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Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’set for 20th birthday reissue

Thu 23rd Jun, 2011 in International News

There are many significant 20th birthday’s in 2011 – Sonic the Hedgehog, Britney’s little sis Jamie Lynn Spears and The Wiggles – and there are also several classic records that will mark their two decade anniversary including Screamadelica, Massive Attack’s Blue Lines, Metallica’s ‘black’ album, Achtung Baby and Pearl Jam’s Ten.

One of the most celebrated albums of rock history Nirvana’s iconic second album, Nevermind, also turns 20 on September 24th and to mark the occasion there’ll be a 4-CD/1-DVD reissue of the record. According to Spin the set will include rarities, b-sides, and unreleased recordings, as well as “unspecified BBC radio appearances and an unreleased concert in its entirety on DVD.”

It sounds like a far more fitting tribute than that abandoned covers tour starring John Paul Young’s son Danny Marx Young and Steve Balbi from Noiseworks. Or Jared Leto’s bizarre MTV Unplugged ‘homage’ .

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crob

crob said on the 23rd Jun, 2011

oh sweet, hope they do a Nirvana tribute show at the enmore to celebrate.

grattan

grattan said on the 27th Jul, 2011

From the NME:

The Super Deluxe Edition, which is due for release on September 19, will come with a raft of rarities and remixes across its four CDs and one DVD.

These include the full remastered album, accompanying studio and live B-sides, rehearsal takes and the first full official release of producer Butch Vig's pre-album demos recorded at Smart Studios. A new perspective on the album is offered in the form of the 'Devonshire Mixes' - a Vig mix of the album that differs to original mixer Andy Wallace's version.

Live recordings of BBC sessions and the band's 1991 show at the Paramount Theatre in hometown Seattle - the only known Nirvana gig shot to film - are also included, along with a 90-page bound book of rare photos and artefacts from the 'Nevermind' era.

Only 10,000 copies of the Super Deluxe Version of the album will be released in North America, with another 30,000 for the rest of the world, including the UK.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 27th Jul, 2011

I will probably buy this ha ha

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 27th Jul, 2011

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 27th Jul, 2011

Vinyl version plz

batdan

batdan said on the 27th Jul, 2011

I can't remember the last time I listened to this in full.

Slip_dog

Slip_dog said on the 28th Jul, 2011

We did a Nirvana day just the other day.

dream_brother

dream_brother said on the 28th Jul, 2011

I gave all their albums a spin the other day and it was surprisingly good. I'd forgotten just how good the other two albums were tbh.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 28th Jul, 2011

Prefer In Utero, but this one's always held up surprisingly well. Would definitely consider getting this.

hedonism gibbon

hedonism gibbon said on the 28th Jul, 2011

yeah i'm more of an In Utero man myself, but if i have the coin i'd still be interested in this

BeShakey said on the 28th Jul, 2011

from the nme:

the super deluxe edition, which is due for release on september 19, will come with a raft of rarities and remixes across its four cds and one dvd.

these include the full remastered album, accompanying studio and live b-sides, rehearsal takes and the first full official release of producer butch vig's pre-album demos recorded at smart studios. a new perspective on the album is offered in the form of the 'devonshire mixes' - a vig mix of the album that differs to original mixer andy wallace's version.

live recordings of bbc sessions and the band's 1991 show at the paramount theatre in hometown seattle - the only known nirvana gig shot to film - are also included, along with a 90-page bound book of rare photos and artefacts from the 'nevermind' era.

only 10,000 copies of the super deluxe version of the album will be released in north america, with another 30,000 for the rest of the world, including the uk.

not sure what this means, there are a bunch of nirvana shows that were recorded. maybe they mean the only one recorded by the band (as opposed to live shows recorded by local tv). a quick google suggested there are a bunch of other shows available from that year, in addition to the the ones from other album tours.

still, looks like it could be a good release. maybe pearl jam can look at this to figure out how to do a decent rerelease.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Jul, 2011

I always think I'm more an In Utero fan, but every time I spin Nevermind I change my mind.

The album is a beast, there's good reason for it's classic status.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th Jul, 2011

still, looks like it could be a good release. maybe pearl jam can look at this to figure out how to do a decent rerelease.

you're saying this wasn't a decent re-release?

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berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 28th Jul, 2011

not sure what this means, there are a bunch of nirvana shows that were recorded. maybe they mean the only one recorded by the band (as opposed to live shows recorded by local tv). a quick google suggested there are a bunch of other shows available from that year, in addition to the the ones from other album tours.

still, looks like it could be a good release. maybe pearl jam can look at this to figure out how to do a decent rerelease.

As opposed to a pack with remastered album, b-sides, vinyl and a band remix, not to mention all the other extras they packed in?

I think PJ's re-issue of Ten is definitely one of the best ones out.

batdan

batdan said on the 28th Jul, 2011

In Utero was refreshing when It was released due to me playing Nevermind constantly when it came out. It changed the world, I will listen to it tonight.

BeShakey said on the 28th Jul, 2011

there was lots of 'stuff' in the pj release, but i thought it was silly to have both the original album and a remix, plus an incomplete dvd of mtv unplugged, which most of the hardcore fans already had, and no other live material. i'd have preferred if they had released the remixed album, an album pulling together all the b-sides and outtakes (even though that would have duplicated some of lost dogs), a complete live dvd (ideally not mtv, but if they used that at least include all of it).

but mainly i was griping about the vs/vitalogy release. there were even more shows that were videoed for that tour, and although the various formats of the release had more or less of the live show, none of them were complete. plus there were only 3 outtakes/demos, when there was more that was recorded (although all of it released elsewhere).

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th Jul, 2011

there was lots of 'stuff' in the pj release, but i thought it was silly to have both the original album and a remix, plus an incomplete dvd of mtv unplugged, which most of the hardcore fans already had, and no other live material. i'd have preferred if they had released the remixed album, an album pulling together all the b-sides and outtakes (even though that would have duplicated some of lost dogs), a complete live dvd (ideally not mtv, but if they used that at least include all of it).

but mainly i was griping about the vs/vitalogy release. there were even more shows that were videoed for that tour, and although the various formats of the release had more or less of the live show, none of them were complete. plus there were only 3 outtakes/demos, when there was more that was recorded (although all of it released elsewhere).

i can see where you're coming from. but in terms of doing special editions the band shot itself in the foot countless times in the past as it releases just about everything. they've spoiled their fans for 20yrs now far more than any other band out there and now when most bands begin to start "spoiling" their fans PJ are struggling to meet the heightened demands of their fanbase.

but i do agree with you about the lack of official video releases around the vs/vitalogy period. im sick of watching grainy vhs footage of that epic australia 1995 tour. i was really hoping this set of re-releases would see a dvd release of that tour but doesn't seem that way.

nevertheless. nobody puts stuff in a box like PJ do.

BeShakey said on the 28th Jul, 2011

dunno if you've watched the pj20 trailer, but that included some footage from the '95 tour movie of asia/oz/nz. i'm hoping that when pj20 gets a dvd release there is a box set that pulls together 4+ dvds worth of the archival stuff. shouldn't be impossible if they have 1200+ hours of footage.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 28th Jul, 2011

that sounds great on paper but it costs a lot of money to put that kinda stuff together.

i'm sure a lot of bands are sitting on a ton of archival footage that they could release but choose not to.

BeShakey said on the 28th Jul, 2011

true, but the marginal cost of making a 500 min set of dvds versus a 120 min movie would be relatively small. i guess if it is going to happen anytime soon it'll be now, so thats what i'm hoping for. i can't imagine it would cost much at all to whack on tour movie as a bonus dvd.