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Sold Date:
May 2, 2020
Start Date:
April 17, 2020
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In Utero is the third and final studio album by
American rock band Nirvana, released on September 13, 1993, by DGC
Records. Nirvana intended the record to diverge significantly from the
polished production of it's previous album, Nevermind (1991). To capture
a more abrasive and natural sound, the group hired engineer Steve
Albini to record In Utero during a two-week period in February 1993 at
Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The music was recorded
quickly with few studio embellishments, and the song lyrics and album
packaging incorporated medical imagery that conveyed frontman Kurt
Cobain's outlook on his publicized personal life and his band's newfound
fame. Soon after recording was completed, rumors circulated in the
press that DGC might not release the album in it's original state, as
the record label felt that the result was not commercially viable.
Although Nirvana publicly denied the statements, the group was not fully
satisfied with the sound Albini had captured. Albini declined to alter
the album further, and ultimately the band hired R.E.M producer Scott
Litt to make minor changes to the album's sound and remix the singles
"Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies".