NIRVANA DISCOGRAPHY
Last updated February 8, 2002
Contents:
Maintained by: Alexander Lum
Corrections, suggestions and additions always welcome -
write to me at the above address.
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http://www.ludd.luth.se/misc/nirvana/discog/discog.html
Special thanks to: Art Lee, Dan Rench, Jeff McRae, Rick Scaia, Kurt Vogel,
Petter Tiilikainen, Rob Vaughn.
Thanks to: Dan Campanella, Mike Cunningham, Brooks Duncan, Jason
Gruetzmacher, Robert Ogiba, Jeff Peters, David Pilote, Chris Saari, Rob
Spray, Charles Thompson, Aaron Tuller, Ryan Zamecnik and others.
This discography copyright (c) 1994 by Alexander Lum.
Last update: Revised format of Art Lee's original discography, corrected
line-up info, added "MTV Unplugged in New York" and "About a Girl".
Key to abbreviations and terms:
Album Full album release, in one or more of the formats below:
LP 12" vinyl long-player (33 1/3 RPM)
CD Compact disc
CS Cassette tape
Single Single or EP release, in one or more of the formats below:
7", 10", 12" 45 RPM vinyl
CDS 5" (12 cm) compact disc single
CSS Cassette single (cassingle)
EP Extended play single or mini-album, usually 33 1/3 RPM
PD Picture disc, vinyl record printed with picture
Promo Promotional disc, not released for retail sale
Collection A collection of tracks by this artist, usually previously
released on various albums and singles.
Compilation A compilation of tracks by various artists.
Box Set Box set of previously released and/or unreleased material.
Bootleg Unauthorized release of previously unreleased material
consisting of concert recordings, studio outtakes, and
radio or television broadcasts.
NOTES:
Song titles are listed as printed on the package. Song title corrections
are listed in parentheses.
Track timings are given for selections on the CD format.
Kurt Cobain plays guitar and vocals, Krist Novoselic plays bass on all
tracks unless stated otherwise.
Krist Novoselic listed as Chris Novoselic on pre-"In Utero" releases, he
changed his name back to the original 'Krist' in 1993.
Kurt Cobain also listed as Kurdt Kobain.
Lineup:
Kurt Cobain: vocals, guitar (1985-1994)
Krist (Chris) Novoselic (1985-1994)
Aaron Burckhard (1985-1986)
Dale Crover: drums (1988)
Chad Channing (1986-1990)
Jason Everman: guitar (1989)
Dave Foster: drums (1988)
Dan Peters: drums (1990)
Dave Grohl: drums, backing vocals (1990-1994)
John Duncan: guitar (1993)
Pat Smear: guitar (1993-1994)
Section 1: Albums
"Bleach"
1989 - LP on Sub Pop (SP34, US)
1989 - LP on Waterfront (DAMP114, Australia)
SONGS:
Blew / Floyd the Barber / About a Girl / School / Big Cheese / Paper Cuts /
Negative Creep / Scoff / Swap Meet / Mr. Moustache / Sifting
NOTES:
* Released in June 1989. First 1000 copies pressed on white vinyl. Next
2000 copies included a free poster.
1989 - LP on Tupelo (TUPLP6, UK)
SONGS:
Blew / Floyd the Barber / About a Girl / School / Love Buzz / Paper Cuts /
Negative Creep / Scoff / Swap Meet / Mr. Moustache / Sifting
NOTES:
* Released in August 1989. First 300 copies pressed on white vinyl, next
2000 copies pressed on green vinyl.
1989 - CS on Sub Pop (SP34a, US)
SONGS:
Blew / Floyd the Barber / About a Girl / School / Love Buzz / Paper Cuts /
Negative Creep / Scoff / Swap Meet / Mr. Moustache / Sifting / Big Cheese
NOTES:
* Released in August 1989.
1989 - CD on Sub Pop (SP34b, US)
1989 - CD on Tupelo (TUPCD6, UK)
1992 - CD on Geffen (???, US)
SONGS: 13 at 42:43
Blew (2:53) / Floyd the Barber (2:15) / About a Girl (2:46) / School (2:40)
/ Love Buzz (3:33) / Paper Cuts (4:04) / Negative Creep (2:52) / Scoff
(4:07) / Swap Meet (3:00) / Mr. Moustache (3:21) / Sifting (5:21) / Big
Cheese (3:40) / Downer (1:42)
NOTES:
* Sub Pop and Tupelo CDs released in August 1989. The album was remastered
and re-released on DGC and Geffen in April 1992.
NOTES:
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain, except for "Love Buzz" written by
Robby Van Leeuwen and originally performed by Shocking Blue.
* Dale Crover plays drums on "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer".
Chad Channing plays drums on all other tracks.
* Recorded in Seattle at Reciprocal Recording by Jack Endino for $606.15
from December 24-29, 1988.
* Front cover photo by Tracy Marander. Inner photos by Charles Peterson.
Design by Lisa Orth. Execution by Jane Higgins.
"Nevermind"
1991 - LP on DGC (DGC-24425, US)
1991 - CS on DGC (DGCC-24425, US)
1991 - CD on DGC (DGCD-24425, US)
SONGS: 12 at 42:36
Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) / In Bloom (4:14) / Come as You Are (3:38) /
Breed (3:03) / Lithium (4:15) / Polly (2:54) / Territorial Pissings (2:22)
/ Drain You (3:44) / Lounge Act (2:36) / Stay Away (3:31) / On A Plain
(3:14) / Something in the Way (3:51)
1991 - CS on DGC (DGCC-24425, US)
1991 - CD on DGC (DGCD-24425, US)
SONGS: 12 at 59:23
Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01) / In Bloom (4:14) / Come as You Are (3:38) /
Breed (3:03) / Lithium (4:15) / Polly (2:54) / Territorial Pissings (2:22)
/ Drain You (3:44) / Lounge Act (2:36) / Stay Away (3:31) / On A Plain
(3:14) / Something in the Way + Endless, Nameless (20:36)
NOTES:
* Released on September 24, 1991.
* "Endless, Nameless" is an unlisted track which appears ten minutes after
the end of "Something in the Way". This track was accidently omitted from
inital US pressings, and from all foreign pressings.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* "Territorial Pissings" begins with a short excerpt from the Youngbloods'
"Get Together", written by Chet Powers.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
* Kirk Canning plays cello on "Something in the Way".
* Produced and engineered by Butch Vig and Nirvana. Mixed by Andy Wallace.
Recorded in May-June 1991, at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California.
* Cover photo by Kirk Weddle, art direction and design by Robert Fisher.
Inner photos by Michael Levine. Monkey photo by Kurdt Kobain.
"Hormoaning"
1992 - 12" on Geffen (GEF21711, Australia)
1992 - CS on Geffen (GEFC21711, Australia)
1992 - CD on Geffen (GEFD21711, Australia)
1992 - CD on DGC (MVCG-17002, Japan)
SONGS: 6 at 18:51
Turnaround (2:21) / Aneurism (4:50) / D-7 (3:48) / Son of a Gun (2:50) /
Even in His Youth (3:08) / Molly's Lips (1:52)
NOTES:
* Released in January 1991.
* Only 15,000 pressed of the Australian version (5000 of each format),
12" EP is pressed on swirled vinyl.
* "Even in His Youth" and "Aneurism" written by Kurt Cobain, and
recorded on January 1, 1991 by Craig Montgomery at Music Source,
Seattle.
* "Turnaround", "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" recorded in the UK
for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions. Produced by Dale Griffin.
Engineered by M. Engles and F. Kay.
* "Turnaround" written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale, and
originally performed by Devo.
* "D-7" written by Greg Sage and originally performed by the Wipers.
* "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" written by Eugene Kelly and Frances
McKee and originally performed by the Vaselines.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"Incesticide"
1992 - CS on DGC (DGCC-24504, US)
1992 - CD on DGC (DGCD-24504, US)
1992 - LP on DGC (DGC-24504, US)
1992 - CD promo on DGC [LTD includes 3 cards] (???, Germany)
SONGS: 15 at 44:45
Dive (3:53) / Sliver (2:12) / Stain (2:37) / Been a Son (1:53) / Turnaround
(2:17) / Molly's Lips (1:51) / Son of a Gun (2:47) / (New Wave) Polly
(1:46) / Beeswax (2:47) / Downer (1:47) / Mexican Seafood (1:52) / Hairspray
Queen (4:12) / Aero Zeppelin (4:39) / Big Long Now (5:01) / Aneurysm (4:36)
NOTES:
* Released on December 15, 1992.
* Sticker on package reads "Rare B-Sides, BBC Sessions, Original Demo
Recordings, Outtakes, Stuff Never Before Available."
* "Turnaround" written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V. Casale, and
originally performed by Devo.
* "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" written by Eugene Kelly and Frances
McKee, and originally performed by the Vaselines.
* "Aneurysm" and "(New Wave) Polly" written by Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic
and Dave Grohl.
* "Mexican Seafood" and "Hairspray Queen" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Dan Peters plays drums on "Sliver".
* Chad Channing plays drums on "Dive", "Stain", "Beeswax", "Mexican
Seafood", "Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin" and "Big Long Now".
* Dale Crover plays drums on "Downer".
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Been a Son", "Turnaround", "Molly's Lips", "Son
of a Gun", "(New Wave) Polly" and "Aneurysm".
* "Turnaround", "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" recorded in the UK
for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions. Produced by Dale Griffin.
Engineered by M. Engles and F. Kay.
* "Been a Son", "(New Wave) Polly" and "Aneurysm" recorded in the UK
for the BBC Radio 1 Mark Goodier Sessions. Produced by Miti Adhikari.
Engineered by John Taylor.
* All other songs written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
* Art direction by Robert Fisher, cover painting by Kurt Cobain, live
photograph by Charles Peterson.
"In Utero"
1993 - LP on Geffen (GEF24536, UK)
1993 - CS on Geffen (GEFC24536, UK)
1993 - CD on Geffen (GEFCD24536, UK)
1993 - LP on Geffen (GEF24536, Australia)
1993 - CS on Geffen (GEFC24536, Australia)
1993 - CD on Geffen (GEFD24536, Australia)
SONGS: 12 at 69:05
Serve The Servants (3:54) / Scentless Apprentice (3:47) / Heart-Shaped Box
(4:39) / Rape Me (2:49) / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
(4:07) / Dumb (2:29) / Very Ape (1:55) / Milk It (3:52) / Pennyroyal Tea
(3:36) / Radio Friendly Unit Shifter(4:49) / tourette's (1:33) / All
Apologies + Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
(3:50+7:33=31:32)
1993 - LP on DGC (DGC-24607, US)
1993 - CS on DGC (DGCC-24607, US)
1993 - CD on DGC (DGCD-24607, US)
SONGS: 12 at 41:20
Serve The Servants (3:54) / Scentless Apprentice (3:47) / Heart-Shaped Box
(4:39) / Rape Me (2:49) / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
(4:07) / Dumb (2:29) / Very Ape (1:55) / Milk It (3:52) / Pennyroyal Tea
(3:36) / Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (4:49) / tourette's (1:33) / All
Apologies (3:50)
NOTES:
* Released on September 14, 1993 in the UK and Australia. Released on
September 21, 1993 in the US.
* "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" is listed on non-US
pressings as a 'Devalued American Dollar Purchase Incentive Track'.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain, except "Scentless Apprentice" written
by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl.
* Recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Technician: Bob Weston. Additional mixing on
"Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies" by Scott Litt. Second engineer
with Scott Litt: Adam Kasper.
"MTV Unplugged in New York"
1994 - LP on DGC (???, US)
1994 - CS on DGC (???, US)
1994 - CD on DGC (???, US)
1994 - LP on Geffen (GEF-24727, US)
1994 - CS on Geffen (GEFC-24727, US)
1994 - CD on Geffen (GEFD-24727, US)
SONGS: 14 at 53:59
About A Girl (3:37) / Come As You Are (4:14) / Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A
Sunbeam (4:37) / The Man Who Sold The World (4:21) / Pennyroyal Tea (3:41)
/ Dumb (2:53) / Polly (3:16) / On A Plain (3:45) / Something In The Way
(4:02) / Plateau (3:38) / Oh Me (3:26) / Lake Of Fire (2:56) / All
Apologies (4:23) / Where Did You Sleep Last Night (5:08)
NOTES:
* Released on October 31, 1994.
* "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam" written by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee,
and originally performed by the Vaselines.
* "The Man Who Sold The World" written and originally performed by David
Bowie.
* "Plateau", "Oh Me" and "Lake Of Fire" written by Curt Kirkwood and
originally performed by the Meat Puppets.
* "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" written by Huddie Ledbetter and
originally performed by Leadbelly.
* All other songs written by Kurt Cobain.
* Krist Novoselic plays bass, accordian on "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A
Sunbeam", and guitar on "Plateau", "Oh Me" and "Lake Of Fire".
* Dave Grohl plays drums and vocals as well as bass on "Jesus Doesn't Want
Me For A Sunbeam".
* Pat Smear plays guitar on all tracks.
* Lori Goldston plays cello on "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam",
"The Man Who Sold The World", "Dumb", "Polly", "On A Plain", "Something
In The Way", "All Apologies" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night".
* Curt Kirkwood plays guitar on "Plateau", "Oh Me" and "Lake Of Fire".
* Cris Kirkwood plays guitar and backing vocals on "Plateau" and "Oh Me",
and bass on "Lake Of Fire".
* Recorded for MTV's "Unplugged" at Sony Studios, New York on November 18,
1993.
* Produced by Nirvana and Scott Litt. Mixed at Louie's Clubhouse.
* Art direction and design by Robert Fisher. Photography by Jennifer
Youngblood-Grohl and Frank Micelotta.
"From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah "
(October 1996)
SONGS 17
Intro / School / Drain You / Aneurysm / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Been A Son / Lithium / Sliver / Breed / Heart-Shaped Box
/ Heart-Shaped Box / Milk It / Negative Creep / Polly / Breed / tourette's / Blew
NOTES
* Live
Section 2: Singles and promos
"Love Buzz"
1988 - 7" on Sub Pop (SP23, US)
SONGS:
Love Buzz / Big Cheese
NOTES:
* Released in October 1988.
* Sub Pop Singles Club #1.
* Nirvana's debut recorded release.
* "Love Buzz" written by Robby Van Leeuwen and originally performed by
Shocking Blue.
* "Big Cheese" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Chad Channing plays drums on all tracks.
* Only 1000 copies pressed on black vinyl, individually hand-numbered.
"Blew"
1989 - 12" on Tupelo (TUP EP8, UK)
SONGS: 4 at 11:35
Blew (2:54) / Love Buzz (3:34) / Been a Son (2:20) / Stain (2:38)
NOTES:
* Released in December 1989.
* "Been a Son" and "Stain" written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic, and
recorded and produced by Steve Fisk at Music Source, Seattle in late
summer 1989.
* "Blew" written by Kurt Cobain and recorded in Seattle at Reciprocal
Recording by Jack Endino in December 1988.
* "Love Buzz" written by Robby Van Leeuwen and originally performed by
Shocking Blue.
"Sliver"
1990 - 7" on Sub Pop (SP73, US)
1991 - 7" on Tupelo (TUP25, UK)
SONGS:
Sliver / Dive
1991 - 12" on Tupelo (TUP EP25, UK)
SONGS:
Sliver / Dive / About a Girl (live)
1991 - CDS on Tupelo (TUP CD25, UK)
SONGS: 4 at 11:34
Sliver (2:12) / Dive (3:53) / About a Girl (live 2:29) / Spanks Through
(live 2:58)
NOTES:
* Sub Pop 7" released in September 1990. Tupelo versions of the single
were released in January 1991, due to pressing difficulties.
* First 3000 copies of the Sub Pop 7" were pressed on either blue-marbled
or pink vinyl. The first 2000 copies of the Tupelo 7" were pressed on
green vinyl.
* The Tupelo CD contains no credits, nor is the Tupelo company mentioned
on the CD packaging.
* "Dive" and "Sliver" written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic. "About a
Girl" and "Spank Thru" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Dan Peters plays drums on "Sliver". Chad Channing plays drums on "Dive".
* "Sliver" recorded on January 11, 1990, at Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle,
by Jack Endino, during Tad's lunch break.
* "Dive" recorded and produced at Smart Studios, Wisconsin in April 1990
by Butch Vig.
"Candy/Molly's Lips" (Fluid/Nirvana split single)
1991 - 7" on Sub Pop (SP97, US)
SONGS:
Candy (live) [Fluid] / Molly's Lips (live) [Nirvana]
NOTES:
* Released in January 1991.
* Limited edition of 7500. First 4000 copies pressed on green swirled
vinyl, the next 3500 pressed on black vinyl.
* Sub Pop Singles Club #27.
* "Molly's Lips" written by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, and originally
performed by the Vaselines.
"Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs" (Nirvana/The Melvins split single)
1991 - 7" single on Communion Records (Communion 23, US)
SONGS:
Here She Comes Now [Nirvana] / Venus in Furs [The Melvins]
NOTES:
* "Here She Comes Now" and "Venus in Furs" written by Lou Reed and
originally perfromed by the Velvet Underground.
* "Here She Comes Now" recorded at Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones in
1990.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Here She Comes Now".
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
1991 - 7" on DGC (DGCCS7, US)
1991 - CSS on DGC (DGCCS-19050, US)
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit ("edit") / Even in His Youth
1991 - 12" on DGC (DGCS-21673, US)
1991 - CSS on DGC (DGCSS-21673, US)
1991 - CDS on DGC (DGCDS-21673, US)
SONGS: 3 at 12:32
Smells Like Teen Spirit (edit 4:30) / Even in His Youth (4:20) / Aneurysm
(4:44)
1991 - 7" on DGC (DGC5, UK)
1991 - CSS on DGC (DGCS5, UK)
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit (edit) / Drain You
1991 - 12" on DGC (DGCT5, UK)
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit (edit) / Drain You / Even in His Youth
1991 - 12" PD on DGC (DGCTP5, UK)
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit / Drain You / Aneurysm
1991 - CDS on DGC (DGCCD5, UK)
SONGS: 4 at 17:18
Smells Like Teen Spirit (edit 4:30) / Drain You (3:44) / Even in His Youth
(4:20) / Aneurysm (4:44)
1991 - CD promo on DGC (DGC PRO-CD-4308, US)
SONGS: 2 at 9:31
Smells Like Teen Spirit (edit 4:30) / Smells Like Teen Spirit (5:01)
NOTES:
* Released on September 10, 1991.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
* "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Drain You" produced and engineered by
Butch Vig and Nirvana. Recorded in May-June 1991 at Sound City Studios in
Van Nuys, California.
* "Even in His Youth" and "Aneurysm" recorded on January 1, 1991 by Craig
Montgomery at Music Source, Seattle.
* All tracks mixed by Andy Wallace.
"On a Plain"
1991 - CD promo on DGC (DGC CD-PRO-4354, US)
SONGS: 1 at 3:14
On a Plain (3:14)
NOTES:
* "On a Plain" written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
"Come as You Are"
1992 - 12" promo on DGC (DGC-PRO-A-4416, US)
1992 - CD promo on DGC (DGC CD-PRO-4375, US)
SONGS: 1 at 3:38
Come as You Are (3:38)
1992 - 7" on DGC (DGC7, UK)
1992 - 7" on DGC (GES-19065, Germany)
1992 - CSS on DGC (DGCCS19065, Australia)
SONGS:
Come as You Are / Endless, Nameless
1992 - 7" on DGC (DGCCS7, US)
1992 - 7" on DGC (GES-19120, France)
SONGS:
Come as You Are / Drain You (live)
1992 - 12" on DGC (DGC7, UK)
1992 - 12" PD on DGC (DGCTP7, UK)
SONGS:
Come as You Are / Endless, Nameless / School (live)
1992 - 12" on DGC (GET-21699, Australia)
1992 - 12" PD on DGC (GET-21712, Germany)
1992 - 12" on DGC (GET-21699, Germany)
SONGS:
Come as You Are / Endless, Nameless / Drain You (live)
1992 - CDS on DGC (DGCTD7, UK)
SONGS: 4 at 15:29
Come as You Are (3:38) / Endless, Nameless (6:45) / School (live 2:31) /
Drain You (live 3:35)
1992 - 12" on DGC (DGCS-21707, US)
1992 - CSS on DGC (DGCCS-21707, US)
1992 - CDS on DGC (DGCDS-21707, US)
SONGS:
Come as You Are (3:38) / School (live 2:31) / Drain You (live 3:35)
NOTES:
* Released in February 1992.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
* "Come as You Are" and "Endless, Nameless" produced and engineered by
Butch Vig and Nirvana. Recorded in May-June 1991, at Sound City Studios
in Van Nuys, California.
* "School" and "Drain You" recorded live on the Dogfish Mobile Truck at the
Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, on 31 October 1991.
* All tracks mixed by Andy Wallace.
"Nevermind, It's an Interview"
1992 - CD promo on DGC (DGC CD-PRO-4382, US)
SONGS: 3 at 53:44
Track 1: Breed / Stay Away / School / Mr. Moustache / Sifting / In Bloom /
Spank Thru / Floyd the Barber / Scoff / Love Buzz / About a Girl [live,
full] / Dive / Sliver / Aneurysm [live, full]
Track 2: Lithium / Even in His Youth / Drain You [live, full] / Something
in the Way / Come as You Are / Polly / In Bloom / Smells Like Teen Spirit /
On a Plain [live, full] / Stay Away / Endless, Nameless
Track 3: Molly's Lips [live] / Stain / School [live, full] / Big Cheese /
Been a Son / Territorial Pissings [full] / Smells Like Teen Spirit [full]
NOTES:
* Songs listed are only excerpts from the full song unless otherwise
stated.
* All the live songs are produced and engineered by Andy Wallace and
recorded live on the Dogfish Mobile Truck at the Paramount Theatre,
Seattle, Washington, on 31 October 1991. The live versions of "Drain You"
and "School" are the same recordings as on the "Come as You Are" single.
"Lithium"
1992 - CD promo on DGC (DGC CD-PRO-4429, US)
SONGS: 1 at 4:16
Lithium (4:16)
1992 - 12" on DGC (DGCS-21815, US)
1992 - CSS on DGC (DGCCS-21815, US)
1992 - CDS on DGC (DGCDM-21815, US)
1992 - 12" PD on DGC (DGCTP9, UK)
1992 - CSS on DGC (DGCCS-19134, Australia)
1992 - 12" on DGC (GET-21815, Germany)
SONGS: 3 at 9:53
Lithium (4:16) / Been a Son (live 2:14) / Curmudgeon (2:58)
1992 - CDS on DGC (DGCT9, UK)
SONGS: 4 at 13:42
Lithium (4:16) / Been a Son (live 2:14) / D-7 (3:48) / Curmudgeon (2:58)
NOTES:
* Released on July 20, 1992 in the UK and Australia. Released on July 21,
1992 in the US.
* "Lithium" produced and engineered by Butch Vig and Nirvana. Recorded in
May-June 1991 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California.
* "Been a Son" produced and engineered by Andy Wallace and recorded live on
the Dogfish Mobile Truck at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington,
on 31 October 1991.
* "Curmudgeon" recorded in April 1992 at the Laundry Room Studios by
Barret Jones.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
* US CD version comes in jewelbox case containing booklet with all lyrics
for the "Nevermind" album. Picture on back of book is ultrasound image
of Frances Bean Cobain 'in utero'.
"US Promos"
1992 - 2 CD Box Set on Geffen (CD-PRO-4382/CD-PRO-4429, US)
NOTES:
* Contains "Nevermind, It's an Interview" and "Lithium" CD promos.
* Box is 25 x 15 x 3 cm, black with hinges. Cover artwork is an egg
surrounded by sperm, with a yellow Nirvana logo in the top left corner
and "US Promos" in red in the lower right corner. Liner notes are set
into the lid of the box.
* Only 100 produced. Comes with a CD-shaped Certificate of Authenticity.
"In Bloom"
1992 - 7" on Geffen (GEF34, UK)
1992 - CSS on Geffen (GEFCS-19097, Australia)
SONGS:
In Bloom / Polly (live)
1992 - 7" single on Geffen (GFS34, UK)
SONGS:
In Bloom / Sliver (live)
1992 - 12" on Geffen (GFST34, UK)
1992 - CDS on Geffen (GFSTD 34, UK)
1992 - CDS on Geffen (GEFDM-21760, Australia)
SONGS: 3 at 9:10
In Bloom (4:15) / Sliver (live 2:03) / Polly (live 2:46)
1993 - CD promo on DGC (DGC PRO-CD-4463-2, US)
SONGS: 1 at 4:15
In Bloom (4:15)
NOTES:
* 7" and cassette singles released on November 30, 1992. 12" and CD singles
released on December 7, 1992.
* "In Bloom" produced and engineered by Butch Vig and Nirvana. Recorded in
May-June 1991 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California.
* "Sliver" and "Polly" recorded live by Westwood One at O'Brein Pavillion,
Del Mar, California, on 28 December 1991.
* All songs written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"Puss/Oh, the Guilt" (The Jesus Lizard/Nirvana split single)
1993 - 7" on Touch and Go (TG83, US)
1993 - CSS on Touch and Go (TG83CS, US)
1993 - CDS on Touch and Go (TG83CD, US)
1993 - 7" on Touch and Go (TG83, UK)
1993 - CDS on Touch and Go (TG83CD, UK)
1993 - 7" PD on Touch and Go (IV23, Australia)
SONGS: 2 at 6:44
Puss (3:19) / Oh, the Guilt (3:23)
NOTES:
* Released on February 22, 1993.
* Limited edition of 200,000 copies worldwide. Australian picture disc is
a limited edition of 1500.
* UK 7" is a limited edition pressed on blue vinyl, some come with a free
poster.
* "Oh, the Guilt" written by Kurt Cobain.
* "Oh, the Guilt" recorded in April 1992 at the Laundry Room Studios by
Barret Jones.
"Heart-Shaped Box"
1993 - 7" on Geffen (GFS54, UK)
SONGS:
Heart-Shaped Box / Marigold
1993 - 12" on Geffen (GFST54, UK)
1993 - CDS on Geffen (GFSTD54, UK)
1993 - CDS on Geffen (GEFDM-21849, Australia)
1993 - CSS on Geffen (GEFCS-19191, Australia)
SONGS: 3 at 11:10
Heart-Shaped Box (4:39) / Milk It (3:52) / Marigold (2:33)
1993 - 12" promo on DGC (DGC-PRO-A-4558, US)
SONGS:
Heart-Shaped Box / Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
1993 - CD promo on DGC (PRO-CD-4545, US)
1993 - CD promo on DGC (GED-21849, UK)
SONGS: 1 at 4:30
Heart-Shaped Box (4:30)
NOTES:
* Released on August 23, 1993.
* Recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additional mixing on "Heart-Shaped Box" by Scott
Litt.
* Only available on import in the US.
"All Apologies/Rape Me"
1993 - 7" on Geffen (GFS66, UK)
1993 - 12" on Geffen (GFST66, UK)
1993 - CDS on Geffen (GFSTD66, UK)
SONGS: 3 at 10:16
All Apologies (3:50) / Rape Me (2:49) / MV (3:33)
1993 - CSS on Geffen (GEFCS-21880, Australia)
1993 - CDS on Geffen (GEFDM-21880, Australia)
SONGS: 3 at 10:16
All Apologies (3:50) / Rape Me (2:49) / Moist Vagina (3:33)
NOTES:
* Released in December 1993.
* "MV" is the same song as "Moist Vagina", but with a censored name.
* Recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additional mixing on "All Apologies" by Scott
Litt.
"About a Girl"
1994 - CDS on Geffen (GEFDS-21958, Australia)
1994 - CDS on Geffen (???, Holland)
SONGS: 2 at 7:15
About A Girl (3:36) / Something In The Way (3:37)
NOTES:
* Released on October 24, 1994.
* Limited edition of 5000, only released in Australia and Holland.
* Both tracks written by Kurt Cobain, and feature Dave Grohl on drums and
Pat Smear on guitar. Lori Goldston plays cello on "Something In The Way".
* Produced by Nirvana and Scott Litt. Mixed at Louie's Clubhouse.
* Recorded for MTV's "Unplugged" at Sony Studios, New York on November 18,
1993.
* Art direction and design by Robert Fisher. Photography by Jennifer
Youngblood-Grohl and Frank Micelotta.
Section 3: Compilations
"Sub Pop 200"
1988 - 3x12" EP set on Sub Pop (SP25, US)
1990 - CD on Sub Pop (SP25b, US)
1990 - CD on Tupelo (TUP CD4, UK)
PERTINENT SONG:
Spank Thru (3:19)
NOTES:
* Released in December 1988.
* Only 5000 pressed of the Sub Pop triple EP set, which included a 20 page
booklet.
* "Spank Thru" written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.
* "Spank Thru" features Chad Channing on drums and Jack Endino on backing
vocals.
* "Spank Thru" recorded on June 11, 1988 by Jack Endino at Reciprocal
Recordings, Seattle.
* Also includes tracks by Tad, The Fluid, Steven J. Bernstein, Mudhoney,
The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks,
Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The Nights and Days,
Cat Butt, Beat Happening, Screaming Trees, Steve Fisk and Thrown Ups.
"Sub Pop Rock City"
1988 - LP on Glitterhouse (GR0052, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Spank Thru (3:19)
NOTES:
* Actually a subset of Sub Pop 200 on a single LP.
"Teriyaki Asthma"
1989 - 7" on C/Z Records [vol. 1] (C/Z 009, US)
1992 - 2xLP on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US)
1992 - CS on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US)
1992 - CD on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Mexican Seafood (1:52)
NOTES:
* 7" single released in August 1989. Vol. 1-5 compilation set released in
January 1992.
* 7" was a limited edition of 1000.
* Also features tracks by Babes in Toyland and L7.
"Hard to Believe: A KISS Covers Album"
1990 - LP on Waterfront (DAMP121, Australia)
1990 - LP on Southern Records (DAMP121, UK)
1990 - LP on C/Z Records (CZ024, US)
1990 - CD on C/Z Records (CZ024, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Do You Love Me? (???)
NOTES:
* Released in August 1990.
* Jason Everman plays guitar on "Do You Love Me?". Chad Channing plays
drums.
* "Do You Love Me?" written by Kim Fowley, Bob Ezrin and Paul Stanley.
Originally performed by KISS.
* Recorded in 1989 at Evergreen State College.
* Also features tracks by: Bullet Lavolta, Smelly Tongues, Skin Yard,
Hellmenn, All, Hullabaloo, The Melvins, Coffin Break, Chemical People,
King Snake Roost, The Hard-Ons, Girl Monstar, Whipper (featuring Rock
Hard), Surfin' Caesars, The Instigators, Tree People, Thrust and
Plunderers.
"Heaven and Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground vol. 1"
1990 - LP on Imaginary (ILL ILP 016, UK)
1990 - LP on Communion Records (Communion 20, US)
1990 - CS on Communion Records (Communion 20, US)
1990 - CD on Communion Records (Communion 20, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Here She Comes Now (5:00)
NOTES:
* "Here She Comes Now" written by Lou Reed and originally performed by the
Velvet Underground.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Here She Comes Now".
* Recorded in 1990 at Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones and Nirvana.
"The Grunge Years"
1991 - CS on Sub Pop (SP112a, US)
1991 - CD on Sub Pop (SP112b, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Dive (3:53)
NOTES:
* Released in June 1991.
* Chad Channing plays drums on "Dive".
* "Dive" written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
* Produced and engineered by Butch Vig at Smart Studios in April 1990.
* Also features tracks by L7, Tad, Beat Happening, Mark Lanegan, Screaming
Trees, The Fluid, Afghan Whigs, Babes in Toyland, Mudhoney, The
Walkabouts, Love Battery and Dickless.
"Kill Rock Stars"
1991 - LP on Kill Rock Stars (KRS-201, US)
1991 - CD on Kill Rock Stars (KRS-201, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Beeswax (2:47)
NOTES:
* Released on August 21, 1991.
* "Beeswax" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Dale Crover plays drums on "Beeswax".
* Recorded at Reciprocal Recordings on January 23, 1988, by Jack Endino.
* Original vinyl LP release featured a hand-screened cover signed by the
artist, and was a limited edition of 1000.
* Also features tracks by: Melvins, Bikini Kill, Mecca Normal and Nation of
Ulysses.
"Concrete Corner Hard Rockin' Head Bangin' Sampler"
1991 - CS on Concrete Corner (CRN 1191, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"The Fall of DGC"
1991 - CD promo on DGC (DGC PRO-CD-4344, US)
PERTINENT SONGS:
In Bloom (4:14) / Come as You Are (3:38)
"Eight/Fourteen Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers"
1992 - 4x7" Box Set on Tim/Kerr Records (TK917010 TRIB2, US)
1992 - LP on Tim/Kerr Records (TK917010, US)
1993 - CD on Tim/Kerr Records (TK91CD010, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
Return of the Rat (3:05)
NOTES:
* Boxed singles set and LP released on June 20, 1992. CD released on March
15, 1993.
* Originally released on a set of four vinyl singles, and later as a vinyl
LP, called "Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers".
* Box set is limited edition of 10,000. 6000 on coloured vinyl.
* Later re-released on CD, with six extra tracks, and re-named to
"Fourteen Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers".
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Return of the Rat".
* Recorded in April 1992 at the Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones.
* "Return of the Rat" written by Greg Sage and originally performed by the
Wipers.
* Also features tracks by: Napalm Beach, M99, Poison Idea, Dharma Bums,
Crackerbash, Hole, The Whirlees, Nation of Ulysses, Honey, Hazel,
Calamity Jane, Saliva Tree and Thurston Moore/Keith Nealy.
"No Alternative"
1993 - CD on Arista (07822-18737-2, US+UK)
PERTINENT SONG:
Verse Chorus Verse (3:24)
NOTES:
* AIDS benefit album, the third album in the Red Hot + Blue series.
* "Verse Chorus Verse" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Verse Chorus Verse".
* Recorded in summer 1993 at Laundry Room Studios, by Barret Jones and
Nirvana.
* The Nirvana track appears on the CD only, and is unlisted as it was
released at almost the same time as "In Utero". For this reason, there
is no official name, and the song has also been known as "Sappy",
"Everything and Nothing" and "Another Rule".
* Also features tracks by: Matthew Sweet, Buffalo Tom, Soul Asylum, Urge
Overkill, American Music Club, Goo Goo Dolls, Pavement, Smashing
Pumpkins, Bob Mould, Sarah McLachlan, Soundgarden, Straightjacket Fits,
Barbara Manning, The Verlaines, Uncle Tupelo, Beastie Boys, The Breeders,
Patti Smith, Sonic Youth and Jonathan Richman.
"The Beavis and Butt-head Experience"
1993 - CD on Geffen (GEFD-24613, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
I Hate Myself and Want to Die (4:02)
NOTES:
* "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" written by Kurt Cobain.
* Track also features dialogue by Beavis and Butt-head.
* Recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
* Also features tracks by: Anthrax, Beavis and Butt-head, Megadeth, RUN
DMC, Aerosmith, White Zombie, Primus, Sir Mix-a-lot, Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Jackyl and Cher with Beavis and Butt-head.
"Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground"
1994 - CD on Imaginary (ILLCD 047P, UK)
PERTINENT SONG:
Here She Comes Now (5:00)
NOTES:
* Released in February 1994.
* "Here She Comes Now" written by Lou Reed and originally performed by the
Velvet Underground.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on "Here She Comes Now".
* Recorded in 1990 at Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones and Nirvana.
* Also features tracks by: Swervedriver, Lee Ranaldo, Buffalo Tom, New
F.A.D.S., Fatima Mansions, James, Eleventh Dream, Echo and the Bunnymen,
Screaming Trees, The Wedding Present, Half Japanese, The Mock Turtles and
Ride.
"Geffen Rarities Vol. 1"
1994 - CD on DGC (???, US)
1994 - CD on Geffen (GEFD-24553, Australia)
PERTINENT SONG:
Pay to Play (3:29)
NOTES:
* Released in June 1994.
* Recorded with Butch Vig at Smart Studios in April 1990.
* Chad Channing plays drums on "Pay to Play"
* "Pay to Play" is a demo version of "Stay Away", with slightly different
lyrics.
* Also includes tracks by: Urge Overkill, Weezer, Sonic Youth, Beck, that
dog, Counting Crows, Maria McKee, The Posies, Sloan, St. Johnny, Murray
Attaway, Cell and Hole.
Section 4: Side projects
"No More Censorship" (by Scream)
1988 - LP on RAS (RAS4001, US)
1988 - CS on RAS (RAS4001, US)
NOTES:
* Released in August 1988.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"Scream" (by Scream)
19?? - LP on Your Choice Live Series (YC-LS010, Germany)
NOTES:
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"Live at Van Hall" (by Scream)
1989 - LP on Konkurrel (K001/113, US)
1989 - CS on Konkurrel (K001/113, US)
NOTES:
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"Bikini Twilight" (by Go Team)
1989 - 7" on K Records (US)
PERTINENT SONGS:
Bikini Twilight (Kurt: guitar)
NOTES:
* Released in July 1989.
* Go Team is Calvin Johnson (founder of K Records) and Tobi Vai (Kurt's
ex-girlfriend).
"The Winding Sheet" (by Mark Lanegan)
1990 - LP on Sub Pop (SP61, US)
1990 - CS on Sub Pop (SP61a, US)
1990 - CD on Sub Pop (SP61b, US)
PERTINENT SONGS:
Down in the Dark (Kurt: background vocals) / Where Did You Sleep Last Night
(Kurt: electric guitar, Krist: bass)
NOTES:
* Released in May 1990.
* First 1000 copies on clear red vinyl.
"Mardi Gras" (by Scream)
1991 - 7" on DSI (DSI16, US)
SONGS:
Mardi Gras / Land Torn Down
NOTES:
* Dave Grohl plays drums on both tracks.
* Both tracks also appear on the Scream album "Fumble".
"A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge" (by Earth)
1991 - CDS on Sub Pop (SP123b, US)
PERTINENT SONG:
A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge (Kurt: guitar)
NOTES:
* Released in October 1991.
* Considered a CD single (3 tracks) but 32 minutes long.
"The 'Priest' They Called Him" (by William S. Burroughs and Kurt Cobain)
1993 - 10" on Tim/Kerr Records (TK9210044, US)
1993 - CD on Tim/Kerr Records (TK92CD044, US)
SONG:
The Priest They Called Him (9:44)
NOTES:
* Released on July 1, 1993.
* Consists of just one track, Burroughs reading his story and Kurt playing
guitar in the background.
* Krist Novoselic is the "priest" on the cover.
* The 10" EP consists of just a one-sided record with Burroughs' and
Cobain's autographs etched onto the other side.
"Fumble" (by Scream)
1993 - LP on Dischord (Dischord 83, US)
1993 - CS on Dischord (Dischord 83, US)
1993 - CD on Dischord (Dischord 83, US)
NOTES:
* Released in July 1993.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks.
"King Buzzo" (by Buzz Osbourne)
NOTES:
* Solo album by Buzz Osbourne of the Melvins.
* Dave Grohl plays drums on all tracks. He is credited as 'Dale Nixon'.
Section 5: Videos
STUDIO VIDEOS
In Bloom [demo] (1990) - directed by ???
Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) - directed by Sam Bayer
Come as You Are (1992) - directed by Kevin Kerslake
Lithium (1992) - directed by Kevin Kerslake
In Bloom [Nevemind] (1993) - directed by Kevin Kerslake
Sliver (1993) - directed by Kevin Kerslake
Heart-Shaped Box (1993) - directed by Anton Corbijn
"Sub Pop Video Network One"
1991 - Video on Sub Pop (SPV01, US)
PERTINENT VIDEO:
In Bloom [demo] (1990)
"1991: The Year Punk Broke"
1992 - Video on DGC (GEV-39518, US)
PERTINENT VIDEOS:
Negative Creep / School / Endless, Nameless / Smells Like Teen Spirit /
Polly
NOTES:
* Directed by David Markey.
* Documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana on their
1991 tour of Europe. Features live performances from Sonic Youth,
Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Babes In Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.
Section 5: Books
"Nirvana"
by Everett True
free with Melody Maker, Feb 15 1992
16 pages
"Nirvana"
by Suzi Black
Omnibus Press (OP 47136, UK), 1992
ISBN ???
32 pages + free poster
"Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana"
by Michael Azerrad
Virgin Books, 1993
ISBN 0-86369-746-1
344 pages
"Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story"
by Dave Thompson
Pan Books, 1994
ISBN 0-330-33965-6
170 pages
"Nirvana Tribute"
by Suzi Black
Omnibus Press (UK), 1994
ISBN ???
??? pages
"Kurt Cobain"
by Christopher Sandford
Vista, 1996
ISBN ???
??? pages
Section 6: Bootlegs with listings
"... and nobody got hurt"
1992 - CD on Rocks (ROCKS 920 17)
RECORDED: 1991
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 11 at 38:40
Drain You (3:46) / Aneurism (4:30) / School (2:46) / Smells Like Teen
Spirit (5:06) / About a Girl (2:58) / Polly (2:56) / Sliver (2:00) / Breed
(3:01) / Come as You Are (3:44) / Lythium (5:03) / Territorial Pissings
(2:45)
"7th Heaven"
1992 - CD on Kiss the Stone (KTS041)
RECORDED: Amsterdam and Europe 1991
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 19 at ~76
Drain You / Aneurism / School / Been a Son / Negative Creep / Smells Like
Teen Spirit / About a Girl / Polly / Lithium / Sliver / Come as You Are /
Breed / Been a Son / Negative Creep / On a Plain / Blew / Rape Me / Spank
Thru / Territorial Pissings
"7th Heaven"
1992 - LP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Bristol Bierkeller 4 Nov 1991
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
Jesus Don't Want Me (Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam) / Aneurysm / Drain You /
School / Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Breed / About A Girl
/ Love Buzz / Lithium / Sliver / Negative Creep / Blew / Break Me (Rape Me)
/ Territorial Pissings
NOTES:
* "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a Vaselines cover.
* At the end, Kurt does something (storms offstage?) and someone (Chris,
Dave?) yells, "Hey Kurt... you're makin' a jerk out of us!"
"Aqua Seafoam Shame"
1994 - CD on Rocks (92114)
RECORDED: MTV Live and Loud 1994 and "Rock and the Environment," Seattle
Nov 1992
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 14 at 55:44
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (4:32) / Drain You (3:45) / Breed (3:04) /
Serve the Servants (3:11) / Rape Me (2:52) / Heart Shaped Box (4:32) /
Pennyroyal Tea (3:42) / Scentless Apprentice (3:32) / Lythium (Lithium
4:29) / Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip (Endless,
Nameless 6:19) / School (2:40) / Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:40) / Lythium
(Lithium 4:56) / Territorial Pissings (3:27)
"Banned for Life"
1993 - CD on Pluto Records (PLR CD 9306)
RECORDED: "Live at the Seattle Center Coliseum, October 11, 1992"
QUALITY: Very good to excellent
SONGS: 22 at ???
Breed (3:13) / Drain You (3:44) / Aneurysm (4:40) / School (2:46) / Sliver
(1:57) / In Bloom (4:20) / Come as You Are (3:30) / Lithium (4:17) / About
a Girl (2:58) / Downtown (Tourette's 2:00) / Polly (2:46) / Lounge Act
(2:36) / Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:54) / On a Plain (3:03) / Negative
Creep (2:31) / What Else Could I Be (All Apologies 4:05) / Been a Son
(2:14) / Blew (3:10) / Just Happy (Dumb 3:04) / Wreck Me (Rape Me 2:22) /
Stay Away (3:29) / Love Buzz (3:29) / Territorial Pissings (6:35)
NOTES:
* Recorded in DDD.
"Beauty and Power"
1992?- 7" on Karst Records (???)
RECORDED: Outtakes from Nevermind recording sessions 1991?
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Happy Hour / Downer / Hairspray Queen
"Before We Ever Minded"
1992 - CD on Imperium (Imperium 001 CD)
RECORDED: Demos 1991
QUALTIY: Poor to good
SONGS: 14 at 47:46
In Bloom (demo) / Breed (demo) / Stay Away (demo) / Final Flight / Son of
a God (Gun) / Love Buzz (live) / Dive (live) / Love Buzz (demo) / About a
Girl (demo) / Polly (demo) / Spank Through / Happy Tour / Downer (demo) /
Hairspray Queen
NOTES:
* Some of the live tracks are probably from the heavily bootlegged
Blind Pig show.
* "Spank Through" is not listed as a demo, but is different from the "Sub
Pop 200" version, and sounds worse.
"Bleach Pop"
1992 - CD on Halloween Records (HW 003)
RECORDED: "Live in Genk, Belgium 1991"
QUALITY: Good, guitar not very audible, bad editing
SONGS: 20 at 62:09
Aneurysm (4:35) / Drain You (3:37) / School (2:30) / Floyd the Barber
(2:32) / Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:34) / About a Girl (2:44) / Polly
(2:34) / Breed (3:11) / Take Me Home (Sliver 2:03) / Lithium (4:11) / Love
Buzz (3:32) / Come as You Are (3:29) / She Should (Been a Son 2:02) /
Negative Creep (2:25) / On a Plain (2:52) / Blew (3:14) / Tired (Pennyroyal
Tea 4:04) / Spank Through (3:20) / Mummy's Home (Molly's Lips 1:58) /
Territorial Pissings (2:31)
"Blind Pig"
1992 - CD on Cocomelos (CM001)
RECORDED: The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 Apr 1990
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 13 at ~46
Floyd the Barber / Love Buzz / Dive / Spank Thru / Breed / About a Girl /
Big Cheese / Scoff / Molly's Lips / Stain / Been a Son / Negative Creep /
Blew
NOTES:
* Same concert as "Blind Big Beginnings" and "Live."
"Blind Pig Beginnings"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 Apr 1990
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Floyd the Barber / Love Buzz / Dive / Spank Thru / Immodium (Breed) / About
a Girl / Big Cheese / Scoff / Molly's Lips / Stain / Been a Son / Negative
Creep / Blew
NOTES:
* Same concert as "Blind Pig" and "Live."
"The Bosnian Rape Benefit Show"
1993 - CS with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: San Francisco 09 Apr 1993
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS:
Rape me / School / Breed / Sliver / Come as You Are / Milk It / About a
Girl / Lithium / Dumb / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle /
Serve the Servants / Aneurysm / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Territorial
Pissings / Blew / All Apologies / Heart-Shaped Box / Scentless Apprentice /
Something in the Way / Negative Creep / Been a Son / Dive / Love Buzz /
Endless, Nameless
NOTES:
* Same concert as "Nirvana: San Francisco April 9th, 1993."
"Come As You Are"
1994 - CD on Grapefruit Records (GRA-004-A, Australia)
RECORDED: "Live in USA 1993/Pier 48, Seattle USA Dec. 1993"
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 20 at 74:15
About a Girl (3:12) / Come as You Are (4:03) / Dumb (2:51) / Man Who Sold
The World (3:41) / Polly (3:15) / On A Plain (3:30) / Plateau (3:20) /
Lake of Fire (2:53) / All Apologies (3:34) / Where Did You Sleep Last Night
(4:44) / Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (4:28) / Drain You (3:29) / Breed
(3:06) / Serve the Servants (3:24) / Rape Me (2:36) / Heart-Shaped Box
(4:31) / Pennyroyal Tea (3:41) / Scentless Apprentice (3:27) / Smells Like
Teen Spirit (4:59)
NOTES:
* Tracks 1-10 are from the Unplugged sessions.
"Deep and Live"
1992?- CS with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: ???
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
School / Scoff / Love Buzz / Floyd the Barber / Dive / Big Cheese / Molly's
Lips / Spank Thru / About a girl / Mr. Moustache / Breed / Negative Creep
"The Demos"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Demos 1987/1988 and at Rajis, Hollywood, California 15 Feb 1990
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS: 21 at ~70
1988 Demos: Blandest / Spank Thru / Downer / Hairspray Queen / Mexican
Seafood
Live at Rajis, Hollywood California: School / Floyd the Barber / Love Buzz
/ Dive / Spank Thru / Breed / Scoff / About a Girl / Molly's Lips / Been a
Son / Stain / Negative Creep / Blew
1987 Demos: Polly / Molly's Lips (Spectre) / Everything and Nothing (Verse
Chorus Verse)
"Down With Me"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: ???
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Turnaround / Molly's Lips / Straight As An Arrow (D-7) / Never Take Me Home
(Sliver) / Down With Me / Lithium / In Bloom / Breed / Stay Away / Happy
Hour / Straight As An Arrow (D-7) / Love Buzz / About a Girl / Polly / In
Bloom / Breed / Stay Away / Happy Hour / Hairspray Queen / Love Buzz /
About A Girl+Polly
NOTES: Repeated songs are different versions.
"Down Under '92"
1992 - CD on Black Cat Records (???)
RECORDED: "Live, Palais, Melbourne January 1992 ... Live at the Thebarton
Theatre, Adelaide, 30 January 1992"
QUALITY: poor (disc 1) / good (disc 2)
SONGS:
Disc 1: About a Girl / Come as You Are / Breed / Polly / Lounge Act /
Lovebuzz / Lithium
Disc 2: Aneirism (Aneurysm) / Drain You / School / Sliver / About a Girl /
Breed / Come as You Are / Lithium / Polly / Lounge Act / Negative Creep /
Been a Son / Blew / On a Plain / Something in the Way / Stain / Smells Like
Teen Spirit / Lovebuzz / Get Together / Territorial Pissings
NOTES:
* Interviews are one liners from the band overlapping parts of live music,
but only a couple minutes long.
"Dumb"
1992?- CD on Kiss the Stone (KTS133)
RECORDED: Reading Rock Festival, Europe 1992
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS:
Breed (3:03) / Drain You (3:42) / Aneurysm (4:54) / School (3:11) / Sliver
(2:16) / In Bloom (4:31) / Come as You Are (3:42) / Lithium (4:19) / Smells
Like Teen Spirit (5:53) / On a Plain (3:02) / Been a Son (3:20) / Mary (All
Apologies 3:09) / Blew (3:17) / Dumb (2:44) / Stay Away (3:48) /
Territorial Pissings (2:53)
NOTES:
* Recorded DDD.
"Europe 1991"
1992 - CD on Red Line (???)
RECORDED: Europe 1991
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS: 18 at 59:11
Drain You (4:05) / Aneurysm (4:32) / School (2:53) / Floyd the Barber /
Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:43) / About a Girl (2:50) / Polly (2:48) /
Lithium (4:27) / Breed (3:22) / Sliver (2:03) / In Bloom (4:32) / Been a
Son (2:13) / Negative Creep (2:34) / On a Plain (3:05) / Blew (3:26) / Talk
to Me (3:14) / It Takes a Time (Oh, the Guilt 3:19) / Territorial Pissing
(2:35)
NOTES:
* During "Sliver," Kurt gets mad at the crowd for singing along during
every song, so he changes the lyrics somewhat, even singing "nah nah nah"
at the end. The crowd doesn't sing along anymore after that.
"Firework Night"
1992?- CD on Deep Records (MIK036)
RECORDED: Astoria Theatre, London, England 05 Nov 1991
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS:
Jesus (Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam) + Aneurysm / Drain You / School /
Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About a Girl / Polly / Breed /
Sliver / Lithium / Love Buzz / Come as You Are / Been a Son / Negative
Creep / On a Plain / Blew / Dumb / I'm so Tired (Pennyroyal Tea) / Endless-
Nameless
NOTES:
* "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a Vaselines cover. Same concert as
"Live Tits."
"Foretaste"
1991 - LP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Studio recordings Sep 1991
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Drain You / Dumb / The End of Music
"Heart-Shaped Box"
1994 - CD on Grapefruit Records (GRA-004-B)
RECORDED: "Live at the Roseland Club, N.Y.C. July 23 1993"
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS: 19 at 73:38
Serve the Servants (3:48) / Scentless Apprentice (3:42) / School (2:59) /
Breed (3:04) / Lithium (4:37) / Come as You Are (3:47) / Milk It (4:29) /
Drain You (3:48) / tourette's (2:20) / Very Ape (2:20) / Heart-Shaped Box
(5:03) / Rape Me (2:39) / All Apologies (4:18) / Polly (2:55) / Dumb
(2:43) / Something in the Way (3:53) / Where Did You Sleep Last Night
(3:18) / Endless Nameless (9:04)
"Household Drugs and Other Hits"
1992?- 7" EP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: "live somewhere in the midwest"
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
Household Drugs (Pennyroyal Tea) / School / On a Plain / About a Girl
NOTES: Numbered edition of 500.
"I Hate Myself and I Want to Die"
1993 - CD on Metal Crash (MECD 1146)
RECORDED: New Music Seminar, Roseland Club, New York Jul 23 1993
QUALITY: Good
SONGS: 19 at 75:00
Serve the Sevents / Scentless... (Scentless Apprentice) / School / Breed /
Lithium / Come as You Are / Milk It / Drain You / Tourettes / Verry Ape /
Heart Shaped Box / Rape Me / All Apologies / Polly / Dumb / Something In
the Way / Where Did You Sleep Last Night / Smells Like Teen Spirit /
Endless, Nameless
"In the Bloom 1990 Tour"
1992 - CD on Love and Money (Love and Money LM01)
RECORDED: ??? 1990
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS: 15 at 56:36
Intro + School (4:01) / Jam (5:16) / Scoff (4:37) / Love Buzz (3:45) /
Floyd the Barber (2:18) / Dive (4:38) / Another Rule (Verse Chorus Verse
3:19) / Big Cheese (4:29) / Freedom of Choise (Spank Thru 3:15) / About a
Girl (2:48) / Breed (3:49) / Paper Cuts (4:43) / Been a Son (2:05) /
Negative Creep (3:25) / Blew (3:55)
NOTES:
* Chad Channing's snare drum broke right after "School" and while he was
fixing it, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic played assorted cacophonous
tunes during "Jam," among which Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused" can
be heard.
* Comes in a special cardboard box to fit over the CD jewelbox.
"In Utero: The Pachyderm Sessions"
1993 - CD on Vinyl Experience Ltd (is902)
RECORDED: Pachyderm Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1993
SONGS: 12 at 69:05
In Utero: Serve The Servants (3:54) / Scentless Apprentice (3:47) / Heart-
Shaped Box (4:39) / Rape Me (2:49) / Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge
On Seattle (4:07) / Dumb (2:29) / Very Ape (1:55) / Milk It (3:52) /
Pennyroyal Tea (3:36) / Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (4:49) / tourette's
(1:33) / All Apologies + Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
(3:50+7:33=31:32)
NOTES:
* Only 1500 copies pressed. It is a record sleeve size white box. On it is
a blue picture of Kurt. Inside is a 48 page book with pictures from the
recording sessions at the Pachyderm Studio. Also included is the UK
release of In Utero with the extra song "Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow
Through The Strip."
"LA Forum '89"
1992?- CD with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: Los Angeles 1989
QUALITY: Good, but bad editting between songs
SONGS:
School / Scoff / Floyd the Barber / Dive / Polly / Big Cheese / Make It Big
(Spank Thru) / Mr. Moustache / Breed / She Said (Been a Son) / Negative
Creep / Stain / Blew
"Live"
1992?- LP with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 Apr 1990
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS:
Floyd the Barber / Love Buzz / Dive / Spank Thru / Immodium (Breed) / About
a Girl / Big Cheese / Scoff / Molly's Lips / Stain / Been a Son / Negative
Creep / Blew
NOTES:
* Same concert as "Blind Pig" and "Blind Pig Beginnings."
* Designed like the Bleach album, ie. black cover with silver picture and
credits. Cover is a band photo with Chad and Krist with short hair.
* The record itself has nothing on the label with "MILTON-001A" and
"MILTON-001B" etched on each side respectively.
"Live at the Reading Festival 1991"
1992?- LP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Reading Festival 1991
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
School / Floyd the Barber / Drain You / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Come as
You Are / Breed / Sliver / Molly's Lips / Love Buzz
"Live at the Reading Festival 1991"
1992?- CS on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Reading Festival 1991
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
School / Floyd the Barber / Drain You / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Come as
You Are / Breed / Sliver / Molly's Lips / Love Buzz / Negative Creep / The
End / Blew / Endless, Nameless
NOTES:
* This is a cassette masquerading as "BBC Sessions."
* "The End" is a Doors' cover, however they only play bits of the song.
"Live Dallas 91"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Dallas, Texas 1991
QUALITY: Poor
SONGS: 17 at ~62
Jesus (Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam) / Aneurysm / Drain You / School /
Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / Breed / Polly / Sliver / Stay
Away / Drugs (???) / Come as You Are / Been a Son / On a Plain / Lithium /
Territorial Pissings / Something in the Way (Rape Me)
NOTES:
* "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a Vaselines cover.
"The Live Spirit"
1992 - CD on Living Legends Records (LLRCD 163)
RECORDED: Europe Tour 1991
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit / Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Floyd the Barber
/ About a Girl / Polly / Lythium / Sliver / Breed / Been a Son / Negative
Creep / On a Plain / Blew / Love Buzz
"Live Tits"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Astoria Theatre, London, England 05 Nov 1991
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Jesus (Wants Me for a Sunbeam) / Aneurysm / Drain You / School / Floyd the
Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About a Girl / Polly / Breed / Sliver /
Lithium / Love Buzz / Come as You Are / Been a Son / Negative Creep / On a
Plain / Blew / Dumb / Tired (Pennyroyal Tea) / Endless, Nameless
NOTES:
* "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" is a Vaselines cover.
* Same concert as "Firework Night."
"Moderate Rock"
1994 - LP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: MTV Unplugged 1994 and other
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
[MTV Unplugged - no track listing] / Drain You (live) + Lithium (live) +
Been a Son (live) + Curmudgeon + Drain You (live) + School (live) +
Endless, Nameless + Polly (live) + Even in His Youth + Oh, the Guilt +
Territorial Pissings (live)
NOTES:
* The first side is the MTV Unplugged session; unfortunately, no info was
given on that.
* There is a brief cut in "Polly."
"Nirvana Demos"
1992?- 7" EP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: ???
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
In Bloom / Immodium (Breed) / Son of A Gun
NOTES:
* Pressed on blue transparent vinyl.
"Nirvana: Live 1994"
1994 - CD on Why Not? (???)
RECORDED: MTV Unplugged 1994
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS:
About a Girl (3:24) / Come as You Are (4:06) / Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam
(4:29) / Pennyroyal Tea (3:45) / Polly (3:11) / On a Plain (4:07) / Plateau
(3:19) / Lake of Fire (2:53) / All Apologies (3:46) / Where Did You Sleep
Last Night (4:58) / Drain You (3:54) / Breed (2:58) / Serve the Servants
(3:23) / Rape Me (2:35) / Hear-Shaped Box (4:31) / Pennyroyal Tea (3:41) /
Scentless Apprentice (3:23) / Lithium (4:13) / End of the Show (6:21)
NOTES: Includes songs not broadcasted on MTV.
"Nirvana Reading 92"
1992 - CS with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: Reading Festival 1992
QUALITY: Good
SONGS: Breed / Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Sliver / In Bloom / Come as
You Are / Lithium / About a Girl / The Eagle Has Landed (tourette's)
/ Polly / Lounge Act / Smells Like Teen Spirit / On a Plain /
Negative Creep / Been a Son / Mary (All Apologies) / Blew / Dumb /
Stay Away / Spank Thru / Love Buzz / The Money Will Roll Right In
/ D-7 / Territorial Pissings
NOTES: Most complete bootleg of the Reading Festival 1992. "Smells Like
Teen Spirit" starts out as Chicago's "More Than a Feeling."
"Nirvana: San Francisco, April 9th, 1993"
1993 - CD on Red Line (???)
RECORDED: San Francisco 09 Apr 1993
QUALITY: Good to excellent
SONGS: 21 at 72:54
Breed (3:10) / Sliver (1:55) / Come as You Are (3:53) / Test Me (Milk It
3:50) / About a Girl (2:53) / Lithium (4:29) / Ain't Over (Dumb 3:03) /
Francis (Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle 4:09) / Sundown
(Serve the Servants 3:07) / Aneurysm (4:44) / Smells Like Teen Spirit
(4:39) / Territorial Pissing (2:25) / Blew (2:59) / Mary (All Apologies
3:52) / Wait (Heart-Shaped Box 5:02) / Away (Scentless Apprentice 3:37) /
Something In the Way (2:39) / Negative Creep (2:40) / Been a Son (2:19) /
Dive (3:49) / Love Buzz (3:31)
NOTES: Same concert as "The Bosnian Rape Benefit Show."
"Out of the Womb: The In Utero Demos"
1993 - CD on Alley Kat Records (AK009)
RECORDED: demos
QUALITY: Very good to excellent
SONGS: 16 at 53:00
Rape/Rape Me (2:44) / Out of Face/Untitled Demo (Scentless Apprentice 3:42)
/ Shaped Box/Heart-Shaped Box (4:34) / Milk Cow/Milk It (3:49) / Womb/Dumb
(2:26) / Radio Friends/Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (4:46) / Into the Fire/
Into the Dirt (Very Ape 1:56) / China Tea/Pennyroyal Tea (3:29) / Will Have
Her Revenge/Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (4:05) /
Tourette's Kiss/Tourette's (1:33) / Servants/Serve the Servants (3:36) /
All Progressive/All Apologies (3:49) / Mary/Marijuana (Moist Vagina 3:29) /
I Want to Have/I Want it All (Marigold 2:35) / Happy Again/Happy (Verse
Chorus Verse 3:31) / Classics/Untitled Demo (??? 2:47)
NOTES:
* On the notation: the first title is the title on the CD itself, the
second title after the slash is the title on the CD jewel box.
* Recorded in DDD.
"Peel Session"
1991 - 2 7" EP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: BBC Radio One 1991
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
Dementia 7 (D-7) / Turnaround / Molly's Lips / Love Buzz / About a Girl /
Polly / Heartbreak (Spank Thru)
NOTES:
* Unauthorized release of the Peel Session.
"Prehistoric Hits with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, L7, and STP"
199? - 7" EP on ??? (???)
SONGS:
Sonic Youth "Cotton Crown (live '87)" / Nirvana "Amway Queen (studio '89)"
/ L7 "Fast & Frightening (live '90)" / STP "Yo Jackie Yo (demo '90)"
NOTES:
* Pressed on clear vinyl.
"Psychotic Reactions"
1992?- CD on Beech Martin Records (???)
RECORDED: Del Mar, California Oct 12 1992
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS:
Drain You / Aneurysm / School / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About a Girl /
Polly / Sliver / Breed / Come as You Are / Territorial Pissings
NOTES:
* Same concert as "Superstar Concert Series" with the exception that
"School" takes place of "Floyd the Barber."
"Reading 91"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Reading Rock Festival, Europe 1991
QUALITY: Good
SONGS: 10 at ~30
School / Floyd the Barber / Drain You / Come as You Are / Breed / Sliver /
Love Buzz / Molly's Lips / Blew / Been a Son
"Rough Tapes (Bleeding Years)"
1992?- CD on Metal Crash/MGR Records (MECD1089)
RECORDED: Various demos 199?
QUALITY: Very good to poor
SONGS:
Turnaround (Son of a Gun) / Polly's lips / D-7 / Sliver / Dive / Lithilm
(Lithium) / In Bloom / Breed / Stay Away / Another Rule (Verse Chorus
Verse) / D-7 / Love Buzz / About a Girl / Polly / Breed / Stay Away /
Donner (Downer) / Love Buzz / About A Girl / Polly / Spank Thru
NOTES:
* "Turnaround" to "D-7" are from the John Peel Session. At the beginning
of "Lithium" there is a voice saying, "Lithium mix six" and the lyrics
differ than that of Nevermind. The second "D-7" is a different version
without guitars in some parts.
"Seattle Sound, Sounds Great"
1992 - CD on Insect Records (IST 23)
RECORDED: "Recorded live at the Castle Theatre, Rome, November 19th, 1991"
QUALITY: Very good, but bad playing and inconsistent mixing.
SONGS: 18 at 55:42
Drain You (3:47) / Aneurysm (4:22) / School (2:32) / Floyd the Barber
(2:27) / Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:39) / About a Girl (2:46) / Polly
(3:22) / Lithium (4:46) / Sliver (2:01) / Come as You Are (3:35) / Breed
(4:04) / Been a Son (2:00) / Negative Creep (2:44) / On a Plain (2:52) /
Blew (3:44) / Rape Me (2:41) / Spank Through (2:30) / Territorial Pissings
(2:32)
NOTES:
* CD booklet incorrectly labels Dave Grohl as Chris Novoselic and vice
versa.
"Sliver"
1992?- CD on Silver Shadow (CD 9106)
RECORDED: "Live in Holland paradiso 1-16 November 25 1991, 17-24 Tivoli
Utrecht November 3 1989"
QUALITY: 1989 recording is bad, 1991 recording is good
SONGS:24 at 72:25
1991: Drain You (3:54) / Any Rithm (Aneurysm 4:22) / School (2:30) / In the
Sun (Been a Son 2:01) / Negative Creep (2:44) / Smells Like Teen Spirit
(4:36) / Floyd the Barber (2:22) / About a Girl (2:54) / Polly (2:36) /
Lithium (4:02) / Sliver (2:02) / Breed (2:45) / On the Plain (On a Plain
3:01) / Blue (Blew 3:02) / Love Buzz (3:13) / Territorial Pissings + Floyd
the Barber (3:01)
1989: Guide (Dive 3:36) / Polly (2:26) / Big Cheese (3:45) / About a Girl
(2:55) / Mister Moustache (Mr. Moustache 3:42) / Breed (3:07) / Love is a
Drag (Spank Thru 3:40)
NOTES:
* A split cd of two live shows in Holland. After "On a Plain" Kurt
retunes the guitar and thanks the audience for their patience.
* The 1989 version of Polly is different to the "normal" but still isn't
the same as "(New Wave) Polly."
"Smells Like..... (Vol. 1)"
1993 - CD on Banana Records (BAN-027-A, Australia)
RECORDED: Live in Europe/USA 89/92
QUALITY: Fair to good
SONGS: 18 at 55:42
School (2:44) / Scoff (4:00) / Love Buzz (3:21) / Floyd the Barber (2:07) /
Dive (3:41) / Polly (2:37) / Big Cheese (3:52) / Spank Thru (3:08) / About
a Girl (3:13) / Negative Creep (2:18) / Blew (3:03) / Love Buzz (3:24) /
Son of a Gun (2:47) / Turnaround (2:20) / D7 (3:46) / Molly's Lips (5:35) /
In Bloom (4:27) / Stay Away (3:26)
NOTES:
* Tracks 1-11 recorded in Europe 1989. Good guitar but bad vocals. Tracks
12-18 recorded in the USA 1992. Tracks 13-16 sound very suspicious, the
mixing and playing are too good, most likely it is a CD of "Hormoaning"
with crowd sounds dubbed in.
"Smells Like..... (Vol. 2)"
1993 - CD on Banana Records (BAN-027-B, Australia)
RECORDED: Live in Europe 1991
QUALITY: Poor
SONGS: 16 at 49:46
Drain You (3:45) / Aneurysm (4:26) / School (2:45) / Smells Like Teen
Spirit (5:07) / About a Girl (2:58) / Polly (2:56) / Sliver (2:03) / Breed
(3:02) / Come as You Are (3:45) / Lithium (4:54) / Get Together (0:20) /
Territorial Pissings (2:45) / Been a Son (1:59) / Negative Creep (2:45) /
On a Plain (2:52) / Blew (3:10)
"Smells Like Nirvana"
1991 - CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Demos, London, England Nov 1991
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS:
Punk Rock Polly ((New Wave) Polly) / Come on Over (Aneurysm) / Been A Son
/ Something (Something in the Way)
"Smells Like Nirvana"
1992 - CD on Flashback World Productions (???)
RECORDED: Amsterdam 25 Nov 1991 and Hollywood 15 Feb 1990
QUALITY: Very good
SONGS: 23 at 68:08
Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:32) / Drain You (3:35) / Aneurysm (4:19) /
School (2:28) / Floyd the Barber (2:14) / About a Girl (2:47) / Polly
(2:35) / Lithium (3:58) / Silver (Sliver 2:04) / Breed (2:49) / Been a Son
(1:59) / Negative Creep (2:38) / On a Plane (On a Plain 3:01) / Blew
(3:01) / Love Buzz (3:16) / Dive (3:36) / Spank Thru (2:58) / Breed (3:13)
/ Scoff (3:57) / About a Girl (2:30) / Molly's Lips (1:57) / In Bloom
(Been a Son 2:03) / Stain (2:29)
"Smells Like Punk Spirit"
1992?- CD on Post Script (PSCD 1181)
RECORDED: "Recorded live in Seattle, WA, 1990, before the Nevermind
recording [and] recorded live in Southern Europe during the
Nevermind Tour, 1991."
QUALITY: Very good to excellent.
SONGS: 24 at 75:37
Love Buzz / Son of a Gun / Turn Around / Dee Seven (D-7) / Molly's Lips /
Everything and Nothing (Verse Chorus Verse) / In Bloom / Stay Away /
Aneurysm / Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About a Girl /
Polly / Lithium / Sliver / Come as You Are / Breed / Been a Son / Negative
Creep / On a Plain / Blew / Wreck Me (Rape Me) / Spanks Through (Spank
Thru) / Territorial Pissings
NOTES:
* First eight tracks are the 1990 session, the last sixteen are the 1991
live tracks (southern Europe meaning Rome 19 Nov 1991).
* "Stay Away" is actually "Play to Pay," an earlier version of the song.
"Smells Like Success"
1992 - CD on Halloween Records (???)
RECORDED: Paradiso/Amsterdam 25 Nov 1991
QUALITY: Good to excellent
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:35) / Drain You (3:38) / Ameurysm (Aneurysm
4:19) / School (2:27) / Freud the Barber (Floyd the Barber 2:21) / About a
Girl (3:00) / Polly (2:36) / Lithium (4:07) / Silver (Sliver 2:10) / Breed
(2:54) / In Bloom (Been a Son 2:06) / Negative Creep (2:39) / Plane (On a
Plain 3:01) / Blue (Blew 3:05) / Love Buzz (3:14)
"Superstar Concert Series"
1993 - CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Del Mar, California 12 Oct 1992
QUALITY: Excellent
SONGS:
Drain You / Aneurysm / Floyd the Barber / Smells Like Teen Spirit / About
a Girl / Polly / Sliver / Breed / Come as You Are / Territorial Pissings
NOTES:
* Recorded on the Westwood One Radio Network at Del Mar, CA.
* Same concert as "Psychotic Reactions" with the exception that "Floyd the
Barber" takes place of "School."
"Total Fucking Godhead"
1992?- 7" EP on Delerious (???)
RECORDED: ???
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
Broken Mirrors (Lithium) / The Rocker (Verse Chorus Verse) / The Eagle Has
Landed (Polly)
NOTES:
* "Promotion copy, not for sale" written on the pink convolute, white
vinyl. Lyrics on "Broken Mirrors" differ slightly than that of the
"Nevermind" version.
"A Tribute to the Vaselines"
1992?- 7" EP with no label (no serial number)
RECORDED: live (side 1) / demos (side 2)
QUALITY: Good
SONGS:
Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam / Son of a Gun + Molly's Lips (medley)
NOTES:
* Blue paper cover with black print. Front has a drawing of a Vaseline jar,
back has a picture of Kurt playing.
"The Triple Platinum EP"
1992?- 7" EP on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Pre-Nevermind demos 1991?
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Not What it Means (In Bloom) / She Said (Molly's Lips) / Make it Big
"Wild Tales"
1992?- CD on ??? (???)
RECORDED: Paradiso, Amsterdam Nov 1991 but actually a collection of live
tracks
QUALITY: ???
SONGS:
Smells Like Teen Spirit / Drain You / Ancurysm (Aneurysm) / School / Floyd
the Barber / About a Girl / Polly / Lythium / Sliver / Breed / Been a Son /
Negative Creep / On a Plain / Blew / Love Buzz
NOTES:
* Note that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is placed first rather than its usual
position between "Floyd the Barber" and "About a Girl."
"Whiplash"
1992?- LP on Club Records? (no serial number)
RECORDED: Nevermind sessions 1991 and Seattle demos/rehearsals 1986-1989
QUALITY: Side A: excellent, Side B: poor
SONGS:
Drain You / Aneurysm / Dumb / Something in the Way / Endless Nameless /
Dive / About a Girl / Blew / Blandest / Instrumental / Midnight (Hairspray
Queen)
NOTES:
* "Blew" is with different lyrics. "Instrumental" is an instrumental
version of "Sifting."
"Wipe Out: A Collection of Unreleased Studio Sessions"
1991 - LP/CD on Club Records (no serial number)
RECORDED: "The tracks on this limited edition are studio sessions recorded
in Seattle, 1990"
Quality: Very good, but bad editing
SONGS: 13 at 40:50
Spanks Through (3:00) / About a Girl (2:35) / Love Buzz (3:16) / Polly
(2:34) / Son of a Gun (2:46) / Turn Around (2:17) / Dee Seven (D-7 3:46) /
Molly's Lips (1:48) / Everything and Nothing (Verse Chorus Verse 3:22) /
Lithium (4:08) / Breed (3:02) / In Bloom (4:22) / Stay Away (3:21)
NOTES:
* "Stay Away" is actually "Pay to Play," an earlier version of the song.
Section 7: Bootlegs without listings
"Amsterdam 1991"
RECORDED: Amsterdam 1991
"Before We Ever Minded"
RECORDED: Demos ???
"Bliss"
RECORDED: Palladium 17 Aug 1990
"Coming Down Heavy"
RECORDED: ???
"Deep"
RECORDED: ??? 18 Nov 1989
"Demos and Rarities"
RECORDED: ???
"The Early Singles vol. 1"
RECORDED: ???
"Leeds"
RECORDED: ??? 27 Oct 1989
"Live Bait"
RECORDED: ??? 1991
"Live Like Pitbulls on Crack"
RECORDED: ???
"Markthalle Hamburg"
RECORDED: Hamburg 1991?
"Mud's Warmup"
RECORDED: ??? 1990?
NOTES:
* Songs include: "Even in his Youth," "Sliver," "Been a Son," "Mr.
Moustache," "Stay Away," "Siftings," "Endless, Nameless," "Blew,"
"Negative Creep," "Molly's Lips," "Swap Meet," and others.
"New York Felt Forum 1989"
RECORDED: New York 1989
"Nirvana: XXII II MCMXCIV Live From Rome 2/22/1994"
RECORDED: Rome 22 Feb 1994
"On a Plain"
RECORDED: Rome 1991
"Out of the Womb"
RECORDED: ??? 1993?
Notes: In Utero demos.
"Pearl Jam/Nirvana: Live at the Hollywood Palladium '91"
RECORDED: Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California 1991
NOTES:
* On Grunge Records, about an hour long.
"San Diego 1991"
RECORDED: San Diego 1991
"School of Fish/Nirvana: In Concert - Nu Rock"
RECORDED: ??? 26 Oct 1992
NOTES:
* On 2 7" reels.
"Smells Like ..."
RECORDED: San Diego Dec 1991
"Supersonic"
RECORDED: Los Angeles 15 Jan 1990
"To Markos 3"
RECORDED: Japan 1991?
"Travelling on a Cloud"
RECORDED: UK 1991?
"Virgin Songs"
RECORDED: ???
"We're Going Hungry"
RECORDED: ???
NOTES:
* Pearl Jam bootleg; last track actually a demo of "Here She Comes Now" by
Nirvana.