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Rare out of print box set featuring the following six cd singles Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, Lithium, In Bloom, Heart Shaped Box, All Apologies The Nirvana Singles Box is by far the best way to obtain the b-sides to all of Nirvana's singles (and let's not forget the great singles themselves). As great as the singles are, the real reason you'll want this is for the b-sides, which consist of demos and live recordings. Among these b-sides are "Even In His Youth," one of Nirvana's lost songs (and also one of the best), the demo version of "Aneurysm," which features one of Kurt's best primal screams in the break before the bridge, the six-and-a-half-minute noise fest "Endless, Nameless," aka the hidden track on Nevermind. While I'm on the subject, I should point out that "Endless, Nameless" is a huge enticement to buy this collection, since it is no longer on newer pressings of Nevermind for some reason (I've had two copies in the past five years, and neither of them had it). "Marigold" is interesting since it features a rare, pre-Foo Fighters lead vocal from Dave Grohl, and "MV" is just plain hilarious. Even during all the turmoil surrounding the band during In Utero, "MV" proves that Kurt still had his patented sense of humor. Oh, and the live versions of "Drain You," "School," "Polly," "Been a Son," and "Sliver" are great illustrations of the immediacy that Nirvana brought to their live performances. This collection is a must for anyone wanting to dig deeper than Nevermind and In Utero. In fact, many of the songs here are just as essential as their album tracks. Track listing: 1. Even In His Youth 2. Smells Like Teen Spirit-edit 3. Aneurysm 4. Come As You Are 5. In Bloom 6. Sliver-live 7. Polly-live 8. Lithium 9. Been A Son-live 10. Curmudgeon 11. Heart-Shaped Box 12. Milk It 13. Marigold 14. All Apologies 15. Rape Me 16. Moist Vagina 17. Endless, Nameless 18. School-live 19. Drain You-live