Outcesticide
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Outcesticide is a series of bootleg CDs featuring rare and unreleased material by the American rock band Nirvana. It was released unofficially by Blue Moon Records. To date, five discs have been released. They were all released in the mid-to-late 1990s. The name Outcesticide is taken from Incesticide, an official album Nirvana released in 1992, featuring various unreleased songs in an attempt to stop bootleggers.
The Outcesticide discs remain among the most celebrated Nirvana bootlegs of all time. However, commercial bootlegs in general became largely redundant during the first few years of the 21st century, due to the rise of trading communities. [1] Also, many of the rare recordings on the Outcesticide discs were officially released on the 2004 Nirvana box set, With the Lights Out.
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[edit] Outcesticide: In Memory of Kurt Cobain
The first Outcesticide disc was released in 1994, shortly after the death of Nirvana's lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain in April of that year. A remastered version was released in 1996, featuring two additional tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- Reciprocal Recording Studios, Seattle, WA; January 23, 1988
- 1. "If You Must" – 3:46
- 2. "Downer" – 1:36
- 3. "Floyd the Barber" – 2:05
- 4. "Paper Cuts" – 3:50
- 5. "Spank Thru" – 3:17
- 6. "Beeswax" – 2:32
- 7. "Pen Cap Chew" – 2:47
- Reciprocal Recording Studios; June 6, 1988
- 8. "Blandest" – 3:39
- Cobain's 4-track home recordings; 1987 and/or 1988
- 9. "Cracker" (listed as "Polly") – 2:20
- 10. "Don't Want It All" (listed as "Misery Loves Company") – 2:20
- 11. "Sad" (listed as "Sappy") – 2:22
- Evergreen State College Audio Studio, Olympia, WA; Spring 1989
- 12. "Do You Love Me?" – 3:27 Originally by KISS
- Music Source Studios, Seattle; September 1989
- 13. "Been a Son" – 2:21
- Live in Amsterdam, HL; November 5, 1989
- 14. "Token Eastern Song" (listed as "Junkyard") – 3:26
- Live on KAOS (FM), Olympia; September 15, 1990
- 15. "Opinion" – 1:39
- Maida Vale Studios, London, England (John Peel session); November 3, 1990
- 16. "D-7" – 2:31 Originally by the Wipers
- Smart Studios, Madison, WI; April 2-6, 1990
- 17. "Breed" (listed by its early title, "Imodium") – 3:03
- 18. "Pay to Play" (early version of "Stay Away") – 3:21
- 19. "Sappy" – 3:24
- NOB Radio Studio, Hilversum, HL; November 25, 1991
- 20. "Here She Comes Now" – 4:40 Originally by The Velvet Underground
- 21. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" – 4:58
- Laundry Room Studios, Seattle; April 7, 1992
- 22. "Return of the Rat – 2:59 Originally by the Wipers
- Live in Muggia, Italy; November 16, 1991
- 23. "Talk to Me" – 3:21
- Bonus tracks (on the remastered version only)
- 24. Krist Novoselic's eulogy – 0:52
- 25. Courtney Love's eulogy – 6:18
[edit] Outcesticide II: The Needle & the Damage Done
The second Outcesticide disc was released in early 1995. It takes its title from the name of a 1972 song by the Canadian rock musician Neil Young.
Track #7 was labeled as being donated to Blue Moon by Cobain's widow, Courtney Love. Love is thanked in the album's liner notes. However it was most likely recorded from an FM radio broadcast.
[edit] Track listing
- Smart Studios, Madison, WI; April 2-6, 1990
- 1. "In Bloom" – 4:30
- Live in Hanau, West Germany; November 18, 1989
- 2. "Breed" (Listed by its early name, "Immodium") – 3:05
- Live in Vienna, Austria; November 22, 1989
- 3. "Vendetagainst" (listed as "Help Me, I'm Hungry") – 2:36
- Live in Muggia, Italy; November 16, 1991
- 4. "Oh, the Guilt" – 3:12
- Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; January 23, 1993
- 5. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (fet. Flea on trumpet) – 4:48
- Live in Chicago, Illinois; October 12, 1991
- 6. "Pennyroyal Tea" – 4:16
- Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; January 1993
- 7. "It's Closing Soon (Drunk in Rio)" (listed as "Closing Time") – 2:38
- Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; January 23, 1993
- 8. "Heart-Shaped Box" – 5:27
- 9. "Scentless Apprentice" – 9:43
- Live in Minneapolis, MN; October 14, 1991
- 10. "Been a Son" – 2:07
- 11. "Something in the Way" – 3:20
- 12. "Negative Creep" – 2:02
- Live in Valencia, CA; September 26, 1992
- 13. "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" – 2:27 Originally by Leadbelly
- Live in Rennes, France; December 7, 1991
- 14. "Baba O'Riley" – 3:13 Originally by the Who
- Live in Ghent, Belgium; November 23, 1991
- Smart Studios, Madison, WI; April 2-6, 1990
- 16. "Lithium" – 2:55
- Live in Modena, Italy; February 21, 1994
- 17. "Dumb" – 2:24
- Live in Hanau, West Germany; November 18, 1989
- 18. "Molly's Lips" – 2:23 Originally by The Vaselines
- Live in Hollywood, CA; August 17, 1990
- 19. "Verse Chorus Verse" (listed as "In His Hands") – 3:07
- Live in Salem, OR; December 14, 1993
- 20. "The Man Who Sold the World" – 4:35 Originally by David Bowie
- Live in London, England (The Word); November 8, 1991
- 21. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – 2:58
[edit] Outcesticide III: The Final Solution
The third Outcesticide disc was released in late 1995.
[edit] Track listing
- Live for TV in Paris, France (Canal + Studios); February 4, 1994
- 1. "Rape Me" – 2:49
- 2. "Pennyroyal Tea" – 3:54
- 3. "Drain You" – 3:47
- Upland Studios, Arlington, VA (Dave Grohl's Pocketwatch demo); December 23, 1990
- 4. "Marigold" – 3:07
- Live in Hanau, West Germany; November 18, 1989
- 5. "Dive" – 3:38
- Reciprocal Recording Studios, Seattle, WA; December 24, 1988
- 6. "Mr. Moustache" – 3:38
- Reciprocal Recording Studios; June 6, 1988 (upgrade from the first Outcesticide)
- 7. "Blandest" – 3:52
- Music Source Studios, Seattle; September 1989
- 8. "Even in His Youth" – 3:14
- 9. "Polly" – 2:35
- Live for TV in New York, NY (MTV Studios); January 10, 1992
- 10. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – 4:34
- Live for TV in Rome, Italy (RAI Italian TV Studios); February 23, 1994
- 11. "Serve the Servants" – 3:24
- 12. "Dumb" – 2:37
- Live at Reading, England (Reading Festival); August 30, 1992
- 13. "Tourette's" (listed by its early title, "The Eagle Has Landed") – 2:09
- Live in Seattle; November 25, 1990
- 14. "Aneurysm" – 4:43
- 15. "Oh, the Guilt" – 3:15
- VPRO Studios, Hilversum, NL; November 1, 1989
- 16. "Dive" – 4:06
- 17. "About a Girl" – 2:43
- Live at Reading (Reading Festival); August 30, 1992
- 18. "The Money Will Roll Right In" – 2:17 Originally by Fang
- Live in Seattle; November 25, 1990
- 19. "Verse Chorus Verse" (listed as "In His Hands") – 3:14
- Live in Ghent, Belgium; November 23, 1991
- 20. "Curmudgeon" – 2:51
- Live in Mezzago, Italy; November 26, 1989
- 21. "High on the Hog" (listed as "Alcohol", played by Tad with Cobain on Vocals) – 2:10
- Live in Tacoma, WA; January 23, 1988
- 22. "Raunchola" (listed as "Run, Rabbit, Run!") – 4:05
- Cobain's 4-track home recording; 1987 and/or 1988
- 23. "Beans" – 1:17
[edit] Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults
The fourth Outcesticide disc was released in 1996.
[edit] Track listing
- 1. "Pennyroyal Tea" Scott Litt Remix - "Wal-Mart" version – 3:38
- From the Sub Pop 200 session - Reciprocal Recordings; June 11, 1988
- 2. "Spank Thru" - 3:21
- Live on The Johnathan Ross Show, Channel 4 Studios, London, United Kingdom; December 6, 1991
- 3. "Territorial Pissings" – 2:41
- Live from Top of the Pops, BBC Studios, London, UK; November 27, 1991
- 4. "Smells Like Teen Spirit (Gothic Version)" – 3:02
- 5. "Rape Me" – 2:48
- Live from Lincoln, Nebraska; May 13, 1990
- 6. "Pay to Play" (Early version of "Stay Away) – 3:44
- Live from Long Beach, California; February 16, 1990
- 7. "Scoff" - 3:58
- 8. "Love Buzz" - 3:10
- 9. "Floyd the Barber" – 2:28
- Live from Lincoln, Nebraska; May 13, 1990
- 10. "Here She Comes Now" – 3:43 Originally by The Velvet Underground
- Live from the Reading Festival, Reading, Berkshire, UK; August 30, 1992
- From a 1990 4-track band demo recorded at Cobain's home:
- 12. "Drain You" - 3:00
- From Cobain's 4-track acoustic home demos, summer 1988:
- 13. "About a Girl" – 2:45
- From a band session at Evergreen College TV Studios, Olympia, Washington; March 20, 1990
- 14. "Lithium" - 4:21
- Recorded at Reciprocal Recordings, Seattle, Washington; December 24, 1988
- 15. "Blew" – 2:58
- Live from Nottingham, UK; December 3, 1991:
- 16. "All Apologies" – 4:44
- Live from Rennes, France; February 16, 1994:
- 17. "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"/"My Sharona" – 5:18
- 18. "Sappy"/"Verse Chorus Verse" – 3:32
- From Cobain's home demos, Olympia, Washington; Summer 1988
- 19. Unknown acoustic demo (mislabeled as "Bambi Slaughter") (The Tango) - 1:30
- 20. "Clean Up Before She Comes" – 3:04
- 21. Unknown instrumental (listed as "Black and White Blues") – 1:58
- 22. "Montage of Heck" – 5:50
- 23. "Escalator to Hell" (mislabeled as "Montage of Heck, Part 2") – 1:28
[edit] Outcesticide V: Disintegration
The last Outcesticide disc was released in late 1998.
[edit] Track listing
- From the Live Through This sessions with Cobain on backing vocals; October 1993:
- 1. "Asking for It" (listed as "Live Through This") – 4:28
- VPRO, Hilversum, Netherlands; November 5, 1989:
- 2. "Love Buzz" – 3:30
- From a soundcheck at a live performance in Hollywood, California; August 17, 1990:
- 3. "Verse Chorus Verse" (listed as "In His Hands") – 3:14
- Live in Barcelona, Spain; February 9, 1994:
- From a soundcheck at a live performance at MTV Studios, New York City; January 10, 1992:
- 6. "On a Plain" – 2:46
- 7. "Stain" – 2:23
- Live at MTV Studios, New York City, New York; January 10, 1992
- 8. "School" – 2:50
- 9. "Molly's Lips" – 1:58 Originally by The Vaselines
- 10. "Aneurysm" – 4:37
- From a radio performance on KAOS-FM in Olympia, Washington; April 17, 1987:
- 11. "Love Buzz" – 3:53
- 12. "Floyd the Barber" – 2:43
- 13. "Downer" – 2:29
- 14. "Mexican Seafood" – 2:54
- 15. "White Lace and Strange" – 2:39
- 16. "Spank Thru" – 3:26
- 17. "Anorexorcist" (listed as "Suicide Samurai") – 3:32
- 18. "Hairspray Queen" – 4:58
- 19. "Pen Cap Chew" – 4:13
- Live at the Reading Festival in Reading, Berkshire, UK; August 30, 1992:
- 20. "More Than a Feeling" – 0:56 Originally by Boston
- 21. "My Best Friend's Girl" – 2:24
- Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois; October 23, 1993:
- 22. "You Know You're Right" (listed as "Autopilot") – 5:07
[edit] Clones
Numerous other Nirvana bootlegs reappropriated the "Outcesticide" theme. One disc subtitled "Vol. 4: It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away" goes so far as to claim production by Blue Moon with a catalogue number of BM50. Kobra records began distributing it's own Outcesticide, with volume 1 being an exact copy of the original series and gradually offering original compilations by the later volumes, of which are available an 8-disc box set. The majority of these false Outcesticide releases are generally poor quality and borrow most of their tracks from the original Blue Moon series and various other Nirvana bootlegs.
[edit] External links
- Outcesticide: In Memory of Kurt Cobain
- Outcesticide: In Memory of Kurt Cobain Remastered Edition
- Outcesticide II: The Needle & the Damage Done
- Outcesticide III: The Final Solution
- Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults
- Outcesticide V: Disintegration
