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Negative Creep - song #7 on Bleach. Written by Kurt Cobain.
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 Polly - 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.
Noise Bleed - see "Buzz Cut"
Oh Me - 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.
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. "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.
On the Mountain - rare track. It was played only once by Nirvana, in Chicago on 10/23/93. Also known as "You Got No Right".
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.
Paper Cuts - song #6 on Bleach. Dale Crover plays drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
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.
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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.
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. 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.
Sappy - alternate version of "Verse Chorus Verse", played on acoustic guitar and recorded by Kurt in '86, "The Beans Session".
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 - A Swedish band. Original performer of "Love Buzz".
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.
Talk to Me - rare track, only known to have been played twice, 11/21/91 in Bologne, Italy, and 11/23/91 in Belgium.
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
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.
Vaselines - original performer of "Molly's Lips", "Son of a Gun" and "Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam", all songs that Nirvana covered.
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.
Wallace Andy-mixed Nevermind and some of the tracks on In Utero.
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.
White Boy Funk Sucks - rare track
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.
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Yes, She is My Skinhead - very very rare track, unknown date, etc.
You Got No Right - see "On the Mountain". Courtney Love and Hole covered it at their MTV Unplugged session as You Got No Right.
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All links complete versions of rare songs in Real Audio and zipped format. Thanks to the Nirvana rare songs page.
Disclamer: I did not write all of this stuff, but I am continually editing it. So if you have some rights to it, don't sue me, just drop me a line and I will give you a credit. Thank you.
