Incesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the U.S. The album debuted at 51 and eventually reached number 39 in the Billboard Top 200.
Artwork and packaging
The cover art is a painting by the band's frontman, Kurt Cobain, although he credited himself as "Kurdt Kobain".
Early pressings of the album contained liner notes written by Cobain. The liner notes were eventually discontinued. Initial copies in the US and Canada also contained a "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" sticker. [1]
Songs
Six of the fifteen songs were unreleased at the time ("Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin", "Big Long Now", "Been A Son", "(New Wave) Polly" and "Aneurysm"). Different versions of "Been a Son" and "Aneurysm" had been released on the Blew EP (1989) and the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single (1991), respectively.
- "Dive" and "Sliver" were released on the "Sliver" single in 1990.
- "Stain" was released on the Blew EP.
- The three cover songs, "Turnaround" (Devo), "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" (The Vaselines) were released on the Hormoaning EP in 1992.
- "Mexican Seafood" appeared on the Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 compilation (1989), and "Beeswax" appeared on the Kill Rock Stars compilation (1991).
- "Downer" appears on most versions of Nirvana's debut album Bleach (1989). However, since it did not appear on all versions of the album, it was included on Incesticide.
Track listing
All songs written by Kurt Cobain except where noted.
- "Dive" (Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic) – 3:55
- "Sliver" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 2:16
- "Stain" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 2:40
- "Been a Son" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 1:55
- "Turnaround" (Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale) – 2:19
- "Molly's Lips" (Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee) – 1:54
- "Son of a Gun" (Kelly, McKee) – 2:48
- "(New Wave) Polly" (Cobain, Novoselic, Dave Grohl) – 1:47
- "Beeswax" – 2:50
- "Downer" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 1:43
- "Mexican Seafood" – 1:55
- "Hairspray Queen" – 4:13
- "Aero Zeppelin" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 4:41
- "Big Long Now" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 5:03
- "Aneurysm" (Cobain, Novoselic, Grohl) – 4:36
Personnel
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (January 23, 1988) Nirvana's first studio demo tape.
Song(s): Beeswax, Downer, Mexican Seafood, Hairspray Queen and Aero Zeppelin
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (December 1988-January 1989) The Bleach recording sessions.
Song(s): Big Long Now
Seattle, WA: Music Source Studios (September 1989) The Blew EP recording sessions.
Song(s): Stain
Madison, WI: Smart Studios (April 1990) The sessions for the planned second Sub Pop album.
Song(s): Dive
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (July 11, 1990) The Sliver/Dive Sub Pop single sessions.
Song(s): Sliver
London, England: Maida Vale Studio 3 (October 21, 1990) The 1990 sessions for John Peel.
Song(s): Turnaround, Molly's Lips and Son of a Gun
London, England: Maida Vale Studio 4 (November 9, 1991) The 1991 sessions for Mark Goodier.
Song(s): Been A Son, (New Wave) Polly and Aneurysm
Album charts
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