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Nirvana 04/??/90
Smart Studio Sessions, Madison, WI
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Set I
"In Bloom"
Immodium
"Pay To Play"
Polly
Dive
Lithium (mix 6)
Sappy
Blew
"About A Girl"
"Love Buzz"
"(cut) Sifting"
Set II
 
Set III
 
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"MCA Demo: April 1990 Smart Demos + Bleach tracks"

Source: This recording was sourced from a tape given to an MCA Records A&R rep, Bret Hartman, by the band. This tape was used as the source for the MCA Nirvana Demo that was listed on eBay for over $300, so this source is one generation lower than that one. Actual generation info is not known, other than its probably quite low, given it was provided by the band. Tracks 8, 9, & 10 were tacked onto the end by Kurt, and are just recorded from the vinyl Bleach release. It appears the Sifting clip is from whatever was on the tape prior to Kurt adding the other songs.
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Damian (5/5) CD / 1 View  
Notes: NIRVANA April 2-6, 1990 Smart Studios Madison, WI DISC #1/1 (13:14) ----------------- 01) Lithium (mix 6) 02) Lithium (mix 7) 03) Lithium (electric mix) GENERATION ----------------- 01: ANA(x) -> CDR(1) -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] (Kurdt's Tape Side A) 02: ANA(2) -> DAT(1) -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] (Chad Channing's Tape) 03: Unofficial 7" [Total Fucking Godhead] -> WAV [96kHz] -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] SOURCE (parts of SBD#1e;f;g) ----------------- soundboard -> unknown TRANSFER ----------------- 01: unknown -> Sound Studio 2 -> CD Wave 1.95 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 02: unknown -> CD Wave 1.95 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 03: unknown -> CD Wave 1.95 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1 MD5 FINGERPRINTS ----------------- f65239c917f8caad072f0389dbe3faab *90-04_Lithiumcomp_t01.flac edeaecc485e23d9ef4f5471ff98e1c66 *90-04_Lithiumcomp_t02.flac 06663666147dfd37c5fe4b264195fa05 *90-04_Lithiumcomp_t03.flac Transferred/extracted by Rob Cardenaz (01), Blll Schofield (01/02) and John Dionysus (03). PLEASE DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3 OR SELL!
Damian (5/5) CD / 1 View  
Notes: NIRVANA April 2-6, 1990 Studio A, Smart Studios Madison, WI DISC #1/1 (26:16) ----------------- 01) In Bloom 02) Breed 03) Stay Away 04) Polly 05) Dive 06) Lithium (Mix 6) 07) Sappy GENERATION ----------------- ANA(x) ["MCA Demo: April 1990 Smart Demos + Other Tracks"] -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] TRANSFER ----------------- undefined NOTES ----------------- - sourced from a tape given to an MCA Records A&R rep, Bret Hartman, by the band. - used as the source for the MCA Nirvana Demo that was listed on eBay for over $300, so this source is one generation lower than that one. - actual generation info is not known, other than its probably quite low, given it was provided by the band. - "Blew", "About A Girl", "Love Buzz" and "Sifting" from the 1988-89 sessions at Reciprocal Studios were tacked onto the end by Kurt. MD5 FINGERPRINTS ----------------- 2c532e522fadde3c913950a94f78be40 *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t01.flac 58dc99dfb4d55d92adda0d71cc2bbd2c *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t02.flac 7f70a4f751651c749f850d3262affc57 *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t03.flac 9ed6d6ebe4faaee68578f4c421c4273e *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t04.flac adadd6edd9dcd55d6c91571478324dc8 *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t05.flac b6160360262ed6c48643e603d0134386 *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t06.flac 49b6baa87f56c571539f9dd6c5f7515f *nirvana_1990-04-00_mca_d1t07.flac Transferred by John Dionysus. PLEASE DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3 OR SELL! NIRVANA 1988 (June-September & December 24 & 29-31) 1989 (January 14 & 24) Reciprocal Recording Seattle, WA DISC #1/1 (10:45) ----------------- 01) Blew (12/88) 02) About A Girl (12/88) 03) Love Buzz (6-9/88) 04) Sifting (12/88) GENERATION ----------------- ANA(x) ["MCA Demo: April 1990 Smart Demos + Other Tracks"] -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] TRANSFER ----------------- undefined NOTES ----------------- - sourced from a tape given to an MCA Records A&R rep, Bret Hartman, by the band. - used as the source for the MCA Nirvana Demo that was listed on eBay for over $300, so this source is one generation lower than that one. - actual generation info is not known, other than its probably quite low, given it was provided by the band. - "Blew", "About A Girl", "Love Buzz" and "Sifting" from the 1988-89 sessions at Reciprocal Studios were tacked onto the end by Kurt. MD5 FINGERPRINTS ----------------- 423ff25c8fa3340461812cb7c50a776e *nirvana_1988-89_fillers_d1t01.flac 0a53e81fbb2f67ce6588bd657678c751 *nirvana_1988-89_fillers_d1t02.flac 516e539852de8a97773ce2133d729d35 *nirvana_1988-89_fillers_d1t03.flac 920fd9f2ebdec6cca60b51be01c66450 *nirvana_1988-89_fillers_d1t04.flac Transferred by John Dionysus. PLEASE DO NOT ENCODE TO MP3 OR SELL!
Tom Wilder (5/4.3) 1SHN 1CDR / 1 View  
Notes: no track markers
terryfunku (4/5) FLAC / 1 A A View  
Jason (4/0) FLAC / 3 View   SBD #1 (Transfer 1) - SBD #1 (Transfer 2) - SBD #1 (Transfer 3)
Notes: Transfer 1 --------- Generation: ANA(2) -> DAT(1) -> FLAC Quality: A- Transfer 2 --------- Generation: ANA(x) -> FLAC Quality: A Transfer 3 --------- Generation: ANA(x) -> CDR(1) -> FLAC Quality: A- "Kurdt's Tape" Side A.
Jason Smoliak (3/5) Audio / 1 View   Studio
Notes: Heavier studio versions of some of the songs later found on Nevermind
James Leon (3/0) SHN / 1 View   ANA(X)>SHN
Notes: Source from a demotape given by the band to an A&R rep at MCA records. Also contains Blew, About a Girl, and Love buzz from the vinyl version of Bleach as well as Sifting, which is cut.
Stuart Cass (3/0) / 0 View  
David Backus (1/5) DVD+R/SHN / 1 View   SBD
Notes: fixed version
Stephen (1/0) SHN5 / 1 View  
Paramnesiac (1/4.7) CD / 1 View   Silver CD "BretCD" > ?? > WAV > FLAC
Notes: Notes: recording cuts into "Sifting". Tracks 8-11 are not from this session! Here She Comes Now was also recorded in this session, but unfortunately it doesn't feature on this recording. Source: according to the wise men in LiveNirvana, it is the "BretCD" source. There were different opinions presented - one that all the tracks are found in better quality elsewhere, the other that "Lithium" and "Sappy" from this source are of best known quality.
Peter (0/0) CD / 0 View   SBD #1a: CD(Incesticide)
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1b: CD(Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground) > WAV [44.1kHz] > FLAC...
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1c: Nevermind, MFSL Gold CD, CD(M) -> FLAC [Catalog #: UDCD 666]
Peter (0/0) CD / 0 View   SBD #1d: CD(DGC Rarities Vol. 1)
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1e: ANA(X)>CDR(1)>WAV>Sound Studio 2 (track splitting)>xACT>FLAC
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1f: ANA(2)->DAT(1)->.shn->FLAC
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1g: VIN(Total Fucking Godhead 45) > wav [96k/32b] > wav [44k/16b] > FLAC [Level 8]
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1h: ANA(2) -> WAV [48kHz] -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1j: DVD(Classic Albums: Nevermind) > WAV [96kHz] > FLAC [Level 8]
Peter (0/0) DVD / 0 View   SBD #1j: DVD(Classic Albums: Nevermind)
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1k: ANA(x) -> DAT(1) -> CDR(2) -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1l: CD(Nightly Nirvana)-FLAC
Peter (0/0) mogg / 0 View   SBD #1n: VideoGame(Rock Band)-Unknown-mogg
Peter (0/0) DVD / 0 View   SBD #1i: DVD(With the lights out)
Peter (0/0) FLAC / 0 View   SBD #1h - MW Remaster: ANA(2) -> WAV [48kHz] -> WAV [44.1kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] ->...
Matt W (0/5) CD-R/1 SHN / 1 A- View   Unknown Gen Tape > WAV > MKW > WAV > SHN
Notes: *Early Demo's *No Track Markers
Marcus (0/0) Data Disc / 0 View  
Tom (0/0) / 0 View  
Notes: ANA(2) - DAT(1)