Sessions History

January 19–21, 1993 - Studio B, BMG Ariola Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, BR

Artist

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar, drums)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass, guitar)
    • Dave Grohl (drums, bass, vocals)

Crew

  • Dalmo Beloti (assistant)
  • Ian Beveridge (engineer)
  • Craig Montgomery (producer, engineer)

Set

  • [X] Heart-Shaped Box
  • [O] Heart-Shaped Box
  • [O] Scentless Apprentice
  • [O] Milk It
  • [O] Moist Vagina
  • [O] I Hate Myself And Want To Die incl. “Theme” interpolation in the intro
  • [O] Very Ape
  • [O] Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • [O] The Other Improv
  • [U] Onward Into Countless Battles Grohl on vocals and all instruments, Cobain on backing vocals
  • [O] Seasons In The Sun Cobain on vocals and drums, Novoselic on guitar, Grohl on bass

Format

  • Audio: 2-inch 24-track analog magnetic tape (session tape)

Best available sources

Source ID Quality Complete Runtime Lowest Gen Tracks Featured Notes
SBD #1 10.0 0:07:35 Official AIFF/WAV, 96kHz/24bit (In Utero, Deluxe Edition)
  • Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • Mixed by an unidentified engineer, 1993. Remastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip fades out.
SBD #2a 8.5 0:38:51 DAT(X)>ANA(X)>CDR(2)>FLAC
  • Heart-Shaped Box
  • Scentless Apprentice
  • Milk It
  • Moist Vagina
  • Very Ape
  • Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • The Other Improv
  • Onward Into Countless Battles
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Rough mixes by Craig Montgomery, 1993. Moist Vagina fades out.
SBD #2b 10.0 0:06:23 Official CD (With The Lights Out)
  • The Other Improv
  • Rough mix by Craig Montgomery, 1993. Sourced from a band cassette. The Other Improv cuts in slightly.
SBD #3a 10.0 0:16:04 Official CD (With The Lights Out)
  • Heart-Shaped Box
  • I Hate Myself And Want To Die
  • Milk It
  • Moist Vagina
  • Mixed by Adam Kasper, 2004. Moist Vagina fades out.
SBD #3b 10.0 TBC Official DVD (With The Lights Out)
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Mixed by Adam Kasper, 2004. The outro to Onwards Into Countless Battles is audible at the beginning of the track. The sound is mono (merged stereo).
SBD #3c 10.0 0:09:34 TBC>FLAC
  • Moist Vagina
  • I Hate Myself And Want To Die
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Mixed by Adam Kasper, 2004. Features more between-song banter than SBD #3a. Moist Vagina does not fade out on this source.
SBD #4 10.0 0:06:11 Official AIFF/WAV, 96kHz/24bit (In Utero, Deluxe Edition)
  • Scentless Apprentice
  • Very Ape
  • Mixed by Jack Endino, 2013. Very Ape is mixed without vocals.
SBD #5 9.5 0:30:02 ANA(1)>FLAC
  • Heart-Shaped Box
  • Scentless Apprentice
  • Milk It
  • I Hate Myself And Want To Die
  • Very Ape
  • Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • Alternative rough mix by Craig Montgomery, 1993.
SBD #6 9.5 0:05:12 ANA(1)>FLAC
  • Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • Running monitor mix by Craig Montgomery, 1993. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip cuts in.
SBD #7 10.0 0:25:52 CDR(X)>FLAC
  • Scentless Apprentice
  • Milk It
  • I Hate Myself And Want To Die
  • Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  • Onward Into Countless Battles
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Mixed by an unidentified engineer, unknown date. I Hate Myself And Want To Die appears as Untitled, Onward Into Countless Battles appears as Dave's Meat Song.
SBD #8 10.0 0:11:34 TBC>FLAC
  • Heart-Shaped Box
  • Milk It
  • Onward into Countless Battles
  • Alternative mixes by Adam Kasper, 2004. Milk It is mixed without vocals.
AMT #1 CLIP a 10.0 0:03:22 Official DVD (With The Lights Out)
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Onward Into Countless Battles
  • Video montage with overdubbed SBD audio, featuring edited footage of the band recording Seasons In The Sun and Onward Into Countless Battles.
AMT #1 CLIP b 9.0 0:03:29 TBC
  • Seasons In The Sun
  • Onward Into Countless Battles
  • Broadcast on MTV2, Spankin' New Music Week: Nirvana 'With The Lights Out' DVD Special. Video montage with overdubbed SBD audio, featuring edited footage of the band recording Seasons In The Sun and Onward Into Countless Battles.

Notes

TBC

© Alex Roberts.

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