INCESTICIDE is a compilation of material recorded for the John Peel
Sessions, rare singles from Nirvana's tenure with Sub Pop, and
previously-unreleased tracks.
Nirvana: Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar); Chris Novoselic (vocals, bass); David Grohl (vocals, drums).
Producers include: Jack Endino, Steve Fisk, Miti Adhikari, Dale Griffin.
Engineers include: M. Engles, F. Kay, John Taylor.
Includes liner notes by Kurt Cobain.
All
songs written by members of Nirvana except "Turnaround" (Mark
Mothersbaugh/Gerald V. Casale), "Molly's Lips" and "Son Of A Gun"
(Eugene Kelly/Francis McKee).
More than just a b-sides collection,
INCESTICIDE culls together Nirvana's work before and around their
now-legendary albums. Released between the groundbreaking NEVERMIND and
the artsier IN UTERO, the rarities and outtakes which make up this
album shed new light on Nirvana's oeuvre, filling in the gaps between
official releases and providing fans with a wider variety of recordings
from different sources.
Highlights include three covers, taken from
John Peel sessions: a Devo tune ("Turnaround") and two songs by
Scotland's The Vaselines, whose purposefully vapid pop magic is given
the force of a juggernaut, with the minimal production that best
showcases the Nirvana's aggressive grace. The famous quasi-live
recording conditions of the BBC sessions provide another standout, the
surging, desperate "Aneurysm," which remains one of Nirvana's finest
recorded moments.
TRACKS
1 Dive
2 Sliver
3 Stain
4 Been A Son
5 Turnaround
6 Molly's Lips
7 Son Of A Gun
8 Polly, (New Wave)
9 Beeswax
10 Downer
11 Mexican Seafood
12 Hairspray Queen
13 Aero Zeppelin
14 Big Long Now
15 Aneurysm
