Pearl Jam - Vs. album cover for the remastered 180g black vinyl LP, the band's second studio album featuring "Go" and "Daughter."
earl Jam - Vs. packshot for the remastered 180g black vinyl LP, featuring a gatefold jacket and lyric insert.
Pearl Jam - Vs. album cover for the remastered 180g black vinyl LP, the band's second studio album featuring "Go" and "Daughter."
earl Jam - Vs. packshot for the remastered 180g black vinyl LP, featuring a gatefold jacket and lyric insert.
Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Vs. [180g Black Vinyl LP, Gatefold Jacket]

SKU: 0886978431318
$28.98

Product Details

  • Artist Collection Pearl Jam
  • Genre Collection Alternative
  • Genre / Style Grunge / Alternative Rock / Hard Rock
  • UPC 0886978431318
  • Record Label Sony
  • Format LP
  • Disc Quantity 1
  • Vinyl Color Black
  • Vinyl Size 12"
  • Vinyl Weight Heavy, 180g
  • Additional Info Gatefold, Insert, Explicit Lyrics
  • Release Date 5/10/2011

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Pearl Jam traded the expansive guitar sound of their debut for harder rhythms and more confrontational performances on Vs. The band's second album brings Eddie Vedder's vocals together with Mike McCready and Stone Gossard's guitars, Jeff Ament's bass, and Dave Abbruzzese's drums. Produced with Brendan O'Brien, the 1993 recording moves between aggressive rock and quieter acoustic passages. This 180g black vinyl record edition comes in a gatefold jacket.

"Go" starts with a tense bass figure before the guitars and drums break into an attack, while "Animal" pushes ahead on a repeated riff and a shouted chorus. "Daughter" takes a more restrained approach, using acoustic guitar and Vedder's account of a child misunderstood by adults. "Dissident" builds its chorus around a story of shelter and betrayal, and "Rearviewmirror" uses a driving rhythm to convey escape from an abusive relationship. These contrasts give the album range beyond its hardest songs.

The album's lyrics examine authority, violence, and independence. "Glorified G" takes aim at gun culture, while "W.M.A." addresses racism and police violence. The small-town memories in "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town" provide a quieter perspective on change and recognition. The band recorded the album amid intense public attention following the success of Ten.

  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Standout tracks: Go, Animal, Daughter, Dissident, Rearviewmirror
  • Pressing details: 180g Black Vinyl, Remastered, Gatefold Jacket, Lyric Insert
  • Genre/style: Grunge, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock
  • UPC: 886978431318

The album closes with "Indifference," a subdued performance built around Vedder's voice and a repeating, lightly played guitar part. The quiet final song contrasts with the frantic opening of "Go," and highlights the shifts in pace that define Vs.


* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A

  1. Go
  2. Animal
  3. Daughter
  4. Glorified G
  5. Dissident
  6. W.M.A.

Side B

  1. Blood
  2. Rearviewmirror
  3. Rats
  4. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
  5. Leash
  6. Indifference