The “perfect” producer Kurt Cobain wanted to work with forever: “What I heard in my head for years”
Kurt Cobain reportedly wanted Nirvana to work with producer Steve Albini as far back as their 1989 debut album Bleach, admiring the raw, unpolished sound he achieved on Pixies records such as Surfer Rosa. Cobain was wary of Nirvana's growing mainstream appeal after Nevermind and 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' made them global stars, and he…