1987

Contents:

• Skid Row performances and rehearsals.

7 March 1987 - House Party Performance

17 Nussbaum Road, Raymond, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Tony Poukkula - Guitar ("Heartbreaker" and "How Many More Times")
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Aaron Burckhard - Drums

Songs:

1. Skid Row - Downer [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

2. Skid Row - Aero Zeppelin [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

3. Skid Row - If You Must [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

4. Skid Row - Heartbreaker [Live]
- Author(s): John Bonham / John Paul Jones / Jimmy Page / Robert Plant

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

5. Skid Row - How Many More Times [Live]
- Author(s): John Bonham / John Paul Jones / Jimmy Page / Robert Plant

6. Skid Row - Mexican Seafood [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

7. Skid Row - Pen Cap Chew [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

8. Skid Row - Spank Thru [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

9. Skid Row - Hairspray Queen [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

10. Skid Row - Sex Bomb [Live]
- Author(s): Will Shatter

Notes:

• Charles Cross notes that this was band's first live performance, but LiveNirvana contests this and claims a handful of other shows had already been played before this, and it was more than likely later in 1987.
• It is unclear exactly what the band's name was. Charles Cross notes they had not named themselves yet, and LiveNirvana notes either Pen Cap Chew or Bliss. The other name that was often used at this point was Skid Row.
• Charles Cross notes that Tony Poukkula was an associate of the band that was well know around the area. He was not a member, and joined them only to jam.
• "Heartbreaker" and "How Many More Times" originally performed by Led Zeppelin.
• "Sex Bomb" originally performed by Flipper.

References:

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004) sleeve notes
• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005) sleeve notes
• Charles R. Cross - Heavier Than Heaven (2001)
• LiveNirvana: Concert Chronology (??, 1987)
• Wikipedia: With the Lights Out
• Wikipedia: Sliver: The Best of the Box

6 May 1987 - Live Radio Performance For KAOS-FM 83.9

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

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass
• Aaron Burckhard - Drums

1. Skid Row - Love Buzz [Live]
- Author(s): Robbie van Leeuwen

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

3. Skid Row - Downer [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

4. Skid Row - Mexican Seafood [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

5. Skid Row - White Lace And Strange [Live]
- Author(s): Chris Bond

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

6. Skid Row - Spank Thru [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

7. Skid Row - Anorexorcist [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

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

8. Skid Row - Hairspray Queen [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

9. Skid Row - Pen Cap Chew [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

10. Skid Row - Help Me, I’m Hungry [Live]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

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

Notes:

• LiveNirvana notes the band were using the name Skid Row at this point.
• The session was recorded for the KAOS-FM 89.3 community radio shows ‘Out Of Order' and 'Toy Train Crash Backside Bone Beefcake Show’, but was never broadcast.
• Some sources, including the liner notes for the With The Lights Out compilation boxed set, list the recording date as 17 April 1987.
• "Love Buzz" originally performed by Shocking Blue.
• "White Lace And Strange" originally performed by Chris Bond.
• "Anorexorcist" is sometimes spelt "Annorexorcist".
• "Help Me, I'm Hungry" is better known in trading circles as "Vendetagainst".

References:

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004) sleeve notes
• LiveNirvana: Sessions History (May, 1987)
• Wikipedia: With the Lights Out

Summer 1987 - Rehearsal

Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.A.

Personnel:

• Kurt Cobain - Vocals & Guitar
• Krist Novoselic - Bass (Vocals on "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves")
• Aaron Burckhard - Drums

1. Skid Row - Love Buzz [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Robbie van Leeuwen

2. Skid Row - Downer [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

3. Skid Row - Mexican Seafood [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

4. Skid Row - Pen Cap Chew [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

5. Skid Row - Spank Thru [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

6. Skid Row - Floyd The Barber [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

7. Skid Row - White Lace And Strange [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Chris Bond

8. Skid Row - Hairspray Queen [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

9. Skid Row - Anorexorcist [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

10. Skid Row - Unknown #1 [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

11. Skid Row - If You Must [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

12. Skid Row - Unknown #2 (Mrs. Butterworth) [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

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

13. Skid Row - Unknown #3 [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Kurt Cobain

14. Skid Row - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves [Rehearsal]
- Author(s): Bob Stone

Notes:

• These boombox rehearsals were recorded at Kurt Cobain's house.
• LiveNirvana notes the band were using the name Skid Row at this point.
• LiveNirvana notes that "Mrs. Butterworth" appears to be a title given to an unknown song for the release of the With The Lights Out compilation boxed set. Most sources list the song as "Unknown #2"
• "Love Buzz" originally performed by Shocking Blue.
• "White Lace And Strange" originally performed by Chris Bond.
• "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" originally performed by Cher.

References:

• Nirvana - With The Lights Out [Compilation Boxed Set] (2004) sleeve notes
• Nirvana - Sliver, The Best Of The Box [Compilation] (2005) sleeve notes
• LiveNirvana: Sessions History (Summer, 1987)
• Wikipedia: With the Lights Out
• Wikipedia: Sliver: The Best of the Box

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