Alive II
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q u a n t i t y
  The back of the sleeve reads "Limited Edition 700 Copies" but does not indicate how many of each vinyl color were made.  Some sleeves are numbered with a green/blue marker on the back.
 
a v a i l a b i l i t y
   

t r a c k l i s t
 
Side A
  1. Blew
  Side B
  1. Stain
  2. Been A Son

c r e d i t s
  NIRVANA
LIVE AT THE
BLIND PIG IN
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
APRIL 4, 1990

Limited Edition
700 Copies
This is
____

SIDE A
BLEW

SIDE B
STAIN
BEEN A SON

n o t e s
  Two colors of vinyl are available: translucent blue and green.  The folded sleeve is goldenrod yellow and black with a photo of Novoselic, Channing and Cobain on the front.  (The same sleeve, but white, was used for Alive!)

The date of the show, April 10th, is mislabeled on the sleeve as April 4th.

r e v i e w
  by Chris Wallace
  • "The A side starts with what appears to be a phone conversation:

    'I thought they were going to put Layvin up there.'
    'Who?'

    "Then there appears to be a tape loop as the first voice says, 'Layvin Layvin Layvin.'

    "In response the second voice also says 'Layvin Layvin Layvin.... whose that then....' -the voice fades.

    "The second voice sounds like a typical dj's voice.  But I have no idea who the first voice is as it doesn't sound like either Kurt or Krist.  I don't know what Chad's voice sounds like, so perhaps it's him.  Or maybe it's some inside joke to the people who made the record.

    "The sound is actually pretty good for a live 7".  The vocals are up front and sound pretty good.  The guitar and bass aren't bad, but the drums seem to be lost in the mix which makes me suspect an audience recording, a poorly mixed soundboard, or perhaps a soundboard where the drums are badly mic'ed.  'Been a Son' starts with Krist mentioning 'Here's another song off the Blew ep.  You should buy it if you have a chance.' "

m a t r i x
  The codes are also printed on each vinyl label.

  • Side A: SP-A
    Side B: SP-B

s o u r c e s
  John Bacus, Mike Bolton, Paul Napper, Chris Wallace

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