Incesticide

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compilation
First released:
Dec 14 1992

Overview Edit

Incesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Incesticide consists of demos, outtakes, and radio broadcast recordings. At the time, all of the material on Incesticide was circulating within fan communities (albeit in lower quality). It was widely reported in the music press that the band wanted to offer fans a higher-quality alternative, but in the book Cobain Unseen, Charles R. Cross reveals that Kurt Cobain agreed to the release of this compilation because he was allowed complete control over the album's artwork. The album was released on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the U.S. Incesticide debuted at fifty-one and eventually reached number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
DGCD 24504
Release dates:
  • Dec 15 1992 in United States

Genres

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

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4 stars Nirvana Compilation
Incesticide was released to capitalize on the mammoth success of Nevermind. The album collects early singles, b-sides and outtakes. The album was most people's introduction to the fact that the band had released music prior to Nevermind. The album's first two songs, "Dive" & "Sliver", made up the band's first single. They are both short, but extremely powerful. The album contains some incredible work in addition to "Dive" and "sliver", most notably "Aneurysm". The song is a furious workout with …
Written by Thomas Magnum
3 stars kiss kiss molly's lips....
Incesticide is a simple album. There is nothing too complicated about it. Kurt Cobain is a great songwriter but this album does not show off his songwriting brilliance. Rather, it shows off his influence. Each song is a elemental sample of Kurt's styles of songwriting. You get his power pop sound from "Son of a Gun", old-school punk sound from "Turnaround", his brooding sound in "Big Long Now", and his hard rocking sound in "Aneurysm". This album provides an overview of what kind of music Kurt l…
Written by B. Hostetler

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Dave Grohl [8,15]
    2. Krist Novoselic [except 5,6,7,9,11,12]
    3. Kurt Cobain [8,9,12,15]
  2. design

    1. Charles Peterson [photography]
    2. Kurt Cobain [cover art; credited as Kurdt Kobain in the liner notes.]
    3. Robert Fisher [art direction]
  3. engineer

    1. Fred Kay [5,6,7]
    2. Howie Weinberg [mastering]
    3. John Taylor [4,8,15]
    4. Mike Engles [5,6,7]
  4. performer

    1. Chad Channing [drums "Big Long Now", "Stain", "Dive"]
    2. Dale Crover [drums; "Beeswax", "Downer", "Mexican Seafood", "Hairspray Queen" and "Aero Zeppelin"]
    3. Dan Peters [drums "Sliver"]
    4. Dave Grohl [drums; "Been a Son", "(New Wave) Polly" and "Aneurysm", "Turnaround", "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun"]
  1. producer

    1. Butch Vig [1]
    2. Dale Griffin [5,6,7]
    3. Jack Ending [producer, engineer; 2,9,10,11,12,13,14]
    4. Miti Adhikari [4,8,15]
  2. writer

    1. Dave Grohl [8,15]
    2. Eugene Kelly [6,7]
    3. Kurt Cobain [except 5,6,7]

Other versions Edit

Incesticide 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: 24504
release dates: Dec 15 1992
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Incesticide 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: 24504
release dates: Dec 15 1992
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Trivia Edit

  • tracks 5,6,7 from the John Peel Session
  • tracks 4,8,15 from the Mark Goodier Session

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