From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah

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live album
First released:
Oct 1 1996

Overview Edit

From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on October 1, 1996 and features live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994. As opposed to Nirvana's previous live album, MTV Unplugged in New York, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah features mainly heavier and faster songs. The album has been certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A, and as of January 2007, it has sales of over 1.2 million in the United States alone.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
25105
Release dates:
  • 1996 in Europe
  • Oct 1 1996 in United States

Genres

Alternative, Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock. Vote on Genres

What do Amazon.com customers think?

5 stars Nirvana: Live And In Your Face!
The Amazon critic has it wrong: the chorus on "School" is "No recess," NOT "Don't be sad"! Now that we've got that cleared up....It is well documented that Nirvana could be very scattershot live in concert, usually depending on the mental & physical health of troubled singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain. On a bad night, the band could be very ragged and sloppy, even rude---some nights, they wouldn't even play their big hit, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," much to the dismay of their audience. But on a GOOD …
Written by Alan Caylow
3 stars Ok, could have been much better
Disclaimer - I possess and have listened to almost 200 different Nirvana concerts obtained through tape trading. I am not your run-of-the-mill Nirvana fan!

The good: A lot of the performances chosen for certain songs were very good...anything from the 12/28/91 performance (Drain You, Aneurysm, Smells Like Teen Spirit), Scentless Apprentice from the MTV Live and Loud concert, Tourette's from the famous 1992 Reading Festival, Negative Creep from the famous 1991 Seattle Halloween concert, and the H…
Written by Christopher M. Hickman

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Kurt Cobain [except 4,5,10]
    2. Nirvana [4,5,10]
  2. design

    1. Charles Peterson [photography]
    2. Kevin Mazur [photography]
    3. Krist Novoselic [liner notes]
    4. Lisa Johnson [photography]
    5. Mark Kates [photography]
  3. engineer

    1. Andy Wallace [mix (3,4,5,10,12,13)]
    2. Andy Wallace [recording (13)]
    3. Bob Ludwig [mastering]
    4. Craig Montgomery [recording (14,15)]
    5. Craig Overbay [recording (8,11,12)]
    6. Scott Litt [recording (10)]
    7. Stereoral [recording (9)]
    8. VPRO-TV [recording (2,6,7,17)]
  1. performer

    1. Chad Channing [drums (14,15)]
    2. Dave Grohl [drums]
    3. Dave Grohl [backing vocals]
    4. Krist Novoselic [bass guitar]
    5. Kurt Cobain [guitar]
    6. Kurt Cobain [vocals]
    7. Pat Smear [guitar (8,10,11,12)]
    8. Pat Smear [backing vocals (8,11)]
  2. writer

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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Japan
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in United States
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Canada
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Europe
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: MVJG-32001~2
release dates: 1996 in Japan
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Netherlands
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 25105
release dates: Oct 1 1996
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Canada
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in Europe
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From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 25105
release dates: 1996 in United Kingdom
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18 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: David Geffen Company
catalog number: DGC2-25105
release dates: Oct 1 1996 in United States
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Trivia Edit

  • track 16 recorded in Reading, England, at The Reading Festival on August 30, 1992
  • track 13 recorded at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, October 31, 1991
  • tracks 2,6,7,17 recorded in Amsterdam, Holland at Paradiso, November 25,1991
  • tracks 3,4,5 recorded at Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA, on December 28,1991
  • track 8 recorded at the Civic Center, Springfield, MA, November 10,1993
  • track 9 recorded at Il castello Vi De porta, Castello 41 Rome on November 19,1991
  • track 10 recorded for "MTV Live and Loud" at Pier 48, Seattle, WA, December 13, 1993
  • track 11 recorded at the Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 1993
  • track 12 recorded at Seattle Center Arena, January 5, 1994
  • tracks 14 and 15 recorded at the Astoria Theatre, London, December 5, 1989

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