1. Intro
2. School Recorded by VPRO-TV in Amsterdam, Holland at Paradiso, November 25, 1991.
3. Drain You Recorded by Westwood One at Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA On December 28, 1991. Mixed by Andy Wallace.
4. Aneurysm Same.
5. Smells like teen Spirit Same.
6. Been A Son Same as 'School'.
7. Lithium Same as 'Been A Soon' and 'School'.
8. Sliver Recorded by Craig Overbay at the Civic Center, Springfield, MA, November 10, 1993.
9. Spank Thru Recorded by Stereoal at Il Castello Vi de Porta, Castello 41 Rome on November 19, 1991.
10. Scentless Apprentice Recorded for 'MTV Live and Loud' by Scott Litt at Pier 48, Seattle, WA, December 13, 1993. Mixed by Andy Wallace
11. Heart-Shaped Box Recorded by Craig Overbay at the Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 1993.
12. Milk It Recorded by Craig Overbay at Seattle Center Arena, January 5, 1994. Mixed by Andy Wallace.
13. Negative Creep Recorded and mixed by Andy Wallace at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, October 31, 1991.
14. Polly Recorded by Craig Montgomery at the Astoria Theatre, London, UK, December 5, 1989.
15. Breed Same.
16. tourette's Recorded by Fujisankei Communications International Inc. in Reading, England at The Reading Festival on August 30, 1992.
17. Blew Same as 'School' , 'Been A Soon' and 'Lithium'

A&R: Mark Kates.
Managed by John Silva at Gold Mountain Entertainment.
Production Coordinators: Shauna O' Brien, Diane Stata, Lynnel Herrera, Michael DeWitt.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine.
Design: Robert Fisher.
Photography: Lisa Johnson, Mark Kates, Kevin Mazur & Charles Peterson.

Nirvana started as a live band (don't all bands?). We played around for two years before the release of Bleach in June,1989. At the time, live shows were our bread and butter(this being prior to the release of Nevermind in September of 1991.We'd hit the road for months at a time...coming back with one or two grand...to be split three ways.In those days, that was about as much "success" as we thougt possible.

The earliest performance on this album are brought to you courtesy of a sound board cassette recording of a December,1989 show at London's Astoria."Breed"(then called "Imodium") and "Polly"(the big rock version) are taken from this show, the last date of a European tour supporting fellow Sub-Poppers, Tad.

Early in 1991, the band signed with Geffen Records and acquired professional managment.
D.I.Y fell by the wayside.

Nevermind was recorded in the spring of 1991. Following summer tours with Dinosaur Jr. and The Jesus Lizard, Nevermind was released in the fall. Immediatley following the release, we went on a tour headlining small venues that culminated with a Halloween homecoming show at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. This show was filmed and recorded onto multi-track...yielding the version of "Negative Creep" used in compiling this record.

Two days later, the band left for another European Tour. "School", "Been A Soon","Litium" and "Blew" were all taken from a show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 25, 1991. The show was filmed and recorded on multi-track for Dutch TV. "Spank Thru", this version having been recorded on November 19, 1991 in Rome, was actually the first Nirvana song.

While we were touring Europe, Nevermind was becoming all the rage back home. Though we were kept informed of the momentum, being so far away made us pretty oblivious to the extent of what was happening.

We ended the year with a brief West Coast Tour. The bill included Pearl Jam and Nirbana and was headlined by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The second show of this tour was on December 28, 1991 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds (just outside San Diego). For whatever reason, our set was particulary agressive that night - "Drain You", "Aneurysm" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" were all taken from this recording.

Early in 1992, the band toured Australia and Japan. Later in the summer, we travel(l)ed to Europe to make up some Scandinavian shows we had to cancel on the previous tour. The touring highlight of the year, however, was a headlining slot on England's Reading Festival. I have to say that hearing tens of thousands of people sing along with "Lithium" was a very cool moment in the history of the band. We were having fun playing and decided to stretch the set out a bit - enter "tourette's," a song which had been around for a few years(and eventually found its way into In Utero.)

Following the release of In Utero in 1993, we once again hit the road. Using leftover props from the "Heart-Shaped Box" video shoot as set dressing(our first foray into the world of stage props), we concentrated on working up a set that spanned the band's entire career and gave the audience a longer show than we had done on past tours. In that we were playing the "big" halls on this tour, it was felt that we needed to bring along a "big" sound.... ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pat Smear.

"Scentless Apprentice" was filmed and recorded by MTV for their 1993 New Year's special... recorded at a show at a pier in Seattle. "Heart-Shaped Box" comes from a sound board DAT recording from a show at The Forum in Los Angeles in December, 1993. We took "Milk It" from a sound board recording from the Seattle Center Arena. "Sliver" is taken from a board tape from the Springfield Civic Center (in Massachusetts)

In presenting this record, we hope that we ultimate allure of Nirvana (and especially Kurt) as well as the passion that we had - and have- for the music we made is once again brought to the forefront. Let all the analysis fall away like yellow, aged newsprint. Crank this record up and realize the bliss, power and passion...
TOTAL NIRVANA!

Krist Novoselic

Thank You: Kurt Cobain

All songs Written by Kurt Cobain except "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Scentless Apprentice" and "Aneurysm" Lyrics: Kurt Cobain/Music: Nirvana. All Songs Published by EMI-Virgin
Songs, Inc. /The End Of Music BMI

Band: Kurt Cobain: guitar, vocals  Krist Novoselic: bass  Dave Grohl: drums, backing vocals  Guitar on "Sliver", "Scentless Apprentice", "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Milk It" / backing vocals on "Sliver" and "Heart-Shaped Box": Pat Smear Drums on "Polly" and "Breed": Chad Channing

© 1996 Geffen Records, Inc.

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