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Set I
Downer (Soundcheck)
Aero Zeppelin
If You Must
Heartbreaker (Jam)
How Many More Times (Jam)
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen
Aero Zeppelin
If You Must
Heartbreaker (Jam)
How Many More Times (Jam)
Mexican Seafood
Pen Cap Chew
Spank Thru
Hairspray Queen
Set II
Set III
Comment
Nirvana Bootography Guide:
"The performance that is listed as March 7th, 1987 is mentioned in the Charles Cross Kurt Cobain biography "Heavier Then Heaven". Mr. Cross does a good job describing the events before, during, and after the show and transcribes some of the banter that can be heard as the band runs through nine of Nirvana's earliest songs. The show takes place at a house party in Raymond Washington. Throughout the performance you can hear partygoers and the band chat back and forth. The band receives little to no applause. They are surprisingly tight (Aaron Burkhardt is on drums) and it's easy to tell the band had spent some time rehearsing.
As Mr. Cross notes in the book, it's simply amazing that a tape like this exists. The sound is as good or better than anyone could expect. Interestingly, Kris Sproul of the Nirvana Live Guide was able to confirm that this CD was taken from the remaster he circulated - he made an edit after the soundcheck that is present in the commercial title. You won't find a document like this for many bands, this is something very special. "
"The performance that is listed as March 7th, 1987 is mentioned in the Charles Cross Kurt Cobain biography "Heavier Then Heaven". Mr. Cross does a good job describing the events before, during, and after the show and transcribes some of the banter that can be heard as the band runs through nine of Nirvana's earliest songs. The show takes place at a house party in Raymond Washington. Throughout the performance you can hear partygoers and the band chat back and forth. The band receives little to no applause. They are surprisingly tight (Aaron Burkhardt is on drums) and it's easy to tell the band had spent some time rehearsing.
As Mr. Cross notes in the book, it's simply amazing that a tape like this exists. The sound is as good or better than anyone could expect. Interestingly, Kris Sproul of the Nirvana Live Guide was able to confirm that this CD was taken from the remaster he circulated - he made an edit after the soundcheck that is present in the commercial title. You won't find a document like this for many bands, this is something very special. "
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Collectors With This Show
| User (active/rating) | Media / # | Show | Sound | Details | DB Source | User Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David LeMond (5/5) | CDR / 1 | B | View | aud | ||
| Notes: | Their first live performance. | |||||
| MG (5/5) | lossless (CD) / 1 | B- | View | SRC: ANA(1) > MP3 (256kbps) > Remaster > -First Live Show- Silver CD GEN: CD(M) |
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| Notes: | #0269 | |||||
| chris payment (5/3.4) | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | #92 | |||||
| randy walton (5/5) | cdr / 1 | B | View | aud | ||
| Notes: | 41 minutes | |||||
| Mike Marteny (5/5) | cdr / 1 | B- | View | "First Live Show" bootleg(M) | ||
| Notes: | 46:09 | |||||
| afterdinnermint (5/5) | CDR / 1 | B- | View | |||
| Notes: | After all the negative comments I've heard about the quality of this recording, I was surprised that it sounds as good as it does. It's really not bad at all, considering that it was recorded on a small tape recorder in someone's living room. Kurt's vocals are buried most of the time, but other than than, everything else is more than audible. We're fortunate that such a historic show was recorded as good as it was, I guess. There is a lot of crowd chatter between the songs as people talk to the band, and they talk back. It's certainly not the best Nirvana show out there, but as far as first performances go, this one is quite good. This is on the same disc as 04/17/87. Apparently, all copies of these shows are mp3 sourced, but it's very hard to tell, because it's a good, clean transfer. | |||||
| richard (5/5) | Cdr / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | On the same disc as KAOS Community Radio, Olympia, WA, 17.4.87 | |||||
| phil (5/0) | Cdr / 1 | View | ||||
| Samuel Goff (5/5) | CD / 1 | B | B | View | Audience | |
| Notes: | Kurt Cobain- Vocals, Guitar Krist Novoselic- Bass Aaron Burckhard- Drums | |||||
| stephen (5/4.8) | SHN / 1 | SBD | View | |||
| lurch (5/0) | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Jenny (5/5) | cdr / 1 | B- | B- | View | unknown | |
| tomás (5/5) | CDR / 1 | C+ | View | |||
| Notes: | On same CD as 4/17/87 | |||||
| Don (5/3) | CD / 1 | A- | View | |||
| captainpolaroid (5/5) | CD / 1 | View | ||||
| Jason (5/5) | CDR / 1 | A+ | B | View | AUD > First Live Show (unknown label) bootleg > EAC > SHN | |
| Notes: | 1st Nirvana show. Great sound considering the rarity. | |||||
| Ben Robitzer (5/5) | / 1 | View | SBD | |||
| Notes: | DAO | |||||
| Bryan (5/0) | / 1 | View | bootleg CD 'First Show, First Demo' > CD-R | |||
| Notes: | CD includes 03/07/87 and 04/17/87 | |||||
| Jason (5/5) | AUD / 1 | B | View | |||
| Notes: | Nirvana's first show | |||||
| Mike M (5/5) | / 1 | A-- | C | View | ||
| Notes: | Nirvana's first live show at a house party in Washington. Sound is kind of shitty, but for historical purposes this is a gem! | |||||
| Josh (5/5) | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | On same disc as 4-17-87 | |||||
| Headinlot (5/0) | CDR / 1 | A | C- | View | ||
| Joshua Turner (5/4.4) | CDR / 1 | A+ | B+ | View | ||
| Notes: | First performance ever! at a party | |||||
| Brian McCoach (5/5) | CDR / 1 | B | View | |||
| Greg Diehl (5/0) | CD / 1 | View | CDR(1) AUD#1a | |||
| Pete (5/4.5) | CDr / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | First Nirvana Show Ever | |||||
| jr (5/0) | / 1 | View | ||||
| GEO (5/5) | FLAC / 1 | View | ANA(1) > MP3 (256kbps) > KS Remaster > CDR(3) > EAC > .wav > FLAC Frontend >... | |||
| erico (5/4.5) | CDR/SHN / 1 | B | View | |||
| Notes: | 3-17-87 + 4-17-87.........1st couple Nirvana Shows | |||||
| sukey (5/5) | CDR / 1 | View | ||||
| Notes: | TAO | |||||