TCCDM Pulls One Out..."MTV Unplugged In New York" - Nirvana (1994 - Rei 2013)

"MTV Unplugged In New York" - Nirvana (1994 - Rei 2013)

I wasn't expecting to come home with this.  Let me be upfront by saying that I was never the biggest fan of Nirvana.  Don't get me wrong.  I like the band.  But I was never going to marry them, as a common retort might suggest I do.  And I'm not trying to sound cheeky, but Nirvana just didn't quite "do it" for me.  That's just me.  And whaddyagonnado?

However, when I watched the band perform on the MTV Unplugged series, I was mesmerized.  Nirvana sounded both powerful and fragile at the very same time.  If that is even possible.  Whatever it was, it was special.  Magical.  In the back of my mind, I told myself if I ever stumbled on a vinyl copy for a decent price I would grab it.  And now I have a copy that captures a memory I've carried around for a long time.  Nirvana made three studio albums and this live unplugged statement of who they were.  I wasn't disappointed.

"MTV Unplugged In New York" (back)

"MTV Unplugged In New York"
 (Insert - front and back)

Favorites include:
"Come As You Are"
"Dumb"
"Plateau"

I picked this album up from a youngish fellow I'll call, "All-Black-Clothes Guy"...who I'd never seen before at these shows.  He and his girlfriend (I'm guessing) had brought just one box filled to the brim and ready to flip through.  I also remember they had arrived about an hour and a half before the show was going to end.  I saw him taking out a few albums to set up near his box and "Unplugged..." was one of them.

Being in the right place at the right time, I was already near his table and saw the $18 tag on the record.  Which was a fair price.  It was in a plastic sleeve with the vinyl easily accessible...meaning I didn't have to turn the inner sleeve around to get to it.  That's always a big plus!  Anyway, he said, "I'll let it go for $15 if you're interested."  The vinyl looked nice and clean with only a couple of smallish hairlines.  Curiously, the vinyl has a misspelling..."All Songs Written by Kurt Kobain."  Don't know if this was ever corrected.  Also, this square is definitely headphone worthy, if you haven't done so.  Anyway, just like that, I finally have the unplugged Nirvana album in my collection.  I'm pretty positive I was their first customer, so any buyers who checked out the "All-Black Clothes Guy's" table probably left with a deal.

DGC label

Cat #
DGC-24727
SIDE A  DEADWAX
DGC 24727 A   ORG 034-A  -21921-  P . USA 18293-1(3)...    
SIDE B  DEADWAX
DGC 24727 B  ORG 031-B  -21921-  P . USA  18293 . 2(3)...  

"Plateau" - Nirvana / "MTV Unplugged In New York" (1994)

TRACKS:
A1  "About A Girl" 3:38
A2  "Come As You Are" 4:13
A3  "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" 4:37
A4  "The Man Who Sold The World" 4:20
A5  "Pennyroyal Tea" 3:40
A6  "Dumb" 2:52
A7  "Polly" 3:16
B1  "On A Plain" 3:44
B2  "Something In The Way" 4:01
B3  "Plateau" 3:37
B4  "Oh Me" 3:26
B5  "Lake Of Fire" 2:56
B6  "All Apologies" 4:23
B7  "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" 5:11

PERSONNEL:
Kurt Cobain - vocals, guitar
Krist Novoselic - bass (A1-2, 4, 6-7, B1-2, B6-7), accordion A3, acoustic rhythm guitar B3-5)
Dave Grohl - drums (A1-2, 4, 6–7, B1-7) b--vocals, acoustic bass, percussion (A3)
Pat Smear - acoustic guitar (A1–4, 6,7, B2, 6-7)
Additional musicians
Lori Goldston - cello (A3-4, 6, B2, 6-7)
Cris Kirkwood - acoustic bass, b vocals (B3-5)
Curt Kirkwood - acoustic lead guitar (B3-5)

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