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The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
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I’ll probably buy this one on cd. LB is the only PJ album I don’t own.

If I knew the digital came with a pdf of the liner notes I’d probably buy that instead.
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Find a lighthouse in the dark stormy weather
We all could use some Gigaton right now
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guitar_davey wrote:
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B wrote:We got Avocado and Backspacer the Friday before the release date, but that was when albums came out on Tuesdays. I can't remember what happened with Lightning Bolt. When do you think we're gonna get this one?
I also can't recall; I saw the band on album release day and remember knowing most of the words to the new songs, so it must have been at least a week.


I saw them in Buffalo on that tour, which I know was before the album officially came out, and I'd had it for maybe three days at that point.
Yeah, I was at the Worcester show that was day of release for LB and I specifically remember this wacko sitting in front of me knowing all the words to every new song.
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Lightning Bolt release date was 10/15, I want to say iTunes had the entire album available 10/8. I can't recall what the promotion was, but the album was available to listen to.

I can remember listening to it on my commute home from work that day. I had tickets to Pittsburgh (10/11) and Buffalo (10/12) on that tour and I had heard the entire album prior to those shows.
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folks, it's not digital copy, it's Gigital* copy
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Monkey_Driven wrote:The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
wow, yeah that was weird
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
wow, yeah that was weird
This is true. They were shitty bounces, but listenable.

Also, wasn't Unemployable the B-side to WWS? Always thought it was weird we got two album cuts when the single officially dropped
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Monkey_Driven wrote:The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
They werent even mastered right? I had those.
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I distinctly remember the discussion that there probably wouldn't be a fade-out of Life Wasted on the final album.
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VinylGuy wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
They werent even mastered right? I had those.
Yeah, they were in awful quality.
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Simple Torture wrote:I distinctly remember the discussion that there probably wouldn't be a fade-out of Life Wasted on the final album.
haha! it's all flooding back
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Simple Torture wrote:Real quick search of my email, looks like it leaked 10/9 (release date was 10/15).
Looking my email:

Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Let the Records Play and Swallowed Whole leaked on September 13 2013

A week later they released Sirens as single. We already had Mind Your Manners

So we had half of the album a month before
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Johnny Turner wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Real quick search of my email, looks like it leaked 10/9 (release date was 10/15).
Looking my email:

Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Let the Records Play and Swallowed Whole leaked on September 13 2013

A week later they released Sirens as single. We already had Mind Your Manners

So we had half of the album a month before
Wasn't this for an MLB Playoffs promotional thing?
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:The first 6-7 songs of S/T leaked about a month before release. I remember listening to it while running a half marathon in early to mid-April.
wow, yeah that was weird
Still have the original leak of these. Loved the lack of fade on Life Wasted
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
Johnny Turner wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Real quick search of my email, looks like it leaked 10/9 (release date was 10/15).
Looking my email:

Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Let the Records Play and Swallowed Whole leaked on September 13 2013

A week later they released Sirens as single. We already had Mind Your Manners

So we had half of the album a month before

Wasn't this for an MLB Playoffs promotional thing?
Correct! Just downloaded it here and says "Pearl Jam songs for MLB"

Full songs but bad audio quality
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Spin's review is the first time anyone has ever mentioned vocals by Stone.
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