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 over 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 20th anniversary, Universal Strategic
Marketing presents a full spectrum re-release worthy of such a pivotal classic.
With configurations ranging from a 4-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition to a standard
digital/CD remaster of the original album, the 20th anniversary reissue of
Nevermind 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.
The limited, numbered Super Deluxe Edition more than lives up to its name as
one of the most expansive and ambitious collections of its kind with only
10,000 copies available in North America, and another 30,000 for the rest of
the world. The Super Deluxe features not only the original remastered album and
accompanying studio and live B-sides, but the first full official release of the
pre-Nevermind demos recorded at producer Butch Vig's Smart Studios, as well as
boombox recordings of subsequent rehearsals through which the listener can
actually experience “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Come As You Are,” “On
A Plain” and others that take shape before his or her very ears. The Super
Deluxe also offers an altogether new perspective on the finished Nevermind album
exclusive to this format in the form of the Devonshire Mixes: the album as
produced and mixed by Vig as opposed to the commercially released final version
produced by Vig and mixed by Andy Wallace. Rounding out the Super Deluxe are a
pair of previously unreleased BBC recordings and the aforementioned
1991 Paramount show available for the first time and exclusive to this format
on CD and DVD (which also features all four music videos from Nevermind), as
well as a stunning 90-page bound book full of rarely and never- before-seen
photos, documents and various other visual artefacts of the Nevermind era.
The Nirvana Nevermind 20th anniversary reissue is also available as a 2-CD
Deluxe Edition featuring the remastered album and B-sides, the Smart Studio
sessions, boombox rehearsals and BBC sessions, a 4-LP, 180-gram heavyweight
vinyl edition featuring the same 40 tracks as the Deluxe Edition, a remastered
CD of the original album, and digital versions of the standard and deluxe
editions. The Paramount concert, transferred from 16mm film and multi-track
audio, is the only known Nirvana concert shot to film and will be available in a
1080p high-definition picture and uncompressed 5.1 surround sound and stereo on
stand-alone Blu-ray, along with DVD and digital long form video formats.
CD ONE
ORIGINAL ALBUM
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- In Bloom
- Come As You Are
- Breed
- Lithium
- Polly
- Territorial Pissings
- Drain You
- Lounge Act
- Stay Away
- On A Plain
- Something In The Way
THE B-SIDES
13. Even In His Youth
14. Aneurysm
15. Curmudgeon
16. D-7 live at the BBC
17. Been A Son live
18. School live
19. Drain You live
20. Sliver live
21. Polly live
CD TWO
THE SMART STUDIO SESSIONS
- In Bloom previously unreleased
- Immodium (Breed) previously unreleased
- Lithium previously unreleased
- Polly previously unreleased mix
- Pay To Play
- Here She Comes Now
- Dive previously unreleased
- Sappy previously unreleased
THE BOOMBOX REHEARSALS
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit
10. Verse Chorus Verse previously unreleased
11. Territorial Pissings previously unreleased
12. Lounge Act previously unreleased
13. Come As You Are
14. Old Age previously unreleased
15. Something In The Way previously unreleased
16. On A Plain previously unreleased
BBC SESSIONS
17. Drain You previously unreleased
18. Something In The Way previously unreleased