A reissue of Pearl Jam’s 1992 album Ten went on sale March 24, and Sony Legacy is now predicting big numbers for the album’s first week of sales. If the numbers are correct, Sony is predicting sales of 55,000 total copies, including 10,000 copies of the collector’s edition courtesy of fan club-pre orders. These sales numbers would place the album on top of Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart for the week.
The label is offering the reissue at four different price points. For $15.99, fans can purchase the legacy edition, which features the Brendan O’Brien remixed version of the album, plus several bonus tracks. Audiophiles can purchase a vinyl version for $18.99, and the deluxe edition costs $31.99, which also includes a re-mastered version of Ten, the O’Brien remix and a DVD of the MTV Unplugged concert. Over 10,000 fans have ordered the most expensive version, dubbed the Super Deluxe Edition. Priced at $140, this version includes CD and vinyl versions of the deluxe edition albums, the MTV Unplugged DVD, a demo cassette, a commemorative print, and plenty of replica mementos and photos.
Breaking down the sales predictions, Legacy Recordings/Sony Music VP of Sales, Scott Van Horn, predicts that the Super Deluxe Edition will account for 10% of total sales, the Deluxe Edition for 50%, and the legacy edition for the final 40%. Figures for vinyl sales are not included in Van Horn’s predictions due to the difficulty of assessing these sales totals immediately.
Fans looking to purchase any version of the reissue can do so at Pearl Jam’s website, as well as at any Best Buy retail location.
(“State of Love and Trust”)
