The Best of Nirvana

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

Annotation

Polish bootleg cassette.

Annotation last modified on 2007-05-12 22:07 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Cassette 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Smells 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:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
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), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 6), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 9)
recording of:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain
composer:
Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
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)
4.35:01
A2In Bloom
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:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
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:
In Bloom (official music video) by Nirvana (1980s~1990s US grunge band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 171)
recording of:
In Bloom
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
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)
4.154:15
A3Lithium
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:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
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:
Lithium (official music video) by Nirvana (1980s~1990s US grunge band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 131)
recording of:
Lithium
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
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)
4.44:17
A4Stay Away
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:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
background vocals:
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
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
recording of:
Stay Away
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs Inc. (in 1991)
3.853:32
A5Big Long Now
recording of:
Big Long Now
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
writer:
Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and The End of Music
5:03
B1Dive
producer:
Jack Endino and Butch Vig
bass guitar and background vocals:
Krist Novoselic (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Chad Channing (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
membranophone:
Chad Channing
vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
Audio Studio, The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, United States (in 1989), Villa 65 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1989-11-01) and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
recording of:
Dive (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
writer:
Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Murky Slough Music, Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
3.253:56
B2Sliver
recording engineer, engineer, producer and mixer:
Jack Endino
bass guitar and background vocals:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dan Peters (Mudhoney drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sub Pop Records (in 1990)
recorded at:
Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle, Washington, United States (on 1990-07-11)
music videos:
Sliver (official music video) by Nirvana (1980s~1990s US grunge band)
recording of:
Sliver
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain
composer:
Chad Channing, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3.952:16
B3Son of a Gun
engineer:
Mike Engles and Fred Kay (audio engineer, BBC)
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (on 1990-10-21)
electric bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (on 1990-10-21)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (on 1990-10-21)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (on 1990-10-21)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 3 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1990-10-21)
live cover recording of:
Son of a Gun (on 1990-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician) and Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
2.952:48
B4Dumb
recording engineer:
Steve Albini (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
engineer and mixer:
Steve Albini
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guest cello:
Kera Schaley (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
recording of:
Dumb (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3.852:32
B5Rape Me
recording engineer:
Steve Albini (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
engineer and mixer:
Steve Albini
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
recording of:
Rape Me (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
4.352:50
B6Serve the Servants
recording of:
Serve the Servants
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
3:37
B7Heart-Shaped Box
recording engineer:
Steve Albini (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
associate engineer:
Adam Kasper
engineer:
Steve Albini
additional mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
guitar [guitars] and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
vocals:
Dave Grohl (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 76) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 100)
recording of:
Heart‐Shaped Box (from 1993-02-12 until 1993-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
4.554:42