NIRVANA Nevermind (2020 UK/EU 12-track LP, pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl. Few records have altered the course of popular music as abruptly or as completely as Nevermind. What began as Nirvana's breakthrough became the album that dragged alternative rock out of the margins and into the centre of the culture, without sanding off any of the tension, noise or unease that made the band matter in the first place. Where so many era-defining albums become trapped bytheir mythology, Nevermind still hits with real force. Butch Vig's production gives the record its clarity and scale, but never at the expense of impact: Smells Like Teen Spirit remains a detonation, Come As You Are coils with menace and melody, and Lithium captures Cobain's gift for turning fragility and aggression into something unforgettable. Around them sits an album with no wasted space - from the blunt charge of Breed and Territorial Pissings to the drained afterglow of Something In The Way. More than a landmark release, this is a sharply realised album that still sounds lean, bruised and strangely beautiful. For many listeners it was the record that changed everything; heard now, it still explains exactly why. This edition is housed in the classic picture sleeve with the instantly recognisable cover image, and remains factory sealed. Essential)
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