Pearl Jam - Eddie Sings The Doors

Pearl Jam: Eddie Sings The Doors is an Italian bootleg CD issued in 1993 under catalog number CDEJ 010, pressed in Italy with no affiliation to Epic Records or any official Pearl Jam or Doors-related release. The title is the catalog number as well, CDEJ 010, and that identifier is about as much official paperwork as this disc comes with. It circulated through European import channels in the early-to-mid 1990s, picking up a modest but persistent following among collectors who chase Pearl Jam live material from that era. With 82 collectors logging it on Discogs and 29 active wants, it sits in the mid-tier bootleg range: not especially scarce, but not abundant on the open market either.

The cover image is a square-cropped photograph showing the five Pearl Jam members standing and sitting outdoors, on a rocky or rugged hillside. The color palette is warm and slightly washed out, consistent with early-1990s consumer film photography. Three figures stand in the back row; two are crouching or seated at the front. One of the standing figures is partially shirtless, another appears to be wearing a light-colored top, and the group has the relaxed, candid quality of a band snapshot rather than a formal promotional shoot. The background suggests open sky and scrubby terrain. Across the top of the cover, the text reads PEARL JAM in a bold, plain white typeface. Beneath that, in quotation marks, the subtitle "Eddie Sings The Doors" appears in slightly smaller lettering. The overall layout is minimal, with no label branding, no catalog number displayed on the front, and no additional design elements. The back cover and booklet, typical of this tier of Italian bootleg production, contain track listing information, though the Discogs notes flag that many details printed in the booklet are incorrect, including source attributions and recording dates. The disc itself follows the basic bootleg standard of the period: no elaborate pressing, no distinctive label art beyond the functional minimum. The packaging is a standard jewel case.

The fifteen tracks collected here draw from a range of sources spanning 1991 to 1993, and sorting out what actually appears on this disc requires some patience given the booklet inaccuracies. Track 1, "Alive," is listed as an alternate studio outtake from 1991, though no corroborating documentation supports that claim according to the Discogs community. "Sonic Reducer," the Dead Boys cover, originates from the "Who Killed Rudolph?" 7-inch single. "Let Me Sleep (Christmas Time)" comes from the standalone "Let Me Sleep" 7-inch. "Baba O'Riley," the Who cover, is a live recording from the MTV Singles Premiere Party at the Park Plaza Hotel Ballroom in Los Angeles on September 10, 1992. The Jeremy performance is the complete set from the MTV Video Music Awards at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, recorded September 9, 1992. Tracks 6 and 7, "Animal" and "Rockin' in the Free World," come from the MTV Video Music Awards at Universal Amphitheatre on September 2, 1993; the latter features Neil Young. The Doors material, which gives this bootleg its title, appears in tracks 12 through 14: "Roadhouse Blues," "Break on Through (To the Other Side)," and "Light My Fire," all performed by Eddie Vedder with surviving Doors members at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on January 12, 1993. That ceremony performance is the core selling point here, and collectors chasing Vedder's Doors connection will find it documented across other catalog entries; the studio recordings from the Doors' original sessions are cataloged across releases like Morrison Hotel and the comprehensive The Doors Complete Studio Recordings. The Hall of Fame performances themselves are widely circulated, which limits the exclusivity argument for this disc. "Wash" closes the set. The remaining tracks, including "Daughter," "Angel," "I Am a Patriot," and "Brass in Pocket," round out what is essentially a Pearl Jam career survey bootleg with the Doors angle as the marquee hook. Collectors building out their Doors-adjacent holdings might also cross-reference The Doors Box Set Part 1 and The Doors Box Set Part 2 for official context around the same era.

This is a standard Italian bootleg from the early 1990s, and should be treated as such. The Doors-related content, specifically the three Hall of Fame Induction performances, is the only meaningful differentiator from the broader Pearl Jam live bootleg market of the period. The booklet inaccuracies are a genuine drawback for anyone who cares about documentation. It is not rare, and it is not an official release. If the Hall of Fame performances are what you are after, this Italian pressing under CDEJ 010 gets them on disc, but do not expect clean sourcing or reliable liner notes.