In Utero 20th Anniversary Edition was released in Europe on September, 20th 2013, and in the UK on September 23, 2013. The records are housed in a triple gatefold sleeve with plain white paper die-cut inner sleeves with polythene lining.
Steve Rooke Direct Metal Mastering credit does not appear on runouts but is printed on credits section instead. Recorded at Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, MN February 14-24, 1993.
In Utero is the third studio album by Nirvana. It was released on September 21, 1993, by DGC Records. After breaking into the mainstream with their second album, Nevermind (1991), Nirvana hired Steve Albini to record In Utero.
The album was recorded over two weeks in February 1993 at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The album was mastered by Bob Ludwig to achieve a more desirable sound for both Nirvana and their label.
The band later hired producer Scott Litt to remix the singles All Apologies, Heart-Shaped Box, and Pennyroyal Tea. In Utero was released on September 13, 1993 on vinyl records and cassette tapes in the United Kingdom, and on vinyl in the United States on September 14, with the US vinyl pressing limited to 25,000 copies.
It was released on CD in the UK on September 14, and on other formats on September 21. The European and Australian versions of In Utero released that same month featured Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip as a hidden bonus track.
In Utero was a major commercial and critical success. Critics praised the album’s raw, unconventional sound and Cobain‘s lyricism. It reached number one on the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart; Heart-Shaped Box and All Apologies reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
The album is certified 5x platinum in the US and has sold 15 million copies worldwide. Pennyroyal Tea, planned as a single prior to Cobain‘s death, was released in 2014 and reached number one on the now-defunct Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.
Track E1 recorded at BMG Ariola Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 19-21, 1993.
Tracks E3 to D1 were mixed at Electrical Audio, June 4-10, 2013.
Tracks E3, E4, F1, F3 and F4 are previously unreleased.
Tracklist:
LP ONE ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED
SIDE A
- ServeThe Servants
- Scentless Apprentice
- Heart-Shaped Box
SIDE B
- Rape Me
- Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
- Dumb
LP TWO
SIDE C
- Very Ape
- Milk It
- Pennyroyal Tea
SIDE D
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
- Tourette’s
- All Apologies
LP THREE
SIDE E
- Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
- Marigold
- Moist Vagina
- Sappy
SIDE F
- I Hate Myself and want to Die
- Pennyroyal Tea
- Heart-Shaped Box
- All Apologies
Format:
2 x Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 180 gram
All Media, 20th Anniversary Edition, Gatefold Sleeve
Credits
A&R: Gary Gersh
Art Direction: (Original Album) Kurt Cobain, Robert Fisher
Bass: Krist Novoselic
Creative Director: Vartan
Design: Robert Fisher
Direct Metal Mastering by: Steve Rooke
Drums: Dave Grohl
Guitar, Vocals: Kurt Cobain
Management: SAM
Photography by (Back Cover Background / Inside Right Panel Background Courtesy Of) Kurt Cobain
Photography by (Back Cover Band Shot & Outer Right Panel): Anton Corbijn
Photography by (Inside Center): Jesse Frohman
Photography by (Inside Right Panel Individual Band Member Shots, LP Labels A, C & E): Steve Gullick
Product Manager: Adam Starr
Production Manager: Faye Fanneran
Recorded by: Steve Albini
Songwriter: Kurt Cobain (tracks: A1, A3 to D3, E3 to F4)
Supervised by (Project Supervision) Jeff Fura, John Silva , Michael Meisel
Technician: Bob Weston
DMM® Direct Metal Mastering.
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)
Steven Frank Albini ( July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024)
