Nirvana vinyls to be re-released

[jawn till dusk]

http://www.nme.com/news/nirvana/43606

The bulk of Nirvana’s back catalogue is to be made available on high-fidelity vinyl for the first time.

US company Original Recordings Group (ORG) has announced plans to re-release Nirvana’s era-defining albums ‘Nevermind’, ‘In Utero’ and ‘MTV Unplugged’ on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl.

All three releases are set to come out in 2009, and the deal will see each album remastered, reports Billboard.

Speaking of the re-releases, ORG founder (and senior vice president of Universal Music Publishing Group/Interscope Records) Monti Olsen said that the vinyl version of ‘MTV Unplugged’ is particularly noteworthy.

\"To our knowledge this is the first time ‘Unplugged’ has ever come out on vinyl,\" he said. \"They might have done a limited promotional thing but I doubt it.\"

Olsen is set to formally announce the releases today (March 21) at South By Southwest festival.

He also revealed that ORG is planning to release more iconic rock albums on 180-gram vinyl.

\"We’re going to be releasing a lot of classic alternative music from the ’80s and ’90s on 180-gram vinyl. Stuff that’s more obscure and more popular. We’re in negotiation with quite a few of those artists,\" he said.

Meanwhile, the label that first signed Nirvana (Sup Pop) is in the process of manufacturing a vinyl re-release the band’s debut album ‘Bleach’.
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pretty cool. i wonder who the other bands they will be releasing are though?

[Danni]

Jeez! But In Utero 180 gram vinyl has been out a while now… I never really liked Nevermind. Think it’s a bit too polished and clean, although the material kicks ass. Also I prefer the early Sub Pop version of In Bloom with Chad Channing. Incesticide, Bleach and In Utero (with the typical Steve Albini-sound) kicks is for sure

I have some plans on buying the original In Utero clear vinyl at some point.

[blueczarina]

i’ve never bought any Nirvana vinyls although i’ve considered it. i want to know what other 90’s bands this company has in the works though.

[Danni]

i’ve never bought any Nirvana vinyls although i’ve considered it. i want to know what other 90’s bands this company has in the works though.[/quote:3o2vnfxa]

I usually don’t like the whole idea of re-releases though…

[Superlordspamulon]

I think Metallica’s early albums (Ride the Lightning through …And Justice For All) have been re-released similarly. Maybe by this company?

[blueczarina]

i’ve never bought any Nirvana vinyls although i’ve considered it. i want to know what other 90’s bands this company has in the works though.[/quote:1xahb0uw]

I usually don’t like the whole idea of re-releases though… [/quote:1xahb0uw]

if they are cool and have extra stuff i don’t mind. i guess i’m thinking about the deluxe editions of Sonic Youths albums.

and that could be superlord.

[Danni]

i’ve never bought any Nirvana vinyls although i’ve considered it. i want to know what other 90’s bands this company has in the works though.[/quote:2yhbmhp4]

I usually don’t like the whole idea of re-releases though… [/quote:2yhbmhp4]

if they are cool and have extra stuff i don’t mind. i guess i’m thinking about the deluxe editions of Sonic Youths albums.

and that could be superlord.[/quote:2yhbmhp4]

Oh yeah, you mean those 4-LP box sets? Yeah, those are quite a smasher I have to say.

[blueczarina]

heck yeah!

[jawn till dusk]

The ‘unplugged’ album has been available on vinyl since it’s release.

There was a limited white vinyl release,then the standard black.

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