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'Get The Led Out: How Led Zeppelin Became The Biggest Band In The World,' written by author Denny Somach is due November 6th from Sterling Publishing. The 256 page hardcover is described as follows:

Get the Led Out is the ultimate book for the ultimate fan of the ultimate band-Led Zeppelin. This lushly illustrated volume begins with a unique day-by-day timeline based on Carol Miller's radio show of the same name, and it provides a behind-the-scenes view, revealing quirky details, achievements, and adventures big and small. Twenty-seven rare, unguarded interviews feature the band members themselves, as well as other musicians and insiders who witnessed it all, including Jason Bonham, Chris Squire (YES), Joe Perry (AEROSMITH), ALICE COOPER, and music industry legends Danny Goldberg and Ron Nevison. The book ends with a comprehensive discography.

This Saturday (Sept. 24) marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's Nevermind. To commemorate this milestone, the LP will be reissued next week in Deluxe and Super Deluxe packages. The Deluxe edition will contain a remastered version of the original album, with B-sides and a second disc featuring the Smart Studios demo sessions, BBC sessions and boombox rehearsals. I've put together a plethora of Nirvana video, links and other cool stuff for you to check out and take a trip back.

The Super Deluxe edition contains even more, with the addition of Butch Vig's original album mixes and audio and video footage of the band's Halloween performance at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on October 31, 1991 which fans will recognise from the performances of Breed, Polly, About A Girl and Endless Nameless on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! The Super Deluxe edition is limited to 10,000 copies in the US and a further 30,000 worldwide.

One of the items in the Super Deluxe set is a full DVD and CD of the band performing live at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle in 1991, the year Nevermind turned the music world on its ear. The above clip is from that concert. Check out Nirvana ripping their way through Territorial Pissings.

The Deluxe edition tracklisting:
CD one
Original album:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A Plain
Something In The Way

B-sides:
Even In His Youth
Aneurysm
Curmudgeon
D-7 (live at the BBC)
Been A Son (live)
School (live)
Drain You (live)
Sliver (live)
Polly (live)

CD two
The Smart Studio Sessions:
In Bloom (previously unreleased)
Imodium (previously unreleased)
Lithium (previously unreleased)
Polly (previously unreleased mix)
Pay To Play
Here She Comes Now
Dive (previously unreleased)
Sappy (previously unreleased)

The Boombox Rehearsals:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Verse Chorus Verse (previously unreleased)
Territorial Pissings (previously unreleased)
Lounge Act (previously unreleased)
Come As You Are
Old Age (previously unreleased)
Something In The Way (previously unreleased)
On A Plain (previously unreleased)

BBC Sessions:
Drain You (previously unreleased)
Something In The Way (previously unreleased)

The Super Deluxe edition tracklisting (CDs one and two as per Deluxe edition):
CD three
The Devonshire Mixes:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A Plain
Something In The Way

CD four & DVD
Live At The Paramount Theatre:
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Aneurysm
Drain You
School
Floyd The Barber
Smells Like Teen Spirit
About A Girl
Polly
Breed
Sliver
Love Buzz
Lithium
Been A Son
Negative Creep
On A Plain
Blew
Rape Me
Territorial Pissings
Endless, Nameless

DVD only
Music videos:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Come As You Are
Lithium
In Bloom

Listen to three of the unreleased tracks here.

MTV is celebrating the anniversary by busting out a mass of archival footage for a week’s worth of remembrance, as part of the ‘Nevermind You Knew’ promotion. There's classic interview footage of  bassist Krist Novoselic simply defining Nirvana as “just this crazy rock and roll band.” Novoselic made that declaration during the band’s initial MTV interview, which aired on Sept. 30, 1991, when ‘Nevermind’ had been in stores for just six days. He then joked that he hadn’t had a psychiatric evaluation lately.

MTV also rolled out another classic interview with Kurt Cobain, where he doesn’t want to talk about the band name and instead discusses the humble beginnings of the band. He also says that “the Beatles and punk rock” were the band’s biggest influences.

Check out  Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl, looking so damn young!

Check out more awesome Nirvana MTV videos: www.mtv.com

On September 20th each song on "Nevermind" was played by a different Seattle group at the Sky Church venue at the Experience Music Project. Duff McKagan's Loaded, Krist Novoselic, members of The Fastbacks, Presdents Of The U.S.A. and Campfire O.K. The show was a benefit for Seattle music industry figure Susie Tennant, who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Here's a review of the show: www.rollingstone.com
Here's Duff and Loaded performaning "Lithium"

Here's an update on Francis Bean Cobain and what she is up to these days: www.new.music.yahoo.com

Musicradar.com has posted some fantastic "Nevermind" related blogs including "The Story of Nirvana's Nevermind" here, and an interview with Danny Goldberg (ex-Nirvana manager) here. Great stuff!