It’s time for some shameless opportunism on the show this week as we jump on the bandwagon of celebration taking place to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind. As with our previous track-for-track covers of Kraftwerk’s Man Machine and the Beatles’ White Album, we believe we can improve on the original. So for this show we have cracking cover versions of 9 of the 13 tracks on the album, covering genres as far flung as German lounge, Basque doo-wop, Russian chiptune and even some reggae from Kingston Jamaica.

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The Music

1.

Mambo Kurt:Smells Like Teen Spirit from Spiel Heimorgel Spiel

2.

The Sparteens:In Bloom from Grandes Exitos Del Ayer

3.

The King:Come As You Are from Gravelands

4.

Burton Greene:Breed from The Cocktail Tribute To Nirvana

5.

Little Roy:Lithium from Battle for Seattle

6.

Vitamin String Quartet:Polly from VSQ Master Series: Nirvana’s Nevermind

7.

Kazyutron:Territorial Pissings

8.

Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band:Stay Away from SPIN Presents Newermind: A Tribute Album

9.

Rockabye Baby!:On a Plain from Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana

10.

2 many djs:Smells Like Booty

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