Nirvana - In Utero
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Nirvana – In Utero

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Nirvana probably hired Steve Albini to produce In Utero with the hopes of creating their own Surfer Rosa, or at least shoring up their indie cred after becoming a pop phenomenon with a glossy punk record. In Utero, of course, turned out to be their last record, and it’s hard not to hear it as Kurt Cobain‘s suicide note since Albini‘s stark, uncompromising sound provides the perfect setting for Cobain‘s bleak, even nihilistic, lyrics. Even if the album wasn’t a literal suicide note, it was certainly a conscious attempt to shed their audience — an attempt that worked, by the way, since the record had lost its momentum when Cobain died in the spring of 1994. Even though the band tempered some of Albini‘s extreme tactics in a remix, the record remains a deliberately alienating experience, front-loaded with many of its strongest songs, then descending into a series of brief, dissonant squalls before concluding with “All Apologies,” which only gets sadder with each passing year. Throughout it all, Cobain‘s songwriting is typically haunting, and its best moments rank among his finest work, but the over-amped dynamicism of the recording seems like a way to camouflage his dispiritedness — as does the fact that he consigned such great songs as “Verse Chorus Verse” and “I Hate Myself and Want to Die” to compilations, when they would have fit, even illuminated the themes of In Utero. Even without those songs, In Utero remains a shattering listen, whether it’s viewed as Cobain‘s farewell letter or self-styled audience alienation. Few other records are as willfully difficult as this.

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Geffen Records,DGC,Sub Pop 0720642453612 LP, Album, RE, RP, 180 Europe 2015

Side 1.

1. Serve The Servants 3:34
2. Scentless Apprentice 3:47
3. Heart-Shaped Box 4:39
4. Rape Me 2:49
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle 4:07
6. Dumb 2:29

Side 2.

1. Very Ape 1:55
2. Milk It 3:52
3. Pennyroyal Tea 3:36
4. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter 4:49
5. Tourette’s 1:33
6. All Apologies 3:50

Credits:

Technician – Robert Weston
Songwriter – Kurt Cobain
Recorded By – Steve Albini
Photography By – Robert Fisher
Photography By – Wendy O’Connor
Photography By – Neil Wallace
Photography By – Kurt Cobain
Photography By – Michael Lavine
Photography By – Karen Mason
Photography By – Charles Peterson
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Illustration [Symbols] – Rodger Ferris
Management – Gold Mountain Entertainment
Illustration [Music System (Pregnant Woman)] – Alex Grey
Guitar, Vocals – Kurt Cobain
Bass – Krist Novoselic
Drums – Dave Grohl
Art Direction, Design – Robert Fisher
Art Direction, Design – Kurt Cobain
A&R – Gary Gersh

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

Part of the “Back To Black” vinyl reissue series by Universal Records but this is not part of the 60th vinyl anniversary.
Black sticker on skin says: “Includes a voucher to download MP3 version of the album. 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.”
Inserts jacket with lyrics, pictures & credits.
Includes a voucher to download MP3 version of the album.

Tracks A3 and B6 are the early Steve Albini mixes, instead of the Scott Litt mixes featured on the original album.

Track A3 misspelled as “Heat-Shaped Box” on the inner sleeve lyrics.
Track B5 misspelled as “Toutrette’s” on the inner sleeve lyrics.

℗ 1993 Geffen Records, Inc., an MCA Company.
© 1993 Geffen Records, Inc., an MCA Company.
Made in Germany.

Mastered […] at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine

© 1993 Virgin Songs/The End of Music BMI

Produced by special arrangement with Sub Pop Records
Original sound recordings owned by Geffen Records, Inc
Universal Music (UK) Ltd. are the exclusive licensees for the UK

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 720642453612
Barcode 7 20642 45361 2
Label Code LC 07266
Matrix / Runout A33 9124 536 S2 320
Matrix / Runout A33 9124 536 S1 320
Other B2B_JT_STK
Rights Society BMI
Rights Society BIEM/SABAM

 

 

 

 

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Weight0,5 kg
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