Photo: Paul Bachmann
Pearl Jam have been revealed as the ambassadors for Record Store Day 2019.
“Pearl Jam is honored to be Record Store Day’s Ambassador for 2019,” says Mike McCready. “Independent record stores are hugely important to me, and have been ever since I was 12 years-old. Before I even really knew what they were – there was a certain feeling of ‘this is a dream come true,’ and it’s a wonderland and there’s so much to learn in here…and it’s still that way.”
“Support every independent record store that you can. They’re really a good part of society. Know if you love music, this is the place to find it.”
This year’s Record Store Day is pencilled in for April 13th; its co-founder Carrie Colliton adds: “I’ve worked in and around record stores for my entire adult life and feel like I’ve grown up with Pearl Jam because of it. My early, early advance copy of Ten came with me on a free-ranging trek through Europe at an impressionable age, some of my craziest and best midnight sales were for Pearl Jam albums, and any one of their songs makes me think of my favorite record store co-workers.”
“This Ambassadorship is a natural fit – a band that stays true to themselves and the people who love them, and a form of retail that does pretty much the same thing.”
