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AKA · 09-04-2004, 12:55 AM

Nirvana Box Primed For Holiday Success

By Margo Whitmire and Jonathan Cohen
Billboard

Although a label spokesperson declined to confirm specifics, Universal Music Enterprises will release a three-CD boxed set from Nirvana in November. Limited editions of the project will include a DVD, which boasts footage of the Kurt Cobain-led band playing at a 1987 house party.

The box is expected to be one of the most in-demand items at music retail this holiday season. High hopes were fueled when portions of the DVD were screened at the recent National Association of Recording Merchandisers conference.

"From what I saw at [NARM] -- which was amazing -- I think it's going to blow everyone away," Newbury Comics music buyer Carl Mello tells Billboard. "It really will out-perform any expectations that customers may have -- even if their expectations are huge."

The boxed set was originally intended for release in Christmas 2001, to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough album, "Nevermind." But surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were thwarted by lawsuits from Cobain's widow Courtney Love, who objected to their planned use of the previously unreleased track "You Know You're Right" in the set.

The artists traded vicious barbs in the press, with Grohl and Novoselic claiming Love "couldn't care less about Nirvana fans. She is using Nirvana's music as a bargaining chip to increase leverage for her personal gain, without any regard for the Nirvana legacy." For her part, Love maintained Cobain was by far the driving force in Nirvana's success, and that Grohl and Novoselic were little more than hired hands.

The dispute was eventually settled in September 2002, with the parties agreeing to earmark "You Know You're Right" for a self-titled Nirvana compilation released on Oct. 29, 2002. The album has gone on to sell 1.45 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the song rocketed to No. 1 on both Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.

"We were looking forward to releasing unheard Nirvana material for our personal sense of closure," Grohl and Novoselic said before the suit was settled. "As the cycle of life moves forward, we are each living our own lives and moving on to new things. We only wanted to go on with the assurance of knowing that all of Nirvana's music is where it really belongs; in the hearts and minds of millions of people in the world.

As previously reported, Novoselic will revisit his Nirvana past in the upcoming book "Of Grunge & Government: Let's Fix this Broken Democracy!" Due later this month via RDV Books, the volume will also address Novoselic's longstanding work in political activism.

robyrob · 09-04-2004, 02:30 PM

Kay Scarpetta · 09-04-2004, 05:31 PM

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AKA · 10-14-2004, 02:00 PM

Boxed Set Shines 'Light' On Rare Nirvana

By Jonathan Cohen
Billboard

Although specific details are still under lock and key, the Nirvana boxed set first revealed here finally has a name. With the Lights Out will include three audio CDs and a DVD and is due for a Nov. 23 release via Universal Music Enterprises.

The audio portion of the box is expected to include some previously unreleased tracks, rehearsals, a selection of late frontman Kurt Cobain's home demos and sessions recorded for radio broadcasts. The only known component of the DVD is footage of the fledgling band playing a 1987 house party.

With the Lights Out was originally intended for release in Christmas 2001, to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough album, Nevermind. But surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were thwarted by lawsuits from Cobain's widow Courtney Love, who objected to their planned use of the previously unreleased track "You Know You're Right" in the set.

The dispute was eventually settled in September 2002, with the parties agreeing to earmark "You Know You're Right" for a self-titled Nirvana compilation released on Oct. 29, 2002. The album has gone on to sell more than 1.45 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the song rocketed to No. 1 on both Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.

Hollow · 10-14-2004, 06:12 PM

yep, i wrote an article about it for my newletter in computer publications.

theanswerman · 10-15-2004, 07:12 AM

awesome

AKA · 10-29-2004, 10:56 PM

Disc One:
1. Heartbreaker (Bonham/Jones/Plant/Page)
Previously unreleased; from 1987
2. Anorexorcist
Previously unreleased; from 1987
3. White Lace And Strange (Bond)
Previously unreleased; from 1987
4. Help Me I'm Hungry
Previously unreleased; from 1987
5. Mrs. Butterworth
Previously unreleased; from 1988
6. If You Must
Previously unreleased; from 1988
7. Pen Cap Chew
Previously unreleased; from 1988
8. Downer
Previously unreleased; from 1988
9. Floyd The Barber
Previously unreleased; from 1988
10. Raunchola/Moby Dick ("Moby Dick" - Bonham/Jones/Page)
Previously unreleased; from 1988
11. Beans
Previously unreleased (undated)
12. Don't Want It All
Previously unreleased; from 1988
13. Clean Up Before She Comes
Previously unreleased; from 1988
14. Polly
Previously unreleased; from 1988
15. About A Girl
Previously unreleased; from 1988
16. Blandest
Previously unreleased; from 1988
17. Dive
Previously unreleased; from 1988
18. They Hung Him On A Cross (Huddie Ledbetter)
Previously unreleased; from 1989
20. Grey Goose (Huddie Ledbetter)
Previously unreleased; from 1989
21. Ain't It A Shame (Huddie Ledbetter)
Previously unreleased; from 1989
22. Even In His Youth
Previously unreleased; from 1989
23. Polly
Previously unreleased; from 1989

Disc Two:
1. Opinion
Previously unreleased; from 1990
2. Lithium
Previously unreleased; from 1990
3. Been A Son
Previously unreleased; from 1990
4. Sliver
Previously unreleased; from 1989
5. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Huddie Ledbetter)
Previously unreleased; from 1989
6. Pay To Play (Early version of "Stay Away")
From 1990
7. Here She Comes Now (Cale/Morrison/Reed/Tucker)
From 1990
8. Drain You
Previously unreleased; from 1990
9. Aneurysm
From 1990
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit
Previously unreleased; from 1991
11. Breed
Previously unreleased; from 1991
12. Verse Chorus Verse
Previously unreleased; from 1991
13. Old Age
Previously unreleased; from 1991
14. Endless, Nameless
Previously unreleased; from 1991
15. Dumb
Previously unreleased; from 1991
16. D-7 (Sage)
Previously unreleased; from 1991
17. Oh, The Guilt
From 1992
18. Curmudgeon
From 1992
19. Return Of The Rat (Sage)
From 1992
20. Smells Like Teen Spirit
From 1991

Disc Three:
1. Rape Me (acoustic)
Previously unreleased; from 1992
2. Rape Me (electric)
Previously unreleased; from 1992
3. Scentless Apprentice
Previously unreleased; from 1992
4. Heart-Shaped Box
Previously unreleased; from 1993[/b]
5. I Hate Myself And I Want To Die
From 1993
6. Milk It
Previously unreleased; from 1993
7. Moist Vagina
Previously unreleased; from 1993
8. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
From 1993
9. The Other Improv
Previously unreleased; from 1993
10. Serve The Servants
Previously unreleased; from 1993
11. Very Ape
Previously unreleased; from 1993
12. Pennyroyal Tea
Previously unreleased; from 1993
13. Marigold
From 1993
14. Sappy
From 1993
15. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Previously unreleased; from 1994
16. Do Re Mi
Previously unreleased; from 1994
17. You Know You're Right
Previously unreleased; from 1994
18. All Apologies
Previously unreleased (undated)

DVD:
1. Love Buzz (Van Leeuwen)
Previously unreleased; from 1988
2. Scoff
Previously unreleased; from 1988
3. About A Girl
Previously unreleased; from 1988
4. Big Long Now
Previously unreleased; from 1988
5. Immigrant Song (Page/Plant)
Previously unreleased; from 1988
6. Spank Thru
Previously unreleased; from 1988
7. Hairspray Queen
Previously unreleased; from 1988
8. School
Previously unreleased; from 1988
9. Mr. Moustache
Previously unreleased; from 1988
10. Big Cheese
Previously unreleased; from 1989
11. In Bloom
Sub Pop Video; 1990
12. Sappy
Previously unreleased; from 1990
13. School
Previously unreleased; from 1990
14. Love Buzz (Van Leeuwen)
Previously unreleased; from 1990
15. Pennyroyal Tea
Previously unreleased; from 1991
16. Smells Like Teen Spirit
Previously unreleased; from 1991
17. Territorial Pissings
Previously unreleased; from 1991
16. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Kelly/McKee)
Previously unreleased; from 1991
17. Talk To Me
Previously unreleased; from 1992
18. Seasons In The Sun (Brel/McKuen)
Previously unreleased; from 1993

AKA · 10-29-2004, 10:57 PM

Cover art:

AKA · 10-29-2004, 11:00 PM

AKA · 11-20-2004, 12:31 AM

Nirvana Boxed Set Smells Like a Hit

With numerous releases flowing through stores in the next several weeks, many retailers are most excited about the Nirvana boxed set, "With the Lights Out," which comes out Nov. 23.

The defunct grunge trio's Geffen Records collection "could be the biggest boxed set of all time," says Bryan Everitt, director of music purchasing for Amarillo, Texas-based Hastings Entertainment. "I don't think there is a more dedicated fan than the Nirvana fan."

Musicland senior music buyer Scott Faragher also smells a hit.

"Nirvana's boxed set will be the most sought-after boxed set this year," he says. "It will appeal to the original Nirvana fan and also (to) the legions of new alternative rock fans, since Nirvana, to most people, was the beginning of the genre."

"Stocking stuffer" is what Jerry Kamiler, music divisional director of purchasing for Trans World Entertainment, is thinking, although he suspects many people will buy it for themselves. "Everybody who ever bought a Nirvana album, who is a fan, will want this. Those people want this music. The key is its unreleased material, and the DVD is very interesting."

Indeed, the set features 18 previously unreleased songs, including three Leadbelly covers recorded by band leader Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic with an outfit originally named Jury or Lithium. The songs also include Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan and drummer Mark Pickerel.

The chronologically arranged three-CD/one-DVD set begins with a 1987 Led Zeppelin cover and concludes with solo Cobain performances recorded shortly before his death in 1994.

The DVD includes nine songs from a 1988 rehearsal at Novoselic's mother's house, as well as 10 previously unreleased live performances.

The set retails for $59.98.

09-04-2004, 12:55 AM	#1
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Nirvana Box Set info (NOW INCLUDES TRACKLISTING AND COVER ART!) Nirvana Box Primed For Holiday Success By Margo Whitmire and Jonathan Cohen Billboard Although a label spokesperson declined to confirm specifics, Universal Music Enterprises will release a three-CD boxed set from Nirvana in November. Limited editions of the project will include a DVD, which boasts footage of the Kurt Cobain-led band playing at a 1987 house party. The box is expected to be one of the most in-demand items at music retail this holiday season. High hopes were fueled when portions of the DVD were screened at the recent National Association of Recording Merchandisers conference. "From what I saw at [NARM] -- which was amazing -- I think it's going to blow everyone away," Newbury Comics music buyer Carl Mello tells Billboard. "It really will out-perform any expectations that customers may have -- even if their expectations are huge." The boxed set was originally intended for release in Christmas 2001, to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough album, "Nevermind." But surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were thwarted by lawsuits from Cobain's widow Courtney Love, who objected to their planned use of the previously unreleased track "You Know You're Right" in the set. The artists traded vicious barbs in the press, with Grohl and Novoselic claiming Love "couldn't care less about Nirvana fans. She is using Nirvana's music as a bargaining chip to increase leverage for her personal gain, without any regard for the Nirvana legacy." For her part, Love maintained Cobain was by far the driving force in Nirvana's success, and that Grohl and Novoselic were little more than hired hands. The dispute was eventually settled in September 2002, with the parties agreeing to earmark "You Know You're Right" for a self-titled Nirvana compilation released on Oct. 29, 2002. The album has gone on to sell 1.45 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the song rocketed to No. 1 on both Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. "We were looking forward to releasing unheard Nirvana material for our personal sense of closure," Grohl and Novoselic said before the suit was settled. "As the cycle of life moves forward, we are each living our own lives and moving on to new things. We only wanted to go on with the assurance of knowing that all of Nirvana's music is where it really belongs; in the hearts and minds of millions of people in the world. As previously reported, Novoselic will revisit his Nirvana past in the upcoming book "Of Grunge & Government: Let's Fix this Broken Democracy!" Due later this month via RDV Books, the volume will also address Novoselic's longstanding work in political activism.
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10-14-2004, 02:00 PM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Boxed Set Shines 'Light' On Rare Nirvana Boxed Set Shines 'Light' On Rare Nirvana By Jonathan Cohen Billboard Although specific details are still under lock and key, the Nirvana boxed set first revealed here finally has a name. With the Lights Out will include three audio CDs and a DVD and is due for a Nov. 23 release via Universal Music Enterprises. The audio portion of the box is expected to include some previously unreleased tracks, rehearsals, a selection of late frontman Kurt Cobain's home demos and sessions recorded for radio broadcasts. The only known component of the DVD is footage of the fledgling band playing a 1987 house party. With the Lights Out was originally intended for release in Christmas 2001, to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough album, Nevermind. But surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were thwarted by lawsuits from Cobain's widow Courtney Love, who objected to their planned use of the previously unreleased track "You Know You're Right" in the set. The dispute was eventually settled in September 2002, with the parties agreeing to earmark "You Know You're Right" for a self-titled Nirvana compilation released on Oct. 29, 2002. The album has gone on to sell more than 1.45 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the song rocketed to No. 1 on both Billboard's Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.

10-15-2004, 07:12 AM	#6
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10-29-2004, 10:56 PM	#7
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Disc One: 1. Heartbreaker (Bonham/Jones/Plant/Page) Previously unreleased; from 1987 2. Anorexorcist Previously unreleased; from 1987 3. White Lace And Strange (Bond) Previously unreleased; from 1987 4. Help Me I'm Hungry Previously unreleased; from 1987 5. Mrs. Butterworth Previously unreleased; from 1988 6. If You Must Previously unreleased; from 1988 7. Pen Cap Chew Previously unreleased; from 1988 8. Downer Previously unreleased; from 1988 9. Floyd The Barber Previously unreleased; from 1988 10. Raunchola/Moby Dick ("Moby Dick" - Bonham/Jones/Page) Previously unreleased; from 1988 11. Beans Previously unreleased (undated) 12. Don't Want It All Previously unreleased; from 1988 13. Clean Up Before She Comes Previously unreleased; from 1988 14. Polly Previously unreleased; from 1988 15. About A Girl Previously unreleased; from 1988 16. Blandest Previously unreleased; from 1988 17. Dive Previously unreleased; from 1988 18. They Hung Him On A Cross (Huddie Ledbetter) Previously unreleased; from 1989 20. Grey Goose (Huddie Ledbetter) Previously unreleased; from 1989 21. Ain't It A Shame (Huddie Ledbetter) Previously unreleased; from 1989 22. Even In His Youth Previously unreleased; from 1989 23. Polly Previously unreleased; from 1989 Disc Two: 1. Opinion Previously unreleased; from 1990 2. Lithium Previously unreleased; from 1990 3. Been A Son Previously unreleased; from 1990 4. Sliver Previously unreleased; from 1989 5. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Huddie Ledbetter) Previously unreleased; from 1989 6. Pay To Play (Early version of "Stay Away") From 1990 7. Here She Comes Now (Cale/Morrison/Reed/Tucker) From 1990 8. Drain You Previously unreleased; from 1990 9. Aneurysm From 1990 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit Previously unreleased; from 1991 11. Breed Previously unreleased; from 1991 12. Verse Chorus Verse Previously unreleased; from 1991 13. Old Age Previously unreleased; from 1991 14. Endless, Nameless Previously unreleased; from 1991 15. Dumb Previously unreleased; from 1991 16. D-7 (Sage) Previously unreleased; from 1991 17. Oh, The Guilt From 1992 18. Curmudgeon From 1992 19. Return Of The Rat (Sage) From 1992 20. Smells Like Teen Spirit From 1991 Disc Three: 1. Rape Me (acoustic) Previously unreleased; from 1992 2. Rape Me (electric) Previously unreleased; from 1992 3. Scentless Apprentice Previously unreleased; from 1992 4. Heart-Shaped Box Previously unreleased; from 1993[/b] 5. I Hate Myself And I Want To Die From 1993 6. Milk It Previously unreleased; from 1993 7. Moist Vagina Previously unreleased; from 1993 8. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip From 1993 9. The Other Improv Previously unreleased; from 1993 10. Serve The Servants Previously unreleased; from 1993 11. Very Ape Previously unreleased; from 1993 12. Pennyroyal Tea Previously unreleased; from 1993 13. Marigold From 1993 14. Sappy From 1993 15. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam Previously unreleased; from 1994 16. Do Re Mi Previously unreleased; from 1994 17. You Know You're Right Previously unreleased; from 1994 18. All Apologies Previously unreleased (undated) DVD: 1. Love Buzz (Van Leeuwen) Previously unreleased; from 1988 2. Scoff Previously unreleased; from 1988 3. About A Girl Previously unreleased; from 1988 4. Big Long Now Previously unreleased; from 1988 5. Immigrant Song (Page/Plant) Previously unreleased; from 1988 6. Spank Thru Previously unreleased; from 1988 7. Hairspray Queen Previously unreleased; from 1988 8. School Previously unreleased; from 1988 9. Mr. Moustache Previously unreleased; from 1988 10. Big Cheese Previously unreleased; from 1989 11. In Bloom Sub Pop Video; 1990 12. Sappy Previously unreleased; from 1990 13. School Previously unreleased; from 1990 14. Love Buzz (Van Leeuwen) Previously unreleased; from 1990 15. Pennyroyal Tea Previously unreleased; from 1991 16. Smells Like Teen Spirit Previously unreleased; from 1991 17. Territorial Pissings Previously unreleased; from 1991 16. Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Kelly/McKee) Previously unreleased; from 1991 17. Talk To Me Previously unreleased; from 1992 18. Seasons In The Sun (Brel/McKuen) Previously unreleased; from 1993
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11-20-2004, 12:31 AM	#10
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Nirvana Boxed Set Smells Like a Hit With numerous releases flowing through stores in the next several weeks, many retailers are most excited about the Nirvana boxed set, "With the Lights Out," which comes out Nov. 23. The defunct grunge trio's Geffen Records collection "could be the biggest boxed set of all time," says Bryan Everitt, director of music purchasing for Amarillo, Texas-based Hastings Entertainment. "I don't think there is a more dedicated fan than the Nirvana fan." Musicland senior music buyer Scott Faragher also smells a hit. "Nirvana's boxed set will be the most sought-after boxed set this year," he says. "It will appeal to the original Nirvana fan and also (to) the legions of new alternative rock fans, since Nirvana, to most people, was the beginning of the genre." "Stocking stuffer" is what Jerry Kamiler, music divisional director of purchasing for Trans World Entertainment, is thinking, although he suspects many people will buy it for themselves. "Everybody who ever bought a Nirvana album, who is a fan, will want this. Those people want this music. The key is its unreleased material, and the DVD is very interesting." Indeed, the set features 18 previously unreleased songs, including three Leadbelly covers recorded by band leader Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic with an outfit originally named Jury or Lithium. The songs also include Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan and drummer Mark Pickerel. The chronologically arranged three-CD/one-DVD set begins with a 1987 Led Zeppelin cover and concludes with solo Cobain performances recorded shortly before his death in 1994. The DVD includes nine songs from a 1988 rehearsal at Novoselic's mother's house, as well as 10 previously unreleased live performances. The set retails for $59.98.