An exceptional and seemingly unplayed promotional first pressing of Nirvana’s 1991 masterpiece Nevermind, on DGC Records. The disc, with the earliest matrix numbers, shows no sign of ever having been played, with no spindle marks and a brand new playing surface. The cover, with a gold ‘For Promotional Only’ stamp on the back, is in […]
A copy of Nirvana’s Insecticide LP, signed and inscribed by Kurt Cobain, who adds ‘Lina. Hi…..” before signing his name. In near mint condition, and obtained from the brother of Lina. With Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
A rare concert poster advertising a September 22, 1990 show at Seattle’s Motor Sports Int’l Garage featuring Nirvana, Melvins, Dwarves and Derelicts. This show took place after Nirvana drummer Chad Channing had left the band and before Dave Grohl joined, and has the distinction of being the only Nirvana performance with Mudhoney’s Dan Peters playing […]
An extremely rare original handbill for Nirvana’s June 17, 1988 show at the Hal Holmes Center in Olympia Washington. This was the 10th show they performed using the name Nirvana, and their third show with Chad Channing on drums. We acquired this from a member of opening act MDL (Millions of Dead Lenninz), who promoted […]
An unplayed 180-gram test pressing of Nirvana’s In Utero, pressed in Germany for the Universal Music Group (U.S.) “Original Recordings Group” series, and released in 2011. This pressing was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering and pressed at the Pallas Group’s plant in Germany. Discogs.com called this pressing “The official and definitive vinyl reissue mastered from […]
A truly incredible Kurt Cobain rarity–an original team photo from Kurt’s 1975 Pee Wee baseball team, the Red Barons–also picturing his father Donald Cobain, one of the team’s coaches. The 8 year old Kurt is in the bottom row, fourth from the left; his father Donald is in the top row all the way to […]
An original color photograph of Nirvana by legendary Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbin’s photographs first attracted attention in the 1970′s in the UK music paper New Musical Express, and he’s gone one to become one of the most acclaimed music photographers ever. He has photographed artists including David Bowie, Miles Davis, Joy Division, Bjork, […]
An original photograph of Kurt Cobain by legendary Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbin’s photographs first attracted attention in the 1970’s in the UK music paper New Musical Express, and he’s gone one to become one of the most acclaimed music photographers ever. He has photographed artists including David Bowie, Miles Davis, Joy Division, Bjork, Captain […]
An original color photograph of Nirvana by legendary Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbin’s photographs first attracted attention in the 1970’s in the UK music paper New Musical Express, and he’s gone one to become one of the most acclaimed music photographers ever. He has photographed artists including David Bowie, Miles Davis, Joy Division, Bjork, Captain […]
An original photograph of Nirvana by legendary Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbin’s photographs first attracted attention in the 1970’s in the UK music paper New Musical Express, and he’s gone one to become one of the most acclaimed music photographers ever. He has photographed artists including David Bowie, Miles Davis, Joy Division, Bjork, Captain Beefheart, […]
An original DGC Records double cassette tape of the previously rumored but never before documented double live album “VERSE CHORUS VERSE.”On August 23, 1994 Geffen Records announced that a double Nirvana album was forthcoming–to include the complete 1993 MTV Unplugged appearance, along with a second disc of unreleased live performances. On September 1, 1994, however, […]
An original first-printing concert poster advertising Nirvana’s concert at the Sporthalle in Boblingen, Germany on March 13, 1994. This concert and much of Nirvana’s 1994 European tour was cancelled when Kurt Cobain was found unconscious in a Rome hotel room on March 4, 1994. 23″ x 33″ in Excellent condition, with some minor handling. Scarce.
A concert-used handmade fiberglass tree used as a stage prop during Nirvana’s 1993-94 “In Utero” world tour. This was the top portion of one of two trees used during the entire tour; it can be seen in many photos and videos (including the 10″ x 17″ print included here; it’s above Krist Novaselic’s shoulder.) It […]
A fiberglass arm from one of the two life-sized Angel figures that appeared on stage during Nirvana’s 1993-1994 ‘In Utero’ world tour. The Angels, biological models similar to the one on the ‘In Utero’ album cover, appeared on stage during all the shows on the tour, as well as in numerous Nirvana television appearances. As […]
The smashed neck from Kurt Cobain’s blue hand-painted ‘Heart Courtney’ telecaster guitar, which he demolished on January 16, 1993 at the ‘Hollywood Rock Festival’ in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We obtained the neck from Louie Mathieu, the Red Hot Chili Peppers road manager. As Mathieu writes in his letter of authenticity, ‘I worked with the Red […]
A very rare Geffen Records advance cassette of Nirvana’s album ‘In Utero’ with the extra track ‘I Hate Myself and Want To Die’ given to legendary British journalist Jon Savage. As Savage explains in the accompanying letter of authenticity, ‘This American Geffen cassette was given to me by Nirvana’s UK PR Anton Brookes in June […]