Nirvana Live Concerts - Radio Sessions

1987/05/06 - KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
Length
    32:51 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown (reel) ... SBD #1a
Generation
    FM > ANA(3) > FLAC
Notes
  • KS transfer [December 2004].
  • Missing "Vendetagainst".
  • Lower quality, but includes some between-song banter and noises that are missing from SBD #1b.
Setlist
    Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover] • Floyd The Barber • Downer • Mexican Seafood • White Lace And Strange [Thunder & Roses cover] • Spank Thru • Annorexorcist • Hairspray Queen • Pen Cap Chew


1987/05/06 - KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
Length
    31:20 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown (reel) ... SBD #1b
Generation
    REEL(M) > CDR(1) > FLAC
Notes
  • MZ extraction [December 2020].
  • "Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover]", "Spank Thru", "Pen Cap Chew" & "Vendetagainst" all cut in.
  • Missing some of the between-song banter and noises found on SBD #1a.
Setlist
    (cuts in) Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover] • Floyd The Barber • Downer • Mexican Seafood • White Lace And Strange [Thunder & Roses cover] • (cuts in) Spank Thru • Annorexorcist • Hairspray Queen • (cuts in) Pen Cap Chew • (cuts in) Vendetagainst



1989/10/26 - Studio 5, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    12:03 Min - Complete
Quality
    10.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1
Generation
    DAT(1) > CDR(1) > SHN
Notes
  • unknown transfer [May 2007].
  • "Spank Thru" was titled "Spanx thru" on the official records.
Setlist
    Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover] • About A Girl • Polly • Spank Thru



1989/11/01 - Villa 65, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    10:21 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1a
Generation
    FM > ANA(1) > FLAC
Notes
  • MZ transfer [June 2012].
  • Higher quality, but missing between-song banter included on SBD #1b.
  • Lower quality, but more complete than SBD #1c.
Setlist
    Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover] • Dive • About A Girl


1989/11/01 - Villa 65, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    06:49 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1b
Generation
    Unofficial CD [Outcesticide III - The Final Solution] > FLAC
Notes
  • PV extraction [June 2006].
  • Lower quality, but includes some between-song banter missing from SBD #1a.
  • Includes only "Dive" and "About A Girl".
Setlist
    Dive • About A Girl


1989/11/01 - Villa 65, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    03:36 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1c
Generation
    Unofficial CD [Plugged and Unplugged] > FLAC
Notes
  • AM extraction [September 2012].
  • Higher quality, but less complete than SBD #1a.
  • Includes only "Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover]".
Setlist
    Love Buzz [Shocking Blue cover]



1990/09/25 - KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
Length
    04:40 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1a
Generation
    FM > ANA(2) > FLAC
Notes
  • MZ transfer [July 2007].
  • More complete banter, but less complete music and lower quality than SBD #1b.
  • Includes only "Opinion" and "Lithium", which cuts out.
Setlist
    intro • Opinion • Lithium (cuts out)


1990/09/25 - KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
Length
    04:35 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1b
Generation
    Official CD [With The Lights Out] > FLAC
Notes
  • PL extraction [September 2012].
  • Less complete banter, but more complete music and higher quality than SBD #1a.
  • Includes only "Opinion", "Lithium" and "Been A Son" which fades out halfway through.
  • Has a short dropout in "Opinion" that was replaced with audio from a lower quality source.
Setlist
    Opinion • Lithium • Been A Son (cuts out)


1990/09/25 - KAOS Radio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, USA
Length
    08:59 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1c
Generation
    TBC > FLAC
Notes
  • Posted anonymously in February 2016.
  • "Been A Son" fades out halfway through.
Setlist
    Opinion • Lithium • Dumb • Been A Son (cuts out)



1990/10/21 - Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    10:53 Min - Complete
Quality
    10.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1
Generation
    DAT(1) > CDR(1) > SHN
Notes
  • unknown transfer [May 2007].
Setlist
    Son Of A Gun [The Vaselines cover] • Molly's Lips [The Vaselines cover] • D-7 [The Wipers cover] • Turnaround [Devo cover]


1990/10/21 - Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    02:26 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #2
Generation
    Unofficial CD [In Memory Of "Kurdt Kobain"] > FLAC [INFERIOR]
Notes
  • NS extraction [September 2012].
Setlist
    D-7 [The Wipers cover] [test mix]


1990/10/21 - Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    01:09 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.0 (audience audio from amateur video)
Source
    unknown > unknown ... AMT CLIP #1a
Generation
    VHS(x) > DVDR(0) > FLAC
Notes
  • PV extraction [September 2012].
  • Footage shot inside the live room includes Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain taking turns on the drums.
  • Footage shot inside the control room shows Mike Engles working at the console, while the drum track to Son Of A Gun [The Vaselines cover] plays over the monitors.
Setlist
    jamjam • Son Of A Gun [The Vaselines cover] (drums only)


1990/10/21 - Studio 3, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    00:08 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.5 (audience audio from amateur video)
Source
    unknown > unknown ... AMT CLIP #1b
Generation
    VHS(x) > DVDR(0) > FLAC
Notes
  • PV extraction [September 2012].
  • Less complete than AMT #1 CLIP a, but of superior quality overall.
Setlist
    jam



1991/09/03 - Studios 4 & 5, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    15:36 Min - Complete
Quality
    10.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1
Generation
    DAT(1) > CDR(1) > SHN
Notes
  • unknown transfer [May 2007].
Setlist
    Dumb • Drain You • Endless, Nameless



1991/09/09 - Studio 4, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, United Kingdom
Length
    11:45 Min - Complete
Quality
    10.0 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1
Generation
    DAT(1) > CDR(1) > SHN
Notes
  • unknown transfer [May 2007].
Setlist
    Been A Son • (New Wave) Polly • Aneurysm • Something In The Way



1991/11/25 - Jingle Production room 2, NOB Audio, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    20:30 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1a
Generation
    Master > RealAudio [96 kbps] > FLAC
Notes
  • PL extraction [April 2012].
  • More complete, but lower quality and more compressed than SBD #1b.
  • More complete and higher quality than SBD #1c, but sourced from a compressed audio file.
  • Missing the first take of the unknown song, one take of "Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]" and whatever else was played that is not listed in the set.
  • Released as a 96 kbps RealAudio file on VPRO's website.
  • The complete master tape is said to be about an hour long and includes numerous mess-ups.
Setlist
    jam • Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover] • Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover] • unknown


1991/11/25 - Jingle Production room 2, NOB Audio, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    09:43 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    9.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1b
Generation
    ADR > MD(1) > FLAC
Notes
  • AM transfer [July 2006].
  • Less complete, but higher quality and less compressed than SBD #1a.
  • Higher quality than SBD #1c, but sourced from a compressed broadcast and has DJ talk over the end of "Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]".
  • Includes only "Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover]" and "Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]".
  • The complete master tape is said to be about an hour long and includes numerous mess-ups.
  • Broadcast on the Dutch FM radio show Twee Meter De Lucht In.
Setlist
    Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover] • Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]


1991/11/25 - Jingle Production room 2, NOB Audio, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Length
    09:19 Min - Incomplete
Quality
    8.5 (soundboard audio)
Source
    soundboard > unknown ... SBD #1c
Generation
    FM > ANA(1) > FLAC
Notes
  • MZ transfer [December 2011].
  • Less complete and lower quality than SBD #1a, but not sourced from a compressed audio file.
  • Less complete and lower quality than SBD #1b, but not sourced from a compressed broadcast and does not have DJ talk over the end of "Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]".
  • Includes only "Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover]" and "Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]".
  • "Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover]" cuts in.
  • The complete master tape is said to be about an hour long and includes numerous mess-ups.
  • Broadcast on the Dutch FM radio show Twee Meter De Lucht In.
Setlist
    (cuts in) Where Did You Sleep Last Night [Leadbelly cover] • Here She Comes Now [Velvet Underground cover]



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