NIRVANA-NEVERMIND-UNIVERSAL BACK TO BLACK 180Gram LP-NEW AND SEALED
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Untitled Document NIRVANA-NEVERMIND TYPE SINGLE LP LABEL GEFFEN SUB POP CATALOGUE NUMBER 424 425-1 YEAR 1991 SLEEVE SINGLE
Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the Zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana's second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn't entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded.
And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzzbox distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn't discount the record, since it's not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn't on the surface, it's in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain's personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepen the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it's bracing because he exorcizes those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams -- and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis.
And that's as key to the record's success as Cobain's songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun (and, really, there's no other way to characterize "Territorial Pissings" or the surging "Breed"). In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status -- it's simply a great modern punk record -- but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better.
GRADING/CONDITION This is a brand new record sealed in its factory shrinkwrap. The specifications as per the details above, and the pictures are of the actual item. For grading purposes the album can be considered as MINT / MINT- POSTAGE AND PACKING U.K. 2nd CLASS FOR 1 ITEM £4.20 EUROPE AIRMAIL FOR 1 ITEM £9.00 USA CANADA and JAPAN FOR 1 ITEM £14.00 AUSTRALIA £14.50 U.K. RECORDED DELIVERY £1.10 INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR £5.25 DISCOUNTS FOR COMBINED PURCHASES U.K. - 2 RECORDS NO EXTRA COST - 3 TO 7 RECORDS £3.00 EUROPE - 2 RECORDS NO EXTRA COST. MORE. PLEASE ASK U.S./ASIA - 2 RECORDS NO EXTRA COST. MORE. PLEASE ASK AUSTRALIA -2 RECORDS NO EXTRA COST. MORE. PLEASE ASK ORDERS OVER £30.00 WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHARGE FOR RECORDED DELIVERY/INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.
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