Rare Studio Tracks 1991

~ Release by Nirvana (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

List of subparts
Tracks 1 to 7: Studio A, The Music Source, Seattle, WA, USA 1st January 1991 Craig Montgomery Rough Mixes
Track 8: "The Retards" Melvins Practice Space / Crover Residence. San Francisco, CA, USA April 1991
Tracks 9 to 13: Sound City Studios, Van Nuys / Devonshire Studios, Burbank, CA, USA May 1991
Tracks 14 to 17: Pre-Mastered Mixes

Initially issued in a numbered, stickered jewel case and bundled with Reading Festival 1991 Multicam

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 1C31803831 Zodiac 713
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT030
Mould SID Code: IFPI TBH58

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-26 04:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Aneurysm
recording of:
Aneurysm
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana), Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and The End of Music
5:17
2Oh, the Guilt (instrumental)
3:16
3Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (scratch vocal)
3:17
4On a Plain (Scratch vocal)
acoustic guitar:
Krist Novoselic
3:36
5All Apologies (scratch vocal)
recording of:
All Apologies
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
4:26
6Even in His Youth
engineer and producer:
Craig Montgomery
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Even in His Youth
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
3.53:03
7Token Eastern Song (scratch vocal)
recording of:
Token Eastern Song
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
4:01
8Drain You
drums (drum set):
Dale Crover
2:57
9Come as You Are (early take, scratch vocal)
recording of:
Come as You Are
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes, The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
3:48
10Old Age (alternate mix #1)
4:23
11Old Age (alternate mix #2)
4:20
12Sappy
3:37
13Verse Chorus Verse (alternate mix)
3:25
14Lounge Act (alternate take)
2:35
15Old Age
recording of:
Old Age
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
2.74:25
16Smells Like Teen Spirit
assistant engineer:
James Johnson (engineer) and Jeff Sheehan
engineer and producer:
Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band) and Butch Vig
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Chris Novoselic (in 1991-05)
drums (drum set):
David Grohl (in 1991-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (in 1991-05)
background vocals:
Chris Novoselic (in 1991-05) and David Grohl (in 1991-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2011)
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1991-05)
mixed at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
music videos:
Smells Like Teen Spirit (official music video) by Nirvana (1980s–1990s US grunge band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 2), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 2), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1991 (All-time)), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 1992 (All-time)), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 6), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 5), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 9), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2009 (All-time)), NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 25), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 110)
recording of:
Smells Like Teen Spirit (in 1991-05)
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Chris Novoselic, Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and David Grohl
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., MJ Twelve Music, Murky Slough Music, Primary Wave Tunes, The End of Music LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
4.355:00
17Verse Chorus Verse
3:23

Credits

Release

bass:Krist Novoselic
vocal:Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/32768127 [info]