Ten by Pearl Jam gets a makeover

We're all just getting over the eighties revival - sell out tours by Spandau Ballet, A-Ha et al - but it seems the 90s revival is just around the corner.

Pearl Jam are reissuing their seminal 1991 debut album, Ten, with six bonus tracks.

Ten sold 12 million copies and, along with Nirvana's Nevermind, became one of the cultural touchstones of the early 1990s.

Eighteen years on, it's been remastered and remixed by producer Brendan O'Brien, who has also worked with Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC.

O'Brien said: "Pearl Jam loved the original mix of Ten but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it.

"The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that.

"After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original - giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."

Meanwhile, Duke Special's brand new album I Never Thought This Day Would Come is released on April 20, offering fans a dark, brooding collection of songs infused with beauty and hope.

It follows their previous multi-million-selling offering Songs From The Deep Forest and was recorded between Europe and the USA.

It was recorded by long-time collaborator Paul Pilot and mixed by Nick Terry, best known for his work with The Klaxons and The Libertines.

Duke Special worked with a number of collaborators on the new record including Daniel Benjamin, from German punk band Jumbo Jet, Paul Pilot, Phil Wilkinson and Bernard Butler. The wind, brass and percussion sections of the RTE Symphony Orchestra also brought a swirling, carnival flavour to proceedings.