NIRVANA: With the Lights Out *** (Geffen). It would be great to hail three-CD boxed set With the Lights Out as a brilliant final testament to the best band of the '90s but, in truth, it's a mixed bag. Previously unreleased gems are mixed with unlistenable rubbish, alternate takes of old favourites and works in progress. A worth addition but hardly mind-blowing stuff.

MATT DEIGHTON