The Nirvana reissues will begin on November 12th.
A massive 8LP version is the forerunner of the 30th anniversary reissues of Nirvana’s era-defining Nevermind album which are coming later this year.
In total, 70 previously unreleased audio and video tracks will be included on the bigger re-releases, all newly remastered from the original half-inch stereo analog tapes. “Undeniably, the album is a classic,” we said upon its 20th anniversary.
“From the opening riff of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ to the carnage of ‘Endless Nameless’, a hidden track buried nearly 14 minutes into album closer ‘Something in the Way’, ‘Nevermind’ pulses with energy, imagination and introspective lyrics. Propelled by killer singles like ‘In Bloom’, the album tore the mainstream to shreds, ringing the death knell for the rock monopoly held by 80s hair-metal bands like Motley Crue and Guns N’ Roses. Bombast was out, flap hats and torn cardigans were in.”
“Nirvana sounded like nothing you ever heard, and yet there was a familiarity about them; from the Beatles-esque melody of ‘On a Plain’, to the punk-heavy medley of ‘Territorial Pissings’. Even ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, so gamechanging and timeless, owed more than a passing debt to The Pixies. Kurt Cobain himself admitted he was ‘trying to rip off the Pixies’ when he penned the tune.”