A deluxe reissue of Nirvana’s In Utero will be released on October 27th, 2023 to coincide with the album’s 30th anniversary.
The expanded tracklist boasts 53 previously unreleased tracks, including two complete In Utero-era concerts: a 1993 performance in Los Angeles and their final Seattle concert in 1994. There are also six bonus live tracks taken from shows in Rome, Springfield, and New York. All of the live material was reconstructed from soundboard tapes by engineer Jack Endino.
The reissue also boasts the album’s 12 original songs and five bonus tracks and B-sides, all of which have been newly remastered from the original analog master stereo tapes by Bob Weston.
The 30th anniversary edition of In Utero will be available in a variety of formats, including as a limited-edition 8xLP Super Deluxe box set, a 5xCD Super Deluxe box set, a 2xCD Deluxe edition, a 1xLP vinyl edition, and a digital Super Deluxe edition. The physical Super Deluxe Edition box sets also boast a removable front-cover acrylic panel with the album’s iconic Angel; a 48-page hardcover book with unreleased photos; a 20-page newly designed fanzine; a Los Angeles tour poster lithograph by hot rod artist Coop; replicas of the 1993 record store promo Angel mobile, three gig fliers, two ticket stubs for Los Angeles and Seattle, an All-Access tour laminate, and four cloth sticky tour backstage passes: Press, Photo, After Show, and Local Crew. Pre-orders are are now ongoing.
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Nirvana’s In Utero was previously reissued in 2013 to coincide with its 20th anniversary. That version included a new stereo mix from producer Steve Albini, B-Sides, demos, and other outtakes, and a recording of the band’s 1993 Live and Loud concert.
Albini recently opened up about the lengths he and the band went to keep the album’s recording sessions a secret.
In Utero: 30th Anniversary Edition Tracklist:
LP 1 – In Utero – Original Album Remastered
Side 1
01. Serve The Servants
02. Scentless Apprentice
03. Heart-Shaped Box
04. Rape Me
05. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
06. Dumb
Side 2
01. Very Ape
02. Milk It
03. Pennyroyal Tea
04. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
05. tourette’s
06. All Apologies
LP 2 – Bonus Tracks and B-Sides
Side 1
01. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
02. Marigold
03. Sappy
04. Moist Vagina
05. I Hate Myself And Want To Die
Side 2
01. Serve The Servants (Live in Rome) *
02. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome) *
03. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome) *
04. Very Ape (Live in Rome) *
05. Milk It (Live in Springfield) *
06. tourette’s (Live in New York) *
LP 3-5 – Live in Los Angeles – Great Western Forum – December 30, 1993
Side 1
01. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter *
02. Drain You *
03. Breed *
04. Serve The Servants *
Side 2
01. Come As You Are *
02. Smells Like Teen Spirit *
03. Sliver *
04. Dumb *
Side 3
01. In Bloom *
02. About A Girl *
03. Lithium *
04. Pennyroyal Tea *
Side 4
01. School *
02. Polly *
03. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle *
04. Rape Me *
05. Territorial Pissings *
Side 5
01. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam *
02. The Man Who Sold The World *
03. All Apologies *
04. On A Plain *
Side 6
01. Heart-Shaped Box
02. Blew *
03. Feedback Jam *
LP 6-8 – Live in Seattle – Seattle Center Arena – January 7, 1994
Side 1
01. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter *
02. Drain You *
03. Breed *
04. Serve The Servants *
Side 2
01. Come As You Are *
02. Smells Like Teen Spirit *
03. Sliver *
04. Dumb *
Side 3
1. In Bloom *
2. About A Girl *
3. Lithium *
4. Pennyroyal Tea *
Side 4
01. School *
02. Polly *
03. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle *
04. Milk It
05. Rape Me *
Side 5
01. Territorial Pissings *
02. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam *
03. The Man Who Sold The World *
04. All Apologies *
Side 6
01. On A Plain *
02. Scentless Apprentice *
03. Heart-Shaped Box *
04. Blew *
* = Previously unreleased