636551929059

The Show Must Go On - The Complete Nirvana Collection

Nirvana

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Format: 12CD

Cat No: SMABX1290

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Release Date:  12 September 2025

Label:  Madfish

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  12

Barcode:  636551929059

Genres:  Rock  Pop-Rock  

  • Description

    NIRVANA - THE SHOW MUST GO ON: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION - 12-CD BOX SET FROM THE PIONEERS OF BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA - INCLUDES ALL OF THE BAND'S STUDIO ALBUMS NEWLY REMASTERED, 3 BONUS DISCS OF OUTTAKES, DEMOS & PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RARITIES + 88-PAGE HARDBACK BOOK.


    Crafting a visionary sound that moved beyond the confines of the 1960s, British psychedelic band Nirvana's influence has echoed through the generations & continues to inspire artists to this day. 'The Show Must Go On: The Complete Collection' is a definitive twelve-disc compendium that encompasses the complete studio recordings of Nirvana, all with newly remastered audio, as well as 3 additional discs of rare outtakes, demos & other unreleased rarities -

    DISC 1 - The Story of Simon Simopath (Stereo)

    DISC 2 - The Story of Simon Simopath (Mono)

    DISC 3 - All of Us (Stereo)

    DISC 4 - Dedicated To Markus III

    DISC 5 - Local Anaesthetic

    DISC 6 - Songs Of Love & Praise

    DISC 7 - Orange & Blue

    DISC 8 - Me & My Friend

    DISC 9 - Secrets

    DISC 10 - Bonus Material (1) A collection of rare B-sides, alternate takes & early versions, including collaborations with Spooky Tooth.

    DISC 11 - Bonus Material (2) Demos, instrumentals & alternate mixes.

    DISC 12 - Bonus Material (3) Later-era rarities & unreleased tracks.

    As well as the 12 CDs, 'The Show Must Go On: The Complete Collection' also includes a beautiful 88-page hardback book that offers an intimate & detailed exploration of Nirvana's history, their creative evolution & their indelible cultural footprint. Within its pages, insightful liner notes from esteemed music journalist Richard Morton Jack are interwoven with exclusive interviews featuring founding members Patrick Campbell-Lyons & Alex Spyropoulos, revealing their personal narratives, inspirations & experiences crafting music during an era of profound experimentation & change.

    The book is further enriched by previously unseen photographs by Gered Mankowitz & archival materials that vividly capture the essence & atmosphere of the band's creative zenith.

    This limited edition, one-time pressing presents the CDs in mini-LP sleeves featuring original artwork, all elegantly contained within a deluxe heavy lift-off lid box.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Wings Of Love ( Stereo ) ( 03:29 )
      • 2. Lonely Boy ( Stereo ) ( 02:34 )
      • 3. We Can Help You ( Stereo ) ( 02:08 )
      • 4. Satellite Jockey ( Stereo ) ( 02:41 )
      • 5. In The Courtyard Of The Stars ( Stereo ) ( 02:43 )
      • 6. You Are Just The One ( Stereo ) ( 02:17 )
      • 7. Pentecost Hotel ( Stereo ) ( 03:15 )
      • 8. I Never Had A Love Like This Before ( Stereo ) ( 02:52 )
      • 9. Take This Hand ( Stereo ) ( 02:20 )
      • 10. 1999 ( Stereo ) ( 02:25 )

      Disc 2

      • 1. Wings Of Love ( Mono ) ( 03:20 )
      • 2. Lonely Boy ( Mono ) ( 02:31 )
      • 3. We Can Help You ( Mono ) ( 02:05 )
      • 4. Satellite Jockey ( Mono ) ( 02:38 )
      • 5. In The Courtyard Of The Stars ( Mono ) ( 02:34 )
      • 6. You Are Just The One ( Mono ) ( 02:07 )
      • 7. Pentecost Hotel ( Mono ) ( 03:09 )
      • 8. I Never Had A Love Like This Before ( Mono ) ( 02:50 )
      • 9. Take This Hand ( Mono ) ( 02:17 )
      • 10. 1999 ( Mono ) ( 02:09 )

      Disc 3

      • 1. Rainbow Chaser ( 02:37 )
      • 2. Tiny Goddess ( 04:06 )
      • 3. The Touchables ( All Of Us ) ( 03:01 )
      • 4. Melanie Blue ( 02:41 )
      • 5. Trapeze ( 02:50 )
      • 6. The Show Must Go On ( 02:41 )
      • 7. Girl In The Park ( 02:42 )
      • 8. Miami Masquerade ( 02:48 )
      • 9. Frankie The Great ( 02:29 )
      • 10. You Can Try It ( 03:18 )
      • 11. Everybody Loves The Clown ( 02:02 )
      • 12. St. John's Wood Affair ( 02:20 )

      Disc 4

      • 1. The World Is Cold Without You ( 03:42 )
      • 2. Excerpt From The Blind & The Beautiful ( 02:38 )
      • 3. I Talk To My Room ( 03:35 )
      • 4. Christopher Lucifer ( 04:04 )
      • 5. Aline Cherie ( 03:00 )
      • 6. Tres, Tres Bien ( 02:52 )
      • 7. It Happened Two Sundays Ago ( 03:07 )
      • 8. Black Flower ( 04:30 )
      • 9. Love Suite ( 06:00 )
      • 10. Illinois ( 03:38 )

      Disc 5

      • 1. Modus Operandi ( Method Of Work ) ( 16:09 )
      • 2. Home ( Salutation-Construction-Destruction-Re-Construction-Fanfare ) ( 19:10 )

      Disc 6

      • 1. Rainbow Chaser ( 02:54 )
      • 2. Please Believe Me ( 03:10 )
      • 3. Lord Up Above ( 04:12 )
      • 4. She's Lost It ( 05:00 )
      • 5. Nova Sketch ( 01:50 )
      • 6. Pentecost Hotel ( 03:11 )
      • 7. I Need Your Love Tonight ( 03:11 )
      • 8. Will There Be Me ? ( 02:10 )
      • 9. Stadium ( 07:10 )

      Disc 7

      • 1. Orange & Blue ( 03:28 )
      • 2. Lithium ( 03:56 )
      • 3. Stone In The Water ( 03:46 )
      • 4. As Long As I Can See You ( 03:15 )
      • 5. Lost In Space ( 03:40 )
      • 6. Busy Man ( 02:51 )
      • 7. What Are We Gonna Do Now ? ( 03:42 )
      • 8. Do You Dream ? ( 03:08 )
      • 9. My Little Red Book ( 03:35 )
      • 10. Allison Smith ( 02:14 )
      • 11. The Face At The Window ( 03:37 )
      • 12. Our Love Is The Sea ( 03:08 )

      Disc 8

      • 1. Out Of Nowhere ( 02:05 )
      • 2. Friends ( 04:20 )
      • 3. Mother England ( 03:42 )
      • 4. Everybody Should Fly A Kite ( 04:17 )
      • 5. Tomorrow I'll Make You Smile ( 02:05 )
      • 6. Me & My Friend ( 03:59 )
      • 7. Jesus Christ Junior ( 04:27 )
      • 8. I Think I Want Him Too ( 02:33 )
      • 9. 1974 ( 02:32 )
      • 10. Watch Out Cassius Clay ( 03:14 )

      Disc 9

      • 1. Secrets ( Intro ) ( 00:59 )
      • 2. I Don't Care ( 02:59 )
      • 3. Someone Stole My Mona Lisa ( 01:49 )
      • 4. Bingo Boy ( 02:25 )
      • 5. Living In A Blind Spot ( 02:36 )
      • 6. It's Good To Have A Heart ( 02:48 )
      • 7. In The Shadow Of That Old Love Affair ( 02:11 )
      • 8. I Want To Touch / The Big Fight ( 02:17 )
      • 9. Two Of A Kind ( 03:01 )
      • 10. Why Don't You Like Me ? ( 02:46 )
      • 11. Secrets ( Reprise ) ( 01:04 )
      • 12. What You Do You Are ( 02:57 )
      • 13. Freedom Chaser ( 03:01 )

      Disc 10

      • 1. I Believe In Magic ( B-side to 'Tiny Goddess' ) ( 03:21 )
      • 2. Life Ain't Easy ( Take 3 ) ( 03:14 )
      • 3. Feelin' Shattered ( B-Side to 'Pentecost Hotel' ) ( 02:19 )
      • 4. Requiem To John Coltrane ( B-Side to 'Wings Of Love' ) ( 04:53 )
      • 5. Flashbulb ( B-Side to 'Rainbow Chaser' ) ( 02:12 )
      • 6. Oh ! What A Performance ( Single Version ) ( 03:06 )
      • 7. Darling Darlene ( B Side to 'Oh ! What A Performance' ) ( 02:46 )
      • 8. C Side Of Ocho Rios ( B-Side to 'Girl In The Park' ) ( 02:14 )
      • 9. Lonely Boy ( Instrumental - Take 8 ) ( 02:51 )
      • 10. I Never Had A Love Like This Before ( Instrumental ) ( 02:50 )
      • 11. Tiny Goddess ( Olympic Studios, 21st June 1967 ) ( 03:34 )
      • 12. Goodbye Baby Bunting ( Complete Version ) ( 02:25 )
      • 13. Omnibus ( Olympic Studios - Original Version With Different Lyrics ) ( 02:39 )
      • 14. Oscar ( Oh ! What A Performance ) ( Long Version #1 with Spooky Tooth ) ( 04:19 )
      • 15. Oscar ( Oh ! What A Performance ) ( Long Version #2 with Spooky Tooth ) ( 04:27 )

      Disc 11

      • 1. Goodbye Baby Bunting ( Demo ) ( 02:25 )
      • 2. City Of The South ( Instrumental ) ( 02:38 )
      • 3. Trapeze ( Demo ) ( 02:20 )
      • 4. Darling Darlene ( Long Version - Take 3 ) ( 03:27 )
      • 5. Rainbow Chaser ( Alternate Version without Phasing Effect ) ( 02:43 )
      • 6. The Touchables ( All Of Us ) ( Instrumental - Take 23 ) ( 03:13 )
      • 7. The Show Must Go On ( Vocal & Bouzouki Version ) ( 02:30 )
      • 8. Frankie The Great ( Alternative version - Take 6 ) ( 02:48 )
      • 9. You Can Try It ( Alternative version - Take 7 ) ( 03:17 )
      • 10. Everybody Loves The Clown ( Alternative Take 6 with Singers & No Lead Vocal ) ( 02:12 )
      • 11. The Touchables ( All Of Us ) ( Features Vocals by the Actresses from 'The Touchables' ) ( 02:51 )
      • 12. Excerpt From The Blind & The Beautiful ( 02:38 ) (Alternate Take, Trident Studios, 2nd April 1968 ) ( 02:59 )
      • 13. Black Flower ( Alternate Take, Trident Studios, 31st March 1968 ) ( 05:24 )
      • 14. Love Suite ( Instrumental - Take 1 - Trident Studios, 19th May 1968 ) ( 06:25 )
      • 15. Melanie Blue ( New 2017 Recording ) ( 02:38 )

      Disc 12

      • 1. Taxi ( 02:03 )
      • 2. June ( 02:36 )
      • 3. We Can Make It Through ( 02:26 )
      • 4. Illinois ( Take 2 ) ( 03:32 )
      • 5. Love Suite ( Take 2 - Instrumental ) ( 06:04 )
      • 6. The Saddest Day Of My Life ( 05:14 )
      • 7. I Wanna Go Home ( 03:57 )
      • 8. Out On The Road ( 03:11 )
      • 9. Lazy Day Drift ( 03:37 )
      • 10. Ad Lib ( 04:02 )
      • 11. Please Believe Me ( 03:10 )
      • 12. Lord Up Above ( 04:12 )
      • 13. She's Lost It ( 05:00 )
      • 14. Nova Sketch ( 01:50 )
      • 15. I Need Your Love Tonight ( 03:11 )
      • 16. Will There Be Me ? ( 02:10 )
      • 17. Stadium ( 07:10 )
      • 18. Everybody Should Fly A Kite ( Alt. Version ) ( 04:17 )