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Compilation and artwork by ridleybradout Remastering by JWB October 2014
FAN-MADE PROJECT - NOT FOR SALE
Binaural - bɪˈnɔːr(ə)l,bʌɪ-/ - adjective - relating to or involving both ears
The Binaural recording sessions took place at Stone Gossard's Studio Litho in Seattle, WA between March 1999 and January 2000, with innovative producer Tchad Blake at the helm. When the tracklisting for Binaural was first published in late March 2000, it was quite different from the version of the album released in May 2000, which was the result of some last minute revising and remixing by the band's long-time producer Brendan O'Brien.
Some tracks that were originally on the album were dropped and not released until the 2003 rarities compilation, 'Lost Dogs'. Other recordings from the Binaural sessions have also found their way into the hands of Pearl Jam fans over the years. These include the 1999 TenClub Christmas single, three instrumentals featured on the Touring Band 2000 DVD, and various leaked production discs. This has lead to frequent debate and 'retracking' among the fan community, as individuals to sought to compile their 'definitive Binaural'.
This compilation aimed to give Binaural the deluxe treatment it deserves, and features the original March 2000 tracklist on disc one (with the addition of 'Gods' Dice', which was added to the final version of the album). The aim was not to create the original 'Tchad Blake version' of the album (which would require a number of his unreleased mixes that have yet to surface), but rather to present what I consider to be the definitive Binaural tracklist, using the best officially released versions of each track.
Disc two brings together a collection of demos, outtakes and alternate mixes from the Binaural sessions, including some original Tchad Blake mixes of tracks later remixed for the final album by Brendan O'Brien. You may have heard these tracks before, but not like this - they have been expertly remastered by JWB to sound as close to an official release as possible. The 'Lost Dogs' tracks included on disc one have also been remastered to better fit with the rest of the album.
**A number of the tracks on disc two are taken from lossy sources - if anyone comes across a lossless upgrade for any of these, please PM me and I will gladly update this collection.
DISC ONE: EXTENDED ORIGINAL TRACKLIST
01 Breakerfall 02 Gods' Dice 03 Insignificance 04 Evacuation 05 Sad 06 Rival 07 Grievance 08 Light Years 09 Of The Girl 10 Thin Air 11 Nothing As It Seems 12 Fatal 13 Sleight Of Hand 14 Soon Forget 15 In The Moonlight 16 Parting Ways 17 Education
DISC TWO: DEMOS, OUTTAKES AND ALTERNATE MIXES
01 Nothing As It Seems (Jeff Ament Demo) 02 In The Moonlight (Matt Cameron Demo) 03 Anything In Between (Outtake) 04 Puzzles And Games (Outtake) 05 Thunderclap (Instrumental) 06 Foldback (Instrumental) 07 Harmony (Instrumental) 08 Sweet Lew (Alternate Version) 09 Education (Alternate Version) 10 In The Moonlight (Alternate Version) 11 Strangest Tribe (Christmas Single) 12 Drifting (Christmas Single) 13 Breakerfall (Tchad Blake Mix) 14 Insignificance (Tchad Blake Mix) 15 Sad (Tchad Blake Mix) 16 Light Years (Tchad Blake Mix) 17 Hitchhiker (Tchad Blake Mix) 18 Education (Tchad Blake Mix) 19 Of The Girl (Instrumental Mix) 20 Drifting (Lost Dogs Mix) 21 Sweet Lew (Lost Dogs Version) 22 Hitchhiker (Lost Dogs Mix)
SOURCE INFO:
DISC ONE: Tracks 1-4,6-10,13,14,16 from 'Binaural' CD Tracks 5,12,15,17 from 'Lost Dogs' CD Track 11 from 'Nothing As It Seems' CD single
DISC TWO: Tracks 1,19 from 'PJ20 Soundtrack' CD Track 2 from Matt Cameron’s MySpace webpage (mp3 sourced) Tracks 3,4,8-10,15,17 from 'Rarities Unreleased Cuts' Promo CD Tracks 5-7 from 'Touring Band' DVD (LPCM sourced) Track 12 from 1999 TenClub Christmas 7" single Tracks 13,16 from 'Binaural Preview' Promo CD (mp3 sourced) Track 14 from 'Nothing As It Seems' CD single Track 18 from 'Binaural Outtakes' leak (mp3 sourced) Tracks 11,20-22 from 'Lost Dogs' CD
All tracks produced and mixed by Tchad Blake except:
DISC ONE: Tracks 1-4,7,8,10,16 mixed by Brendan O'Brien. Tracks 5,17 mixed by Brett Eliason.
DISC TWO: Track 1 produced and mixed by Jeff Ament with Brett Eliason Track 2 produced and mixed by Matt Cameron Tracks 11,12,20 produced by Vedder/Gossard, mixed by Matt Bayles Track 22 mixed by Brett Eliason
All tracks recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, WA, March 1999 - January 2000 except Disc Two tracks 1,2.
PM for more info
Last edited by ridleybradout on Fri November 07, 2014 1:23 am, edited 2 times in total.
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what a goldmine.
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