From Planet Rock.
The hospital gown Kurt Cobain wore for Nirvana’s fabled headline performance at Reading Festival in 1992 is going under the hammer.
In a swipe at media reports about his mental health, Kurt Cobain arrived on stage at Reading Festival 27 years ago in a wheelchair pushed by music journalist Everett True and wearing a medical gown.
The 25-song set is widely perceived as one of Nirvana’s defining moments of their career and in 2009 it was released as a critically-acclaimed live CD and DVD.
Now, the medical gown is up for sale at RR Auction in Boston, Massachusetts and it’s expected to fetch $50,000 (around £38,216).
The gown comes with a letter of authenticity and the auctioneers write:
“Worn as a stunt at the 1992 Reading Festival, bestowed later as a parting gift from Courtney Love to our consignor at the Cobain vigil, this iconic and museum-quality piece represents the Nirvana frontman at his finest and most sardonic, jabbing pointedly at critics and detractors alike while retaining the intensely original showmanship that made him a living legend. A truly remarkable rock and roll keepsake here offered on the 25th anniversary of Cobain’s death.”
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- Nirvana (US) - Come As You Are - EX - UK - 12" picture disc - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 10:47)
NIRVANA Come As You Are (1992 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including Endless Nameless, and a live version of School recorded in Seattle, die-cut picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light general wear & is otherwise Excellent. The disc reveals some faint paper scuffs & remains in Excellent condition DGCTP7)
- Nirvana (US) - Sliver - Blue Vinyl - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 10:38)
NIRVANA Sliver (1991 UK limited edition 3-track 12" single pressed on Blue Vinyl, taken from the demos & early recordings compilation Incesticide & featuring Mudhoney's Dan Peters on drums. Also includes 'Dive' &first drummer proper Chad Channing on the live version of 'About A Girl'. The picture sleeve [VG+] has the odd fracture in the paper to one edge & otherwise shows just minor shelf wear whilst the vinyl is Excellent with light evidence of playTUPEP25)
- Nirvana (US) - Lithium - EX - UK - 12" picture disc - £40.00, $51.60, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jul-2024 14:38)
NIRVANA Lithium (1992 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including a live version of Been A Son recorded at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle on 31 October 1991 plus the previously unreleased 'Curmudgeon', glossy die-cut picture sleeve. The delicate sleeve is Excellent with the odd faint crease from shelf wear with edge scuffing & the disc appears barely played DGCTP9)
- Nirvana (US) - Incesticide - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £150.00, $193.50, €178.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Jun-2024 08:34)
NIRVANA Incesticide (Rare 1992 UK/Dutch-pressed 15-track LP with 1A1/1B1 machine stamped matrices, compiling B-sides, BBC sessions, demos, outtakes & previously unreleased recordings, housed in a glossy picture sleeve complete with the illustrated credits inner. The sleeve shows some minor wear from storage for over 30 years in the wild, and the vinyl only one or two inaudible surface marks to show it has been played. An all round excellent copy of this original pressing GEF24504)
- Nirvana (US) - Incesticide - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £150.00, $193.50, €178.50 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jun-2024 10:41)
NIRVANA Incesticide (Rare 1992 UK/Dutch-pressed 15-track LP with 1A1/1B1 machine stamped matrices, compiling B-sides, BBC sessions, demos, outtakes & previously unreleased recordings, housed in a glossy picture sleeve complete with the illustrated credits inner. The sleeve shows some minor wear from storage for over 30 years in the wild, and the vinyl only one or two inaudible surface marks to show it has been played. An all round excellent copy of this original pressing GEF24504)
- Nirvana (US) - Bleach - Shrink - US - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.80, €23.80 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jun-2024 09:22)
NIRVANA (US) Bleach (2009 US/EU limited edition 13-track vinyl LP reissue of the classic 1989 debut album, the only album to feature Chad Channing on drums and includes the singles Love Buzz and Blew. Picture sleeve with photo inner. The picture sleeve remains in the open hype-stickered shrink has only a small crease to the top. The vinyl has one or two superficial paper hairlines and minimal signs of play SP034)
- Nirvana (US) - Live At The Paramount - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $45.14, €41.64 (Back In Stock) (arrived 13-Jun-2024 07:38)
NIRVANA Live At The Paramount (2019 UK/EU 19-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, recorded live at The Paramount in Seattle, WA on 31st October 1991. Nirvana's legendary Halloween concert now available on double vinyl LP for the very first time, mastered by Bob Ludwig. Gatefold picture sleeve with live cover artwork images, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Nirvana (US) - Unplugged In New York - German - vinyl LP - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Jun-2024 15:18)
NIRVANA Unplugged In New York (1994 German 14-track LP featuring songs performed for MTV's Unplugged, including Come As You Are, All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea, About A Girl and The Man Who Sold The World, picture sleeve with printed inner. Thesleeve has only minimal wear (light foxing to inside) whilst the vinyl looks barely played GEF24727) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Nirvana (US) - Live At The Paramount - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $45.14, €41.64 (New Item) (arrived 11-Jun-2024 13:07)
NIRVANA Live At The Paramount (2019 UK/EU 19-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, recorded live at The Paramount in Seattle, WA on 31st October 1991. Nirvana's legendary Halloween concert now available on double vinyl LP for the very first time, mastered by Bob Ludwig. Gatefold picture sleeve with live cover artwork images, factory sealed. Recommended)
- Nirvana (US) - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Reissue - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $38.70, €35.70 (New Item) (arrived 01-Jun-2024 13:07)
NIRVANA (US) Smells Like Teen Spirit (2011 Limited edition UK 2-track 7" reissue of the highly successful single from their seminal album Nevermind originally released in 1991. Housed in a thick card sleeve which shows some very minor wear. The vinyl shows some very light cosmetic clouding, which does not have any real impact on play. Overall an Excellent grade copy of this release. Limited to 1000 copies worldwide
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