n i r v a n a d i c t i o n a r y
about a girl: song number three on bleach and song number one 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 number thirteen on incesticide. recorded december 24, 1988 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 number twelve on in utero, and song number thirteen 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 and it was number seven on the top 100 countdown of 1994. written by kurt cobain.
aneurysm: song number fifteen on incesticide. recorded in the united kingdom for the bcc radio 1 mark goodier sessions on november 5, 1991 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 january 1, 1991 by craig montgomery at music source, seattle. written by kurt cobain, chris novoselic and dave grohl.
anorexorcist: rare track, only known to have been played once on december 14, 1987 in tacoma, washington. this was nirvana's first known show.
baba o'riley: rare track, a cover song of the who. it was only known to have been played once by nirvana in rennes, france, december 7, 1991.
bamb kill (bambi slaughter): rare track, recorded as a home demo in seattle, the fall of 1986. 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 1986, "the beans session". other songs recorded include verse chorus verse (acoustic cersion, known as "sappy") and "misery loves company".
been a son: song number four on incesticide. recorded in the united kingdom for the bbc radio 1 mark goodier sessions on november 5, 1991 and was produced by miti adhikari. dave grohl plays drums on this track. originally one of the b-sides from the "blew" 12 inch single. a live version (recorded october 31, 1991 in seattle) was also included on the "lithium" single. been a son written by kurt cobain and chris novoselic.
beeswax: song number nine on incesticide. it was taken from the bleach demos, recorded december 24, 1988 in reciprocal studios, seattle. the track also appeared on "kill rock stars", a compilation on k records, released in the summer of 1991. chad channing plays drums on this track. written by kurt cobain and chris novoselic.
big cheese: song number twelve 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 number fourteen on incesticide. chad channing plays drums on this track. written by kurt cobain and chris novoselic.
black and white blues: acoustic instrumental track recorded on by kurt cobain. unknown date, place, etc.
blandest: demo recorded in reciprocal studios, december 24, 1988. it was later cut from the "love buss" 7 inch single.
bleach: nirvana's first album. first released on vinyl, june 1989. it was released on cd on sub pop and tupelo records in august 1989. it was remastered and re-released on dgc records in april 1992. includes thirteen 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 endina 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 number one on bleach. it was released on a 12 inch single on tupelo records in december on 1989. its b-sides included "love buzz" (written by robby can leewen 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 number four on nevermind. written by kurt cobain.
burckhard, aaron: fecal metter drummer, from 1985-1986
buzz cut: an experimental sound clip, recorded and mixed in reciprocal studios, december 24, 1988 by kurt. also known as "noise bleed" on some bootlegs.
channing, chad: the drummer for nirvana from 1986-1990. he played on mose of the songs on bleach and lef teh band before nevermind. many songs on incesticide are song from studio session that chad took part in.
clean up before she comes: rare track, recorded on a four track by kurt in seattle 1987.
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 when kurt was found dead on april 8, 1994. he allegedly committed suicide.
come as you are: song number three on nevermind and song number on unplugged. the nevermind version was released as a single in february of 1992. it's b-side include "school" and "drain you", both live versions recorded october 31, 1991 in seattle. some singles also included "endless, nameless", the secret song on mose pressing of nevermind. nirvana shot a video for this in 1992, and recently it was name the twelfth best alternative video of all time by mtv. lithium written by kurt cobain.
crisco: rare track, known only to have been played once on november 29, 1991 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 untill chad channing joined th band. he played on several tracks on bleach and incesticide.
curmudgeon: th eb-side on the "lithium" single. recorded in april of 1992 by barret jones at the laundry room studios. dave grohl plays drums on the this track. it was also played live only once, on november 23, 1991 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 november 29, 1989 in mezzago, italy.
dementia 7 (d7): originally written by greg sage and the wipers. nirvana recorded in a john peel session in 1991. it first appeared on the six son g import "hoarmoaining", 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 number one on incesticide, first appeared as the b-side on the sliver 7 inch 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 the "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 compilation.
donuts: rare track, the set closer for their november 15, 1993 show in nyc. it is only known to have been played once.
dough ray and me: track recorded in early 1994
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 number thirteen on bleach and song number ten on incesticide. the incesticide version is from the bleach demos in 1988. dale crover plays drums both versions of this track on the "smells like teen spirit" single. written by kurt cobain.
drain you: song number eight on nevermind. it appeared as a b-side on the "smells like teen spirit" single. written by kurt cobain.
dumb: song number six on in utero, and song number six on unplugged. on the intero version, kera schaley plays cello, and on unplugged lori goldston plays the cello on theis 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 november 23, 1991 in belgium.
endless, nameless: an unlisted track which appears on nevermind 10 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: and alternate version of if you must, one of the bleach demos
even in his youth: recorded in their john peel session in 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 number 2 on bleach. dale crover plays drums on this track. written by kurt cobain.
good fighters: dave grohl and pat smear's new band. they joined will godsmith (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 1994
frances farmer will have her revenge on seattle: song number five 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 u.s. this album is a collection of live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994. the album includes "spank thru" (recorded in rome on november 19, 1991), as well as modern rock staples like "smells like teen spirit" (del mar, california, december 28, 1991), and an early version of "breed" while it was still called 'imodium" (london, december 5, 1989). the rest of the line up consistes of "school" (smsterdamn, nocember 25, 1991, "drain you" (del mar, december 28, 1991), "aneurysm" (del mar, december 28, 1991), "been a son" (amsterdam, november 25, 1991), "lithum" (amsterdamn, november 25,1991), "sliver" (springfield, massachusetts, november 10, 1993), "scentless apprentice" (seattle, december 13, 1993), "heart-shaped box" (los angeles, december 30, 1993), "milk it" (seattle, january 5, 1994), "negative creep" (seattle, october 31, 1991), "polly" (london, december 5, 1989) and "tourette's" (reading, england, august 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 frm 1990 to 1994. his first show was october 11, 1990, 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 number twelve 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 number 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 session 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 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 1989, including november 5, 1989 in melkweg, amsterdamn, holland, november 8, 1989 in koln, germany, and november 22 1989 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 inch 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 november 26, 1989 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", "d7", "son of a gun", "even in his youth", and "molly's lips". d7, aneurysm and even in his youth later appeared on singles while the rest are now on incesticide.
hummingbirds from hell: ver ver 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 isknown 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, october 2, 1991 in washington d.c.
immigrant song: rare track, a cover song of led zeppelin. it was played only once by nirvana, december 21, 1988 at hoquaim, washington. this was nirvana's second known show.
immodium: early version of breed, with different lyrics. recorded november of 1989.
in bloom: song number two on nevermind. it was also released as a single: the 7 inch and cassestte singles were released november 30, 1992, and cd singles were released on december 7, 1992. its b-sides include "sliver" and "polly", both live versions recorded december 28, 1991 in del mar, california. 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: rare track, written in the summer of 1990. it was played several times, november 25, 1990 in seattle, april 17, 1991 in seattle, and august 17, 1990 in hollywood. also known as "in his hands" and "spectre" on some bootlegs.
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 utero: nirvana's fourth album. released on dgc recods in the u.k. 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 bob 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 putting together poloroids of a mustang and jaguar. two of these guitars were made, candy apple red and 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, january 23, 1993 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 november 18, 1993.
junkyard: fairly rare track, a regular in nirvana's shows from october 1989 to january 1990, but never known to have been recorded in the studio.
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lake of fire: a cover song of the meat puppet. it was payed only once by nirvana, at their mtv unplugged show in ny on november 18, 1993 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 apears 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" (november 26, 1989, mezzago, italy), "immigrant song" (december 21, 1988, hoquaim, wa) and "moby dick" (december 14, 1987, 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 nigh? originally performed by leadbelly.
lithium: song number five on nevermind. it was released as a single in july of 1992. its b-sides include "been a song" (live), recorded october 31, 1991 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 september 9, 1992, and the live video has been frequently shown on mtv. written by kurt cobain.
lounge act: song number 9 on nevermind. written by kurt cobain.
love buzz: song number 5 on bleach. it was also the first recording ever released by nirvana, a 7 inch on sub pop in october 1988. it is now a sub pop singles club number 1. its b-side is "big cheese", which is written by kurt cobain. chad channing plays drums on this track. love buss is wrtten by robby can 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 includign at their mtv unplugged show in ny on november 18, 1993.
marigold: track included dave grohl on guitar and vocals, and kurt cobain on drums. marigold was recorded during the inutero 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 opland studios, arlington, va. written by dave grohl.
meat puppets: a pheoniz based band that played with nirvana at their ntv unplugged show in ny on november 18, 1993. curt and cris kirkwood played with nirvanan on their iriginal songs: "oh me", "plateau", and "lake of fire". the meat puppets also include derrick bostrom on drums.
mexican seafood: song number 11 on incesticide. it is from the bleach demos 1988. the track also appeared on "teriyaki asthma", a compilation released on c/z recordes 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 number 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 1986.
moby dick: rare track, a cover song of led zeppelin. it was only known to have been played oncem as the set closer for the december 14, 1987 in tacoma, WA. this was nirvana's first known show.
molly's lips: song number 6 on incesticide, a cover song of the vaselines. recorded in the u.k. for the bbs 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 inch single, with a live version of the song "candy" by fluid. it was released in january of 1991. it is sub pop singles club number 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, june 30, 1992 in museet, stockholm, and at the reading festival in london on august 30, 1992.
mr. moustache: song number 10 on bleach. chad channing plays drums on this track. written by kurt cobain.
mv [moist vagina]: track recorded during the in utero session in march 1993, and was included as a b-side of "all apologies" single. written by kurt cobain.
my sharona: rare track, a cover song of the knack. it was only known to have been played once by nirvana, february 16, 1994 in rennes, france.
negative creep: song number 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 tenm minutes after the end of "somethingin the way". this track was accidentally omitten from intial u.s. pressings, and from all foreign pressing. 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 rober fisher. inner photos by michael levine. monkey photo by kurt cobain.
new wave polly: song number 9 on incesticide. it's a different version of polly (nevermind, unplugged), recorded in the u.k. for the bbc radio 1 mark goodler sessions on november 5, 1991 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 novermber 18, 1993 with curt and chris kirkwood of the meat puppets.
oh, the guilt: track released as a split single on gebruary 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. austrailian picture disc is limited edition of 1500. u.k. 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 number 11 on nevermind and song number 8 on unplugged. the written nevermind version was released on a promo single following "smells like teen spirit" in 1991. written by kurt cobain.
on the mountain: rare track. it was played only once by nirvana, it chicago on october 23, 1993. also known as "you got no right".
opinion: rare track, played only once by kurt solo on acoustic guitar on september 15, 1990 at "the boy meets girl show", kaos-fm in olympia, wa.
paper cuts: song number 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 april of 1990 in smart studios, wisconsin. the track appeared on the compilation album "dgc rarities volume 1."
pennyroyal tea: song number 9 on in utero and song number 5 on unplugged. allegedly, a cd single (of a remix of the in utero version) was realeased 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 novermber 18, 1993 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 instruments. dave recorded seven songs, including the first version of "marigold", at upland studios, va on december 23, 1990, and four more at wgns studios, va, including the first version of the foo fighters track "winnebago", on july 27, 1991. the two sessions were combined onto one cassette and released on simple machines records in 1992.
polly: song number 6 on nevermind and song number 7 on unplugged. an alternate version, called "new wave" appears on incestivide. written by kurt cobain, chris novoselic and dave grohl.
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radio friendly unit shifter: song number 10 on in utero. a live version of this song also appeared on the "home alive" compilation benefit cd, released in early 1996. written by kurt cobain.
rape me: song number 4 on in utero. the track also appears as a b-side on the "hear shaped box" single. written by kurt cobain.
raunchola: rare track, only known to have bene played once on december 14, 1987 in tacoma, wa. this was nirvana's first known show.
return of the rat: cover of the wipers. it orically 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 known to have been played once on december 21, 1988 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 1986, "the beans session".
scentless apprentice: song number 2 on in utero. written by kurt cobain, chris novoselic and dave grohl.
school: song number 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 number 8 on bleach. chad channing plays drums on this track. written by kurt cobain.
serve the servants: song number 1 on in utero. written by kurt cobain.
shocking blue: a swedish band. original performers of "love buzz".
siftings: song number 11 on bleach. chad channing played drums on this track. written by kurt cobain.
sliver: song number 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 the 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 1993-1994, following john duncan.
smells like teen spirit: song number 1 on nevermind. it was released as a single of september 10, 1991. the singles 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 number 12 on nevermind and song number 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.
song of a gun: song number 7 on incesticide, a cover song of the vaselines. dave grohl plays drums on this track. ir first appeared on the six song import "hoarmoaning". written by eugene kelly and frances mckee.
spank thru: track originally recorded in reciprocal studios, december 24, 1988, 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 number 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 number 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.
swap meet: song number 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 january 20, 1990 in tacoma, washington.
talk to me: rare track, only known to have been plated twice, november 21, 1991 in bolgone, italy, and novermber 23, 1991 in belgium.
ted, ed and fred: this was the band's second name, following fecal matter.
territorial pissings: song number 7 on nevermind. written by kurt cobain.
tourette's: song number 11 on in utero. written by kurt cobain.
turnaround: song number 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 november 18, 1993. songs are 14 at 53:59. "about a girl", "come as you are", desus doesn't want me for a sunbeam", the man who sold the world", pennyroyal tea", "dumb", "polly", "on a plain", "something in the way", "plateau", "oh me", "lake of fire", "all apologies", "where did you sleep last night". produced by nirvana and scott litt. mixed at louie's clubhouse. art and 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 doesn'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 session in march 1993. written by kurt cobain.
very ape: song number 7 on in utero. written by kurt cobain.
wallace, andy: mixed nevermind and some of the tracks on in utero.
where did you sleep last night?: song number 14 on unplugged. originally written by huddle ledbetter. it also was the set closer for their november 18, 1993 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 ledbelly.
white boy funk sucks: rare track.
winding sheet, the: the album by mark lanegan that kurt and chris played on. kurt sang back up 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 go no right.
nothing on z
disclaimer: i didn't write any of this stuff so if you have some rights to it, don't sue me, just drop me a line and i'll give you credit. thank you.
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