The details.

Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

Released in 1994, MTV Unplugged in New York captures Nirvana performing for MTV Unplugged in November 1993, just months before the death of Kurt Cobain.

Rather than leaning on their biggest songs, the setlist moves through deeper cuts and carefully chosen covers. Tracks like About a Girl and All Apologies sit alongside reinterpretations of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World and Lead Belly’s Where Did You Sleep Last Night. The inclusion of The Vaselines further shifts the tone away from expectation.

The performance is restrained and tightly arranged, featuring additional musicians on cello and acoustic instrumentation, giving the set a darker, more reflective weight than a typical live session.

Originally broadcast in December 1993, the album was released posthumously in November 1994. It stands as one of the band’s most defined recordings, not for its scale, but for its control.

Tracklist.

Side A

  1. About A Girl
  2. Come As You Are
  3. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
  4. The Man Who Sold The World
  5. Pennyroyal Tea
  6. Dumb
  7. Polly 

Side B

  1. On A Plain
  2. Something In The Way
  3. Plateau
  4. Oh Me
  5. Lake Of Fire
  6. All Apologies
Pressing details.
Format
1LP
Sleeve

Standard sleeve

Vinyl colour

Black

Label
Geffen Records
Catalogue number
4247271
Condition
Brand new (factory sealed)
Care and packaging.

All records are handled minimally and shipped factory sealed to preserve condition. Orders are packed in purpose-built LP mailers and dispatched within one to two business days.

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