The release of Live on Two Legs in 1998 was already pivotal, a step from tape trading into a high-quality document of the band on stage.
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These were a tremendously big deal for the hardcore fan.
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The back listed 29 tracks (including a couple that weren’t immediately familiar), the number “43” indicating its placement in the series and an “Ape/Man” logo next to that, which I later learned was an indication from the band that this was a particularly solid performance. Heading over to their card on the rack, there were a half dozen selections sitting there, and I gravitated towards one labeled “BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AUGUST 29 2000” on the front of a plain cardboard sleeve. But picking up a couple for my listening pleasure? Another window into the mysterious realm of live Pearl Jam? I had to investigate. I’m a completist now and had aspirations for such thorough collecting even then, but it seemed expensive and impractical to get all 72 shows at that point. But that didn’t mean I wasn’t still taking part in discounts and deals when it came to filling my CD shelves.Īnd so it was while I scoped out Pearl Jam’s latest project: releasing each show from their 2000 tour as a two-disc live album. I looked up stores in the phone book and explored the area and tried to expand my horizons. In the early 2000s, I was beginning to get more familiar with record stores that were not just departments within a behemoth electronics chain. Looking back, I was probably far too excited to be standing in a Circuit City.
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Night 43: A scorching introduction to Pearl Jam’s bootlegs