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Sliver (The Best Of The Box)

Nirvana

2005 · Rock

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Sliver (The Best Of The Box) by Nirvana

Sliver (The Best Of The Box) is an Alt/Indie album by Nirvana, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 61 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.

About

The 2004 three-CD box set <i>With the Lights Out</i> was the long-awaited holy grail for Nirvana fans who’d been waiting for better-fidelity versions of rarities for so long that a decade passed. True to record-company form, three additional rarities were “discovered” as the label put together this highlight reel of the box for those who didn’t want to wade through the band’s every utterance. Those bonus cuts are an excellent 1985 demo of “Spank Thru” (from when Kurt Cobain’s band was called Fecal Matter), a 1990 studio demo of “Sappy,” and a raw boombox demo of “Come As You Are.” The highlights include a brutal live reading of Led Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker,” acoustic solo demos of “About a Girl,” “Lithium,” “Rape Me,” “You Know You’re Right,” “All Apologies,” and “Sliver,” and rehearsal demos of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Rape Me,” and “Heart Shaped Box.” Sound quality can be wobbly due to sources often being old cassettes, and many of the best moments here are Kurt Cobain's solo performances.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Spank Thru (1985 Demo)3:45
  2. 2Heartbreaker (Live)2:59
  3. 3Mrs. Butterworth (Rehearsal Demo)4:04
  4. 4Floyd The Barber (Live)2:33
  5. 5Clean Up Before She Comes (Home Demo)3:12
  6. 6About A Girl (Home Demo)2:44
  7. 7Blandest (Studio Demo)3:56
  8. 8Ain't It A Shame (Studio Demo)2:03
  9. 9Sappy (1990 Studio Demo)3:33
  10. 10Opinion (Solo Acoustic Radio Appearance)1:35
  11. 11Lithium (Solo Acoustic Radio Appearance)1:49
  12. 12Sliver (Home Demo)2:10
  13. 13Smells Like Teen Spirit (Boom Box Version)5:40
  14. 14Come As You Are (Boom Box Version)4:10
  15. 15Old Age (Nevermind Outtake)4:21
  16. 16Oh The Guilt3:25
  17. 17Rape Me (Home Demo)3:23
  18. 18Rape Me (Band Demo)3:03
  19. 19Heart Shaped Box (Band Demo)5:33
  20. 20Do Re Mi (Home Demo)4:24
  21. 21You Know You're Right (Home Demo)2:30
  22. 22All Apologies (Home Demo)3:33

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Grunge
  • raw
  • aggressive

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

A collection of home and studio demos, acoustic appearances, live recordings appeared on "With The Lights Out" box set plus three unreleased tracks ("Spank Thru", "Sappy" and "Come As You Are (Boom Box Version)") from Nirvana.
1: Recorded at Mari Earl's house in Aberdeen, Washington in 1985.
2: Recorded on March 1987 at a house party in Raymond, Washington.
3: Recorded in summer 1987 (note: booklet says it was "recorded on January 1988 at a rehearsal in Dale Crover's home (Aberdeen, Washington)" but it's not correct).
4: Recorded on January 23, 1988 at The Community World Theatre (Tacoma, Washington).
5: Home demo, undated.
6: Home demo, recorded in 1988.
7: Recorded on June 1988 at Reciprocal Studios (Seattle, Washington).
8: Recorded on July 1989 for "The Jury" sessions at Reciprocal Studios (Seattle, Washington).
9: Recorded on January 2-3, 1990 at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle, Washington.
10 and 11: Recorded on September 25, 1990 for KAOS Radio (Olympia, Washington).
12: Home demo - recorded in 1989.
13 and 14: Rehearsal demo - recorded in early 1991.
15: Recorded on May-June, 1991 at Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, California).
16: Recorded on April 7, 1992 at Laundry Room Studios (Seattle, Washington).
17: Home demo - recorded in 1992.
18: Recorded on October 26, 1992 at World Of Mouth Studios (Seattle, Washington).
19: Recorded on January 1993 at BMG Ariola Studios (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil).
20 and 21: Home demo - recorded in 1994.
22: Home demo - undated.
Tracks 1, 9 & 14 are previously unreleased.

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