Nirvana - Nevermind (8LP+7", 30th Anniversary Edition)

Description

Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. Recording took place at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in May and June 1991, with mastering being completed in August of that year at The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.

Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, the album is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. Thematically, it includes anti-establishment views, anti-sexism, frustration, alienation and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Contrary to the popular hedonistic themes of drugs and sex at the time, writers have observed that Nevermind re-invigorated sensitivity to mainstream rock. According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as Pixies, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and the Melvins. While the album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("Polly" and "Something in the Way") and punk-inspired hard rock ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away").

Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success, charting highly on charts across the world. By January 1992, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Its video was also heavily rotated on MTV. Three other successful singles were released: "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". The album was voted the best album of the year in Pazz & Jop critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single of the year and video of the year polls. The album also garnered the band three Grammy Award nominations in total across the 34th and 35th Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album.

Nevermind and its singles' success propelled Nirvana to being widely regarded as the biggest band in the world, with Cobain being dubbed by critics as the "voice of his generation". The album brought grunge and alternative rock to a mainstream audience while ending the dominance of hair metal, drawing similarities to the early 1960s British Invasion of American popular music. It is also often credited with initiating a resurgence of interest in punk culture among teenagers and young adults of Generation X. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In March 1999, it was certified Diamond by the RIAA. Among the most acclaimed and influential albums in the history of music, it was added to the National Recording Registry in 2004 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important", and is frequently ranked on lists of the greatest albums of all time.

Release info

Label: Geffen Records 3597986
Format: Vinyl, 8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Vinyl, LP, Album, Vinyl, LP, Album, Vinyl, LP, Album, Vinyl, LP, Album, Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition, Special Edition
Country: Worldwide
Released: 2022
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Tracklist

Nevermind (Original Album Remastered)
A1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
A2 In Bloom
A3 Come As You Are
A4 Breed
A5 Lithium
A6 Polly
B1 Territorial Pissings
B2 Drain You
B3 Lounge Act
B4 Stay Away
B5 On A Plain
B6 Something In The Way
Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands (Paradiso - November 25, 1991)
C1 Drain You
C2 Aneurysm
C3 School
C4 Floyd The Barber
D1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
D2 About A Girl
D3 Polly
D4 Lithium
E1 Sliver
E2 Breed
E3 Come As You Are
E4 Been A Son
E5 Negative Creep
F1 On A Plain
F2 Blew
F3 Love Buzz
F4 Territorial Pissings
Live In Del Mar, California (Pat O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar Fairgrounds - December 28, 1991)
G1 Drain You
G2 Aneurysm
G3 School
G4 Floyd The Barber
G5 Smells Like Teen Spirit
G6 About A Girl
H1 Polly
H2 Sliver
H3 Breed
H4 Come As You Are
H5 Lithium
H6 Territorial Pissings
Live In Melbourne, Australia For Triple J (The Palace, St. Kilda - February 1, 1992)
I1 Aneurysm
I2 Drain You
I3 School
I4 Sliver
J1 About A Girl
J2 Come As You Are
J3 Lithium
J4 Breed
J5 Polly
K1 Lounge Act
K2 In Bloom
K3 Love Buzz
K4 Smells Like Teen Spirit
L1 Feedback Jam
L2 Negative Creep
L3 On A Plain
L4 Blew
Live In Tokyo, Japan (Nakano Sunplaza - February 19, 1992)
M1 Negative Creep
M2 Been A Son
M3 On A Plain
M4 Blew
M5 Come As You Are
N1 Lithium
N2 Breed
N3 Sliver
N4 Drain You
O1 About A Girl
O2 School
O3 Aneurysm
O4 Love Buzz
P1 Polly
P2 Territorial Pissings
P3 Smells Like Teen Spirit
7-Inch
Q Endless, Nameless
R1 Even In His Youth
R2 Aneurysm