Pearl Jam Celebrates 20 years, Debuts Previously Unreleased Songs [VIDEO]

(Gibson) As previously reported, Pearl Jam are celebrating their 20^th anniversary as a band all year long. Among the festivities: a destination festival in the summer, the release of Cameron Crowe’s documentary on the band and the re-release of Pearl Jam’s Vs. and Vitalogy albums.

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The band’s second and third album will be released on March 29 and will each feature three extra tracks, according to Antiquiet.com. Vs. will contain “Hold On” (originally included on the rarities collection Lost Dogs), “Cready Stomp” (an unreleased track rumored to be a Mike McCready instrumental) and “Crazy Mary” (a duet with singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, put out on a Sweet Relief compilation).

Vitalogy, meanwhile, will include alternate takes of some the hit album’s best-known songs. “Better Man” (delivered in a sparse, organ and guitar only version) is featured on the album, as is a demo of “Nothingman” and a different version of “Corduroy.”

Both albums will be available separately or in a deluxe edition, which pairs the albums with Crowe’s documentary and live material from a 1994 show in Boston and portions of Pearl Jam’s Monkeywrench Radio broadcasts.