To say that Nirvana’s third and ultimately final studio album In Utero was 1993’s most polarizing record would be the understatement of a decade. The unadorned sonic rawness of Steve Albini’s recording laid bare every primal nuance of the most confrontational yet vulnerable material Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl would ever record. And with its 1991 predecessor Nevermind having sold some 30 million copies, singlehandedly returning honest rock ‘n’ roll to the top of the pop charts, In Utero was essentially the first record Nirvana would make with any expectations from the public. So from the opening quasi-shamble melodics of “Serve The Servants” through the bittersweet closing strains of “All Apologies,” In Utero was the sound of the most incredible yet conflicted rock ‘n’ roll band of the era at the peak of its powers coming to terms with a generational spokes-band mantle they’d never seen coming-and ultimately surmounting these struggles to make the record they needed to make. As Rolling Stone‘s David Fricke said in his review at the time, “In Utero is a lot of things-brilliant, corrosive, enraged and thoughtful, most of them all at once. But more than anything, it’s a triumph of the will.”
Universal Music commemorates the 20th anniversary of the unwitting swansong of the single most influential artist of the 1990s with In Utero 20th Anniversary Edition – out today Friday 20th September.
Material exclusive to the In Utero 20th Anniversary reissue includes a veritable treasure trove of never-before-heard demos, B-sides, compilation tracks including:
* A new 2013 mix of the entire album
* The original never-before-heard Steve Albini mixes of “Heart-Shaped Box” and “All Apologies”
* The recently unearthed Nirvana instrumental “Forgotten Tune”
* The original Dave Grohl solo demo of “Marigold” from December of 1990–the earliest Grohl composition/recording ever released.
* Liner notes by Bobcat Goldthwait
CD ONE – Original album remastered plus all B-sides & bonus tracks recorded at Pachyderm
1. Serve The Servants (Albini mix/original release) – 3:39
2. Scentless Apprentice (Albini mix/original release) – 3:47
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Litt mix/original release) – 4:41
4. Rape Me (Albini mix/original release) – 2:51
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Albini mix/original release) – 4:09
6. Dumb (Albini mix/original release) – 2:32
7. Very Ape (Albini mix/original release) – 1:55
8. Milk It (Albini mix/original release) – 3:54
9. Pennyroyal Tea (Albini mix/original release) – 3:37
10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Albini mix/original release) – 4:51
11. Tourette’s (Albini mix/original release) – 1:35
12. All Apologies (Litt mix/original release) – 3:55
13. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip (ex-U.S. bonus track) – 7:35
14. Marigold (B-side; “Heart Shaped Box) – 2:34
15. Moist Vagina (B-side; “All Apologies”) – 3:33
16. Sappy (from “No Alternative” compilation) – 3:28
17. I Hate Myself And Want To Die (from “The Beavis And Butthead Experience” compilation) – 2:59
18. Pennyroyal Tea (Litt mix) – 3:36
19. Heart-Shaped Box (Albini mix/unreleased) – 4:42
20. All Apologies (Albini mix/unreleased) – 3:58
CD TWO – 2013 album mix plus pre-album demos
1. Serve The Servants (2013 mix) – 3:36
2. Scentless Apprentice (2013 mix) – 3:49
3. Heart-Shaped Box (2013 mix) – 4:41
4. Rape Me (2013 mix) – 2:49
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (2013 mix) – 4:12
6. Dumb (2013 mix) – 2:32
7. Very Ape (2013 mix) – 1:57
8. Milk It (2013 mix) – 3:56
9. Pennyroyal Tea (2013 mix) – 3:32
10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (2013 mix) – 4:51
11. Tourette’s (2013 mix) – 1:35
12. All Apologies (2013 mix) – 3:55
13. Scentless Apprentice (Rio demo) – 3:54
14. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Laundry Room demo) – 4:33
15. Dumb (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:39
16. Very Ape (Rio demo) — 2:21
17. Pennyroyal Tea (Word Of Mouth demo) – 3:31
18. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:40
19. Tourettes (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:14
20. Marigold (Upland Studios demo) – 3:25
21. All Apologies (Music Source demo) – 4:25
22. Forgotten Tune (Rehearsal) – 2:04
23. Jam (Word Of Mouth demo) – 5:44
