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July 14, 1989 - Billig Residence, New York, NY, US
Interviewer: John Robb.
Interviewees: Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Chad Channing.
Print - Sounds 10/21/1989
Audio - Gorilla Radio 10/26/2018.
July 14, 1989 - Manhattan, NY.
Nirvana and TAD are photographed by Ian Tilton at the Billig Residence for Sounds Magazine.
that evening, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Chad Channing and Tad Doley attend a Sonic Youth concert at the Ritz, while Jason Everman went to see Prong at CBGB.
July 14, 1989 - Billig Residence, New York, NY, US
Interviewer: John Robb.
Interviewees: Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Chad Channing.
Print - Sounds 10/21/1989
Audio - Gorilla Radio 10/26/2018.
July 14, 1989 - Manhattan, NY.
Nirvana and TAD are photographed by Ian Tilton at the Billig Residence for Sounds Magazine.
that evening, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Chad Channing and Tad Doley attend a Sonic Youth concert at the Ritz, while Jason Everman went to see Prong at CBGB.


![Nirvana - 11/06/91 - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Nirvana - November 6, 1991.
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK.
Nevermind European Tour.
AUD #1
Other Performers:
Captain America, NIRVANA.
Info
There is a cut within Something In The Way
This is the first live performance of All Apologies
Setlist
0:00 Intro
2:23 [Kurt 1, 2, 3, 4!]
2:40 Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
6:36 Aneurysm
11:32 Jam
12:09 School
16:30 Drain You
20:45 About A Girl
23:36 Floyd The Barber
26:06 Smells Like Teen Spirit
31:17 Polly
34:46 Breed
37:42 Sliver
39:42 Love Buzz
43:24 Lithium
47:53 All Apologies
52:23 Been A Son
54:34 Negative Creep
57:13 On A Plain
1:00:20 Something In The Way
1:03:34 Blew
-ENCORE-
1:10:07 Dumb
1:12:54 Spank Thru
1:16:25 Rape Me
1:19:16 Lounge Act
1:22:06 Territorial Pissings Nirvana - 11/06/91 - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, UK](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uk172DGVDbI/mqdefault.jpg)

![Nirvana - 11/27/93 - AT&T Amphitheater At Bayfront Park, Miami, FL
Nirvana - November 27, 1993.
AT&T Amphitheater At Bayfront Park, Miami, FL.
In Utero USA Tour.
AMT #1 / AUD #1
Other Performers:
Come, Breeders.
Info
The band jammed on Led Zeppelins Heartbreaker.
The band had to restart Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam twice because of problems with Krists accordian.
Final 3 Songs of Show were Not Filmed.
At the end of the show, Kurt smashed the head off one of the angel mannequins, according to a review.
Setlist
0:00 Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
4:17 Drain You
8:03 Breed
11:21 Serve The Servants
15:11 About A Girl
19:01 Heart-Shaped Box
24:02 Sliver
26:58 Dumb
30:08 In Bloom
34:44 Come As You Are
38:45 Lithium
43:12 Pennyroyal Tea
47:00 School
50:33 Polly
55:00 Heartbreaker (Jam)
56:22 Cigarette [Intermission]
56:38 Benson & Hedges Ultra Deluxe Light Menthol 100
56:52 Milk It
1:00:47 Rape Me
1:03:23 Territorial Pissings
1:10:48 Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
1:16:16 All Apologies
** Video Footage Ends ** (Remainder of Show is Audio + Stills)
1:20:33 On A Plain
1:23:57 Florida (Jam)
1:24:10 Scentless Apprentice
1:29:20 Smells Like Teen Spirit
1:34:00 End-of-Show Noise Nirvana - 11/27/93 - AT&T Amphitheater At Bayfront Park, Miami, FL](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v0XtSTiY_N4/mqdefault.jpg)

![The Retards - 04/22/91 - Melvins Practice Space & Crover Residence, San Francisco, CA
The Retards - April 22, 1991.
Melvins Practice Space & Crover Residence, San Francisco, CA.
SBD #1
The Retards:
Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
Dale Crover (drums)
Dave Grohl (bass)
Debbie Shane (engineer)
Info
Little was known about the origin of this 4-track demo until August 2002, when session engineer, Debbie Shane, recognized the recording on a bootleg a friend had found at a flea market.
Shane explains that the session came about while Cobain and Grohl were staying over at the house she and ex-boyfriend, Dale Crover, shared In San Francisco. [The session] was Kurts Idea, he wAs wanting to start-up as many bands as possible (I believe this idea was inspired by his ex-girlfriend, Tobi Vail). I dont remember who came up with the name, The Retards, I just remember that it happened quick, and it had to - we only had two days.
We went to a practice space that my band shared with the Melvins, we played some of Dales songs, some of Daves songs, some of my songs, and then Kurt said he had this song (Drain You), but it wasnt going to be a NIRVANA song because he couldnt come up with a drum part, and he just wasnt sure if he liked it or not. Then he heard Dales drum part and everything changed!
Cobain and Grohl were due in Los Angeles later that week to start work on Nevermind, They had to take off the following morning but we still needed to do the vocals. I think Kurt pulled out a notebook or a torn up piece of paper with some words on it and he and I sat on the living-room floor so he could do the vocals. we ran the 4-track through the stereo so that we could hear it through the speakers and the headphones in an attempt to get the loudest monitor sound possible so that he could sing/scream/sing. He recorded some back-ups, we mixed it and they split.
Shane believes that the session was recorded on a Tascam Porta 05/4-track with two inputs, We probably micd the drums from over head with an SM57 and we probably micd the room with an SM58 - those were the only mics we had.
Shane admits to being slightly disappointed at the edit released on the With The Lights Out box-set, They basically chopped off the beginning in which you hear either Dale, Kurt or Dave saying, We are The Retards, and we are going to play a song for you!; she also recalls playing the tape for Krist Novoselics wife, Shelli, some years after the original recording. [Shelli] asked me if Krist had ever heard it and I told her that I didnt think so. we both agreed that we liked this version best!
A Jam, purported to be from this session, is circulating in MP3 format; Its authenticity is open to debate.
Setlist
0:06 Retards Intro/Drain You
3:02 Instrumental (Jam) The Retards - 04/22/91 - Melvins Practice Space & Crover Residence, San Francisco, CA](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vFhDvUj5ZdM/mqdefault.jpg)



