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Paper Cuts (Live Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, January 23, 1988)

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

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

This song's origins can be traced to the legendary Fecal Matter demo, on which Kurt Cobain sang vocals and played guitar and Dale Crover played drums and provided some backing vocals.

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

First live performance of "Mexican Seafood".

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

First live performance of "Hairspray Queen".

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

First live performance of "Aero Zeppelin".

Aero Zeppelin (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Jack Endino championed for Big Long Now's inclusion on Incesticide.  It was forgotten after its rejection from the Bleach track list (according to endino.com, Kurt thought there were enough slow, heavy tunes on the record).
Since the release of Incesticide, the Bleach Session outtake was the only version available. The rehearsal session version on the With the Lights Out DVD was a real treat, and remains the only alternate version of the song. Chad Channing claims the band performed this song live, but no recordings have surfaced.

Big Long Now (2nd floor, Maria's Hair Design, Aberdeen, WA, December, 1988)

Aneurysm (Live the Off Ramp, Seattle, WA, November 25, 1990)

Polly (Live J.C. Dobbs, Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 1989)

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.

Hairspray Queen (Live at the Green House, Raymond, WA, 1987)

Transcribed from official lyric sheets available at emplive.com by Chris Lawrence, and sequenced to best reflect the vocals on the 1/23/88 demo. In instances where the sung lyrics clearly do not match the written lyrics, an approximation has been made and these unofficial lyrics are detailed in capital letters.

Hairspray Queen (Cobain Residence, Aberdeen, WA, Skid Row, 1987)

Outcesticide IV - Rape Of the Vaults

Lithium (live, 1990)

Here She Comes Now (live, 1990)

Nirvana: You Know You're Right LIVE Chicago 1993 REMASTER

Come As You Are - Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL - November 25, 1991

Guitar/Vocals: Kurt Cobain
Drums/Backing Vocals: Dave Ghrol
Bass: Krist Novoselic

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This is my favorite live performance from Kurt playing "Come As You Are"

Paper Cuts (Live Community World Theater, Tacoma, WA, January 23, 1988)

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