Nirvana
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The culmination of the band's tragically short career, Nirvana's In Utero initially stoked fears over its raw, aggressive, and seemingly uncommercial sound. To say that those fears were unfounded is an understatement: the 1993 album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the U.K. Albums Chart, and has since been certified 6x Platinum in the United States. It's now returning in a multi-format 30th anniversary edition, with formats including a limited-edition 8LP Super Deluxe box set, 5CD Super Deluxe box set, 1 LP + 10" edition, 2CD Deluxe Edition, and a Digital Super Deluxe edition. The Super Deluxe releases comprise 72 tracks, 53 of which are previously unreleased. The contents are:
- Original remastered album plus five bonus tracks/B-sides (1 CD or 2 LPs);
- Live in Los Angeles - Great Western Forum: December 30, 1993 (2 CDs or 3 LPs);
- Live in Seattle - Seattle Center Arena: January 7, 1994 (2 CDs or 3LPs); and
- Bonus Live 1993-1994 (included on B-Sides LP and Live in Seattle CD).
Both Live in Los Angeles and Live in Seattle, the band's final performance in their hometown, are previously unreleased. Seattle producer-engineer Jack Endino has restored the show from stereo soundboard tapes. The In Utero album and five bonus sides have been remastered from the analog master tapes by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services; Weston assisted Steve Albini as the only other engineer at the original recording sessions. A 2CD highlights edition contains the original album plus 14 live tracks culled from the big box. A 1LP remaster adds the five bonus tracks/B-sides on a 10-inch EP.