Nirvana - Nevermind

20^th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Features Rare and Previously Unreleased Performances

Released in September 1991, Nirvana's sophomore album and major label debut elevated Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl from a critically acclaimed Aberdeen, Washington, cult band to generational spokesmen who'd unwittingly created a cultural shift and musical touchstone. Rising to No. 1 the world over by year's end and ultimately selling more than 30 million copies worldwide, Nevermind would come to be much more than one of the most successful and influential albums of its or any era. As the album that returned unaffected rock 'n' roll integrity and passion to the top of the charts, Nevermind would prove a singular inspiration to fans and musicians alike over the last two decades - and will undoubtedly do so for generations to come.

Now on the occasion of Nevermind's 20^th anniversary, Universal Music Enterprises presents a truly deluxe edition worthy of such a pivotal classic. The 20^th anniversary reissue makes the most of the occasion, unearthing literally dozens of previously unreleased recordings, obscure B-sides, alternate mixes, radio sessions, studio rarities and live recordings, including a 1991 Halloween concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre in its entirety.

This four-LP, 180-gram vinyl edition features 40 tracks, including the remastered album and B-sides, the Smart Studio sessions, boombox rehearsals and BBC sessions.

 

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit

2. In Bloom

3. Come As You Are

4. Breed

5. Lithium

6. Polly

7. Territorial Pissings

8. Drain You

9. Lounge Act

10. Stay Away

11. On A Plain

12. Something In The Way

13. Even In His Youth

14. Aneurysm

15. Curmudgeon

16. D-7

17. Been A Son

18. School

19. Drain You

20. Sliver

21. Polly

22. In Bloom

23. Immodium (Breed)

24. Lithium

25. Polly

26. Pay To Play

27. Here She Comes Now

28. Dive

29. Sappy

30. Smells Like Teen Spirit

31. Verse Chorus Verse

32. Territorial Pissings

33. Lounge Act

34. Come As You Are

35. Old Age

36. Something In The Way

37. On A Plain

38. Drain You

39. Something In The Way

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 3 person(s) rated this product.

Nevermind posted on 10/22/2011 5 Stars Reviewer: Randy Wendt Great set of albums..

The Real Deal posted on 10/12/2011 5 Stars Reviewer: Oly Without a doubt, the best vinyl reissue/remaster I've purchased. The high quality pressing results in absolutely zero residual noise. What's surprising is the bass output from this edition. Dave Grohl's kickdrum and Chris Novoselic's bass lines thunder, but are still distinctly separated, no better exemplified than on "Breed". "Lithium" is the perfect stage for appreciating this record's silence and heaviness. You can hear how cheap Kurt Cobain's acoustic guitar sounds, as well as listen to his fretting fingers slide up and down the strings on "Polly". The bonus/live tracks are all solid, but the "boombox recordings", while being great takes, suffer from original recording limitations. It also must be noted that several of the bonus tracks are already available on other albums/cds. Overall, this is a MUST BUY if you want to own a superior quality pressing of one of the essential albums in music of our time, for that matter, all time. If only it were recorded in mono!

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