Nirvana - Nevermind (Vinyl LP 180g)

Nevermind is the alternative rock record that dragged grunge out of Seattle and into the mainstream. Released by DGC on 24 September 1991, it was Nirvana’s second album and their first for a major label, following 1989’s Bleach on Sub Pop.

The band recorded most of it at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys in May 1991 with producer Butch Vig, and Andy Wallace mixed the final tapes. It was also Dave Grohl’s first album with the band, and his drumming gives the record its weight.

‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ became an MTV fixture and pushed the album far beyond anyone’s expectations. In January 1992, Nevermind knocked Michael Jackson’s Dangerous off the top of the Billboard 200, a moment that still stands as shorthand for the decade’s shift in taste. ‘Come As You Are’, ‘Lithium’ and ‘In Bloom’ followed as singles.

The staying power is real. In October 2026, music data company Chartmasters ranked Nevermind the sixth biggest album of all time on combined sales and streaming, edging past AC/DC’s Back in Black.

This European reissue presents the original twelve-track running order across two sides. From here, In Utero takes the noise further, while Bleach shows the heavier, murkier sound they started with.