thirteen track debut longplay [1989] by the household name in grunge rock/metal movement was accomplished two years after the band's formation, and prior to that they had issued only two track single: it is their most pissed off, menacing, really angry material, capturing the early line-up before Dave Grohl joined in, yet already featuring significant songcraft within the rough sludgy production, and nihilistic message, so close to the essence of the genre, which became a cornerstone for entire movement, highlighting Cobain's creative angle, laying foundation for a sound that soon reshaped the direction of alternative music, refining authentic sonic identity and no-compromise approach to freedom of expression; deluxe four panel digisleeve edition marks the twentieth anniversary of the album and comes with sound remastered from original master tapes, lush fifty two page booklet, featuring heaps of vintage, earlier unpublished pictures, plus a complete twelve track live performance captured in Portland on February 9th 1990, as bonus
