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q u a n t i t y   a v a i l a b i l i t y   Out of print. t r a c k l i s t   Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be The Day  (2:10) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing  (5:47) The Vaughan Brothers - The Telephone Song  (3:27) Eric Clapton - Let It Rain  (5:17) Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About  (3:46) Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic  (3:00) Buddy Guy - Damn Right, I've Got The Blues  (4:29) Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water  (5:38) Nirvana - Come As You Are  (3:38) Keith Richards and The Xpensive Winos - Take It So Hard  (Live, 4:26) Dick Dale - Miserlou  (2:15) Waylon Jennings - Rainy Day Woman  (2:30) Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas - Where Were You  (3:15) Richie Sambora - Stranger In This Town  (6:15) The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.  (2:27) Kenny Wayne Shepherd - While We Cry  (6:17) Albert Collins & The Ice Breakers - Frosty  (3:22) c r e d i t s   Compilation (P) © 1996 Virgin Records America, Inc. 338 N. Footbill Road Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc.  Printed in the USA. Come As You Are - 3:38 Performed by Nirvana Courtesy of DGC Records (Lyrics by Kurt Cobain/Music by Nirvana) Published by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc./The End Of Music (BMI) (P) 1991 The David Geffen Company For more information about Fender guitars, visit the Fender Web Site at: http://www.fender.com Nirvana introduced a new age of alternative rock for the nineties.  Dubbed "grunge" by the media, it was characterized by unpretentious songwriting, leaner arrangements and tight, earthy guitar playing.  1991's "Nevermind" album opened a floodgate for the Seattle sound, and such a furor was created that Nirvana was featured on the front page of the New York Times business section.  The record remains the yardstick by which alternative rock is measured. "Come As You Are" is a grunge battle cry with its eerie, chorused guitar riff, layers of distortion and post-punk angst.  It is also definitive Kurt Cobain; stressing minimalism and atmosphere.  Playing various Fenders, (Mustangs, Jaguars and Strats) through a Bassman or Vox AC-30, he defined the sound of alternative guitar for the new decade. Kurt Cobain was the artist who brought back the retro sounds of the Jaguar and the Mustang, two largely unappreciated axes from the heyday of Fender's mid-sixties goldena age.  He commented before his death, "Of all the guitars in the whole world, the Mustang is my favorite, but I don't play them live because I would ruin them.  I also own a '66 Jaguar - that's the guitar I polish and baby.  I refuse to let anyone touch it when I jump into the crowd."  Today, Cobain's two favorites are embodied in the Fender Jag-Stang, a guitar designed by Kurt which literally combines the best of both instruments, plus a rear humbucker for newer, heavier tones.  Kurt created the distinctive design by tracing the top half of a Jaguar body and the lower half of a Mustang onto cardboard, which he then submitted to Fender to build a prototype. n o t e s   "Come As You Are" is from Nevermind.  The booklet contains a few notes about each artist/group.  A Jag-Stang is also depicted on that page of the booklet.  A guitar pick is included. Promo copies are identical, except the word "Promo" is stamped on the CD and back insert. m a t r i x   724384208820    ifpi 1 6 3 C    J-J-2 MASTERED BY EMI MFG. IFPI L043    1-885381-26-3 s o u r c e s   Mike Bolton, Shane Virone