SLIVER - THE RADIO SPECIAL

country usa
status
type radio promo
year 2005
media cdr
label universal /dgc
code no code
matrix
on cdrs, a code on the metal identifies the production batch, an ink printed code, always different, identifies each copy
pictures
notes
radio promo for the 'sliver - the best of the box' album. contains three parts, each one featuring interviews and songs.
back inlay only, comes with a five-sheet press release /cue sheet
related items: with the lights out, sliver - the best of the box

cue sheet transcription PART I
Intro
Smells Like Teen Spirit (boom box version)
Audio: Kurt – Where the Title for “Teen Spirit Came From”
Break #1
Welcome to the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special….from Seattle, WA…my name is harms…. You just heard Kurt Cobain from Nirvana talking about what turned out to be Nirvana’s “breakout” song…. Smells Like Teen Spirit.
It was a special version recorded in 1991 that was first made available on the critically acclaimed Nirvana Box Set…“With The Lights Out” that was released in 2004. This November we are getting a brand new compilation that gives us the very best from the box set, PLUS 3 previously unreleased bonus cuts. This hour we are going to take a look at the Best of the Box and get some insight on Nirvana and their legacy from the people that were closest to the band and their music.
Another Standout track from the box set was a song called “Old Age” which originally was an outake from the Nevermind recording sessions here it is on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special.
Old Age (Nevermind Outake)
Lithium (solo acoustic radio appearance)

Break #2
It’s the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special…from Seattle, WA my name is harms.
You just heard a solo acoustic performance of “Lithium” that originally aired on KAOS radio down in Olympia , WA in 1990…there are actually 2 songs from that session that appear on the Best of the Box comp that is coming out this November.
When the box set was put together in 2004, one of the leading consultants was “Bleach” producer Jack Endino….here is Endino talking about when then band came in in 1992 to work on some songs that would eventually end up on In Utero
Audio: Jack Endino – Frances Bean on Rape Me
It’s that special demo of Rape Me on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special
Rape Me (band demo)
Sliver (home demo)

Break #3
It’s an early home demo of the song “Sliver: the studio version of that song of course originally appeared on Nirvana’s 1992 B-Sides and Rarities collection Incesticide. We are going to take a quick break, but when we return more from Sliver: The Best of the Box Set…due out this November.
from Seattle, WA it’s harms on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special…
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Part II
Intro
It’s the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special….from Seattle, WA my name is harms
When Nirvana released Nevermind in 1991, it didn’t just make 3 guys from Seattle the biggest band in the world…it really changed the entire scope of pop-culture…Affecting many of things we experience in everyday life from music, movies, magazines, fashion…whatever.
The man behind the enormous, polished sound of Nevermind was producer Butch Vig…who recorded with the band in May and June of 1991 at Sound City, in Van Nuys CA ….here is Vig talking about his first reactions to hearing Nirvana’s first record Bleach…and what his favorite song from that record was…
Audio: Butch Vig – About a Girl…favorite song from Bleach
Here is a solo acoustic version of About a Girl on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special
About a Girl (Home Demo)
You Know You’re Right (home demo)
Audio: Dave Grohl – recording studio version of You Know You’re Right
Break #4
That’s Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl talking about how one of Nirvana’s last songs “You Know You’re Right” was written…
Nirvana’s 2004 box set…”With The Lights Out” had three songs from what over time…. had been known as the The Jury sessions…Bleach producer Jack Endino explains….
Ain’t It a Shame (studio demo)
We are going to take another quick break, but when we return the conclusion of the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special…
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PART III
Intro
You’re listening to the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special….
In 1993 Nirvana released what was eventually it’s last studio record. It was recorded by the legendary Steve Albini who at the time had worked with all sorts of bands of bands that were considered “alternative” before Nirvana made “alternative” a household names….these bands range from the Pixies to Helmet.
Here is Albini talking about his relationship with Kurt Cobain.
Audio: Steve Albini – People Latching Onto Kurt
That is Steve Albini...who recorded 1993’s In Utero….the first single from that record was a song called Heart Shaped Box..here is an early demo of that song on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special….
Heart Shape Box (band demo)
All Apologies (Home Demo)
Break #5
That is a solo acoustic home demo of All Apologies on the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special
In conclusion we are going to once again hear from Bleach producer and box set consultant Jack Endino. He is talking about a song that proved to be one of the most interesting and unique gems from Nirvana’s 2004 box set “With the Light’s Out” The song is called Do Re Mi…
Audio: Jack Endino – Do Re Mi
Do Re Mi (home demo)
Thanks for listening to the Nirvana – Best of the Box Set Radio Special….don’t forget this November we are getting a brand new compilation that gives us the very best from Nirvana’s 2004 box set “With The Lights Out” , which will include 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks from the band.
A Special thanks to everyone that helped in the production of this Special
From Seattle, WA…my name is harms…
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