Playback - Nevermind the Major Labels: Three Chords in September '91

Lenny Vaughn recounts how Nirvana's *Nevermind*, released September 24, 1991, obliterated hair metal, reshaped American rock, and proved underground authenticity could dominate mainstream culture—selling ten million copies from a forty-six-thousand-copy first pressing while igniting debates about fame, commodification, and whether honest music can survive commercial success.

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