Interesting point their manager, Kelly Curtis, makes regarding starting their own record label and some of the difficulties:
“[Epic] still has the rights to some things,” Curtis says. Epic manufactures Pearl Jam’s official live bootlegs and will put out the rarities album. The band has met with executives from other labels, including J Records CEO Clive Davis. Pearl Jam have looked into independent options such as releasing new music over the Internet and starting their own label. “America is not the issue — it’s overseas,” says Curtis. “We do well there. But if we try to collect money in Chile, I don’t know how to do that. We’ll need help.” (full story)
I’m watching this closely.