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“ Binaural is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on May 16, 2000 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous album, Yield (1998), Pearl Jam took a short break before reconvening toward the end of 1999 to commence work on a new album. Production suffered hindrances such as singer Eddie Vedder suffering from writer's block, and guitarist Mike McCready entering rehabilitation due to an addiction to prescription drugs. The music on the record featured an experimental sound, evidenced on songs that utilized binaural recording techniques.
Binaural received positive reviews, and debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album became the first Pearl Jam studio album to fail to reach platinum status in the United States, been certified gold by the RIAA. The album's 2000 tour spawned an enormous collection of official bootleg releases.

Recording
For its sixth album, Pearl Jam brought in producer Tchad Blake, known for his use of binaural recording. Binaural recording techniques were utilized on several tracks, such as the acoustic "Of the Girl." The songs are also identified with an asterisk next to the song names in the lyric book. This was the first Pearl [......] ”

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