LOST DOGS is a double disc collection of B sides and other released and unreleased rarities by Pearl Jam, released on November 11, 2003. A number of songs included on LOST DOGS differ from the originally released versions, including Alone, U, Wash and Dirty Frank. The album includes the hidden track 4/20/02 at the end of disc two, a tribute to Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley.
It was written by vocalist Eddie Vedder during the recording sessions for Riot Act on the day that he heard the news of Layne Staley‘s death. The song features only Eddie Vedder singing and playing the guitar in a ukulele-inspired tuning. The song Bee Girl is a tribute to Heather DeLoach, who appeared in a bee costume in the music video for No Rain by Blind Melon.
Disc One
1. All Night (Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder)
Previously unreleased. No Code outtake.
2. Sad (Vedder)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake. Originally titled “Letter to the Dead”.
3. Down (Gossard, McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the “I Am Mine” single.
4. Hitchhiker (Vedder)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake.
5. Don’t Gimme No Lip (Gossard)
Previously unreleased. No Code outtake.
6. Alone (Dave Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the “Go” single. This version has new vocals and slightly different lyrics and is shorter than the B-side version. The music from this version is from the Ten sessions. Drummer Dave Abbruzzese gets writing credit for this because it wasn’t published until 1993 (when all members were getting equal credit), even though it was written a year before he joined the band.
7. In the Moonlight (Matt Cameron)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake.
8. Education (Vedder)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake.
9. Black, Red, Yellow (Vedder)
Originally from the “Hail, Hail” single. This version is longer than the B-side version.
10. U (Vedder)
Originally from the “Wishlist” single. A reworking of the 1997 B-side version.
11. Leaving Here (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.)
Originally from the Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense compilation.
12. Gremmie Out of Control” (Jimmy Haskell)
Originally from the Music for Our Mother Ocean Vol. 1 compilation.
13. Whale Song (Irons)
Originally from the Music for Our Mother Ocean Vol. 3 compilation.
14. Undone (Vedder)
Originally from the “I Am Mine” single.
15. Hold On (Gossard, Vedder)
Previously unreleased. Ten outtake. The booklet incorrectly lists this as a Vs. outtake.
16. Yellow Ledbetter (Ament, McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the “Jeremy” single. The song became a radio hit in 1994. The last note cuts off on this version.
Disc Two
1. Fatal (Gossard)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake.
2. Other Side (Ament)
Originally from the “Save You” single.
3. Hard to Imagine (Gossard, Vedder)
Originally from the Chicago Cab soundtrack. This version has a different vocal recording and mix than the soundtrack version, featuring alternate lyrics. The booklet lists this as a Vs. outtake, although it had been reported to be from the Vitalogy sessions.
4. Footsteps (Gossard, Vedder)
Originally from the “Jeremy” single. Recorded live during Pearl Jam’s appearance on Rockline on May 11, 1992. The harmonica was not present on the B-side version. The song’s music, with different lyrics, also appeared on Temple of the Dog’s self-titled LP under the name “Times of Trouble”.
5. Wash (Ament, Gossard, Dave Krusen, McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the “Alive” single. It also appeared as an extra track on European releases of Ten. This version is a different one than the B-side version.
6. Dead Man (Vedder)
Originally from the “Off He Goes” single. Originally intended for the Dead Man Walking soundtrack, but passed over in favor of Bruce Springsteen’s “Dead Man Walkin'”.
7. Strangest Tribe (Gossard)
Originally from the 1999 fan club Christmas single.
8. Drifting (Vedder)
Originally from the 1999 fan club Christmas single. This version has a different vocal recording than the fan club Christmas single version, sung an octave higher.
9. Let Me Sleep (McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the 1991 fan club Christmas single.
10. Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran)
Originally from the 1998 fan club Christmas single. It was released to the public as a single in 1999. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Pearl Jam its biggest hit to date.
11. Sweet Lew (Ament)
Previously unreleased. Binaural outtake.
12. Dirty Frank (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder)
Originally from the “Even Flow” single. It also appeared as an extra track on European releases of Ten. This version is slightly longer than the B-side version and features quite a bit of the lyrics removed.
13. Brother (Gossard)
Previously unreleased. Ten outtake. All vocals were removed from the original outtake version, making this version of the song an instrumental. McCready recorded a new lead guitar part for this version. Another version of “Brother” with vocals appears on the 2009 Ten reissue and became a radio hit that same year.
14. Bee Girl (Ament, Vedder)
Previously unreleased. Recorded live during Pearl Jam’s appearance on Rockline on October 18, 1993.
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Pearl Jam
Jeff Ament: bass guitar, guitar, vocals, cover concept, cover/back photos
Matt Cameron: drums, percussion, guitar
Stone Gossard: guitar, vocals, bass guitar, percussion, production
Jack Irons: drums, guitar, vocals, percussion
Dave Krusen: drums, slit drum
Mike McCready: guitar, piano
Eddie Vedder: guitar, vocals, E-Bow, harmonica, production, additional Polaroid photography
Dave Abbruzzese: drums
Additional musicians and production
Matt Bayles: mixing, engineering
Tchad Blake: production, mixing, engineering, Wurlitzer
Ed Brooks: mixing, engineering
Nick DiDia: engineering
Brett Eliason: mixing, engineering
Mitchell Froom: keys
Adam Kasper: production, mixing, engineering
Brad Klausen: layout and design
Brendan O’Brien: production, mixing, guitar
Rick Parashar: production, mixing, engineering
Pearl Jam: production
Westwood One Broadcast: production
