| Song: | Date Recorded: | Studio: |
| Serve The Servants | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Scentless Apprentice | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Heart-Shaped Box | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Rape Me | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Dumb | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Very Ape | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Milk It | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Pennyroyal Tea | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Radio Friendly Unit Shifter | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| tourette's | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| All Apologies | February 14-March, 1993 | Pachyderm Studios, Canon Falls, MN |
| Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip | January 22, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro |
Released: 09/14/93 (Europe), 09/21/93 (US), 01/97, 11/98
Releases: Issued on vinyl (including a 15,000 limited edition on clear vinyl), cassette and CD in 1993. Reissued by MFSL in January 1997 on 24-carat gold CD and high quality vinyl. In November 1998 it was reissued on high-quality vinyl by Simply Vinyl.
Additional Infomation: Recorded and produced by Steve Albini, who was paid $100,000 on
top of $24,000 recording costs. 'All Apologies' and 'Heart-Shaped Box' were remixed
again in May by Scott Litt. 'Sappy' was also re-recorded at this session and this is
the version that features on the 'No Alternative' compilation. European
releases included a bonus track ('Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol
Flow Through The Strip'), referred to on releases as 'Devalued American
Dollar Purchase Incentive Track', which appears 25 minutes after the end of 'All Apologies'.
Lyrics for all the songs are included, except for 'Gallons of Rubbing
Alcohol' (stating 'whatever' in its place) and tourette's (with the lyrics
being given as 'Cufk, Tish, Sips'). The disc features Michael DeWitt in drag, a former
nanny employed by Kurt and Courtney. Wal-Mart and K-Mart versions of the
artwork were altered with Cobain's acceptance (given that to refuse the changes would
mean the album would be more difficult to get hold of) when these outlets refused to sell
them, deeming them 'offensive'. They also changed the title of 'Rape Me' to 'Waif Me'.
A remixed version of 'Pennyroyal Tea' (also available on the 'Pennyroyal Tea' single), different from on ordinary versions of 'In Utero',
was used on these re-issued copies and 'Gallons' was omitted.
Both the reissues by MFSL and Simply Vinyl were taken from the original master tapes. The mastering techniques used on the 1997 release
by MFSL supposedly enhance the sound by separating out all the instruments into
different channels and the gold is less susceptible to corrosion. These releases do not contain 'Gallons'. The vinyl release by Simply Vinyl is a 180g vinyl pressing with a heavy (300g) card sleeve. The guitar solo intro on 'Very Ape' on this vinyl release is longer than on other versions.
'In Utero' enters the Billboard chart at #1 with first week sales of 180,000 units.