Nirvana's "Nevermind" Reissue: New Details AND Tracklist

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So remember that Nevermind 20th anniversary deluxe reissue we mentioned a little while back? The one that was shrouded in some mystery as to what it would contain? Well, now more details have come to light thanks to a news release from Universal Music Enterprises - and let's just say it's sounding very intriguing. Details below the jump, because this is going to be a very long post.

Here's a taste of said news release:

"With configurations ranging from a 4-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition to a standard digital/CD remaster of the original album, the 20th anniversary reissue of Nevermind makes the most of the occasion, unearthing literally dozens of previously unreleased recordings, obscure B-sides, alternate mixes, radio sessions, studio rarities and live recordings, including a 1991 Halloween concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre in its entirety.

The limited, numbered Super Deluxe Edition more than lives up to its name as one of the most expansive and ambitious collections of its kind with only 10,000 copies available in North America, and another 30,000 for the rest of the world. The Super Deluxe features not only the original remastered album and accompanying studio and live B-sides, but the first full official release of the pre-Nevermind demos recorded at producer Butch Vig's Smart Studios, as well as boombox recordings of subsequent rehearsals through which the listener can actually experience "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "On A Plain" and others that take shape before his or her very ears. The Super Deluxe also offers an altogether new perspective on the finished Nevermind album exclusive to this format in the form of the Devonshire Mixes: the album as produced and mixed by Vig as opposed to the commercially released final version produced by Vig and mixed by Andy Wallace. Rounding out the Super Deluxe are a pair of previously unreleased BBC recordings and the aforementioned 1991 Paramount show available for the first time and exclusive to this format on CD and DVD (which also features all four music videos from Nevermind), as well as a stunning 90-page bound book full of rarely and never- before-seen photos, documents and various other visual artifacts of the Nevermind era.

The Nirvana Nevermind 20th anniversary reissue is also available as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition featuring the remastered album and B-sides, the Smart Studio sessions, boombox rehearsals and BBC sessions, a 4-LP, 180-gram heavyweight vinyl edition featuring the same 40 tracks as the Deluxe Edition, a remastered CD of the original album, and digital versions of the standard and deluxe editions. The Paramount concert, transferred from 16mm film and multi-track audio, is the only known Nirvana concert shot to film and will be available in a 1080p high-definition picture and uncompressed 5.1 surround sound and stereo on stand-alone Blu-ray, along with DVD and digital long form video formats."

Wow. So key points there: Standard, Deluxe, and Super Deluxe versions; Butch Vig's original (rejected) mix; entire 1991 Halloween concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre.

And now, thanks to our friends at Slicing Up Eyeballs (via NME), we now have the full tracklist for the Super Deluxe version, which is as follows:

CD 1


Original Album:
1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
2. “In Bloom”
3. “Come As You Are”
4. “Breed”
5. “Lithium”
6. “Polly”
7. “Territorial Pissings”
8. “Drain You”
9. “Lounge Act”
10. “Stay Away”
11. “On A Plain”
12. “Something In The Way”

The B-sides:
13. “Even In His Youth”
14. “Aneurysm”
15. “Curmudgeon”
16. “D-7″ (Live At The BBC)
17. “Been A Son” (Live)
18. “School” (Live)
19. “Drain You” (Live)
20. “Sliver” (Live)
21. “Polly” (Live)



CD 2


The Smart Studio Sessions:
1. “In Bloom” *
2. “Immodium” (“Breed”) *
3. “Lithium” *
4. “Polly” *
5. “Pay To Play”
6. “Here She Comes Now”
7. “Dive” *
8. “Sappy” *

The Boombox Rehearsals:
9. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
10. “Verse Chorus Verse” *
11. “Territorial Pissings” *
12. “Lounge Act” *
13. “Come As You Are”
14. “Old Age” *
15. “Something In The Way” *
16. “On A Plain” *

BBC Sessions:
17. “Drain You” *
18. “Something In The Way” *



CD 3


The Devonshire Mixes:
1. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” *
2. “In Bloom” *
3. “Come As You Are” *
4. “Breed” *
5. “Lithium” *
6. “Territorial Pissings” *
7. “Drain You” *
8. “Lounge Act” *
9. “Stay Away” *
10. “On A Plain” *
11. “Something In The Way” *



CD 4


Live At The Paramount Theatre:
1. “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam” *
2. “Aneurysm” *
3. “Drain You” *
4. “School” *
5. “Floyd The Barber” *
6. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” *
7. “About A Girl” *
8. “Polly” *
9. “Breed” *
10. “Sliver” *
11. “Love Buzz” *
12. “Lithium” *
13. “Been A Son” *
14. “Negative Creep” *
15. “On A Plain” *
16. “Blew” *
17. “Rape Me” *
18. “Territorial Pissings” *
19. “Endless, Nameless” *



DVD


Live At The Paramount Theatre:
1. “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam” *
2. “Aneurysm” *
3. “Drain You” *
4. “School” *
5. “Floyd The Barber” *
6. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” *
7. “About A Girl” *
8. “Polly” *
9. “Breed” *
10. “Sliver” *
11. “Love Buzz” *
12. “Lithium” *
13. “Been A Son” *
14. “Negative Creep” *
15. “On A Plain” *
16. “Blew” *
17. “Rape Me” *
18. “Territorial Pissings” *
19. “Endless, Nameless” *

Music Videos:
20. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
21. “Come As You Are Music”
22. “Lithium”
23. “In Bloom”

* Previously unreleased


...Still with us? Then yes, you'll likely agree that this is MASSIVE. There will still be a bunch of as-yet-unannounced events leading up to this release, but at least we have a (very extensive) sense of what we'll be getting.