To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind, the album was re-released with a ton of extra tracks. Enough bonus material consisting demos, studio/rehearsal sessions, b-sides, BBC sessions and an entire live concert that pushed the vinyl version of the re-issue onto four LP’s. This version of the album is also re-mastered. There are two variants/versions of the vinyl edition of this re-issue, one being available worldwide and one that is a Euro exclusive of sorts.
The main version has all the records pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and the Euro exclusive features four picture discs and is limited to 1,991 copies, an obvious tip of the cap to the year Nevermind was released. Each copy of the Euro version is individually numbered, which is found on the H-side of the records. While there is pressing info for the Euro version, there is no pressing info for the main version on 180 gram black vinyl. The picture discs feature photos from the Nevermind pool photo shoot, one of each band member at the time (Kurt, Dave and Krist) and the album artwork. Regardless of whether or not the Euro version is a true Euro exclusive release/variant, at least 500 of the 1,991 copies were available for purchase to U.S. residents online. Meaning there were 500 copies guaranteed/reserved for U.S. residents, and that is not counting people who tried to beat the system and bought this version of the record from the Euro order page and entered in a U.S. shipping address.
The price on this re-issue is pretty hefty, but considering what is including and the sheer amount of music on it, it is well worth it. The original retail price is $79.99 through Nirvana’s official webstore, but it can be found much cheaper through other outlets. There was even someone on ebay selling these essentially for half price, $45.
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