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The Sub Pop record contract signed by the four original members of Nirvana in 1989 has been revealed online, see it in full below.

The document has been shared online by Sub Pop on their Tumblr account, and reveals the band signed up to the label for a mere $600. The contract also reveals that the band were contracted to Sub Pop for one year only, with an optional two years on the deal. The contract stated the band were obliged to deliver three albums for Sub Pop - and Nirvana only released three studio albums during their four year career.

See Nirvana's $600 record contract below

The reveal comes ahead of the release of Nirvana's In Utero anniversary collection, which is due for release on 23 September, 2013.

The album will be a multi-format release that spreads more than 70 remastered, remixed, rare, unreleased and live recordings over configurations ranging from a 3-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition to a standard digital/CD remaster of the original album. Exclusive material will include never-before-heard demos, B-sides, compilation tracks, and live material featuring the final touring lineup of Cobain, Novoselic, Grohl, and Pat Smear including the long-awaited release of the complete "Live and Loud" show from Seattle's Pier 48 on December 13, 1993.

The additional material includes the original Albini mixes of ‘Heart Shaped Box’ and ‘All Apologies’ as the tracks were reworked by Scott Litt on the original LP, the Litt version of ‘Pennyroyal Tea’, recently unearthed instrumental track ‘Forgotten Tune’.

As if that wasn't enough, fans can also enjoy a standalone single-disc DVD of the complete "Live And Loud" show along with several never-before-released bonus performances.

The full tracklist is:
Disc one – Original album remastered plus all B-sides and bonus tracks recorded at Pachyderm
01 Serve The Servants (Albini mix/original release) – 3:39
02 Scentless Apprentice (Albini mix/original release) – 3:47
03 Heart-Shaped Box (Litt mix/original release) – 4:41
04 Rape Me (Albini mix/original release) – 2:51
05 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Albini mix/original release) – 4:09
06 Dumb (Albini mix/original release) – 2:32
07 Very Ape (Albini mix/original release) – 1:55
08 Milk It (Albini mix/original release) – 3:54
09 Pennyroyal Tea (Albini mix/original release) – 3:37
10 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Albini mix/original release) – 4:51
11 Tourette’s (Albini mix/original release) – 1:35
12 All Apologies” (Litt mix/original release) – 3:55
13 Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip (ex-U.S. bonus track) – 7:35
14 Marigold (B-side; “Heart Shaped Box) – 2:34
15 Moist Vagina (B-side; All Apologies) – 3:33
16 Sappy – 3:28
17 I Hate Myself And Want To Die – 2:59
18 Pennyroyal Tea (Litt mix) – 3:36
19 Heart-Shaped Box (Albini mix/unreleased) – 4:42
20 All Apologies (Albini mix/unreleased) – 3:58

Disc two– 2013 album mix plus pre-album demos
01 Serve The Servants (2013 mix) – 3:36
02 Scentless Apprentice (2013 mix) – 3:49
03 Heart-Shaped Box (2013 mix) – 4:41
04 Rape Me (2013 mix) – 2:49
05 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (2013 mix) – 4:12
06 Dumb (2013 mix) – 2:32
07 Very Ape (2013 mix) – 1:57
08 Milk It (2013 mix) – 3:56
09 Pennyroyal Tea (2013 mix) – 3:32
10 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (2013 mix) – 4:51
11 Tourette’s (2013 mix) – 1:35
12 All Apologies (2013 mix) – 3:55
13 Scentless Apprentice (Rio demo) – 3:54
14 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle (Laundry Room demo) – 4:33
15 Dumb (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:39
16 Very Ape (Rio demo) — 2:21
17 Pennyroyal Tea (Word Of Mouth demo) – 3:31
18 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:40
19 tourette’s (Word Of Mouth demo) – 2:14
20 Marigold (Upland Studios demo) – 3:25
21 All Apologies (Music Source demo) – 4:25
22 Forgotten Tune (Rehearsal) – 2:04
23 Jam (Word Of Mouth demo) – 5:44

Disc three – Live & Loud: Live at Pier 48, Seattle, WA – 12/13/93
01 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
02 Drain You
03 Breed
04 Serve The Servants
05 Rape Me
06 Sliver
07 Pennyroyal Tea
08 Scentless Apprentice
09 All Apologies
10 Heart-Shaped Box
11 Blew
12 The Man Who Sold The World
13 School
14 Come As You Are
15 Lithium
16 About a Girl
17 Endless, Nameless

DVD – Live & Loud: Live at Pier 48, Seattle, WA – 12/13/93
01 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
02 Drain You
03 Breed
04 Serve The Servants
05 Rape Me
06 Sliver
07 Pennyroyal Tea
08 Scentless Apprentice
09 All Apologies
10 Heart-Shaped Box
11 Blew
12 The Man Who Sold The World
13 School
14 Come As You Are
15 Lithium
16 About a Girl
17 Endless, Nameless
Bonus:
18 Very Ape (Live & Loud Rehearsal)
19 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live & Loud Rehearsal)
20 Rape Me (Live & Loud Rehearsal)
21 Pennyroyal Tea (Live & Loud Rehearsal)
22 Heart-Shaped Box (Original Music Video + Director’s Cut)
23 Rape Me (Live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” – Paris, France)
24 Pennyroyal Tea (Live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” – Paris, France)
25 Drain You (Live on “Nulle Part Ailleurs” – Paris, France)
26 Serve The Servants (Live on “Tunnel” – Rome, Italy)
27 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live in Munich, Germany)
28 My Best Friend’s Girl (Live in Munich, Germany) 29 Drain You (Live in Munich, Germany)

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