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Venue
City
State
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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17 Nussbaum Road (House Party)
Raymond
WA
Downer (Soundcheck)
Aero Zeppelin
If You Must
Heartbreaker (Jam)
How Many More Times (Jam)
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen
Nirvana Bootography Guide:
"The performance that is listed as March 7th, 1987 is mentioned in the Charles Cross Kurt Cobain biography "Heavier Then Heaven". Mr. Cross does a good job describing the events before, during, and after the show and transcribes some of the banter that can be heard as the band runs through nine of Nirvana's earliest songs. The show takes place at a house party in Raymond Washington. Throughout the performance you can hear partygoers and the band chat back and forth. The band receives little to no applause. They are surprisingly tight (Aaron Burkhardt is on drums) and it's easy to tell the band had spent some time rehearsing.
As Mr. Cross notes in the book, it's simply amazing that a tape like this exists. The sound is as good or better than anyone could expect. Interestingly, Kris Sproul of the Nirvana Live Guide was able to confirm that this CD was taken from the remaster he circulated - he made an edit after the soundcheck that is present in the commercial title. You won't find a document like this for many bands, this is something very special. "
17 Nussbaum Road (House Party)
Raymond
WA
Downer (soundcheck), Aero Zeppelin, If You Must, Heartbreaker Jam, How Many More Times jam, Mexican Seafood, Pen Cap Chew, Spank Thru, Hairspray Queen
Nirvana early show, at a house party
17 Nussbaum Road (house party)
Raymond
WA
Downer (soundcheck) (cut)
Aero Zeppelin
If You Must
Heartbreaker (jam)
How Many More Times (jam)
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen
KAOS Olympia Radio
Olympia
WA
Love Buzz, Floyd the Barber, Downer, Mexican Seafood, White Lace & Strange, Spank Thru, Anorexcorcist, Hairspray Queen, Pen Cap Chew
KAOS Olympia Community Radio
Olympia
WA
Love Buzz
Floyd the Barber
Downer
Mexican Seafood
White Lace and Strange
Spank Thru
Anorexorcist
Hairspray Queen
Pen Cap Chew
Vendetagainst
KAOS Olympia Community Radio
Olympia
WA
Love Buzz
Floyd The Barber
Downer
Mexican Seafood
White Lace And Strange
Spank Thru
Suicide Samurai
Hairspray Queen
Pen Cap Chew
Community World Theater
Tacoma
WA
If You Must
Downer
Floyd The Barber
Paper Cuts
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen
Aero Zeppelin
Beeswax
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Anorexorcist
Hairspray Queen
Raunchola
Moby Dick
Nirvana Bootography Guide:
"There are two ways you can look judge this disc. If your perspective is "This is an extremely rare disc and it's a VERY early recording ", you'll forgive the hiss and mono-walkman sound quality... you might rank the disc highly. If you desire a disc that will sound good in your stereo and are not familiar with typical bootleg sound quality, you won't like it at all.
Due to the date of the show, everything can be considered an "early version." The highlights include "If You Must", "Downer", "Beeswax", "Pen Cap Chew", "Anorexorcist" and "Raunchola." Downer was rarely played and the other songs were dropped off of their set list soon after. "Raunchola" is the name the song is referred to by bootleggers. It's true name remains unknown.
You can sample Raunchola from Outcesticide III. It's listed as "Run Rabbit Run". "Hairspray Queen" is listed twice because the band screws up halfway into it's first attempt. The show is actually more listenable than the impression you will likely get from the Outcesticide III track. If the band had a set list, it was not followed closely. The band loosens up towards the end of the show and receives a lot of applause at the end. ( It sounds like there were 20-40 people in attendance).
This is an interesting show and a true collectors item. A veteran collector will appreciate these attributes, while the average fan would probably prefer NOT to hear it."
Mellow 4-Track Shit demo
Olympia
WA
Cracker (Polly)
Don't Want It All (Seed-Spectre-Misery Love Company)
Sad (Sappy)
"Loose Ends"
various
various
DISC ONE 1987-1990
1:. Montage Of Heck (short version)
4-Track Recording - 1988
2:. Love Buzz
3:. Floyd The Barber
4:. Downer
5:. Mexican Seafood
6:. Spank Thru
7:. Hairspray Queen
8:. Pen Cap Chew
KOAS-FM, Olympia, WA, USA - 1987/04/17
9:. Spank Thru
Reciprocal Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - 1988/01/23
10:. Mr. Moustache
11:. Blew
12:. Sifting (instrumental)
Reciprocal Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - 1988/11/06
13:. Sappy
14:. Unknown Song
15:. Unknown Instrumental
16:. Escalator To Hell
4-Track Recordings - 1988
17:. Love Buzz
18:. About A Girl
19:. Polly
20:. Spank Thru
Maida Vale BB Studios, London, UK - 1989/10/26
21:. Imodium (Breed)
22:. Lithium
23:. Sappy
Smart Studios, Madison, WI, USA - 1990/04/02-06
DISC TWO 1991-1993
1:. Oh, The Guilt (instrumental)
2:. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (instrumental)
3:. On A Plain
4:. All Apologies
5:. Token Eastern Song (instrumental)
Music Source Studios, Seattle, WA, USA - 1990/01/01
6:. Drain You
Maida Vale BBC Studios, London, UK - 1991/09/03
7:. Something In The Way
Maida Vale BBC Studios, London, UK - 1991/11/09
8:. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
9:. Here She Comes Now
NOB Radio Studio, Hilversum, The Netherlands - 1991/11/25
10:. Scentless Apprentice
11:. Meat
12:. Very Ape
Ariola Ltda BMG Studios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - 1993/01/19-21
13:. Montage Of Heck (long version)
4-Track Recording - 1988
BONUS:
01. Jamming
02. Old Age
03. Unknown #1
04. Unknown #2
This compilation is every studio and radio session currently available in the Nirvana trading community that has not had an official release.
This, along with "With The Lights Out", the recently released box set, present every known Nirvana recording.
Every track on this compilation is taken from the best available source. In addition to this, each track has been remastered to ensure the best quality sound possible.
This compilation was compiled and remastered by John W. Busher. He gave up hours of his free time to kindly do this compilation for us. Please show your gratitude by distributing this freely, and not converting it into mp3, or other "lossy" formats.
"Loose Ends" bonus tracks
These are all of the tracks left off from the original compilation, either because they didn't fit, weren't classed as song or weren't available at the time.
John didn't compile these songs, I did. I haven't edited the tracks in any way, they're as they were originally. They only thing I've done is two break the six minute home demo into two tracks - the jamming, and "Old Age".
What is included is the home demo of "Old Age", including the jamming that preceeds it, and the two unknown songs/jams from the 1991-11-25 radio session.
Kurt Cobain's House
Aberdeen
WA
Unknown (Bambi Slaughter)
Clean Up Before She Comes
Beans
Unknown (Black and White Blues)
About A Girl
Cobain Residence
Olympia
WA
Sappy
Bambi Slaughter
Black & White Blues
Escalator To Hell
Montage Of Heck (Short Version)
Montage Of Heck (Long Version)
http://www.livenirvana.com/sessions/home/1987-1988.php
Band practice space
Unknown
WA
Love Buzz
Downer
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Spank Thru
Floyd The Barber
White Lace And Strange
Hairspray Queen
Annorexorcist
If You Must
Unknown #1
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Unknown #2
Unknown #3