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Nirvana – In Utero
Title: Nirvana – In Utero
Year/Genre: 1993, Grunge
Condition: New
Cultural Facts:
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Recorded with engineer Steve Albini in rural Minnesota after the band grew uncomfortable with how polished Nevermind had become.
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The original back-cover fetus art and some song titles drew pressure from big-box chains, leading to censored alternate packaging.
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Seen by the band as a corrective to sudden fame, it was released less than a year before Kurt Cobain’s death, adding to its bleak mythology.
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