Name: NIRVANA - DEFINITIVE OAKLAND 1993 NEW YEAR'S EVE: 2025 REMASTER &amp; REMIX 2 CD
SKU: K5282026
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Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA 31st December 1993
Remaster & Matrix of 2 Audience Recordings

★Upgrade! The official live performance of the “IN UTERO” tour was not well received. The tour has a New Year’s Eve live title! Overwhelming sound quality and performance!

As the fateful day that no one knows approaches, NIRVANA in 1993 is still performing a fulfilling long stage without any signs of slowing down. This superb live album will let you experience the legendary full show on New Year’s Eve, a great performance on the “IN UTERO Tour”!

[The unreliable official live recordings of the “IN UTERO Tour”]

The great performance was realized at the “Auckland Performance on December 31, 1993”. This is a superb live album in which two existing superb audience recordings were remastered and remixed with the latest AI technology. In modern times, various “IN UTERO Tour” live albums can be listened to officially and unofficially, but as will be described later, there are various problems.

On the other hand, this work is also a shocking work that can be called “the new masterpiece of the tour” in terms of both sound and show content. In order to explain its greatness, let’s first look back at the outline of the activities at that time and explore the position of this work along with the main works.

●1993
, January 16th + 23rd: Brazil (2 shows)
, April 9th / July 23rd / August 6th: North America #1 (3 shows)
{September 23rd: “IN UTERO” released}
, October 18th – December 31st: North America #2a (38 shows) ←★Here★
●1994
, January 1st – 8th: North America #2b (6 shows) ←※Official Seattle SBD
, February 6th – March 1st: Europe (15 shows) ←※ROME 1994, etc.
{April 5th: Kurt Cobain dies}

This is NIRVANA in 1993/1994. Among these, the one that is highly rated by enthusiasts is “North America #2a” which was held right after the release of “IN UTERO”. In 1994, perhaps due to Kurt’s health problems, the set list was shortened and the performances were increasingly lackluster, but in 1993, the music was also fulfilling. Of course, this work was born at “North America #2a”. Many important works were also born there, so let’s focus on the dates and organize them further.

●Details of “North America #2a”
・October 18th – November 17th (24 performances)
*November 18th “MTV UNPLUGGED (official)”
・November 26th: Jacksonville performance
*November 27th “MIAMI 1993”
・November 28th – December 10th (10 performances)
*December 13th “LIVE AND LOUD (official)”
・December 14th – 30th (6 performances)
*December 30th “30th Anniversary Edition Inglewood SBD (official)”
*December 31st: Auckland performance ←★This work★

…And so it is. There are a number of impressive official live works, but none of them are quite impressive. Leaving aside “MTV UNPLUGGED,” which has a different theme, “LIVE AND LOUD” is a planned live with a short set (it doesn’t even have “Smells Like Teen Spirit”), and the post-production of the excavated soundboard from the 30th anniversary box of “IN UTERO” was a complete failure, resulting in the worst sound production, which was very unpopular among enthusiasts. Of course, the live content was good given the timing, but that’s why it was so frustrating.

[The latest AI remastering and remixing creates a sound that surpasses the official sound]

This work will clear up such frustration. First, in the first step, the existing top-class audience recordings are demixed using the latest AI technology. They are decomposed into 8 tracks (snare, toms, cymbals, kick drum, bass, guitar, vocals, cheers). In the second step, each is precisely treated, and finally, a total of 16 tracks from the two recordings are reconstructed and mixed down.

The effect is tremendous. If you have experienced our “Remaster & Remix” series, you will realize that this technique transforms the audience recording into a completely different class. The weak points of the audience recording, “sense of distance” and “sense of being buried”, are completely eliminated, and the strong sense of separation makes the thing beautifully three-dimensional. The loud cheers do not simply interfere with the performance sound, but they also dance in the space as if they are weaving through the gaps in the ensemble, so you can enjoy only the heat of the scene.

I can’t believe that the sound is from an audience… no, it’s far better than the official soundboard. For example, “LIVE AND LOUD” was a bit of a disappointment with the shortened set list for TV broadcast, and the excavated soundboard of the “IN UTERO” 30th anniversary box was so poor that it had mp3-like distortion. There is no such discomfort in this work. The sound is more natural than a soundboard, and even if it approaches heavy, it doesn’t freak out at all, and each sound extends beautifully to the end where it disappears.

Such a transcendent sound is depicted as a full show that will demonstrate the true potential of the “IN UTERO Tour”. As mentioned above, the number of songs is also a key point, so let’s organize it here by comparing it with the two official sound boards.

●Nevermind (8 songs)
– Drain You/Breed/Come As You Are/Smells Like Teen Spirit (★)/In Bloom (★)/Lithium/Polly (★)/Territorial Pissings (★)
●In Utero (10 songs)
– Radio Friendly Unit Shifter/Serve The Servants/Dumb (★)/Pennyroyal Tea/Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (★)/Milk It (★＊)/Rape Me/All Apologies/Scentless Apprentice (＊)/Heart-Shaped Box
●Other (7 songs)
– Bleach: About A Girl/School/Blew
– Other: Sliver/Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam (★)/Where Did You Sleep Last Night (★＊)/The Man Who Sold the world
*Note: Songs marked with “★” are not included in the official “LIVE AND LOUD” album. Songs marked with an “*” are those that were not included on the Inglewood SBD of the 30th anniversary edition of “IN UTERO.”

[A historic performance packed with music, happenings and energy]

From the large number of “★” and “＊”, you can understand the overwhelming number of songs that are different from the 1994 tour and the official live sound source. Moreover, this work is not just a treasure chest of masterpieces. As mentioned above, the energetic performance is widely loved by maniacs, and the “IN UTERO Tour” has been highly praised as a rare great performance. On mania sites, it is a live performance that is praised as “A very solid show with excellent sound.” and “captures a long energetic performance by the band”.

In addition to the music, there are many other must-listen points. One particularly funny happening is “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam”. The performance is suddenly interrupted, but Kurt, who discovered a molester in the front row of the audience, drops his kiter and runs over. However, this was just a couple kissing each other. Kurt, dumbfounded, returns to his position, and Krist Novoselic points at the couple, laughs loudly, and makes a fool of them.

The highlight of such a full show is the big last. Since it is New Year’s Eve, there is a countdown to celebrate the New Year, but Kurt is in a panic, saying, “How much longer?” “What, 3 minutes!?” “How can we make it last for 3 minutes?” Dave starts kicking the bass drum, saying, “Shall we do a drum solo?”, and when the New Year arrives, the roar of feedback and the explosion of pyro create a riot-like commotion. This work allows you to experience such a space with a three-dimensional sense.

In 1993, the “IN UTERO Tour” evolved into a large group, introducing side guitars and cellos. This is the latest AI matrix album, where each sound is clearly and vividly raised without being mixed even when intertwined. Despite being an audience source, this is a new masterpiece of a different dimension of sound that provides a listening experience that is better than the official sound board. Please enjoy the Press 2CD, which will never lose its brilliance.

★The great performance on New Year’s Eve 1993 is now available for the first time with perfect sound quality! Two types of high-quality AUD sources are born as the finest matrix sound source using the latest AI technology! The official live work of “IN UTERO Tour” has not been satisfactory so far, with the shortened set list for TV “LIVE AND LOUD” and the “30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition” which was criticized for poor sound quality. The complete version of “IN UTERO Tour” that literally exceeds the official live version is this title!

Disc:1 (69:13)
1. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
2. Drain You
3. Breed
4. Serve The Servants
5. Come As You Are
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit
7. Sliver
8. Dumb
9. In Bloom
10. About A Girl
11. Lithium
12. Pennyroyal Tea
13. School
14. Polly
15. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
16. Milk It
17. Rape Me
18. Territorial Pissings

Disc:2 (40:16)
1. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam [Aborted]
2. Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam
3. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
4. The Man Who Sold The World
5. All Apologies
6. Scentless Apprentice
7. Heart-Shaped Box
8. Blew
9. New Year Countdown