The 30th anniversary of Nirvana's swan song, In Utero, will be commemorated this year with a new reissue. It will be released on October 27 in a number of formats — including a massive 8LP/5CD super deluxe box set — and feature a total of 53 unreleased tracks, including two previously unheard full-length concert records from the In Utero tour.
Originally released on September 21, 1993, In Utero became the trio's first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 charts following the acclaim of their 1991 major-label debut, Nevermind. The album was previously reissued in 2013 to coincide with its 20th anniversary. In addition to the box sets, the 30th anniversary edition will also be available on 1LP plus 10-inch and 2CD formats, as well as a digital release of the 72-track super deluxe.
Among those 72 tracks are two full concert recordings: 1993's Live in Los Angeles, and the band's final hometown gig, 1994's Live in Seattle. There are also six bonus live tracks from shows in Rome, Springfield and New York, reconstructed by Jack Endino from stereo soundboard tapes.
The album tracklist is bolstered by five bonus tracks and B-sides — "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip," "Marigold," "Sappy," "Moist Vagina" and "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" — remastered by Bob Weston, who assisted engineer Steve Albini during the original In Utero sessions.
Physical formats of In Utero (30th Anniversary Edition) are available for pre-order. The super deluxe box sets come with a removable front acrylic panel with the iconic album artwork, as well as a 48-page hardcover book with unreleased photos. There's also a 20-page fanzine, a Los Angeles tour poster lithograph by Coop and replicas of the 1993 record store promo angel mobile, in addition to three gig fliers, two ticket stubs for Los Angeles and Seattle shows, an all-access tour laminate and four backstage passes.
See the full super deluxe tracklist below.
In Utero (30th Anniversary Edition):
LP1:
Side 1
1. Serve the Servants
2. Scentless Apprentice
3. Heart-Shaped Box
4. Rape Me
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
6. Dumb
Side 2
1. Very Ape
2. Milk It
3. Pennyroyal Tea
4. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
5. Tourette's
6. All Apologies
LP2:
Side 1
1. Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
2. Marigold
3. Sappy
4. Moist Vagina
5. I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Side 2
1. Serve the Servants (Live in Rome)
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)
4. Very Ape (Live in Rome)
5. Milk It (Live in Springfield)
6. Tourette's (Live in New York)
LP3:
Side 1
1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Drain You (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Breed (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Serve the Servants (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. Come as You Are (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Sliver (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Dumb (Live in Los Angeles)
LP4:
Side 1
1. In Bloom (Live in Los Angeles)
2. About a Girl (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Lithium (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Pennyroyal Tea (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. School (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Polly (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Rape Me (Live in Los Angeles)
5. Territorial Pissings (Live in Los Angeles)
LP5:
Side 1
1. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live in Los Angeles)
2. The Man Who Sold the World (Live in Los Angeles)
3. All Apologies (Live in Los Angeles)
4. On a Plain (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Blew (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Feedback Jam (Live in Los Angeles)
LP6:
Side 1
1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Seattle)
2. Drain You (Live in Seattle)
3. Breed (Live in Seattle)
4. Serve the Servants (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. Come as You Are (Live in Seattle)
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live in Seattle)
3. Sliver (Live in Seattle)
4. Dumb (Live in Seattle)
LP7:
Side 1
1. In Bloom (Live in Seattle)
2. About a Girl (Live in Seattle)
3. Lithium (Live in Seattle)
4. Pennyroyal Tea (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. School (Live in Seattle)
2. Polly (Live in Seattle)
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Live in Seattle)
4. Milk It (Live in Seattle)
5. Rape Me (Live in Seattle)
LP8:
Side 1
1. Territorial Pissings (Live in Seattle)
2. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live in Seattle)
3. The Man Who Sold the World (Live in Seattle)
4. All Apologies (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. On a Plain (Live in Seattle)
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Seattle)
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Seattle)
4. Blew (Live in Seattle)
Originally released on September 21, 1993, In Utero became the trio's first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 charts following the acclaim of their 1991 major-label debut, Nevermind. The album was previously reissued in 2013 to coincide with its 20th anniversary. In addition to the box sets, the 30th anniversary edition will also be available on 1LP plus 10-inch and 2CD formats, as well as a digital release of the 72-track super deluxe.
Among those 72 tracks are two full concert recordings: 1993's Live in Los Angeles, and the band's final hometown gig, 1994's Live in Seattle. There are also six bonus live tracks from shows in Rome, Springfield and New York, reconstructed by Jack Endino from stereo soundboard tapes.
The album tracklist is bolstered by five bonus tracks and B-sides — "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip," "Marigold," "Sappy," "Moist Vagina" and "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" — remastered by Bob Weston, who assisted engineer Steve Albini during the original In Utero sessions.
Physical formats of In Utero (30th Anniversary Edition) are available for pre-order. The super deluxe box sets come with a removable front acrylic panel with the iconic album artwork, as well as a 48-page hardcover book with unreleased photos. There's also a 20-page fanzine, a Los Angeles tour poster lithograph by Coop and replicas of the 1993 record store promo angel mobile, in addition to three gig fliers, two ticket stubs for Los Angeles and Seattle shows, an all-access tour laminate and four backstage passes.
See the full super deluxe tracklist below.
In Utero (30th Anniversary Edition):
LP1:
Side 1
1. Serve the Servants
2. Scentless Apprentice
3. Heart-Shaped Box
4. Rape Me
5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
6. Dumb
Side 2
1. Very Ape
2. Milk It
3. Pennyroyal Tea
4. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
5. Tourette's
6. All Apologies
LP2:
Side 1
1. Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
2. Marigold
3. Sappy
4. Moist Vagina
5. I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Side 2
1. Serve the Servants (Live in Rome)
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Rome)
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Rome)
4. Very Ape (Live in Rome)
5. Milk It (Live in Springfield)
6. Tourette's (Live in New York)
LP3:
Side 1
1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Drain You (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Breed (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Serve the Servants (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. Come as You Are (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Sliver (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Dumb (Live in Los Angeles)
LP4:
Side 1
1. In Bloom (Live in Los Angeles)
2. About a Girl (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Lithium (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Pennyroyal Tea (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. School (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Polly (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Live in Los Angeles)
4. Rape Me (Live in Los Angeles)
5. Territorial Pissings (Live in Los Angeles)
LP5:
Side 1
1. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live in Los Angeles)
2. The Man Who Sold the World (Live in Los Angeles)
3. All Apologies (Live in Los Angeles)
4. On a Plain (Live in Los Angeles)
Side 2
1. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Los Angeles)
2. Blew (Live in Los Angeles)
3. Feedback Jam (Live in Los Angeles)
LP6:
Side 1
1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Seattle)
2. Drain You (Live in Seattle)
3. Breed (Live in Seattle)
4. Serve the Servants (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. Come as You Are (Live in Seattle)
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live in Seattle)
3. Sliver (Live in Seattle)
4. Dumb (Live in Seattle)
LP7:
Side 1
1. In Bloom (Live in Seattle)
2. About a Girl (Live in Seattle)
3. Lithium (Live in Seattle)
4. Pennyroyal Tea (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. School (Live in Seattle)
2. Polly (Live in Seattle)
3. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Live in Seattle)
4. Milk It (Live in Seattle)
5. Rape Me (Live in Seattle)
LP8:
Side 1
1. Territorial Pissings (Live in Seattle)
2. Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (Live in Seattle)
3. The Man Who Sold the World (Live in Seattle)
4. All Apologies (Live in Seattle)
Side 2
1. On a Plain (Live in Seattle)
2. Scentless Apprentice (Live in Seattle)
3. Heart-Shaped Box (Live in Seattle)
4. Blew (Live in Seattle)