swear on my Pearl Jam collection that I am not the seller of this item nor do I stand to profit from any of this information. I just think this is cool stuff and didn't even know it existed until 48 hours ago. I always thought the Music for Rhino's was sorta the first fan club single, but maybe this is???

Sea and Kat: I apologize in advance if I inadvertantly broke any posting guidelines and I will delete this post at your command!
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    That's badass!! I love their version of I've got a feeling
  • Juan Godoy
    Juan Godoy Posts: 490
    i own it..

    i bought it on ebay at 20bucks "buy it now" about a year ago..

    love it..
  • VedHead
    VedHead Rockford,IL,USA Posts: 407
    Juan Godoy wrote:
    i own it..

    i bought it on ebay at 20bucks "buy it now" about a year ago..

    love it..

    I've gotta admit... I'm jealous! :mrgreen:
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Juan Godoy wrote:
    i own it..

    i bought it on ebay at 20bucks "buy it now" about a year ago..

    love it..

    You lucky son of a gun!
  • Juan Godoy
    Juan Godoy Posts: 490
    the seller didn't know a s... of what he was selling.. so... :twisted: :twisted:

    it has a different "alive" guitar solo, it's pretty amazing btw..
  • arq
    arq Posts: 8,101
    Is not hard to get... I have the cassette and the CD :|
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  • erocshifty
    erocshifty Posts: 1,170
    i once found this in a goodwill for . 79 cents...i didnt know what i had & traded a bunch of cdrs for it..doh!!! i wish /hope i find another one someday....
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  • LC49684
    LC49684 Posts: 19
    After reading, it looks to me like this is the first official fan club promo/single. It predates anything else we know of.

    And how many fans were there at that time? Ten wasn't released until August 1991 so the fan club members had to be few. Can't be too many copies out there if they were never sold in stores.

    Very cool!
  • arq
    arq Posts: 8,101
    The difficult part is finding one sealed.
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  • LC49684
    LC49684 Posts: 19
    From the PJ20 Book, page 52:

    January 29: "Mookie Blaylock records demos of several songs with producer Rick Parashar at Seattle's London Bridge Studios. Alive", "Wash", and "I've Got a Feeling" are chosen for release as a promotional single because they best represented the vibe of the new band".

    They were still considered Mookie Blaylock when this demo was recorded! Incredible !!!
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    super cool.
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  • Mango
    Mango Brisbane, Australia (via Dublin, Ireland) Posts: 1,052
    I have the promo CD of it http://www.pjcollectors.com/detail.asp?id=262 and think its a great piece. Possibly one of my favourites.
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  • VicSpeed
    VicSpeed Posts: 100
    I have two of these for trade(prefered)/sale if someone here wants them.

    http://lnx.xtatica.com/shop/category.php?id_category=5
  • VedHead
    VedHead Rockford,IL,USA Posts: 407
    VicSpeed wrote:
    I have two of these for trade(prefered)/sale if someone here wants them.

    http://lnx.xtatica.com/shop/category.php?id_category=5

    Yes please! I'll PM you.
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  • AfghanTwilight
    AfghanTwilight Rochester, NY Posts: 862
    I'm not certain any more, but I thinK I might have this. And yes, they were technically still Mookie at the time. I also have the CD version. I'm not certain about the cassette but the CD was sent out to Soundgarden's FC members back in the day.
  • VedHead
    VedHead Rockford,IL,USA Posts: 407
    AfghanTwilight wrote:
    I'm not certain any more, but I thinK I might have this. And yes, they were technically still Mookie at the time. I also have the CD version. I'm not certain about the cassette but the CD was sent out to Soundgarden's FC members back in the day.

    Here is a little more info on the CD:

    http://www.pjcollectors.com/detail.asp?id=262
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  • AfghanTwilight
    AfghanTwilight Rochester, NY Posts: 862
    Yep, that's the one. It was given to me by a guy I was chummy with (Adam) at an indie shop in town. He moved out to Seattle and, last I knew, works for Easy Street. You can see him on the cover of the Easy Street EP.
  • TheDecline13
    TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    I have this as well. I remember the day I received it in the mail out of the blue I was 10 yrs old.. ever since I was hooked
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  • VedHead
    VedHead Rockford,IL,USA Posts: 407
    TheDecline13 wrote:
    I have this as well. I remember the day I received it in the mail out of the blue I was 10 yrs old.. ever since I was hooked

    I wish I would have joined way back then!
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  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    SInce when are all these Ebay links okay?????!!!! :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?


    No auctions are allowed. Links to yours or others' eBay auctions or stores are not ok.
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