Eddie Vedder and band, who last year released Can't Deny Me, will follow Run The Jewels, St. Vincent, Metallica, Jack White, Dave Grohl and Chuck D in taking the title.
This year's event will fall on April 13.
Co-founder and organiser Carrie Colliton said:
"I've worked in and around record stores for my entire adult life and feel like I've grown up with Pearl Jam because of it. My early, early advance copy of Ten came with me on a free-ranging trek through Europe at an impressionable age, some of my craziest and best midnight sales were for Pearl Jam albums, and any one of their songs makes me think of my favorite record store co-workers. This Ambassadorship is a natural fit-- a band that stays true to themselves and the people who love them, and a form of retail that does pretty much the same thing."
Pearl Jam guitarist and founding member Mike McCready added:
“Pearl Jam is honored to be Record Store Day’s Ambassador for 2019. Independent record stores are hugely important to me, and have been ever since I was 12 years-old. Before I even really knew what they were -- there was a certain feeling of 'this is a dream come true,' and it's a wonderland and there's so much to learn in here… and it's still that way.
Support every independent record store that you can. They're really a good part of society. Know if you love music, this is the place to find it. And it helps people who work here and that's important, too. And it kind of takes an effort, you have to look for something that you want; you have to talk to people. I had to talk to people to figure out which Aerosmith record to get first or anything back in the day. It's a place to learn. It's a place to have fun. And it's a place to discover new music.
Come out on Record Store Day, but also make it Record Store Year.”
Head here for further details on Record Store Day.
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