My favourite Nirvana bootleg compilation, taking in four CDs of highlights from the vast collection of non-official material. The CDs are sorted based around the type of recording they are.
And note, for those of you who like a source and want to hear more – I’m linking to the full material from there if they’ve been uploaded.
Track listing:
Disc 1 – Home Demos
- Montage Of Heck (Short) [4-Track Tape Collage 1988]
- Sound Of Dentage [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Bambi Slaughter [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Laminated Effect [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Insurance [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Class Of ’86 [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Blathers Log [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Downer [Fecal Matter Demo 12/85]
- Escalator To Hell [4-Track Experiment 1988]
- Sappy [4-Track Demo 1988]
- Creation [4-Track Demo 1988]
- Black & White Blues [4-Track Demo 1988]
- Intro/Old Age/Low Rider [4-Track Demo 1992]
- Montage Of Heck (Long) [4-Track Tape Collage 1988]
- Gypsies Tramps & Thieves [Band Practice 1987]
Disc 2 – Studio Sessions
- Spank Thru [Demo, 1/23/88 Reciprocal]
- Paper Cuts [Rough Mix, 1/23/88 Reciprocal]
- Mr. Moustache [Demo, 6/11/88 Reciprocal]
- Blew [Demo, 6/11/88 Reciprocal]
- Sifting [Instrumental Demo, 6/11/88 Reciprocal]
- Ain’t It A Shame [Rough Mix, 8/20/89 Reciprocal]
- Even In His Youth [Rough Mix, 9/89 Music Source]
- Lithium [Demo, 4/90 Smart]
- Breed [Demo, 4/90 Smart]
- Sappy [Demo, 4/90 Smart]
- Aneurysm [Rough Mix, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- Oh The Guilt [Instrumental Demo, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter [Demo, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- On A Plain [Demo, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- All Apologies [Demo, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- Token Eastern Song [Instrumental Demo, 1/1/91 Music Source]
- Something In The Way [Rough Mix, 5/91 Sound City]
- Drain You [Rough Mix, 5/91 Sound City]
- Stay Away [Rough Mix, 5/91 Sound City]
- Scentless Apprentice [Demo, 1/19/93 BMG Ariola Ltda]
- Onward Into Countless Battles [Demo, 1/19/93 BMG Ariola Ltda]
- Very Ape [Demo, 1/19/93 BMG Ariola Ltda]
Disc 3 – Broadcasts
- Floyd The Barber [4/87 KAOS FM]
- Mexican Seafood [4/87 KAOS FM]
- Hairspray Queen [4/87 KAOS FM]
- Dive [11/1/89 VPRO FM]
- About A Girl [10/26/89 BBC FM]
- Love Buzz [10/26/89 BBC FM]
- Polly [10/26/89 BBC FM]
- Spank Thru [10/26/89 BBC FM]
- Drain You [9/3/91 BBC FM]
- Something In The Way [11/9/91 BBC FM]
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? [11/25/91 VPRO FM]
- Here She Comes Now [11/25/91 VPRO FM]
- Smells Like Teen Spirit [1/11/92 SNL]
- School [1/10/92 MTV]
- Molly’s Lips [1/10/92 MTV]
- Lithium [9/9/92 MTV VMA’S]
- Heart-Shaped Box [9/25/93 SNL]
- Rape Me [2/4/94 CANAL+]
- Pennyroyal Tea [2/4/94 CANAL+]
- Serve The Servants [2/23/94 TUNNEL]
- Dumb [2/23/94 TUNNEL]
- Territorial Pissings [1/11/92 SNL]
Disc 4 – Live Rarities
- If You Must [3/19/88 Tacoma]
- Pen Cap Chew [3/19/88 Tacoma]
- Big Cheese [3/19/88 Tacoma]
- Run Rabbit Run [10/30/88 Olympia]
- Sifting [12/28/88 Seattle]
- Token Eastern Song [10/8/89 Omaha]
- Son Of A Gun [10/23/90 Birmingham]
- Oh, The Guilt [11/25/90 Seattle]
- Mr. Moustache [11/25/90 Seattle]
- Verse Chorus Verse [11/25/90 Seattle]
- Stain [11/25/90 Seattle]
- Rape Me [11/19/91 Rome]
- Curmudgeon [10/23/91 Tempe]
- Talk To Me [11/17/91 Mezzago]
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night? [2/7/92 Sydney]
- Swap Meet [6/26/92 Roskilde]
- Scoff [6/26/92 Roskilde]
- Beeswax [10/30/92 Buenos Aires]
- You Know You’re Right [10/23/93 Chicago]
- The Man Who Sold The World [1/8/94 Seattle]
- Erectum/Moby Dick [3/19/88 Tacoma]