April 2-6, 1990 Smart Studios, Studio A Madison, WI, US
Artist
NIRVANA
Channing, Chad (drums)
Cobain, Kurt (vocals, guitar)
Novoselic, Krist (bass)
Crew
Olsen, Doug (engineer)
Vig, Butch (producer, engineer)
Set
[O] Breed
[O] Dive
[O] Here She Comes Now
[O] In Bloom
[U] Lithium
[O] Polly
[U] Sappy
[O] Stay Away
Best available sources
Source Quality Complete Runtime Lowest Gen Tracks Featured Notes
SBD #1a 10.0 No 0:03:53 Official CD (Incesticide)
• Dive
SBD #1b 10.0 No 0:05:00 Official CD (Various Artists - Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground, Communion No. 20CD)
• Here She Comes Now
SBD #1c 10.0 No 0:02:56 Official CD (Nevermind, MFSL Gold CD, catalog#: UDCD 666)
• Polly (alt. mix) Andy Wallace remix. Mastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.
SBD #1d 10.0 No 0:03:27 Official CD (Various Artists - DGC Rarities Vol. 1)
• Stay Away Stay Away appears under the title Pay To Play.
SBD #1e 9.5 No 0:26:45 ANA(3)>CDR(1)>FLAC
• In Bloom
• Breed
• Stay Away
• Polly
• Dive (alt. mix)
• Lithium (mix 6)
• Sappy This source is sometimes referred to as Kurdt's Tape Side A. Collectors are divided as to whether this or SBD#1h is the best source for Polly, Dive (alt. mix), Lithium (mix 6) & Sappy. Breed cuts in slightly here.
SBD #1f 9.0 Yes 0:31:35 ANA(1)>FLAC
• Breed
• Stay Away
• Sappy
• Polly
• In Bloom (alt. mix)
• Dive (alt. mix)
• Lithium (mix 7)
• Here She Comes Now (alt. mix) Copy of Chad Channing's tape. This is the best source for Lithium (mix 7) and Here She Comes Now (alt. mix).
SBD #1g 8.0 No 0:10:20 Unofficial 7" (Total Fucking Godhead)
• Lithium (alt. mix)
• Sappy
• Polly Lithium appears under the bootleg-given title Broken Mirrors; Sappy appears under the bootleg-given title The Rocker; Polly appears under the bootleg-given title The Eagle Has Landed. This is the best available source for this alt. mix of Lithium, which features electric guitar throughout.
SBD #1h 9.5 No 0:26:18 ANA(2)>FLAC
• Breed
• Stay Away
• Sappy
• Polly
• In Bloom (alt. mix)
• Dive (alt. mix)
• Lithium (mix 6) This source is sometimes referred to as the Top Secret tape. It is the best source for In Bloom (alt. mix). Collectors are divided as to whether this or SBD#1e is the best source for Polly, Dive (alt. mix), Lithium (mix 6) & Sappy. Lithium (mix 6) cuts out slightly here.
SBD #1i 10.0 No 0:04:31 Official DVD (With The Lights Out)
• In Bloom
SBD #1j 10.0 No 0:03:59 Official DVD (Classic Albums: Nevermind)
• Lithium (mix. 7)
• In Bloom
• Polly (alt. mix) All songs are incomplete and feature voice-over commentary. Vig mixes the tracks to demonstrate individual elements within the songs. Polly features a false start not found on other sources. Audio is lossy at 192 kbps.
SBD #1k 8.0 No 0:24:11 ANA(X)>DAT(1)>CDR
• Dive (alt. mix)
• Lithium (mix 6)
• In Bloom
• Breed
• Stay Away
• Sappy
• Polly This source is sometimes referred to as The Colin Tape. Lithium (mix 6) cuts out. Stay Away suffers a dropout. Polly has some pre-song ambient noises not found on other sources.
SBD #1l 9.5 No 0:03:01 Official CD (Nightly Nirvana Promo CD, Week 2 episode
• Breed Breed appears under the title Immodium. This source omits the intro found on
SBD#1e, SBD#1f & SBD#1h, but is of superior sound quality overall.
SBD #1m 9.9 No 0:03:29 Official CD (With The Lights Out)
• Stay Away Stay Away appears under the title Pay To Play. This source is slightly more complete than SBD#1d, but is of inferior sound quality overall.
SBD #1n TBC No TBC Official Video Game DLC (Rock Band)
• Polly Stem remix.