| Compilations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sub Pop 200" 1988 - 3x12" EP set on Sub Pop (SP25, US) 1990 - CD on Sub Pop (SP25b, US) 1990 - CD on Tupelo (TUP CD4, UK) PERTINENT SONG: Spank Thru (3:19) NOTES: * Released in December 1988. * Only 5000 pressed of the Sub Pop triple EP set, which included a 20 page booklet. * "Spank Thru" written by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. * "Spank Thru" features Chad Channing on drums and Jack Endino on backing vocals. * "Spank Thru" recorded on June 11, 1988 by Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle. * Also includes tracks by Tad, The Fluid, Steven J. Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The Nights and Days, Cat Butt, Beat Happening, Screaming Trees, Steve Fisk and Thrown Ups. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sub Pop Rock City" 1988 - LP on Glitterhouse (GR0052, US) PERTINENT SONG: Spank Thru (3:19) NOTES: * Actually a subset of Sub Pop 200 on a single LP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Teriyaki Asthma" 1989 - 7" on C/Z Records [vol. 1] (C/Z 009, US) 1992 - 2xLP on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US) 1992 - CS on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US) 1992 - CD on C/Z Records [vol. 1-5] (C/Z 037, US) PERTINENT SONG: Mexican Seafood (1:52) NOTES: * 7" single released in August 1989. Vol. 1-5 compilation set released in January 1992. * 7" was a limited edition of 1000. * Also features tracks by Babes in Toyland and L7. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hard to Believe: A KISS Covers Album" 1990 - LP on Waterfront (DAMP121, Australia) 1990 - LP on Southern Records (DAMP121, UK) 1990 - LP on C/Z Records (CZ024, US) 1990 - CD on C/Z Records (CZ024, US) PERTINENT SONG: Do You Love Me? (???) NOTES: * Released in August 1990. * Jason Everman plays guitar on "Do You Love Me?". Chad Channing plays drums. * "Do You Love Me?" written by Kim Fowley, Bob Ezrin and Paul Stanley. Originally performed by KISS. * Recorded in 1989 at Evergreen State College. * 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Heaven and Hell: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground vol. 1" 1990 - LP on Imaginary (ILL ILP 016, UK) 1990 - LP on Communion Records (Communion 20, US) 1990 - CS on Communion Records (Communion 20, US) 1990 - CD on Communion Records (Communion 20, US) PERTINENT SONG: Here She Comes Now (5:00) NOTES: * "Here She Comes Now" written by Lou Reed and originally performed by the Velvet Underground. * Dave Grohl plays drums on "Here She Comes Now". * Recorded in 1990 at Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones and Nirvana. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Grunge Years" 1991 - CS on Sub Pop (SP112a, US) 1991 - CD on Sub Pop (SP112b, US) PERTINENT SONG: Dive (3:53) NOTES: * Released in June 1991. * Chad Channing plays drums on "Dive". * "Dive" written by Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic. * Produced and engineered by Butch Vig at Smart Studios in April 1990. * Also features tracks by L7, Tad, Beat Happening, Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees, The Fluid, Afghan Whigs, Babes in Toyland, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Love Battery and Dickless. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Kill Rock Stars" 1991 - LP on Kill Rock Stars (KRS-201, US) 1991 - CD on Kill Rock Stars (KRS-201, US) PERTINENT SONG: Beeswax (2:47) NOTES: * Released on August 21, 1991. * "Beeswax" written by Kurt Cobain. * Dale Crover plays drums on "Beeswax". * Recorded at Reciprocal Recordings on January 23, 1988, by Jack Endino. * Original vinyl LP release featured a hand-screened cover signed by the artist, and was a limited edition of 1000. * Also features tracks by: Melvins, Bikini Kill, Mecca Normal and Nation of Ulysses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Concrete Corner Hard Rockin' Head Bangin' Sampler" 1991 - CS on Concrete Corner (CRN 1191, US) PERTINENT SONG: Smells Like Teen Spirit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Fall of DGC" 1991 - CD promo on DGC (DGC PRO-CD-4344, US) PERTINENT SONGS: In Bloom (4:14) / Come as You Are (3:38) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eight/Fourteen Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers" 1992 - 4x7" Box Set on Tim/Kerr Records (TK917010 TRIB2, US) 1992 - LP on Tim/Kerr Records (TK917010, US) 1993 - CD on Tim/Kerr Records (TK91CD010, US) PERTINENT SONG: Return of the Rat (3:05) NOTES: * Boxed singles set and LP released on June 20, 1992. CD released on March 15, 1993. * Originally released on a set of four vinyl singles, and later as a vinyl LP, called "Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers". * Box set is limited edition of 10,000. 6000 on coloured vinyl. * Later re-released on CD, with six extra tracks, and re-named to "Fourteen Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers". * Dave Grohl plays drums on "Return of the Rat". * Recorded in April 1992 at the Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones. * "Return of the Rat" written by Greg Sage and originally performed by the Wipers. * Also features tracks by: Napalm Beach, M99, Poison Idea, Dharma Bums, Crackerbash, Hole, The Whirlees, Nation of Ulysses, Honey, Hazel, Calamity Jane, Saliva Tree and Thurston Moore/Keith Nealy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "No Alternative" 1993 - CD on Arista (07822-18737-2, US+UK) PERTINENT SONG: Verse Chorus Verse (3:24) NOTES: * AIDS benefit album, the third album in the Red Hot + Blue series. * "Verse Chorus Verse" written by Kurt Cobain. * Dave Grohl plays drums on "Verse Chorus Verse". * Recorded in summer 1993 at Laundry Room Studios, by Barret Jones and Nirvana. * The Nirvana track appears on the CD only, and is unlisted as it was released at almost the same time as "In Utero". For this reason, there is no official name, and the song has also been known as "Sappy", "Everything and Nothing" and "Another Rule". * Also features tracks by: Matthew Sweet, Buffalo Tom, Soul Asylum, Urge Overkill, American Music Club, Goo Goo Dolls, Pavement, Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Mould, Sarah McLachlan, Soundgarden, Straightjacket Fits, Barbara Manning, The Verlaines, Uncle Tupelo, Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth and Jonathan Richman. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Beavis and Butt-head Experience" 1993 - CD on Geffen (GEFD-24613, US) PERTINENT SONG: I Hate Myself and Want to Die (4:02) NOTES: * "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" written by Kurt Cobain. * Track also features dialogue by Beavis and Butt-head. * Recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 at Pachyderm Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota. * Also features tracks by: Anthrax, Beavis and Butt-head, Megadeth, RUN DMC, Aerosmith, White Zombie, Primus, Sir Mix-a-lot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jackyl and Cher with Beavis and Butt-head. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground" 1994 - CD on Imaginary (ILLCD 047P, UK) PERTINENT SONG: Here She Comes Now (5:00) NOTES: * Released in February 1994. * "Here She Comes Now" written by Lou Reed and originally performed by the Velvet Underground. * Dave Grohl plays drums on "Here She Comes Now". * Recorded in 1990 at Laundry Room Studios by Barret Jones and Nirvana. * Also features tracks by: Swervedriver, Lee Ranaldo, Buffalo Tom, New F.A.D.S., Fatima Mansions, James, Eleventh Dream, Echo and the Bunnymen, Screaming Trees, The Wedding Present, Half Japanese, The Mock Turtles and Ride. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Geffen Rarities Vol. 1" 1994 - CD on DGC (???, US) 1994 - CD on Geffen (GEFD-24553, Australia) PERTINENT SONG: Pay to Play (3:29) NOTES: * Released in June 1994. * Recorded with Butch Vig at Smart Studios in April 1990. * Chad Channing plays drums on "Pay to Play" * "Pay to Play" is a demo version of "Stay Away", with slightly different lyrics. * Also includes tracks by: Urge Overkill, Weezer, Sonic Youth, Beck, that dog, Counting Crows, Maria McKee, The Posies, Sloan, St. Johnny, Murray Attaway, Cell and Hole. |