Compilation of rarities and previously unreleased songs. The album was released on December 14, 1992, in Europe, and December 15, 1992, in the United States. Previously unreleased songs: "Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin", and "Big Long Now" were officially unreleased at the time, as well as the versions of "Been a Son", "Aneurysm", and "(New Wave) Polly", which are different from the versions previously released on the Blew EP, the Smells Like Teen Spirit single, and the Nevermind record, respectively. Previously released songs: "Dive" and "Sliver" were released on the Sliver single in 1990. "Dive" was also previously released on The Grunge Years compilation album in 1991. "Stain" was released on the Blew EP in 1989. The three cover songs, "Turnaround" (Devo), "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" (The Vaselines) were released on the Hormoaning (Exclusive Australian '92 Tour EP) in 1992, which was only released in Japan and Australia. "Mexican Seafood" appeared on the 1989 Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V compilation. "Beeswax" appeared on the 1991 Kill Rock Stars compilation album. "Downer" appears on the CD version of Nirvana's 1989 debut album Bleach.

如果没有Nirvana，整个地球的流行音乐史都必须改写... 19首精选自《With The Lights Out》3CD+DVD精装盒之稀有录音，加收3首从未曝光作品！ 2004年由Nirvana其他两位团员：鼓手Dave Grohl与贝斯手Krist Novoselic，以及Cobain遗孀Courtney Love所挑选集结的《With The Lights Out》3CD+DVD的限量精装盒(box set)收录了81首先前Nirvana从未公开的稀有录音与画面，完整呈现他们未经修饰的原始精髓。囿於成本考量而做的限量发行，让许多来不及纪念他们神采的乐迷扼腕叹息。 《超脱世界-稀有录音精选》从精装盒中去芜存菁再精选19首Nirvana最具意义与代表性的录音，包含母带、彩排及现场表演录音等，再加收3首先前从未曝光的作品；其中开场单曲〈Spank Thru〉是Cobain在Nirvana未成团前，与後庞克摇滚团The Melvins的成员Dale Crover一起在Fecal Matter团中录制的母带，而Cobain於厌世中寻找乐观的传世单曲〈Come As You Are〉也在此有了珍贵的彩排版本。除了原先的成员，Cobain的女儿Frances Bean也参与这次曲目筛选与CD包装的部分，为Nirvana和Cobain的成就作了一次最私密而亲近的呈现，供後世乐迷珍藏仰望。

Nevermind is the second studio album and major-label debut by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California. Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, Nevermind is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. Its themes include alienation, frustration, anti-establishment and anti-sexist views, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Contrary to the hedonistic themes popular in rock music at the time, writers have observed that Nevermind promoted the image of the sensitive artist in mainstream rock. According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as Pixies, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and Melvins. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the grunge genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("Polly" and "Something in the Way") and punk-influenced hard rock ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away"). Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 on charts across the world. On January 11, 1992, it replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at the number one spot of the US Billboard 200 and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", reached the Top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Its music video was also heavily rotated on MTV. Three other successful singles were released: "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". The album was voted the best album of the year in Pazz & Jop critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single-of-the-year and video-of-the-year polls. The album also garnered the band three Grammy Award nominations in total across the 34th and 35th Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album. Nevermind propelled Nirvana into worldwide superstardom, with Cobain being dubbed the "voice of his generation". It brought grunge and alternative rock to a mainstream audience while accelerating the decline of hair metal, drawing similarities to the early 1960s British Invasion of American popular music. It is also often credited with initiating a resurgence of interest in punk culture among teenagers and young adults of Generation X. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 2024, it was certified 13× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Among the most acclaimed and influential albums in the history of music, Nevermind was added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry in 2004 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and is frequently ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time, including being ranked number six on Rolling Stone's 2020 and 2023 lists of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The album has since been reissued with alternate takes and live performances.

The box set spans Nirvana's entire career, from a recording of Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" at the band's first show in 1987 to solo acoustic performances from singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain in 1994. With The Lights Out features a 60-page color booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and writer Neil Strauss. The three CDs, arranged largely chronologically contains home and rehearsal demos, including for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (whose lyric "With the lights out" provides the set's title), "Rape Me," "Heart Shaped Box" and a trio penned by legendary bluesman Leadbelly. Heard in the 12 previously unreleased solo acoustic tracks are such gems as "All Apologies," "Lithium" and "Sliver." Six previously unreleased radio performances range from "Anorexorcist" in 1987 to "Dumb" in 1991 (two years before it was on 1993's In Utero). Along with the remaining debuts are a handful of earlier issued, though rare, b-sides and demos as well as the original Butch Vig mix of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Highlighted on the With The Lights Out DVD is a previously unreleased video of nine songs performed in 1988 at bassist Krist Novoselic's mother's house in Aberdeen, Washington; the rare "In Bloom" Sub Pop music video, and 10 never-before-seen live performances. Noteworthy among them are debut renditions of "Pennyroyal Tea", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" both from early 1991. Also premiering is an unlikely performance of Jacques Brel and Rod McKuen's "Seasons In The Sun" shot at a Rio de Janeiro studio.

如果说《别介意》（nevermind）使柯特．科本成为了摇滚明星，《子宫中》则使他厌恶地批判着关于他的新地位的一切。音乐上原始化（这得感谢制作人steve albini），在情感上加倍地原始化（他用“埋葬”来压韵“婚姻”），《子宫中》还是更多矛盾的宝藏。好笑，优美，令人心碎，它更像一张出色的唱片而不是自杀遗言。但在后来的日子里，我们听到的将只是悲痛的吼叫了。 kurt cobain以其独有的缓慢低沉的如梦般刺破黑暗的诗吟、快速的齐奏、焦躁不安的和声……使grunge风暴达到了极点，接近燃烧; 也使无数歌迷为之倾倒、疯狂。然而这无法掩饰cobain最深层的恐惧和脆弱的心。在<<in utero>>中nirvana 留下的只是他们音乐里有的那种躁动不安和最深的孤寂。---生命的终点并不是死亡，而是希望的破灭

大名鼎鼎的《纽约不插电》，Nirvana一次返璞归真的现场演出，有人说Kurt Cobain的天才与痛苦都在这次演出中表露无遗，数月之后，Kurt Cobian结束了自己生命，这张专辑也因而具有了非比寻常的纪念意义，在英美专辑排行榜都登上首位，并在1996年获得了葛莱美最佳另类摇滚专辑奖。