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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 (Bambi Slaughter) - rare track, recorded as a home demo in Seattle, the fall of '86. Found on the Fecal Matter Demo.
Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge - 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 about Jonathan Poneman, a man at Sub Pop, and the pressure he put on the band.
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.
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 five 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.
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.
End, The - rare track, a cover song of the Doors. It was also played live only once by Nirvana, on 11/23/91 in Belgium.
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. Written by Kurt Cobain.
Everman, Jason - 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.
Fecal Matter - Kurt and Chris's first band, with Aaron Burckhard. Floyd the Barber-song #2 on Bleach. Dale Crover plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
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.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle - song #5 on In Utero. Written by Kurt Cobain.
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah - the sixth and latest Nirvana album released by Geffen Records on October 1, 1996 in the US. This album is a collection of live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994. The album includes "Spank Thru" (recorded in Rome on Nov. 19, 1991), as well as modern rock staples like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Del Mar, California, Dec. 28, 1991) and an early version of "Breed" while it was still called "Imodium" (London, Dec. 5, 1989). The rest of the lineup consists of "School" (Amsterdam, Nov. 25, 1991), "Drain You" (Del Mar, Dec. 28, 1991), "Aneurysm" (Del Mar, Dec. 28, 1991), "Been a Son" (Amsterdam, Nov. 25, 1991), "Lithium" (Amsterdam, Nov. 25, 1991), "Sliver" (Springfield, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1993), "Scentless Apprentice" (Seattle, Dec. 13, 1993), "Heart-Shaped Box" (Los Angeles, Dec. 30, 1993), "Milk It" (Seattle, Jan. 5, 1994), "Negative Creep" (Seattle, Oct. 31, 1991), "Polly" (London, Dec. 5, 1989) and "tourette's" (Reading, England, Aug. 30, 1992).
Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip - extra song on import versions of In Utero. It is listed as "Devalued American Dollar Purchase Incentive Track".
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, I'm Hungry - 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.
High on the Hog - rare track, played only once as the set closer for the 11/26/89 show with TAD in Mezzago, Italy.
Harmoaning - 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.
If You Must - taken from the Ted, Ed and Fred demos 1986. It's also known as "The Token Easter Song" on some bootlegs, and an alternate version is known as "The Extreme".
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.
Immodium - 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.
In His Room (In His Hands) - Rare track
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.
Jag Stang - Kurt Cobain's custom guitar. Made by Fender. It was designed by Kurt by putting together polaroids of a Mustang and Jaguar. Two of these guitars were made, candy apple red & sonic blue. The first was used during the In Utero world tour, the latter wasn't received until after Kurt's death.
Jealousy - rare track, that was played only once by Nirvana, 1/23/93 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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.
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Lake of Fire - 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.
Landlord - 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.
Man Who Sold the World - a cover song of David Bowie. It was played live several times by Nirvana, including at their MTV Unplugged show in NY on 11/18/93.
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 - a 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 - 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.
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.
