LIVE NIRVANA Concert Chronology November 08, 1991 - Limehouse Studios (The Word), London, UK

  • NIRVANA
    • Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
    • Krist Novoselic (bass)
    • Dave Grohl (drums, backing vocals)
  • Alex MacLeod (tour manager)
  • Craig Montgomery (assistant sound engineer)
  • Nic Close (guitar technician)
  • David Taylor (sound engineer)
  • Andy Margetson (director, producer)
  • Charlie Parsons (executive producer)
  • Jo Whiley (researcher)
  • Jo Whiley
Load In
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Soundcheck
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Doors
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NIRVANA Showtime
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  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
PRO #1a incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(3)
Length / Sound Quality:
03 min / 9.0
Notes:
• Has different camera angles from PRO #2, PRO #3, and PRO #4.
• Multi camera PRO-shot video, with soundboard audio, original broadcast live on Channel 4.
• Cuts out at the end of the second chorus.
• Clips, including post-song footage not broadcast on TV, appear on the unofficial video release Kurt Cobain: All Apologies.
• Not circulating widely.
PRO #1b [soundboard audio from professional video] incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
Unofficial CD [Outcesticide II - The Needle & The Damage Done]
Length / Sound Quality:
03 min / 9.5
Notes:
• Higher quality audio, but less complete than PRO #1a and includes only the audio from the video.
• Audio portion from the multi camera PRO-shot video, original broadcast live on Channel 4.
• Cuts out at the end of the second chorus.
PRO #2 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(2) > DVDR
Length / Sound Quality:
05 min / 9.0
Notes:
• Has different camera angles from PRO #1a, PRO #3, and PRO #4.
• Multi camera PRO-shot video, with soundboard audio, rebroadcast on Channel 4 in 1991.
• Cuts out during the last chorus.
• Clips, including post-song footage not broadcast on TV, appear on the unofficial video release Kurt Cobain: All Apologies.
PRO #3 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(2) > DVDR
Length / Sound Quality:
04 min / 9.0
Notes:
• Has different camera angles from PRO #1a, PRO #2, and PRO #4.
• Multi camera PRO-shot video, with soundboard audio, rebroadcast on Channel 4 in 1992.
• Cuts in at the beginning of the first verse and has three cuts in the last half of the song.
• Clips, including post-song footage not broadcast on TV, appear on the unofficial video release Kurt Cobain: All Apologies.
PRO #4 incomplete
Equipment:
Soundboard > Unknown
Lowest Generation:
TV > VHS(x)
Length / Sound Quality:
05 min / 9.0
Notes:
• Has different camera angles from PRO #1a, PRO #2, and PRO #3.
• Multi camera PRO-shot video, with soundboard audio, rebroadcast on the show The Best of the Word on Channel 4
• Missing the guitar solo, the beginning of the last verse and has voice-over on the outro.
• Has talking over the end of the song.
• Clips, including post-song footage not broadcast on TV, appear on the unofficial video release Kurt Cobain: All Apologies.
• Not circulating widely.

No Info

  • The band did a rehearsel, probably including "Smells Like Teen Spirit" about 30 minutes before the show
  • Before the band started to play, Kurt proclaimed that Courtney Love was "the best fuck in the world".
  • Kurt swapped the end lyrics from "a denial" to "Roger Taylor".
  • No Info
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