It seems like we’ve been talking about it for years, speculating what tracks are going to be included, what sort of bonus materials will make it on, and if Courtney Love would ever let it happen. Finally, all of the speculation can be laid to rest, as the complete tracklisting and other details of the Nirvana box set have been revealed. The collection, called With The Lights Out, will be released on November 23. Two weeks prior, on November 8, the band’s “new” video for “In Bloom” will start popping up on music channels in anticipation of the arrival of the four-disc box set.
According to MTV News, the 81-track box set includes an astounding 68 previously unreleased tracks pulled from demos, live appearances, and rehearsals. Some cover songs are included as well, including Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker”, The Velvet Underground’s “Here She Comes Now” and four different Leadbelly tunes.
The fourth disc of the set is a DVD that includes an eight-song rehearsal filmed at Krist Novoselic’s mom’s house in 1988, home movies, 20 full videos and live concert footage.
Here’s the details:
Disc One:
“Heartbreaker” (live, 1987)
“Anorexorcist” (radio performance, 1987)
“White Lace and Strange” (radio performance, 1987)
“Help Me I’m Hungry” (radio performance, 1987)
“Mrs. Butterworth” (rehearsal, 1988)
“If You Must” (demo, 1988)
“Pen Cap Chew” (demo, 1988)
“Downer” (live, 1988)
“Floyd the Barber” (live, 1988)
“Raunchola/ Moby Dick” (live, 1988)
“Beans” (home demo)
“Don’t Want It All” (home demo)
“Clean Up Before She Comes” (home demo)
“Polly” (home demo)
“About a Girl” (home demo)
“Blandest” (demo, 1988)
“Dive” (demo, 1988)
“They Hung Him on a Cross” (demo, 1989)
“Grey Goose” (demo, 1989)
“Ain’t It a Shame” (demo, 1989)
“Token Eastern Song” (demo, 1989)
“Even in His Youth” (demo, 1989)
“Polly” (demo, 1989)
Disc Two:
“Opinion” (solo acoustic, 1990)
“Lithium” (solo acoustic, 1990)
“Been a Son” (solo acoustic, 1990)
“Sliver” (home demo, 1989)
“Where Did You Sleep Last Night” (home demo, 1989)
“Pay to Play” (demo, 1990)
“Here She Comes Now” (demo, 1990)
“Drain You” (demo, 1990)
“Aneurysm” (demo, 1990)
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” (demo, 1991)
“Breed” (rough mix, 1991)
“Verse Chorus Verse” (outtake, 1991)
“Old Age” (outtake, 1991)
“Endless, Nameless” (radio session, 1991)
“Dumb” (radio session, 1991)
“D-7″ (radio session, 1990)
“Oh, the Guilt” (B-Side, 1992
“Curmudgeon” (B-Side, 1992
“Return of the Rat” (B-Side, 1992
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Butch Vig mix, 1991)
Disc 3:
“Rape Me” (solo acoustic, 1992)
“Rape Me” (demo, 1992)
“Scentless Apprentice” (demo, 1992)
“Heart Shaped Box” (demo, 1993)
“I Hate Myself and Want to Die” (compilation track, 1993)
“Milk It” (demo, 1993)
“Moist Vagina” (demo, 1993)
“Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip” (B-Side, 1993)
“The Other Improv” (demo, 1993)
“Serve the Servants” (solo acoustic, 1993)
“Very Ape” (solo acoustic, 1993)
“Pennyroyal Tea” (solo acoustic, 1993)
“Marigold” (B-Side, 1993)
“Sappy (a.k.a. Verse Chorus Verse)” (previously unreleased, 1993)
“Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam” (demo, 1994)
“Do Re Mi” (solo acoustic, 1994)
“You Know You’re Right” (solo acoustic, 1994)
“All Apologies” (solo acoustic)
Disc 4 (DVD):
“Love Buzz”
“Scoff”
“About a Girl”
“Big Long Now”
“Immigrant Song”
“Spank Thru”
“Hairspray Queen”
“School”
“Mr. Moustache”
“Big Cheese”
“In Bloom”
“Sappy”
“School”
“Love Buzz”
“Pennyroyal Tea”
“Smells Like Teen Spirit”
“Territorial Pissings”
“Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam”
“Talk to Me”
“Seasons in the Sun”
