![]() But Novoselic and the band’s drummer, Dave Grohl, felt too overwhelmed to work on the project, so Unplugged was the sole album that came out that year. The first album DGC initially planned to release after Cobain’s death was going to be Verse, Chorus, Verse, a live set featuring both Nirvana’s Unplugged appearance and a concert drawn from their numerous live recordings in the vault. Discogs gives it a high value of $699.99, but one dealer on the site was selling it for $2,086. Three CDs feature Nirvana recordings the other two feature cover versions of Nirvana songs by 11 different artists, including Patti Smith (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”) and Sinead O’Connor (“All Apologies”), as well as seven “Lullaby Renditions” by Michael Armstrong, and six tracks by The Tallywood Strings. It features five CDs, packaged in a wooden heart-shaped box, which is itself packaged in a larger white cardboard box. This promo set was compiled by Primary Wave Music Publishing, who’d acquired the rights to Cobain’s compositions, for the purposes of promoting interest in licensing his music. Some CD promo singles also escaped destruction, misspelling the title as “Penny Royal Tea.” Expect to pay upwards of $1,000 (a copy was recently on sale for $2,597). Recent sale prices range from $346 to $1,100. Recalled copies were then supposed to have been destroyed, but some (it’s not known how many) survived. CD singles (which added “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” from Nirvana’s Unplugged appearance) were manufactured and distributed, but were recalled before being put on sale. No vinyl singles were manufactured, though some sleeves exist. The remix later appeared on the 2002 Nirvana compilation. The single featured a remix of the track that first appeared on the “censored” version of In Utero (Walmart had objected to the back cover art, which was altered so the store would carry it). But it was cancelled and recalled in the wake of Cobain’s death in April 1994, as the record company didn’t want to be seen as cashing in on the tragedy (not to mention that unfortunately titled B-side). This was scheduled to be Nirvana’s next European single released from In Utero. “Pennyroyal Tea”/“I Hate Myself and Want to Die” 1994 It’s been selling online for between $1,098 and $1,373. It’s been selling online for between $1,400 and $1,800.Īustralia’s Waterfront Records pressed an edition on green vinyl (the sleeve also tinted green) to promote Nirvana’s 1992 tour of the country, packaging the record in a cloth bag with the tour dates printed on it. It’s valued between $2,000 and $4,000.Ī 1992 reissue, sold in Europe, came on red and white swirled vinyl, and was packaged in a limited edition set of 500 that also included Nirvana’s “Sliver” single (on blue vinyl). The pressing plant decided on its own to make a small run (a Sub Pop employee guessed it was around 200) on light green marbled/“iceberg” vinyl. It’s been selling online ranging from $448 to $1,900.Īround the time Nevermind was released, Bleach was repressed on vinyl. edition, from the Tupelo Recording Company, came in a run of 200 copies on white vinyl. An online dealer was selling the white vinyl edition with the poster for $3,296. Some early editions also included a poster. The first run of the record on Sub Pop Records produced 1,000 albums on white vinyl (though not a pure white black smudges can be evident), and 2,000 on black. Originally released in 1989, this album has been reissued numerous times in the wake of Nirvana’s success. Indeed, record companies continue to release records they hope will attract collectors the recent reissues of Nirvana’s Live and Loud and Unplugged shows on vinyl each had a limited edition run on colored vinyl (though the collectors at the forums remained unimpressed, as the records had no previously unreleased material). Since 1988, the band has released well over 30 recordings on vinyl, CD, and cassette (not counting their numerous appearances on compilations), and they remain a highly collectible band. ![]() “Love Buzz” was the first in what’s become a long line of collectible Nirvana recordings. The singles were mostly available only through subscription, though in the case of “Love Buzz,” copies were also sold in local stores. “Love Buzz” was also the first release in the Sub Pop Singles Club, a subscription service the label had devised to increase cash flow for $30, subscribers would receive a year’s worth of limited edition singles. ![]() The single became an instant Nirvana collectible, and not just because it was the band’s first official record. ![]()
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