Heartbreaker (Live AT&T Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami, November 27, 1993)

My Best Friend's Girl (Live Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem, Munich, March 01, 1994)

First live performance of "Raunchola / Moby Dick".

Raunchola / Moby Dick (Live Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, January 23, 1988)

If You Must (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

First live performance of "Help Me, I'm Hungry".

Vendetagainst (Live KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, WA, May 06, 1987)

First live performance of "Immigrant Song".

Immigrant Song (Live Dorm K208, The Evergreen State College, WA, October 30, 1988)

This song was once thought to be fake, but it's not. The real title of the song is not known, though it's likely either a cover of a Leadbelly song or a Cobain original in homage to Leadbelly.



Black & White Blues (Cobain Residence, Olympia, WA, 1987 - 1988)

This song, which is referenced in Kurt Cobain's notes found in Journals (page 78), has been mistakenly called "Suicide Samurai", "Run Rabbit, Run" and "Raunchola." However, those are all names of other songs.

Annorexorcist (Music Room, Earl Residence, Fecal Matter, WA, 1986)

There were about twenty people at the show, according to a member of the opening band.

Token Eastern Song (Live Lifticket Lounge, Omaha, NE, October 08, 1989)

First live performance of "Here She Comes Now".

The song cuts in.

Here She Comes Now (Live the Milestone, Charlotte, NC, May 02, 1990)

The real title of this one is unknown, but most people refer to it as "Montage Of Heck - part 2" or "Escalator To Hell" (it is NOT a cover of the Subhuman song with the same name). The title "Montage Of Heck - part 2" is a bit misleading because it has nothing to do with "Montage Of Heck."

The 'song' was recorded on a 4-track at about the same time as "Montage Of Heck." It features Cobain saying something like "She's SELLING the escalator to hell" -- apparently he said something else and then recorded it backwards so it sounds like that escalator from hell thing. After that there's some guitar noise.

There are two versions of this song avalible: a long version (about 2 min) and a shorter version (about 20 sec). The long version can be found on Outcesticide IV while the short version appears on Into The Black.

Escalator To Hell (Cobain Residence, Olympia, WA, 1987 - 1988)

After research by livenirvana.com, it's been found that this is almost definitely not the first show from March 1987. The songs are more developed than a radio session from May, and Kurt's hair is similar in length to later photographs. Based on this evidence, it's guessed that this show takes place in summer 1987, but the exact date is unknown. This is, however, still the first recording of a performance in front of an audience.

Downer (Soundcheck / Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Pen Cap Chew (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Blew (Live Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, March 19, 1988)

First live performance of "Floyd The Barber".

Floyd The Barber (Live KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, WA, May 06, 1987)

This song is believed to be addressed to Tracy Marander (one of Kurt's first girlfriends), who threatened to kick him out of the house if he didn't get a job.

About A Girl (Cobain Residence, Olympia, WA, 1987 - 1988)

Love Buzz (Live KAOS Radio, the Evergreen State College, WA, May 06, 1987 / Fixed)

This one is about a kid who used to hang out with Kurt's first drug-dealer in Aberdeen. This kid came from a family who tortured their children, and kept them all in one room with black-painted windows and a pile of newspapers for toilet. The authorities later found out and took the kids away.
The lyrics also seem to contain elements from Kurt's relationship with his mother.

Paper Cuts (Bedroom, Crover Residence, Aberdeen, WA, January 03, 1988)

First live performance of "Negative Creep".

Negative Creep (Live East Ballroom, Husky Union Building, Seattle, WA, February 25, 1989)

Mr. Moustache was inspired by a comic strip that Kurt drew as a teenager (Journals pg. 24, & Come As You Are pg. xx).
The song (and comic strip of the same name) is an attack on stereotypical redneck men that Kurt grew up around in rural Washington. 

"Moustache" is a variant spelling of the more commonly seen "mustache."



Mr. Moustache (Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA, June - September, 1988)

An all-instrumental studio recording of this song (a.k.a. "Sifting Jam") is circulating. This was said to have been recorded 1988.06.11, but some claim it was done during the Bleach Sessions in December 1988.

Sifting (Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA, June - September, 1988)

At the end of the concert Kurt Cobain smashed his red Epiphone beyond repair.

Breed (Live Pyramid Club, New York, NY, April 26, 1990)

According to a newspaper review, Nirvana played for a crowd of about 8,000.

Come As You Are (Live the Point Theatre, Dublin, IE, June 21, 1992)

Dive (Live Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA, August 17, 1990)

This was a full-band record store performance with Kurt on acoustic guitar.

Dumb (Live Northern Lights, Minneapolis, MN, October 14, 1991)

It is rumored that the show was recorded.

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter (Live AT&T Amphitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami, November 27, 1993)

The band most likely played "Beeswax" during the soundcheck, as Kurt can be heard playing the opening notes before the circulating recording cuts out.

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