The Outcesticide albums are the most well known Nirvana bootleg CD
series in existence and carries a name recognition second only to
Nirvana's official releases. These unofficial compilation albums
consisted of live material, demo recordings, television appearances,
radio performances and other various unreleased material. Although Blue
Moon Records originally produced the series and manufactured multiple
pressings throughout the 1990s, they have been endlessly cloned, with
counterfeit versions accounting for the majority of the market. Other
companies to later issue the series included Darkside Records, Red
Robin Records and Kobra Records, among others.
Disc 1: Outcesticide I - In Memory of Kurt Cobain
01 - If You Must
02 - Downer
03 - Floyd The Barber
04 - Paper Cuts
05 - Spank Thru
06 - Beeswax
07 - Pen Cap Chew
08 - Blandest
09 - Polly
10 - Don't Want It All
11 - Sappy
12 - Do You Love Me?
13 - Been A Son
14 - Token Eastern Song
15 - Opinion
16 - D-7
17 - Breed
18 - Pay To Play
19 - Sappy
20 - Here She Comes Now
21 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
22 - Return Of Rhe Rat
23 - Talk To Me
- Tracks 1-7 from an early demo tape recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington on January 23, 1988. "Spank Thru" remains unreleased.
- Track 8 recorded summer 1988 at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington with songs that appeared on the "Love Buzz" single and later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Tracks 9-11 recorded on a 4-track at the Cobain residence, Olympia, Washington in 1988.
- Track 14 from an audience source recorded live at The Duchess of York, Leeds, England on October 25, 1989.
- Track 15 recorded for Boy Meets Girl on KAOS radio at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington on September 25, 1990 and later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Track 16 from the BBC radio session recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London, England on October 21, 1990. The final mix appeared on Hormoaning.
- Tracks 17-19 recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin in April 1990. "Pay to Play" appeared on DGC Rarities Volume 1.
- Tracks 20 and 21 recorded for Nozems-a-Gogo on VPRO radio at Jingle Production Room 2, Hilversum, Netherlands on November 25, 1991.
- Track 23 from an audience source recorded live at Bloom, Mezzago, Italy on November 17, 1991.
Disc 2: Outcesticide II - The Needle & the Damage Done
01 - In Bloom
02 - Breed
03 - Vendetagainst
04 - Oh, The Guilt
05 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
06 - Pennyroyal Tea
07 - It's Closing Soon
08 - Heart-Shaped Box
09 - Scentless Apprentice
10 - Been A Son
11 - Something In The Way
12 - Negative Creep
13 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
14 - Baba O'Riley
15 - The End
16 - Lithium
17 - Dumb
18 - Molly's Lips
19 - Verse Chorus Verse
20 - The Man Who Sold the World
21 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Tracks 1 and 16 recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin in April 1990. "In Bloom" was later featured on the DVD portion of With the Lights Out.
- Tracks 2 and 18 from an audience source recorded live at Kultur-Basar, Hanau, West Germany on November 18, 1989.
- Track 3 from a soundboard source recorded live at V4, Vienna, Austria on November 22, 1989.
- Track 4 from an audience source recorded live at Bloom, Mezzago, Italy on November 17, 1991.
- Tracks 5, 8 and 9 recorded live at the Hollywood Rock Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 23, 1993. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" features Flea on trumpet.
- Track 6 from a soundboard source recorded live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1991.
- Track 7 recorded at BMG Ariola Ltda., Studio B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 21, 1993 and features members of Hole with Cobain on bass.
- Tracks 10-12 from an acoustic in-store performance recorded live at Northern Lights Records, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 14, 1991.
- Track 13 from an audience source recorded live at Castaic Lake Amphitheatre, Castaic, California on September 26, 1992 where Cobain performed solo acoustic.
- Track 14 from an audience source recorded live at Salle Omnisports, Rennes, France on December 7, 1991 and features vocals by Novoselic and Grohl.
- Track 15 from an audience source recorded live at Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium on November 23, 1991.
- Track 17 from a soundboard source recorded live at Palaghiaccio, Marino, Italy on February 22, 1994.
- Track 19 from a soundboard source recorded during soundcheck at The Palladium, Hollywood, California on August 17, 1990 with Dale Crover on drums.
- Track 20 from an audience source recorded live at the Salem Armory Auditorium, Salem, Oregon on December 14, 1993.
- Track 21 recorded for The Word at Limehouse Studios, London, England on November 8, 1991.
Disc 3: Outcesticide III - The Final Solution
01 - Love Buzz (peel session)
02 - About A Girl (peel session)
03 - Polly (peel session)
04 - SpanK Thru (peel session)
05 - Son Of A Gun
06 - Mollys Lips
07 - D7
08 - Turnaround
09 - Dumb (peel session)
10 - Drain You (peel session)
11 - Endless Nameless (peel session)
12 - Been A Son (goodier session)
13 - (New Wave) Polly (goodier session)
14 - Aneurysm (goodier session)
15 - Something In The Way (goodier session)
16 - Here She Comes Now (VPRO session)
17 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
18 - Drain Dou (MTV studios)
19 - Polly (MTV studios)
20 - Territorial Pissings (MTV studios)
21 - Rape Me
- Tracks 1-3 recorded for Nulle Part Ailleurs at Canal+, Paris, France on February 4, 1994.
- Track 5 from an audience source recorded live at Kultur-Basar, Hanau, West Germany on November 18, 1989.
- Tracks 6 and 7 recorded summer 1988 at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington with songs that appeared on the "Love Buzz" single. "Blandest" later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Tracks 8 and 9 recorded at The Music Source, Seattle, Washington in September 1989 and later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Track 10 recorded live at MTV Studios, New York, New York on January 10, 1992.
- Tracks 11 and 12 recorded for Tunnel at RAI Centro di Produzione TV Studi Nomentano, Rome, Italy on February 23, 1994. "Dumb" features Melora Creager on cello.
- Tracks 13 and 18 from an audience source recorded live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England on August 30, 1992 and later appeared in soundboard form on Live at Reading.
- Tracks 14, 15 and 19 from an audience source recorded live at the Off Ramp Café, Seattle, Washington on November 25, 1990. The majority of the show is available on the first disc of A Season in Hell Part One.
- Tracks 16 and 17 recorded for Nozems-a-Gogo on VPRO radio at Villa 65, Hilversum, Netherlands on November 1, 1989.
- Track 20 from an audience source recorded live at Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium on November 23, 1991.
- Track 21 from an audience source recorded live at Bloom, Mezzago, Italy on November 26, 1989 where Cobain performed an encore with Tad.
- Track 23 recorded on a 4-track at the Cobain residence, Olympia, Washington in 1988 and later appeared on With the Lights Out.
Disc 4: Outcesticide IV - Rape of the Vaults
01 - Smells Like A Teen Spirit (Gothic)
02 - Marigold (Demo 92)
03 - Oh, The Guilt (Outtake 93)
04 - Moist Vagina (Outtake 93)
05 - Do You Love Me (Outtake 93)
06 - Curmudgeon (Outtake 92)
07 - Into The Dirt (Outtake 93)
08 - Return Of The Rat (Outtake 92)
09 - Verse Chorus Verse (Outtake 92)
10 - I Hate Myself And I Want To Die
11 - Frances Farmer (Demo)
12 - About A Girl (Outtake 90)
13 - Breed (Demo 90)
14 - Turnaround (Outtake 90)
15 - Molly's Lips (Hollywood CA)
16 - Spank Thru (Hollywood CA)
17 - Drain You (Chicago IL 94)
18 - School (Seattle)
19 - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Seattle)
20 - Lithium (Seattle)
21 - Territorial Pissings (Seattle)
- Track 1 appeared on the Wal-Mart and Kmart versions of In Utero, as well as the album's discontinued third single.
- Track 3 recorded for Tonight with Jonathan Ross at The Greenwood, London, England on December 6, 1991 and later appeared in part on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!.
- Track 4 recorded for Top of the Pops at Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England on November 28, 1991 and appeared on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!.
- Track 5 from a soundboard source recorded live at the Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy on November 19, 1991.
- Tracks 6 and 10 from a soundboard source recorded live at Duffy's Tavern, Lincoln, Nebraska on May 13, 1990.
- Tracks 7-9 from a soundboard source recorded live at Bogart's, Long Beach, California on February 16, 1990, taken from the 7" vinyl bootleg Penu Baby.
- Track 11 from an audience source recorded live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England on August 30, 1992 and later appeared in soundboard form on Live at Reading.
- Track 12 recorded on a 4-track at the Melvins practice space, San Francisco, California in April 1991 with Dale Crover on drums and Grohl on bass. The track later appeared without the intro on With the Lights Out.
- Track 13 recorded on a 4-track at the Cobain residence, Olympia, Washington in 1988 and later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Track 14 recorded in the television studio of The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington on March 20, 1990.
- Track 15 recorded summer 1988 at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington with songs that appeared on the "Love Buzz" single.
- Track 16 from an audience source recorded live at Rock City, Nottingham, England on December 3, 1991, taken from the 12" vinyl bootleg Entertain Us.[15]
- Tracks 17 and 18 from an audience source recorded live at Salle Omnisports, Rennes, France on February 16, 1994.
- Tracks 19-23 recorded on a 4-track at the Cobain residence, Olympia, Washington in 1987. "Clean Up Before She Comes" later appeared on With the Lights Out.
Disc 5: Outcesticide V - Disintegration
01 - Rape me
02 - Pennyroyal tea
03 - Drain you
04 - Marigold
05 - Dive
06 - Mr - moustache
07 - Blandest
08 - Even In His youth
09 - Polly
10 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
11 - Serve The Servants
12 - Dumb
13 - The Eagle Has Landed
14 - Aneurysm
15 - Oh, The Guilt
16 - Dive
17 - About A Girl
18 - The Money Will Roll Right In
19 - In His Hands
20 - Curmudgeon
21 - Alcohol
22 - Run Rabbit Run
- Track 1 is a Hole song with prominent vocal contributions from Cobain, which were mixed down before it appeared on Live Through This.
- Track 2 recorded for Nozems-a-Gogo on VPRO radio at Villa 65, Hilversum, Netherlands on November 1, 1989.
- Track 3 from a soundboard source recorded during soundcheck at The Palladium, Hollywood, California on August 17, 1990 with Dale Crover on drums.
- Tracks 4 and 5 from a soundboard source recorded live at Palau Municipal dels Esports, Barcelona, Spain on February 9, 1994, taken from an FM broadcast.
- Tracks 6-10 recorded at MTV Studios, New York, New York on January 10, 1992. "On a Plain" and "Stain" were played during soundcheck, while the rest of the songs were performed live but not broadcast.[17]
- Tracks 11-19 recorded for Out of Order on KAOS radio at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington in April 1987 with Aaron Burckhard on drums. "White Lace and Strange" and "Anorexorcist" later appeared on With the Lights Out.
- Track 20 from an audience source recorded live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England on August 30, 1992 and later appeared in soundboard form on Live at Reading.
- Track 21 from an audience source recorded live at Terminal 1, Flughafen München-Riem, Munich, Germany on March 1, 1994 and would be the band's last show.
- Track 22 from an audience source recorded live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois on October 23, 1993.
Disc 6: Mess Of Blue
01 - Smells Like Teen Spirit 4:30
02 - Territorial Pissings 2:20
03 - I Hate Myself And I Want To Die 2:44
04 - Love Buzz 3:38
05 - About A Girl 3:40
06 - Dumb 2:31
07 - Lounge Act 3:35
08 - Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam 3:14
09 - Sifting 2:03
10 - Breed 2:45
11 - Polly 3:16
12 - Unknown Song 2:14
13 - I Wanna Be Your Dog 2:58
14 - Moist Vagina 3:32
15 - Milk It 3:52
16 - Seasons In The Sun 2:33
17 - Old Age 1:10
18 - Where Did You Sleep Last Night 2:49
19 - Big Cheese 3:32
20 - All Apologies 5:08
21 = Drain You 3:48
- 1 & 2. Recorded for "Saturday Night Live" at NBCTV Studio, New York on 11th January 1992.
- 3. Recorded January 1993 in the Rio Sessions, Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 4. & 5. Recorded 26th October 1989 at Maida Vale Studio 5, London, England for a John Peel session.
- 6. Recorded 3rd September 1991 at Maida Vale Studios 4 & 5, London, England for a John Peel session.
- 7. Live version recorded 1992 in Argentina.
- 8. Live version recorded 1991.
- 9. Recorded between June & September 1998 at Reciprocal Recording Studios, Seattle, WA, USA.
- 10. Recorded May 1991 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA, USA.
- 11. Live version recorded 25th August 1991 in Belgium.
- 12. Recorded 25th November 1991 at NOB Jingle Production Room 2, Hilversum, Holland, for the "Twee Meter De Lucht In" show - this track was never broadcast.
- 13. Live version recorded 3rd December 1989 in London, England.
- 14 to 16. Recorded January 1993 in the Rio Sessions, Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 17. From the "Boombox Sessions" recorded March 1991.
- 18. Recorded August 1989 at Reciprocal Recording Studios, Seattle, WA, USA.
- 19. Live version recorded 22nd November 1989 in Austria.
- 20. Early demo recorded 1991.
- 21. Recorded 3rd September 1991 at Maida Vale Studios 4 & 5, London, England for a John Peel session.
