With the Lights Out

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Heartbreaker (live, 1987)
recorded in:
Raymond, Washington, United States (in 1987-03)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Aaron Burckhard (in 1987-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
live cover recording of:
Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin song) (on 1987-03-07)
writer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:00
2Anorexorcist (radio performance, 1987)2:45
3White Lace and Strange (radio performance, 1987)
engineer:
John Goodmanson
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Aaron Burckhard
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, United States
cover recording of:
White Lace and Strange (on 1987-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Chris Bond (guitarist/vocalist for Thunder and Roses)
2:09
4Help Me I'm Hungry (radio performance, 1987)
engineer:
John Goodmanson
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Aaron Burckhard
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
live recording of:
Vendetagainst (on 1987-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
2:42
5Mrs. Butterworth (rehearsal recording, 1988)4:05
6If You Must (demo, 1988)
producer:
Jack Endino
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dale Crover
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle, Washington, United States (on 1988-01-23)
recording of:
If You Must (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
4.054:01
7Pen Cap Chew (demo, 1988)
producer:
Jack Endino
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dale Crover
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Pen Cap Chew (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
3:02
8Downer (live, 1988)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dale Crover
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
Community World Theater in Tacoma, Washington, United States (on 1988-01-23)
live recording of:
Downer (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
1:43
9Floyd the Barber (live, 1988)2:33
10Raunchola / Moby Dick (live, 1988)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dale Crover
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
live cover recording of:
Moby Dick (in 1988)
composer:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) and Jimmy Page
publisher:
Superhype Publishing, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Pat’s Delight
live recording of:
Raunchola (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
6:25
11Beans (solo acoustic, undated)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Beans
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
1:33
12Don't Want It All (solo acoustic, undated)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Don’t Want It All
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
2:26
13Clean Up Before She Comes (solo acoustic, undated)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Clean Up Before She Comes
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
4.053:13
14Polly (solo acoustic, 1988)2:30
15About a Girl (solo acoustic, 1988)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
About a Girl (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
2.62:45
16Blandest (demo, 1988)3.553:56
17Dive (demo, 1988)4:51
18They Hung Him on a Cross (demo, 1989)
producer and mixer:
Jack Endino
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
They Hung Him on the Cross
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:57
19Grey Goose (demo, 1989)
producer and mixer:
Jack Endino
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Mark Pickerel
guitar:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
Grey Goose
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:36
20Ain't It a Shame (demo, 1989)52:02
21Token Eastern Song (demo, 1989)3:21
22Even in His Youth (demo, 1989)3:13
23Polly (demo, 1989)2:37
CD 2
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1Opinion (solo acoustic, 1990)
engineer:
Calvin Johnson (US guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer & DJ)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Opinion
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
1:34
2Lithium (solo acoustic, 1990)
engineer:
Calvin Johnson (US guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer & DJ)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
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)
1:49
3Been a Son (solo acoustic, 1990)
engineer:
Calvin Johnson (US guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer & DJ)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Been a Son
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., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
1:13
4Sliver (solo acoustic, 1989)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
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
2:10
5Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (solo acoustic, 1989)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
live cover recording of:
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (in 1989)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Lead Belly
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
version of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
2:32
6Pay to Play (demo, 1990)33:29
7Here She Comes Now (demo, 1990)
producer:
Butch Vig
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Chad Channing
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
Here She Comes Now
lyricist:
Lou Reed
composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder), Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Moe Tucker
5:02
8Drain You (demo, 1990)2:38
9Aneurysm (demo, 1990)
producer:
Craig Montgomery
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Aneurysm
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain
composer:
Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and The End of Music
4:48
10Smells Like Teen Spirit (rehearsal demo, 1991)2.555:41
11Breed (rough mix, 1991)3.83:08
12Verse Chorus Verse (outtake, 1991)4.753:18
13Old Age (outtake, 1991)
producer:
Butch Vig
mixer:
Adam Kasper
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Old Age
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
3.94:20
14Endless, Nameless (radio appearance, 1991)
engineer:
Mike Engles and Fred Kay (audio engineer, BBC)
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
live recording of:
Endless, Nameless (on 1991-09-03)
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain
composer:
Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
publisher:
MJ Twelve Music, Murky Slough Music, The End of Music LLC, The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs Inc. (in 1991)
4.558:48
15Dumb (radio appearance, 1991)
engineer:
Mike Engles and Fred Kay (audio engineer, BBC)
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Dumb
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
2:35
16D‐7 (radio appearance, 1990)
engineer:
Mike Engles and Fred Kay (audio engineer, BBC)
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
D-7 (Wipers)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Sage
3:47
17Oh, the Guilt (B-side, 1992)3:26
18Curmudgeon (B-side, 1992)4.353:04
19Return of the Rat (outtake, 1992)
producer:
Barrett Jones
mixer:
Adam Kasper
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
Return of the Rat (Wipers)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Sage
3:09
20Smells Like Teen Spirit (Butch Vig mix)4:59
CD 3
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1Rape Me (solo acoustic, 1992)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
Oakwood Apartments in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1991-05)
recording of:
Rape Me
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3:23
2Rape Me (demo, 1992)
producer:
Jack Endino
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
Word of Mouth Studios in Seattle, Washington, United States (from 1992-10-25 until 1992-10-26)
recording of:
Rape Me
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3:02
3Scentless Apprentice (rehearsal demo, 1992)3.659:33
4Heart-Shaped Box (demo, 1993)
producer:
Craig Montgomery
mixer:
Adam Kasper
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recorded at:
BMG Ariola Studios in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (from 1993-01-19 until 1993-01-21)
recording of:
Heart‐Shaped Box (in 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3.55:32
5I Hate Myself and I Want to Die (B-side, 1993)54:03
6Milk It (demo, 1993)
producer:
Craig Montgomery
mixer:
Adam Kasper
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Milk It (in 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
4:35
7Moist Vagina (demo, 1993)3.551:57
8Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip (B-side, 1993)27:34
9The Other Improv (demo, 1993)3.156:24
10Serve the Servants (solo acoustic, 1993)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Serve the Servants
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
1:36
11Very Ape (solo acoustic, 1993)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Very Ape (in 1993)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
1:53
12Pennyroyal Tea (solo acoustic, 1993)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Pennyroyal Tea
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
version of:
Pennyroyal Tea (early version with different lyrics, 10/91)
3:30
13Marigold (B-side, 1993)
recording engineer:
Steve Albini
mixer:
Bob Weston (recording engineer / musician)
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Dave Grohl
guitar:
Kurt Cobain
part of:
Anti-Hit List: April 15, 1996 (number: 10)
recording of:
Marigold
lyricist and composer:
Dave Grohl
version of:
Color Pictures of a Marigold
3.452:34
14Sappy (B-side, 1993)
recording engineer:
Steve Albini
bass guitar:
Krist Novoselic (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
recorded at:
Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, United States (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
recording of:
Verse Chorus Verse (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-06)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
Sappy (from 1990-04 until 1990-06)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
43:27
15Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam (rehearsal demo, 1994)
accordion:
Krist Novoselic
drums (drum set):
Dave Grohl
guest cello:
Melora Creager
guitar:
Kurt Cobain and Pat Smear
lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician) and Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
3:58
16Do Re Mi (solo acoustic, 1994)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
cover recording of:
Do Nuts (in 1994)
recording of:
Do Re Mi
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
3.554:25
17You Know You're Right (solo acoustic, 1994)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
You Know You’re Right
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3.32:31
18All Apologies (solo acoustic, undated)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kurt Cobain
recording of:
All Apologies
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
3:33
DVD 4
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1Love Buzz
shot at:
Maria's Hair Design in Aberdeen, Washington, United States (in 1988-12)
cover recording of:
Love Buzz
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
Dayglow Music, Inc. and Third Tier Music
2:33
2Scoff
recording of:
Scoff
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
0:28
3About a Girl
live recording of:
About a Girl (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
3:05
4Big 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
4:21
5Immigrant Song
live cover recording of:
Immigrant Song
lyricist:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc.
1:57
6Spank Thru
recording of:
Spank Thru
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
3:03
7Hairspray Queen
recording of:
Hairspray Queen
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and The End of Music
3:38
8School
recording of:
School
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
2:54
9Mr. Moustache
recording of:
Mr. Moustache
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
3:47
10Big Cheese3:15
11In Bloom
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)
4:31
12Sappy
recording of:
Sappy
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
4:28
13School
recording of:
School
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
Primary Wave Tunes and The End of Music
2:33
14Love Buzz
cover recording of:
Love Buzz
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
Dayglow Music, Inc. and Third Tier Music
3:41
15Pennyroyal Tea
recording of:
Pennyroyal Tea
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc. and The End of Music
version of:
Pennyroyal Tea (early version with different lyrics, 10/91)
1:55
16Smells Like Teen Spirit6:17
17Territorial Pissings2:45
18Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam
cover recording of:
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
lyricist and composer:
Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician) and Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
3:31
19Talk to Me
recording of:
Talk to Me
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Cobain
3.553:33
20Seasons in the Sun
cover recording of:
Seasons in the Sun
lyricist and translator:
Rod McKuen
composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. (in 1973)
translated version of:
Le Moribond
3.853:22