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NIRVANA NEVERMIND ORIGINAL 1979 MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL HIGH-QUALITY ORIGINAL MASTERS AUDIOPHILE, EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE VIRGIN VINYL LP MFSL-1-258
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST MOBILE FIDELITY AUDIOPHILE PRESSING
LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION THIS ONE HAS EXTREMELY LOW SERIAL NUMBER OF 0047
BELIEVED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INSERTS SUCH AS THE ONES SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION:
1 ORIGINAL RICE PAPER MFSL INNER SLEEVE
2 INNER, CUSTOM-MADE MFSL CARDBOARD SLEEVE
3 MFSL CATALOG INSERT / SHEET
BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON ORIGINAL WHITE MFSL LABEL NO OTHER PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a recycled image from our previous auction. What you see is what you ll get. GUARANTEED
Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana s second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn t entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded. And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzzbox distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn t discount the record, since it s not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn t on the surface, it s in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain s personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepen the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it s bracing because he exorcises those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams -- and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis. And that s as key to the record s success as Cobain s songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun and, really, there s no other way to characterize Territorial Pissings or the surging Breed . In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status -- it s simply a great modern punk record -- but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its FINEST audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable. Finding a still sealed original copy? ? Forget it not even a HOPE This may be the last one you will ever see.
CONDITION:
THE RECORD
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a THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records click here PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID .
b The album comes with the original MFSL cardboard inner sleeve we can see it through the opening
c The record comes in a hi-grade MFSL PVC inner sleeve we can see it through the opening
d The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
e The record is also pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.
f In addition, the record is pressed on a fairly thick, relatively inflexible vinyl.
THE COVER
COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
NO VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
