Nevermind Deluxe

First of all, $55 for a 4LP set is a rare and fantastic value in modern new vinyl. I already had the 2015 Geffen pressing of Nevermind and held off on this purchase. What did it for me were the excellent reviews of this pressing, remastering, packaging, and getting Aneurysm (one of their best songs) on vinyl without having to get Incesticide -- an "album" with some interesting inroads, but only for the hardest core. And nearly 30 years after first listening to this album (as well as Butch Vig's original mix known as the "Devonshire Mix"), I finally get the Beatles comparisons. For starters, you have to understand a bit about Beatles songwriting, which I didn't when I was a teenager. These are essentially pop songs. Kurt was an amazingly talented pop song writer. I read somewhere that his goal when writing a song was to make it as short and memorable/catchy as possible. Then I guess he just covered up his pop tracks by drowning his songs out in sonic chaos. Go back and listen to their first release Bleach (of which there's also a beautiful 20th anniversary edition on vinyl), and you'll hear Nirvana in its raw pop glory.

With physical music media being SO '90s, you may be wondering why they'd make another new physical music source. They would, and did, because it's friggin' AMAZING! Don't believe me? Find an album available on all of CD, MP3, and Blu-Ray Audio. Listen to the CD (preferably through your Blu-Ray player), which probably sounds pretty tight (you had forgotten how decent those sounded). Then get your iPod/MP3 player, and listen to that. Depending on your settings (which go as high as 16-bit stereo, but if you fit more than 75 songs/gigabyte, you're probably using 16-bit mono or 8-bit stereo, or if you're like me and have a lot of music, were maxing out your space with -[gulp!]- 8-bit mono). (Ugh! Maybe go MP3 to CD to BR-A). Then onto Blu-Ray Audio. Any way you look at it, BR-A's 24-bit Stereo is killing it right now. ...That's just on THIS disc, some BR-As go up to 24-bit 5.2, or even 7.2.4 Dolby ATMOS! MP3's can't touch that, it's like how despite streaming, Blu-Ray movies still sell.

I've been reading some of the reviews and sound quality comparisons so after I made the purchase I compared my original cd and the MFSL vinyl to these new slabs of 180g vinyl and there is no comparison. My cd player is pretty insane (Onkyo C-7000R) but the original CD doesn't come close. The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab copy is good but again, no comparison. The difference in sound quality is pretty amazing. Packaging is beautiful and I couldn't be happier. If you love Nirvana and want to experience the best quality recording out there, this is it.

No need to review Nirvana's Nevermind, it is the greatest album of the nineties. This is a review of the 4 LP 20th anniversary edition of Nevermind. Beautiful sounding 180 gram vinyl packaged in a sort of double gatefold sleeve. Content wise, my only complaint is that instead of so many demo versions of the songs, they should have included the Butch Vig mixed version of the album. Other than that, it's really nice, and will only become more valuable over time. 4 1/2 Stars.

First off to critically review this album after 23 years would be completely pointless and why would you care what I think about the songs on here? If you are reading this you are interested in the content at this point and not if it's good, because I am going to assume that since you are reading this you think this album is good as well. When I saw that this album was going to be released as a Blu-Ray audio disc I was PUMPED to say the very least. This could not be delivered to my house fast enough. When it did arrive, I probably spent the same amount of time examining the packaging and artwork as I did in 1991. It was while I was reading the finer details of the packaging that a big (!) was raised. On the back of the inside cover that explained a little bit about the technical specifications are these two sentences; "Where possible tracks will be available in 5.1 surround, but in order to pay respect to the original material this is not possible for every release. Full technical specifications are given on the rear of the box." I then checked the back of the box and really super tiny above the white box stating that the content is "Ultra High Quality Audio" is 2.0. My heart sank and I immediately put it in after listening to the In Utero disc. What you get here is a really crisp and clear sounding version of the CD. The mix is exactly the same as the 1991 original, which isn't bad. However, to me the point of DVD, or Blu-Ray audio is the separation of the individual instruments and how they all relate to each other as a whole. Sadly, with this you get exactly what you got in 1991, only slightly better. This sounds no better than the ORG vinyl reissue from 2009, which up to this point was the best sounding version of this album in my opinion. If you have that, you do not really need this unless you are a completist. The exact same review can apply to the In Utero Blu-Ray audio disc.

One of my favorite albums growing up. When I throw this on the turntable, it takes me back to high school when I had no responsibilities. It is a great album and I love this pressing.

Me gusto bastante la calidad del empaque, sin embargo me da la impresion de que Amazon me envio un producto usado pues en el LP1 (El album Nevermind) me vino con fallas el lado A. Los discos -físicamente- son de buena calidad. Ahora, hablando sobre el contenido musical, pues escuchar Nevermind en LP es otra experiencia , yo nunca lo habia hecho y fue algo que me encanto. Ahora la queja es, que por cuestiones de capacidad en esta version LP viene apenas la mitad del material de la DEdition de CD. LP2: b-sides que ya fueron publicados en WTLO, lo rescatable son los tracks de las Smart Studio Sessions. LP3: Smart studio session (continuacion) y tracks de The Boombox Rehearsals - los cuales me dejaron muy decepcionado-. LP4:continuan tracks de The Boombox Rehearsals -malos la verdad- . Lo bueno de este disco son el par de tracks de ;a BBC session y Endless Nameless. Como ven no hay nada de 'Live @ the Paramount' o de los Devonshire mixes, que a mi opinión hubiera sido sensacional escucharlos en LP. Compren este LP solo si son muy fans de Nirvana o si gustan de coleccionar LPs.

I was iffy about purchasing this after reading some of the reviews on Amazon, but I do have to disagree. I am really impressed with the sound quality, especially compared to the original CD that I still have. The bonus content is awesome, the only disappointment is the lack of "Endless Nameless" at the end of the original album, but not every copy of Nevermind had it.

buena compra para todos aquellos que les encantó Nirvana . Si no tienes ya el disco comprar esta recopilación te recordará lo grande que era este grupo.

Excelente calidad y como siempre, llego en perfectas condiciones

Dommage que le vinyle soit rayé. Les débuts de chaques premiers morceaux de chaques disques sautent. J'ai remarqué que c'est souvent le cas sur mes achats de vinyles sur Amazon. 🤔😢

Una pietra miliare del grunge, genere che ha visto la luce e il suo massimo splendore negli anni '90 e di cui i Nirvana sono stati gli indiscussi portavoce, insieme ai Pearl Jam, almeno a livello delle grandi masse di ascoltatori. Una superedizione con dei bonus veramente notevoli.

Nevermind is going to go down in my opinion as one of the greatest albums ever in history simple because it broke down music barriers that had been built up between pop culture and the heavy metal seen so for that reason this is the one album that every music lover has to have.