In 1991, Nirvana were in the bottom third of the bill on the first day of the Reading Festival. Just one year, later they headlined the event’s final night, turning out a legendary set that’s finally coming to CD and DVD on Tuesday, November 3rd. As the disc’s latest trailer demonstrates, the shows were a brutal display of of the rock gods’ raw energy: instruments were demolished, lyrics were wailed, minds were blown.

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Scorching footage of Nirvana performing “School” at the 1992 Reading Festival has been posted at Amazon. The video comes from the CD/DVD Nirvana Live at Reading that drops (together and separately) on November 3rd, the same day Sub Pop is reissuing the deluxe version of Nirvana’s debut album Bleach. Heralded as the one of the greatest Nirvana performances ever, the August 30th, 1992 Reading gig featured Kurt Cobain donning a hospital gown to poke fun at rumors about his ill health — he even took the stage in a wheelchair.

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After checking out the clip, RS can report the video quality is impressive for a performance that was filmed over 17 years ago. According to a press release, the DVD will feature “color-corrected video from the original film with audio sourced from the original multi-track masters.” The DVD will feature all 25 songs from Nirvana’s Reading performance, while the CD features every song except “Love Buzz.” The Reading show also included the first-ever live performance of In Utero’s “Tourette’s,” plus covers of the Wipers’ “D-7″ and Fang’s “The Money Will Roll Right In.” (more…)

We’re only a month away from the 20th anniversary reissue of Nirvana’s Bleach, and Sub Pop is offering up a free download of one of the songs on the remastered live disc that will accompany the band’s debut album. “Scoff” was recorded at Portland, Oregon’s Pine Street Theatre on February 9th, 1990, and judging on this track alone, the previously unreleased concert disc will put to shame all those pre-Nevermind bootlegs you purchased back in the day. Producer Jack Endino, who also oversaw Bleach, remixed the original Pine Street tapes for the release.

Download “Scoff” below, and pre-order the Bleach reissue over at the Sub Pop store now. The reissue hits store November 3rd.

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