About a Girl-song #3 on Bleach, and song #1 on Unplugged. The unplugged
version was released as a single on October 24, 1994. The single's B-side
was also from Unplugged, "Something in the Way". Chad Channing plays drums
on the Bleach version and Dave Grohl plays on Unplugged. Written by Kurt
Cobain.
Aero Zeppelin-song #13 on Incesticide. Recorded 12/24/88 in the Reciprocal
Studios, Seattle. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt
Cobain.
Albini, Steve-recorded the In Utero album.
All Apologies-song #12 on In Utero, and song #13 on Unplugged. On In Utero,
Kera Schaley plays cello, and on Unplugged Lori Goldston plays the cello on
this song. The In Utero version was released as a single in December of
'94. It's B-sides include "Rape Me" and "MV". The unplugged video was a
huge hit on MTV, and it was #7 on the Top 100 countdown of 1994. Written by
Kurt Cobain.
Aneurysm-song #15 on Incesticide. Recorded in the U.K.for the BBC Radio 1
Mark Goodier Sessions on 11/5/91 and was produced by Miti Adhikari. The
original version appears on the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" import single and
the six song import "Hoarmoaning". It was recorded 1/1/91 by Craig
Montgomery at Music Source, Seattle. Written by Kurt Cobain, Chris
Novoselic and Dave Grohl.
Anorexorcist-rare track, only know to have been played once on 12/14/87 in
Tacoma, WA. This was Nirvana's first known show.
Baba O'Riley-rare track, a cover song of The Who. It was only know to have
been played once by Nirvana, in Rennes, France 12/7/91.
Bambi Kill-rare track, recorded as a home demo in Seattle, the fall of '86.
Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge, a-the CD single by Earth that Kurt played
on. Kurt played guitar on "A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge Parts 1 and
2". It was considered a CD single, but the three tracks lasted 32 minutes.
It was released in 1991 on Sub Pop.
Beans-rare track, allegedly from the Ted, Ed and Fred demos in 1988.
Recorded in '86, "The Beans Session". Other songs recorded include Verse
Chorus Verse (acoustic version, known as "Sappy") and Misery Loves
Company.
Been a Son-song #4 on Incesticide. Recorded in the U.K. for the BBC Radio 1
Mark Goodier Sessions on 11/5/91 and was produced by Miti Adhikari. Dave
Grohl plays drums on this track. Originally one of the B-sides from the
"Blew" 12" single. A live version (recorded 10/31/91 in Seattle) was also
included on the "Lithium" single. Been a Son written by Kurt Cobain and
Chris Novoselic.
Beeswax-song #9 on Incesticide. It was taken from the Bleach demos, recorded 12/24/88 in Reciprocal Studios, Seattle. The track also appeared on "Kill Rock Stars", a compilation on K Records, released in the summer of '91. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
Big Cheese-song #12 on Bleach. Chad Channing plays drums on this
track.Written by Kurt Cobain.
Big Long Now-song #14 on Incesticide. Chad Channing plays drums on this
track. Written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
Black and White Blues-acoustic instrumental track recorded by Kurt Cobain.
Unknown date, place etc.
Blandest-demo recorded in Reciprocal studios, 12/24/88. It was later cut
from the "Love Buzz" 7" single.
Bleach-Nirvana's first album. First released on vinyl, June 1989. It was
released on CD on Sup Pop and Tupelo Records in August 1989. It was
remastered and re-released on DGC Records in April 1992. Includes 13 tracks
at 42:43, all written by Kurt Cobain except"Love Buzz", written by Robby
Van Leeuwen and originally performed by Shocking Blue. Dale Crover played
drums on "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer". Chad Channing
played drums on the rest of the tracks. It was recorded in Seattle at
Reciprocal Recording Studios 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.
Blew-song #1 on Bleach. It was released as a 12" single, on Tupelo Records
in December of '89. It's B-sides included "Love Buzz" (written by Robby Van
Leeuwen and originally performed by Shocking Blue), "Been a Son", and
"Stain" (both written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic). Chad Channing
plays drums on this track. Blew was written by Kurt Cobain.
Breed-song #4 on Nevermind. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Burckhard, Aaron-Fecal Matter drummer, from 1985 to 1986.
Buzz Cut-an experimental sound clip, recorded and mixed in Reciprocal
Studios, 12/24/88 by Kurt. Also known as "Noise Bleed" on some bootlegs.
Channing, Chad-the drummer for Nirvana from 1986-1990. He played on most of the songs on Bleach and left the band before Nevermind. Many songs on Incesticide are songs from studio sessions that Chad took part in.
Clean Up Before She Comes-rare track, recorded on a four track by Kurt in
Seattle '87.
Cobain, Kurt-the front man of Nirvana. He sang and played guitar throughout
the band's career, from 1985 to 1994. He wrote almost every song including
numerous hit singles and lead the band through four albums. Nirvana ended
in 1994 when Kurt was found dead on April 8th. He allegedly committed
suicide.
Come as You Are-song #3 on Nevermind and song #2 on Unplugged. The
Nevermind version was released as a single in February of 1992. It's
B-sides include "School" and "Drain You", both live versions recorded
10/31/91 in Seattle. Some singles also include "Endless, Nameless", the
secret song on most pressings of Nevermind. Nirvana shot a video for this
in '92, and recently it was named the 12th best alternative video of all
time by MTV. Lithium written by Kurt Cobain.
Cookies-the upcoming Nirvana double-album, to be released on Geffen Records
on December 15th. Each disc will include 10 tracks. Disc 1 will contain
rare B-sides, early demos and rarities including "Even in His Youth", "Oh,
the Guilt", "Return of the Rat" and others. Disc 2 will contain unreleased
tracks recorded in early '94, including "On the Mountain", "Fountain Soda",
"Dough Ray" and Me plus others recorded in January, February, and March of
'94.
Crisco-rare track, known only to have been played once on 11/29/91 in
Glasgow, Scotland. It is also known as "Rock Whore".
Crover, Dale-drummer of the Melvins who took the drummer position
temporarily for several months until Chad Channing joined the band. He
played on several tracks on Bleach and Incesticide.
Curmudgeon-the B-side on the "Lithium" single. Recorded in April of 1992 by
Barret Jones at the Laundry Room Studios. Dave Grohl plays drums on this
track. It was also played live only once, on 11/23/91 in Belgium.
Dazed and Confused-rare track, a cover song of Led Zeppelin. Kurt and Chris
played parts of the song while Chad Channing was repairing his snare drum.
It was played only this once by Nirvana on 11/26/89 in Mezzago, Italy.
Dementia 7 (D7)-originally written by Greg Sage and the Wipers. Nirvana recorded in a John Peel Session 1991. It first appeared on the six song import "Hoarmoaning", and later was released on the "Lithium" UK single.
DGC (David Geffen Company)-Nirvana's record company for their final four
official albums.
Dive-song #1 on Incesticide, first appeared as the B-side on the Sliver 7"
single. It was recorded at Smart Studios, Wisconsin in April 1990 by Butch
Vig. It was also included on the compilation "The Grunge Years" on Sub Pop,
released in 1991. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt
Cobain.
Do You Love Me?-track that appeared on "Hard to Believe: A KISS
Compilation". The band recorded the song in a college studio ? for free.
The next time they heard it it was on the KISS comp.
Donuts-rare track, the set closer for their 11/15/93 show in New York City.
It is only known to have been played once.
Dough Ray and Me-track recorded in early '94 and slated to appear on the
upcoming Nirvana double album "Cookies".
Down in the Dark-a song by Mark Lanegan that Kurt and Chris played guitar
on. It appeared on his 1990 release "The Winding Sheet".
Downer-song #13 on Bleach and song #10 on Incesticide. The Incesticide
version is from the Bleach demos 1988. Dale Crover plays drums both
versions of this track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Drain You-song #8 on Nevermind. It appeared as a B-side on the "Smells Like
Teen Spirit" single. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Dumb-song #6 on In Utero, and song #6 on Unplugged. On the In Utero version
, Kera Schaley plays cello, and on Unplugged Lori Goldston plays the cello
on this song. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Duncan, John-played the second guitar in Nirvana for a short period of time
before they picked up Pat Smear.
Endless, Nameless-an unlisted track which appears on Nevermind ten minutes
after the end of "Something in the Way". The track was accidentally omitted
from initial U.S. pressings and all foreign pressings. It later appeared on
most of the "Come as You Are" singles. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Extreme, The-an alternate version of If You Must, one of the Bleach demos.
Even in His Youth-recorded in their John Peel Session 1991. It first
appeared on the six song import "Hoarmoaning", and later was released on
the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single. Also slated to appear on the upcoming
Nirvana double album "Cookies". Written by Kurt Cobain.
Everman, Jason-he was a hired guitarist for Nirvana to do live shows in
1989. He is listed in the Bleach credits, but did no work on the album.
Soon he left to join another Seattle based band, Soundgarden.
Foo Fighters-Dave Grohl and Pat Smear's new band. They joined Will
Goldsmith (on drums) and Nate Mendel (on bass), from the Seattle band Sunny
Day Real Estate. The Foo Fighters currently have a self titled album
out.
Formaldehyde-rare track, a regular set opener for Nirvana in 1991.
Foster, Dave-drummer for Nirvana during a short period of time in 1988.
Fountain Soda-track recorded in early '94 and slated to appear on the
upcoming Nirvana double album "Cookies".
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle-song #5 on In Utero.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Grohl, Dave-drummer and backup vocalist for Nirvana from 1990 to 1994. His
first show was 10/11/90 in Olympia, WA. After Kurt died, he and Nirvana
guitarist Pat Smear joined two members of Sunny Day Real Estate to form the
Foo Fighters.
Hairspray Queen-song #12 on Incesticide. It was recorded in 1988, but it
was later cut from Bleach. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Written
by Kurt Cobain.
Heart Shaped Box-song #3 on In Utero. Released as a single on August 23,
1993, the first single off of In Utero. B-sides include "Milk It" (from In
Utero) and "Marigold", which included Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals, and
Kurt Cobain on drums. Marigold was recorded during the In Utero sessions in
March 1993. They also shot a video for it in 1993, and later added another
scene of Kurt lying down in flowers. The video was voted Best Video by the
fans at the MTV Music Awards in 1994, several months after Kurt had died.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Help Me-rare track, played several times in '89, including 11/5/89 in
Melkweg, Amsterdam Holland, 11/8/89 in Koln, Germany, and 11/22/89 in
Vienna, Austria.
Here She Comes Now-a cover song of the Velvet Underground. Appeared on
"Heaven and Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground Vol. 1". It was also
released on a split 7" single, along with the Melvins version of "Venus in
Furs". Here She Comes Now was recorded at the Laundry Room studios, 1990.
Both songs are written by Lou Reed and originally performed by the Velvet
Underground. May appear on the upcoming Nirvana double album "Cookies".
High on the Hog-rare track, played only once as the set closer for the
11/26/89 show with TAD in Mezzago, Italy.
Hoarmoaning-a six song CD that was released only as an import. It was
released in between Nevermind and Incesticide in January of 1991. The songs
include "Turnaround", "Aneurysm", "D-7", "Son of a Gun", "Even in His
Youth" and "Molly's Lips". D-7, Aneurysm and Even in His Youth later
appeared on singles, while the rest are now on Incesticide.
Hummingbirds From Hell-very very rare track, unknown date, etc.
I Hate Myself and Want to Die-track that was recorded during the In Utero
sessions in March 1993. It was cut from In Utero, but was included on "The
Beavis and Butthead Experience" compilation. Written by Kurt Cobain.
I'm a Vegetarian-rare track, that was played once, 10/2/91 in Washington
D.C.
Immigrant Song-rare track, a cover song of Led Zeppelin. It was played only
once by Nirvana, 12/21/88 at Hoquaim, WA. This was Nirvana's second known
show.
Imodium-early version of Breed, with different lyrics. Recorded 11/89.
In Bloom-song #2 on Nevermind. It was also released as a single: the 7" and
cassette singles were released November 30, 1992, and CD singles were
released on December 7 1992. It's B-sides include "Sliver" and "Polly",
both live versions recorded 12/28/91 in Del Mar, CA. Nirvana also shot two
videos for In Bloom, one in 1990, which got no air play, but the Nevermind
version was a big hit. All songs written by Kurt Cobain.
Incesticide-Nirvana's third album. Released on DGC Records on December 15,
1992. Includes 15 tracks at 44:45. 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. The other tracks are written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Dan
Peters plays drums on "Sliver". Dale Crover plays drums on "Downer". Chad
Channing plays drums on "Dive", "Stain", "Beeswax", "Mexican Seafood",
"Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin", and "Big Long Now". Dave Grohl plays
drums on the rest of the tracks. Art direction by Robert Fisher, cover
painting by Kurt Cobain, live photograph by Charles Peterson.
In His Hands-rare track, written in the summer of 1990. It was played
several times, 11/25/90 in Seattle, 4/17/91 in Seattle, and 8/17/90 in
Hollywood. Also known as In His Room and Spectre on some bootlegs.
In Utero- Nirvana's fourth album. Released on DGC Records in the UK and
Australia on September 14, 1993, and in the U.S. on September 21, 1993.
U.S. releases include 12 tracks at 41:20, and other releases include 12
tracks at 69:05. All tracks are written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Dave
Grohl plays drums on all of the tracks. Cello on "All Apologies" and "Dumb"
by Kera Schaley. Non-U.S. releases include the extra song "Gallons of
Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" at the end of All Apologies. It is
listed as "Devalued American Dollar Purchase Incentive Track". 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.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig. Photographers, Kurt Cobain, Robert Fisher, Michael
Lavine, Karen Mason, Wendy O'Conner, Charles Peterson, Neil Wallace.
Illustrations by Alex Gray and Rodger Ferris. Art direction and design by
Kurt Cobain and Robert Fisher.
It's Closing Soon-rare track, supposedly from "The Rio Tape" that Kurt and
Courtney both played on.
Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam-a cover song of the Vaselines. It was
played live many times by Nirvana, including at their MTV Unplugged show in
NY on 11/18/93.
Junkyard-fairly rare track, a regular in Nirvana's shows from 9/89 to 1/90,
but never known to have been recorded in the studio.
Landlord, The-a mix of many sound clips from music and TV that were mixed
together by Kurt. It's not really a Nirvana song, but it appears on some
bootlegs.
Lanegan, Mark-Kurt Cobain played with him on several songs on his album,
"The Winding Sheet". Lanegan is currently the singer of the Seattle based
band "The Screaming Trees".
Led Zeppelin-original performer of "Dazed And Confused" (11/26/89, Mezzago,
Italy), "Immigrant Song" (12/21/88, Hoquaim, WA) and "Moby Dick" (12/14/87,
Tacoma, WA), three songs Nirvana covered live.
Ledbetter, Huddie-original writer and performer of "Where Did You Sleep
Last Night?", a song that both Nirvana and Mark Lanegan covered. Where Did
You Sleep Last Night? originally performed by Leadbelly.
Lithium-song #5 on Nevermind. It was released as a single in July of 1992.
It's B-sides include "Been a Son" (Live),recorded 10/31/91 in Seattle, and
"Curmudgeon", which was recorded in April of 1992 at the Laundry Room
Studios by Barret Jones. The U.K. singles also include "D7". Nirvana shot a
video for this in 1992, and they also played it live at the MTV Music
Awards on 9/9/92, and the live video has been frequently shown on MTV.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Lounge Act-song #9 on Nevermind. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Love Buzz-song #5 on Bleach. It was also the first recording ever released
by Nirvana, a 7" on Sub Pop in October 1988. It is now Sub Pop singles Club
#1. It's B-side is "Big Cheese", which is written by Kurt Cobain. Chad
Channing plays drums on this track. Love Buzz is written by Robby Van
Leeuwen and originally performed by Shocking Blue.
Love, Courtney-Kurt's widowed wife, currently lead singer and guitarist of
the band Hole.
Marigold-track included Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals, and Kurt Cobain on
drums. Marigold was recorded during the In Utero sessions in March 1993,
and was included as a B-side of "Heart Shaped Box" single. It was first
recorded by Dave Grohl solo, as a demo, in December of 1990 at Upland
Studios, Arlington, VA. Marigold written by Dave Grohl.
Meat Puppets-Phoenix based band that played with Nirvana at their MTV
Unplugged show in NY on 11/18/93. Curt and Cris Kirkwood played with
Nirvana on their original songs: "Oh Me", "Plateau", and "Lake of Fire".
The Meat Puppets also include Derrick Bostrom on drums.
Mexican Seafood-song #11 on Incesticide. It is from the Bleach demos 1988.
The track also appeared on "Teriyaki Asthma", a compilation released on C/Z
Records in 1989. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt
Cobain.
Midnight Macaroni-very very rare track, unknown date, etc.
Milk It-song #8 on In Utero. It is also included as a B-side on the "Heart
Shaped Box" single. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Misery Loves Company-rare track, allegedly recorded in '86
Moby Dick-rare track, a cover song of Led Zeppelin. It was only know to
have been played once, as the set closer for the 12/14/87 in Tacoma, WA.
This was Nirvana's first known show.
Molly's Lips-song #6 on Incesticide, a cover song of the Vaselines.
Recorded in the U.K. for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions, and it was
produced by Dale Griffin. Dave Grohl plays drums on this track. It first
appeared on the six song import "Hoarmoaning". A live version was also
included on a split 7" single, with a live version of the song "Candy" by
Fluid. It was released in 1/91. It is Sub Pop singles Club #27. Molly's
Lips was written by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, and originally
performed by the Vaselines.
Money Will Roll Right In, The-rare track, a cover song of Mudhoney. It was
only played twice by Nirvana, 6/30/92 in Museet, Stockholm, and at the
Reading Festival in London on 8/30/92.
Mr. Moustache-song #10 on Bleach. Chad Channing plays drums on this track.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Moist Vagina (MV)-track recorded during the In Utero sessions in March
1993, and was included as a B-side of "All Apologies" single. Written by
Kurt Cobain.
Mudhoney-Seattle based band and original performer of "The Money Will Roll
Right In", a song that Nirvana covered live. It is also the band that Dan
Peters (temporary Nirvana drummer in 1991) was from.
My Sharona-rare track, a cover song of the Knack. It was only known to have
been played once by Nirvana, 2/16/94 in Rennes, France.
Nevermind-Nirvana's second album. Released on DGC Records 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 accidentally
omitted from initial US pressings, and from all foreign pressings. Without
Endless, Nameless the songs are 12 at 42:36. With Endless, Nameless the
songs are 12 at 59:23. All tracks are written by Kurt Cobain. Dave Grohl
plays drums on all of the tracks. Cello on "Something in the Way" by Kirk
Canning. 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 Kurt Cobain.
New Wave-song #9 on Incesticide. It's a different version of Polly
(Nevermind, Unplugged), recorded in the U.K.for the BBC Radio 1 Mark
Goodier Sessions on 11/5/91 and was produced by Miti Adhikari. Dave Grohl
plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic and Dave
Grohl.
Oh, the Guilt-track released as a split single on February 22, 1993, and
recorded in April 1992 at the Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones. The
other song included was "Puss", by the Jesus Lizard. 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, and some come with
a free poster. Also slated to appear on the upcoming Nirvana double album
"Cookies". Oh, the Guilt was written by Kurt Cobain.
On a Plain-song #11 on Nevermind and song #8 on Unplugged. The Nevermind
version was released as a promo single following "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
in '91. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Opinion-rare track, played only once by Kurt solo on acoustic guitar on
9/15/90 at "The Boy Meets Girl Show", KAOS-FM in Olympia, WA.
Pay to Play-the demo version of "Stay Away", that includes different
lyrics, recorded 4/90 in Smart Studios, Wisconsin. The track appeared on
the compilation album "DGC Rarities Volume 1".
Pennyroyal Tea-song #9 on In Utero and song #5 on Unplugged. Allegedly, a
CD single (of a remix of the In Utero version) was released in Europe
somewhere, with the B-sides of "I Hate Myself and I Want to Die" and "Where
Did You Sleep Last Night?" (From Unplugged). Pennyroyal Tea and I Hate
Myself and I Want to Die were written by Kurt Cobain. Where Did You Sleep
Last Night? was written by Huddie Ledbetter and originally performed by
Leadbelly.
Peters, Dan-drummer of Mudhoney, one of two temporary drummers that played
in Nirvana in between Chad Channing and Dave Grohl.
Plateau-a cover song of the Meat Puppets. It was played only once by
Nirvana, at their MTV Unplugged show in NY on 11/18/93 with Curt and Cris
Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets.
Pocketwatch (Simple Machines Tool #3)-a compilation of two studio sessions
recorded with Dave Grohl on all the instruments. Dave recorded seven songs,
including the first version of "Marigold", at Upland Studios, VA on
12/23/90, and four more at WGNS Studios, VA, including the first version of
the Foo Fighters track "Winnebago", on 7/27/91. The two sessions were
combined onto one cassette and released on Simple Machines Records in 1992.
Polly-song #6 on Nevermind and song #7 on Unplugged. An alternate version,
called "New Wave", appears on Incesticide. Written by Kurt Cobain, Chris
Novoselic and Dave Grohl.
Rape Me-song #4 on In Utero. The track also appears as a B-side on the
"Heart Shaped Box" single. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Raunchola-rare track, only know to have been played once on 12/14/87 in
Tacoma, WA. This was Nirvana's first known show.
Return of the Rat-cover song of the Wipers. It originally appeared on a
compilation called "16 Songs For Greg Sage and the Wipers", released in
1991. Also slated to appear on the upcoming Nirvana double album "Cookies".
Written by Greg Sage.
Run Rabbit Run-rare track, only know to have been played once on 12/21/88
in Hoquaim, WA. This was Nirvana's second known show.
Scentless Apprentice-song #2 on In Utero. Written by Kurt Cobain, Chris
Novoselic and Dave Grohl.
School-song #4 on Bleach. A live video has been shown on MTV, from the
documentary "1991: The Year Punk Broke". Chad Channing plays drums on this
track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Scoff-song #8 on Bleach. Chad Channing played drums on this track. Written
by Kurt Cobain.
Serve the Servants-song #1 on In Utero. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Shocking Blue-original performer of "Love Buzz", song off Bleach.
Siftings-song #11 on Bleach. Chad Channing played drums on this track.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Sliver-song #2 on Incesticide. It was released as a 7" single on Sub Pop in
September 1990. The B-side was "Dive". 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. The single version also included an answering machine message at
the end of Sliver. The message was left off of Incesticide. Dan Peters
plays drums on Sliver. Chad Channing plays drums on Dive. Sliver was
written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
Smear, Pat-Nirvana's second guitarist from 1993-94, following John Duncan.
Smells Like Teen Spirit-song #1 on Nevermind. It was released as a single
on September 10, 1991. The single's B-sides were "Drain You" (from
Nevermind), "Even in His Youth", and "Aneurysm" (recorded January 1, 1991
by Craig Montgomery at Music Source, Seattle). They shot a video for it in
1991, the first of four from Nevermind. It recently was voted best video of
the 90's on the MTV Top 100 Countdown. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Something in the Way-song #12 on Nevermind and song #9 on Unplugged. The
Unplugged version was included as a B-side on the "About a Girl" single.
Most copies of Nevermind include the unlisted track "Endless, Nameless"
following it and 10 minutes of silence. Something in the Way written by
Kurt Cobain.
Son of a Gun-song #7 on Incesticide, a cover song of the Vaselines. Dave
Grohl plays drums on this track. It first appeared on the six song import
"Hoarmoaning". Written by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee.
Spank Thru-track originally recorded in Reciprocal Studios, 12/24/88, and
then again in a John Peel Session BBC Broadcast in 1991. It was frequently
played live. It also appeared on the Sub Pop 2000 Compilation.
Stain-song #3 on Incesticide. Originally appeared as a B-side on the "Blew"
single. Recorded and produced by Steve Fisk at Music Source, Seattle in
late summer 1989. Chad Channing plays drums on this track. Stain written by
Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic.
Stay Away-song #10 on Nevermind. The demo version (with different lyrics)
of this song entitled "Pay to Play" appeared on the compilation album "DGC
Rarities Volume 1". Written by Kurt Cobain.
Sub Pop-Nirvana's record company for Bleach and numerous singles.
Swap Meet-song #9 on Bleach. Chad Channing plays drums on this track.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
Sweet Home Alabama-rare track, a cover song of Lynard Skynard. Played only
once by Nirvana, 1/20/90 in Tacoma, Washington.
Ted, Ed and Fred-this was the band's second name, following Fecal Matter.
Territorial Pissings-song #7 on Nevermind. Written by Kurt Cobain.
tourette's-song #11 on In Utero. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Turnaround-song #5 on Incesticide, a cover song of Devo. Recorded in the
U.K. for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions, and it was produced by Dale
Griffin. Dave Grohl plays drums on this track. It first appeared on the six
song import "Hoarmoaning". Written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald V.
Casale
Verse Chorus Verse-track that appears on the "No Alternative" compilation.
It is also known as on some bootlegs as "Sappy", "Everything and Nothing",
"Make You Happy", "The Rocker", and other names. It was recorded during
the In Utero sessions in March 1993. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Very Ape-song #7 on In Utero. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Vig, Butch-produced and engineered many of the tracks recorded by Nirvana.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?-song #14 on Unplugged. Originally written
by Huddie Ledbetter. It also was the set closer for their 11/18/93 MTV
Unplugged show in NY. The track was first covered by Mark Lanegan, and it
appeared on his album "The Winding Sheet". Kurt and Chris played guitar on
the track. Originally performed by Leadbelly.
Winding Sheet, The-the album by Mark Lanegan that Kurt and Chris played on.
Kurt sang backup vocals on "Down in the Dark" and Kurt and Chris played
guitar on "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?". It was released in 1990 on Sub
Pop.
Wipers, the-band that originally performed "D7" and "Return of the Rat",
both songs that Nirvana covered. Both written by Greg Sage.
You Got No Right-known as "On the Mountain". Courtney Love and Hole covered
it at their MTV Unplugged session as You Got No Right.
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Paper Cuts-song #6 on Bleach. Dale Crover plays drums on this track.
Written by Kurt Cobain.
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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter-song #10 on In Utero. A live version of this
song also appeared on the "Home Alive" compilation benefit CD, released in
early '96. Written by Kurt Cobain.
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Sappy-alternate version of "Verse Chorus Verse", played on acoustic guitar
and recorded by Kurt in '86, "The Beans Session".
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Talk to Me-rare track, only known to have been played twice, 11/21/91 in
Bologne, Italy, and 11/23/91 in Belgium.
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Unplugged in NY-Nirvana's fifth album. Released on DGC Records on October
31, 1994. Recorded for MTV's "Unplugged" at Sony Studios, New York on
11/18/93. Songs are 14 at 53:59. "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. Chris Novoselic plays bass,
accordion 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". 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.
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Vaselines, the-original performer of "Molly's Lips", "Son of a Gun" and
"Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam", all songs that Nirvana covered.
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Wallace Andy-mixed Nevermind and some of the tracks on In Utero.
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Yes, She is My Skinhead-very very rare track, unknown date, etc.
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