In Utero

I have been waiting for this, I could have brought the standard version but knew they would release a 30th anniversary version of this album eventually. I was gutted that I simply couldn't afford the super deluxe version but that said, this is excellent.Nirvana's break out album Nevermind changed music in the 90's, it was my introduction to the band and probably to alternative music, Nevermind was my gateway to music as a teenager. My tastes in music started with this band and in particular....Nevermind. It cannot be overestimated how important an album Nevermind is but is it my favourite.....the short answer is no!!!Whilst for awhile it was Nevermind that never left my CD player in the 90's, it was In Utero that I truly fell in love with.Following Nevermind, Nirvana literally beccame the biggest band in the world, and as a consequence of this Kurt Cobain suffered serious addition issues and depression which would ultimately end his life in April 1994. Before that however Nirvana wanted to follow up on Nevermind but they didn't want to do the same kind of record. They wanted to do something unapologetic, raw and in someways bring Nirvana closer to their debut album Bleach. They recruited Steve Albini and the rest is history.Since 1992 it had been challenging for Kurt who had also married Courtney Love (Hole) and had a baby, Kurt and Courtney's drug use was widely reported resulting for a short time in their child also being removed from their custody.In Utero as Dave Grohl has mentioned previous said, was a difficult listen as this is Kurt at his raw best, opening up about his issues but at the same time writing some absolutely incredible music. Whilst this album will not ever get as much recognition as Nevermind, this is Nirvana's true masterpiece. 'All apologies', 'Heart Shaped Box' (both these were the albums singles before Kurt's death) and possibly the greatest opening lyrics to any opener of a song on an album ever "Teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old"('Serve the servants') shows an album that was mature, raw and honest and brutal. Songs like Pennyroyal Tea shows Nirvana's brilliant talent for crafting a perfect song (originally this was to be their 3rd single from this album but was cancelled following Kurts death), their perhaps most controversial song 'Rape Me' still packs a punch even to this day. 'Dumb' is a beautiful song but is a sharp contrast with the dark lyrics of drug addition. My personal favourite song on this album and probably my favourite song written by Nirvana is 'Francis Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle is quite simple stunning, The middle bridge on this song is stunning with Dave Grohls drums and Kurt's riff providing an immense pleasure to the ears.This 30th Annivesary LP version comes with an additional EP which includes'Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip' (originally Inclued on the international version of in utero)The B side to Heart Shaped Box 'Marigold' written and sung by Dave Grohl hints at the foo fighters in future years time.'Sappy' as originally released on the No alternative completion in 93'Mosit Vagina' a brilliant B side which was originally included on the All apologises SingleAnd finally one of my favourite Nirvana songs 'I Hate Myself And Want To Die.' This was written and recorded during the In Utero sessions but was ultimately left off the album because there were other songs on the album of similar style. It was then slated to be released as the B side for the 3rd single 'Pennyroyal Tea' which as mentioned was cancelled following Kurt's death. Instead this was released as an A side on the Beavis and Buthead experience album (a really good soundtrack, check it out).This reissue is fantastic, the vinyl is of high quality and sounds amazing, the art work is beautiful and I'm glad to finally own this on Vinyl.This is my favourite Nirvana Album and its not even close. This is essential Music for 90's era music.

Nirvana's In Utero is a hybrid of its two predecessors melding the globe dominating, polished grunge of Nevermind with the roughness of their debut Bleach. This is a winning formula, and the album begins with the grunge meets George Harrison-style lead guitar of Serve the Servants which along with the growling/howling Milk It conveyed Kurt Cobain's alienation with fame. Scentless Apprentice screams and thumps along with amazing raw power and its guitar riff was impressively written by drummer and future Foo Fighter Dave Grohl. Heart-Shaped Box is presumably about Cobain's heartbreak, and it is such a storming monster of grunge song - with a spectacular guitar solo - that it absolutely deserved to be lead single and easily ranks amongst Nirvana's best numbers like Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are etc. Track four is surely Nirvana's most controversial track but musically it is of very high quality and the opening riff recalls that iconic start to their most famous song (Smells Like Teen Spirit). Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle is another highly strong, crunching rocker too. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter is obviously sarcastically named and although it is discordant it is at the same time tuneful enough and a thrilling rush - although Cobain was aiming for a less commercialised sound than Nevermind, this shows his innate ability to write a great song still. Some critics - and the band themselves - were disappointed in the sound of Pennyroyal Tea and felt that it was the one that could have done with Nevermind producer Butch Vig's magic touch. But it is still one of the most mind-blowing cuts on In Utero combining a melodic acoustic initial verse with a heavy grunge sound for the rest of the track and is another that is amongst Nirvana's finest ever songs and the single version - released almost a decade later so not to make money from Cobain's untimely death - was remixed anyway. The sublime dynamics between loud and quiet on Pennyroyal Tea and some of the other tracks also makes In Utero slightly comparable to Nevermind in that aspect too.Very Ape and Tourette's are brief but both pounding and electrifying. While Dumb and All Apologies also provide facets of Nevermind as the former finishes the first half in a musically calmer but troubled way like 1991's Polly with a mixture of electric and acoustic. The latter begins with a quite folky riff and then is another to display the band’s inherent dynamics as grinding guitars appear for most of the rest of the song. It was Nirvana's last single - as a double A-side with track four - and like the lead one is another up there with the group's best ever work with both being re-mixed by R.E.M. producer Scott Litt to enhance their commercial potential slightly. In fact, the final refrain of "All in all is all we are" again saw Cobain channelling his inner Beatle as it is a Lennon-like mantra and a moving and fitting last album lyric before his unfortunate and tragic death.Essentially In Utero is an uncommercialised Nevermind with Cobain's chaotic lifestyle at the time being reflected in lyrics. The subject matter is mostly stark and dark with a lot of the songs describing depression and a couple of disturbing themes and it is comparable to the Manic Street Preachers' Holy Bible (the last one to include Richey James’ lyrics while he was still alive). This 30th anniversary remaster is excellent and including some of the live tracks that are on the super deluxe version makes it of fine value for the much lower price it is. With the talented Steve Albini recording it is loud and noisy rock but crucially spliced with Cobain's mesmerising gift for melody which ensured that Nirvana were not tuneless like some of their peers - though Soundgarden had some great singles - and by far the leading grunge band.

Good album

Great album

This was for my grandson's birthday. His happy

Really good sound quality and live disc

Great songs, no damage, came next day, great price

If you can find it for a decent price the 4 disc version of In Utero is a great package. Fingers crossed they do another anniversary edition next year for the 30th.

Very nice version! Arrived in perfect condition. I am very picky about my vinyl records and don't usually like reissues but this version is very full and warm...and offers a loud grunge experience...the sound stage is very full. The highs and mids are perfectly balanced - I do find the bass very punchy and brought to the front but I can control my bass output. I am playing it on my Marantz 6300 (1978) turn table and a Marantz 2252b amp with a vintage 98e Shure cartridge...it sounds very good. Quite different from the Levi cut, which I own as well. I would say this 30th anniversary cut has more base and a slightly wider and louder sound stage over the Levi cut. In saying this, I'm a bit of an audiophile so listening to Heart Shaped Box, All Apologies, and Rape Me sounds better on the Levi cut and a few other songs as well. I feel this way after listening to both reissues because I really like to focus in on Kurt's voice and Levi's cut is very crisp, precise, and brings Kurt's voice to the front of the sound stage. If you really like the drums, Dave Grohl, and the guitar, loud and equal to kurt's voice i'd go with this 30th anniversary. You still hear Kurt's voice but it's set back a bit over the Levi cut. I had to buy both albums because both are very differently remastered.

Nirvana was my favorite band growing up and I would have initially had a copy of this album in the mid 90’s when they were at the peak of their contemporary fame. As with several of my other albums, I carelessly lost it when I transitioned out of my old vehicle and into my new one since I kept a large portion of my music in my vehicle back then for use in it’s CD player. Several years later I found myself finally wanting to get a replacement of it partly because I still like Nirvana but also because I felt I owed an amends to the band for losing my first copy of the album.Recently I got an email from the band indicating that that they are getting ready to release a Super Deluxe Edition reissue to commemorate In Utero’s 30th anniversary. Personally, I continue to have mixed opinions on rereleases such as these as they tend to dramatically alter the album. Personally, I feel that when I have an album from a band I like in my music collection I want it to be as accurate of a rendition as possible of what the artistic vision for the album truly was. For example, I altered my long-time copy of Bleach to more accurately depict how the album was presented during it’s initial release by removing the last two tracks (“Big Cheese” and “Downer”) from my digital copy of the recording. I have also attempted to add tracks to other albums as well under the notion that they were intended to be included in the album during it’s release but for some reason were omitted (here I remain on the fence if Nirvana and Kurt actually wanted to end Nevermind on “Endless, Nameless”). Thus, adding (and potentially removing) tracks to an album is something that I have concern over since it tends to significantly alter the structure and sound of an album. Adding and removing tracks alters the flow of an album which in turn can make for an inaccurate representation of how the album actually was supposed to sound. Of course, effectively separating extra content from the stand-alone album minimizes this problem greatly.Remastering/reissuing albums does tend to offer several benefits, though, including breathing new life back into a classic piece of music and putting it back into circulation for a wider audience to appreciate. I feel it also, quite often, provides fans a higher quality listening experience depending on where the remaster comes from. I think it is generally accepted that it’s best to use a master tape for such a process, if it is still available, since it seems to provide the benefit of making the reissue sound as close to the original as possible with the added benefit of providing a higher quality listening experience that is more in line with where the specifications of today’s technology are currently at. Sometimes reissues do seem to dramatically alter how the album sounds and I feel that the Devonshire Mixes of Nevermind are examples of that. When I say that I am not implying that the Devonshire Mixes sound bad only that they sound dramatically different from the album’s initial presses. I suspect that some fans might actually even like something like that while a good portion of listeners would probably be indifferent. With all that being said, I ultimately settled on the base album over the deluxe edition for this particular purchase as I wanted something that was more reflective of how I remembered the album when I was growing up. Plus, I have access to a significant amount of the songs that were included in the deluxe edition as a result of a friend giving me a copy of With the Lights Out for Christmas several years back. Although my tracks may not be the exact same that would be in the deluxe edition per se I didn’t see the need to get duplicate copies of many of the songs that I already had access to.Something that I really appreciated about getting the reissue of this particular album, though, was that under the CD there was a copy of the collage that Cobain made for the album. This same collage is featured on the back of the album but I could never appreciate what it was on my initial copy of the album. Certainly, having a full color picture of it enlightened me to what it was I had been looking at on the back of this album for all those years. Had I not picked up a reissue of this album it would have been something that I just would have continued to fail to appreciate.Finally, the service from Amazon should be commented on. Overall, I am satisfied with it but this album showed up with a fine crack in the jewel case too. It’s a small complaint when I consider that the album worked fine and I was able to use it in the manner that I saw fit and that it’s liner notes showed up intact as well. I don’t think that these jewel cases are made as sturdy as they used to be and that too is probably part of the problem here. That being said, I am glad to have this album back in my music collection and thank Amazon for helping me secure a new copy of it.

Hermoso, la carátula y el disco están increíbles, lo compré como un regalo y mi primo se emocionó

Era un obsequio para mi novio y dice que le ha gustado mucho, vienen dos discosy tambien algunas imagenes, esta bastante bien la verdad

What else can I say? Sounds great!