1990

Contents:

• Nirvana recording sessions, home demos, and live performances.

2-3 January 1990 - Studio Recording Sessions

Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Chad Channing - Drums
• Jack Endino - Producer

1. Nirvana - Sappy
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005)

Notes:

References:

• LiveNirvana: Sessions History (January, 1990)

9 February 1990 - Live Performance

Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Chad Channing - Drums

0. Nirvana - Intro [Live]
- Author(s): -

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

1. Nirvana - School [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

2. Nirvana - Floyd The Barber [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

3. Nirvana - Dive [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

4. Nirvana - Love Buzz [Live]
- Author(s): Robbie van Leeuwen

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

5. Nirvana - Spank Thru [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Sliver [Single Reissue] (1991)
• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

6. Nirvana - Molly's Lips [Live]
- Author(s): Eugene Kelly / Frances McKee

• The Fluid - Candy (Live) / Molly’s Lips (Live) [Split Single] (1991)
• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

7. Nirvana - Sappy [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

8. Nirvana - Scoff [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

9. Nirvana - About A Girl [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Sliver [Single Reissue] (1991)
• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

10. Nirvana - Been A Son [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

11. Nirvana - Blew [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Bleach (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2009)

Notes:

• "Love Buzz" originally performed by Shocking Blue.
• "Molly's Lips" originally performed by The Vaselines.
• Nirvana were second on the bill after Screaming Trees. The show also included TAD.

Poster promoting the show.

References:

• LiveNirvana: Concert Chronology (February 9, 1990)

2-6 April 1990 - Studio Recording Sessions

Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Chad Channing - Drums
• Butch Vig - Producer

1. Nirvana - Imodium
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

2. Nirvana - Dive
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain / Krist Novoselic

• Nirvana - Sliver [Single] (1990)
• Nirvana - Sliver [Single Reissue] (1991)
• Various Artists - The Grunge Years (1991)
• Nirvana - Incesticide [Compilation] (1992)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

3. Nirvana - In Bloom
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

4. Nirvana - Pay To Play
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Various Artists - DGC Rarities Vol. 1 (1994)
• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

5. Nirvana - Sappy
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

6. Nirvana - Lithium
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

7. Nirvana - Here She Comes Now
- Author(s): Lou Reed

• Various Artists - Heaven And Hell, A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (1990)
• Nirvana - Here She Comes Now / The Melvins & Buzzo - Venus In Furs [Split Single] (1991)
• Various Artists - Fifteen Minutes, A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (1994)
• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)

8. Nirvana - Polly
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (30th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2021)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (30th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2021)

Notes:

• "Imodium is an early version of "Breed".
• "Pay To Play" is a early version of "Stay Away", with slightly different lyrics.
• "Here She Comes Now" originally performed by The Velvet Underground.

References:

• LiveNirvana - Sessions History (April, 1990)

Summer 1990 - Home Demo Recordings

Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar

1. Nirvana - Sliver [Home Demo]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)
• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005)

2. Nirvana - Verse Chorus Verse [Home Demo]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

3. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? [Home Demo]
- Author(s): Huddie Ledbetter

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)

Notes:

• "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" originally performed by Lead Belly.

References:

• LiveNirvana - Sessions History (Summer, 1990)

11 & 24 July 1990 - Studio Recording Sessions

Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Dan Peters - Drums
• Jack Endino - Producer

1. Nirvana - Sliver
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - Sliver [Single] (1990)
• Nirvana - Sliver [Single Reissue] (1991)
• Nirvana - Incesticide [Compilation] (1992)
• Nirvana - Nirvana [Compilation] (2002)

Notes:

References:

• LiveNirvana: Sessions History (July, 1990)

Released: August 1990

Various Artists - Hard To Believe, A KISS Covers Compilation

C/Z Records

Tracks:

11. Nirvana - Do You Love Me? (3:33)
- Author(s): Paul Stanley / Bob Ezrin / Kim Fowley
- Recorded: June 1989, at Evergreen State College Audio Studio, Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

Notes:

• "Do You Love Me?" originally performed by KISS.
• Also features tracks by Bullet Lavolta, Smelly Tongues, Skin Yard, Hellmenn, All, Hullabaloo, The Melvins, Coffin Break, Chemical People, King Snake Roost, The Hard-Ons, Girl Monstar, Whipper (featuring Rock Hard), Surfin' Caesars, The Instigators, Tree People, Thrust and Plunderers.

References:

• Wikipedia: Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation

Released: September 1990

Nirvana - Sliver [Single]

Sub Pop

Tracks:

1. Nirvana - Sliver [Single Mix] (2:12)
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain
- Recorded: 11 & 24 July 1990, at Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

2. Nirvana - Dive (3:53)
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain / Krist Novoselic
- Recorded: 2-6 April 1990, at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Notes:

• The first 3000 copies of the Sub Pop 7" were pressed on either blue-marbled or pink vinyl.
• The "Sliver" single mix differs from the normal mix in that the outro contains a 30 second phone conversation between a hungover Krist Novoselic and Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman.

References:

• Wikipedia: Sliver (song)

25 September 1990 - Live Radio Performance For KAOS-FM 83.9

Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar

1. Kurt Cobain - Opinion [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)
• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005)

2. Kurt Cobain - Lithium [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)
• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005)

3. Kurt Cobain - Dumb [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

4. Kurt Cobain - Been A Son [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004)

5. Kurt Cobain - D-7 [Live]
- Author(s): Greg Sage

6. Kurt Cobain - Polly [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

Notes:

• The session was recorded for the KAOS-FM 89.3 community radio show ‘Calvin Johnson’s Boy Meets Girl’.
• "D-7" originally performed by The Wipers.

References:

• LiveNirvana: Concert Chronology (September 25, 1990)

21 October 1990 - Radio Session For BBC Radio 1

Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Dave Grohl - Drums
• Dale Griffin - Producer

1. Nirvana - Son Of A Gun
- Author(s): Eugene Kelly / Frances McKee

• Nirvana - Hormoaning [E.P.] (1992)
• Nirvana - Incesticide [Compilation] (1992)

2. Nirvana - Molly's Lips
- Author(s): Eugene Kelly / Frances McKee

• Nirvana - Hormoaning [E.P.] (1992)
• Nirvana - Incesticide [Compilation] (1992)

3. Nirvana - D-7
- Author(s): Greg Sage

• Nirvana - Hormoaning [E.P.] (1992)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2011)
• Nirvana - Nevermind, The Singles [Boxed Set] (2011)

4. Nirvana - Turnaround
- Author(s): Mark Mothersbaugh / Gerald V. Casale

• Nirvana - Hormoaning [E.P.] (1992)
• Nirvana - Incesticide [Compilation] (1992)

Notes:

• The session was recorded for BBC Radio 1's ‘The John Peel Show’, and was broadcast on 3 November 1990.
• "Son Of A Gun" and "Molly's Lips" originally performed by The Vaselines.
• "D-7" originally performed by The Wipers.
• "Turnaround" was and originally performed by Devo.

References:

• LiveNirvana: Concert Chronology (October 21, 1990)

Released: 4 December 1990

Various Artists - Heaven And Hell, A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume One)

Imaginary Records

Tracks:

3. Nirvana - Here She Comes Now (5:00)
- Author(s): Lou Reed
- Recorded: 2-6 April 1990, at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Notes:

• "Here She Comes Now" originally performed by The Velvet Underground.
• Also features tracks by Chapterhouse, The Telescopes, The Wedding Present, Buffalo Tom, James, Screaming Trees, The Motorcycle Boy, Terry Bickers & Bradleigh Smith, and Ride.

References:

• Wikipedia: Heaven & Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground

23 December 1990 - Dave Grohl Studio Recording Sessions

Upland Studios, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Dave Grohl - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums
• Barrett Jones - Producer / Backing Vocals ("Petrol CB")

1. Dave Grohl - Pokey The Little Puppy
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)

2. Dave Grohl - Petrol CB
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)

3. Dave Grohl - Friend Of A Friend
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)

4. Dave Grohl - Throwing Needles
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)

5. Dave Grohl - Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)

6. Dave Grohl - Color Pictures Of A Marigold
- Author(s): Dave Grohl

• Late! - Pocketwatch (1992)
• Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] (2013)
• Nirvana - In Utero (20th Anniversary) [Super Deluxe Edition] (2013)

Notes:

References:

• LiveNirvana: Pocketwatch
• Wikipedia: Pocketwatch