January 23, 1988 Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA, US

January 23, 1988 - Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA, US
Artist
Ted Ed Fred
Cobain, Kurt (vocals, guitar)
Crover, Dale (drums, backing vocals)
Novoselic, Krist (bass)
Crew
Endino, Jack (producer, engineer)
Set
[O] If You Must
[O] Downer (Crover on backing vocals)
[O] Floyd The Barber
[O] Paper Cuts
[U] Spank Thru (Crover on backing vocals)
[O] Hairspray Queen
[O] Aero Zeppelin
[O] Beeswax
[O] Mexican Seafood
[O] Pen Cap Chew
Best available sources
Source Quality Complete Runtime Lowest Gen Tracks Featured Notes
SBD #1a 10.0 No 0:08:04 Official CD (Bleach, SP34b first pressing) • Floyd The Barber (mix 3)
• Paper Cuts (mix 3)
• Downer (mix 1) Mix 3 denotes Jack Endino's album remixes, with Paper Cuts (mix 3) featuring an additional vocal track recorded 12/88. Mix 1 denotes Endino's initial one-hour mixes that the band left the studio with.
SBD #1b 9.0 No 0:07:09 ANA(2)>CDR(1)>FLAC • If You Must (mix 2)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 2) This source is sometimes referred to as Kurdt's Tape Side A. Mix 2 denotes Jack Endino's personal after-hours mixes. This is the best available source for If You Must (mix 2) and the only available source for Pen Cap Chew (mix 2).
SBD #1c 10.0 No 0:01:53 Official CD (Various Artists - Teriyaki Asthma Vol. 1-5) • Mexican Seafood (mix 1) Mexican Seafood (mix 1) appears here in the best audio quality.
SBD #1d 10.0 No 0:15:11 Official CD (Incesticide) • Beeswax (mix 1)
• Downer (mix 1)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 1)
• Hairspray Queen (mix 1)
• Aero Zeppelin (mix 1) All tracks mastered by Howie Weinberg.
SBD #1e 7.5 Yes 0:31:40 ANA(X)>DAT(1)>CDR • If You Must (mix 1)
• Downer (mix 1)
• Floyd The Barber (mix 1)
• Paper Cuts (mix 1)
• Spank Thru (mix 1)
• Hairspray Queen (mix 1)
• Aero Zeppelin (mix 1)
• Beeswax (mix 1)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1) Features some between song banter not found on other sources.
SBD #1f 9.0 No 0:26:37 ANA(2)>CDR(1)>FLAC • Floyd The Barber (mix 1)
• Spank Thru (mix 1)
• Hairspray Queen (mix 1)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 1)
• Beeswax (mix 1)
• Paper Cuts (mix 1)
• Aero Zeppelin (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1) Mix tape made by Kurt, sometimes referred to as the Touch & Go demo or Kurdt's Kassette. This source offers the best quality version of Floyd The Barber (mix 1), although it's slightly cut. Despite speed problems at the beginning, this is also the best available source for Spank Thru (mix 1). Paper Cuts (mix 1) features some introductory noise.
SBD #1g 9.0 No 0:24:13 ANA(2)>DAT(1)>FLAC • Aero Zeppelin (mix 1)
• Beeswax (mix 1)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1)
• Downer (mix 1)
• Floyd The Barber (mix 1)
• Paper Cuts (mix 1)
• Spank Thru (mix 1) This source is sometimes referred to as the Master Reel Compilation tape. It offers the best quality version of Paper Cuts (mix 1), although it omits the introductory noise found on SBD#1f. It is also considered the second best available source for Spank Thru (mix 1), as it doesn't suffer the speed problems of SBD#1f.
SBD #1h 10.0 No 0:07:03 Official CD (With The Lights Out) • If You Must (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1) All tracks mastered by Bob Ludwig.
SBD #1i 7.5 Yes 0:45:50 Unofficial CD (Reciprocal Studio Demos) • Beeswax (mix 1)
• Aero Zeppelin (mix 1)
• If You Must (mix 1)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1)
• If You Must (mix 2)
• Downer (mix 2)
• Floyd The Barber (mix 2)
• Paper Cuts (mix 2)
• Spank Thru (mix 2)
• Hairspray Queen (mix 2)
• Aero Zeppelin (mix 2)
• Beeswax (mix 2)
• Mexican Seafood (mix 2) This is the most complete source for Endino's after hours mixes. Whilst tracks appear phase inverted on the bootleg, phase corrected copies are available in trading circles. The one hour mixes found on this source are completely redundant.
SBD #1j 8.5 No 0:21:12 ANA(2)>DAT(1)>FLAC • If You Must (mix 1)
• Downer (mix 1)
• Floyd The Barber (mix 1)
• Paper Cuts (mix 1)
• Spank Thru (mix 1)
• Beeswax (mix 1)
• Pen Cap Chew (mix 1) This source is sometimes referred to as the 7 Song Edit. It features some between song banter not found on other sources in this quality.