Nevermind

The test pressing is for the first Original Recordings Group pressing, manufactured in the USA by Record Technology Incorporated (RTI). [1] Later pressings on ORG Music were manufactured in Germany by Pallas in 2010 and 2011.

The test pressing came in an inner plastic sleeve inside a white cardboard sleeve sealed in loose plastic. The side A label is a generic RTI label, while the side B label is plain white. The date and catalog number were stamped on the sleeve and on side A.

There are two slightly different test pressings for the first release. They are sourced from the same cut, because the matrix codes are completely identical. The only difference is the stamped date. The previous version is dated 2009.03.09. It is not known for certain why the records were pressed on two different dates. They could have pressed such a large quantity of records from the stampers made from the first pair of mothers, that they had to make a new pair of mothers which also had to be tested.

Seeing as the matrix codes are the same, the manufacturing history is identical to the previous test pressing, except they are most likely made from stampers from two different pair of mothers.

Tracklist

Side A

• Smells Like Teen Spirit - 
• In Bloom - 
• Come As You Are - 
• Breed - 
• Lithium - 
• Polly

Side B

• Territorial Pissings - 
• Drain You - 
• Lounge Act - 
• Stay Away - 
• On A Plain - 
• Something In The Way

Matrix

Side A

BG   ORG 032-A   18200.1(3)···

Side B

BG   ORG 032-B   18200.2(3)···

1. Sleeve detail

2. Side A

3. Side B

References

• [1] orgmusic.com