Incesticide
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| Compilation album by Nirvana | |||||
| Released | December 14, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | 1988–1991 | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 44:44 | ||||
| Label | DGC | ||||
| Producer | Jack Endino, Steve Fisk, Butch Vig, Dale Griffin, Miti Adhikari | ||||
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Incesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the U.S. The album debuted at 51 and eventually reached number 39 in the Billboard Top 200.
The album title is a portmanteau of the words "incest" and "insecticide".
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[edit] Artwork and packaging
The cover art is a painting by the band's frontman, Kurt Cobain, although he credited himself as "Kurdt Kobain".
Early pressings of the album contained liner notes written by Cobain. The liner notes were eventually discontinued. Initial copies in the US and Canada also contained a "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" sticker. [1]
[edit] Songs
Six of the fifteen songs were unreleased at the time ("Hairspray Queen", "Aero Zeppelin", "Big Long Now", "Been A Son", "(New Wave) Polly" and "Aneurysm"). Different versions of "Been a Son" and "Aneurysm" had been released on the Blew EP (1989) and the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single (1991), respectively.
- "Dive" and "Sliver" were released on the "Sliver" single in 1990.
- "Stain" was released on the Blew EP.
- The three cover songs, "Turnaround" (Devo), "Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun" (The Vaselines) were released on the Hormoaning EP in 1992.
- "Mexican Seafood" appeared on the Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 compilation (1989), and "Beeswax" appeared on the Kill Rock Stars compilation (1991).
- "Downer" appears on most versions of Nirvana's debut album Bleach (1989). However, since it did not appear on all versions of the album, it was included on Incesticide.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Kurt Cobain except where noted.
- "Dive" (Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic) – 3:55
- "Sliver" (Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic) – 2:16
- "Stain" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 2:40
- "Been a Son" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 1:55
- "Turnaround" (Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale) – 2:19
- "Molly's Lips" (Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee) – 1:54
- "Son of a Gun" (Kelly, McKee) – 2:48
- "(New Wave) Polly" (Cobain, Novoselic, Dave Grohl) – 1:47
- "Beeswax" – 2:50
- "Downer" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 1:43
- "Mexican Seafood" – 1:55
- "Hairspray Queen" – 4:13
- "Aero Zeppelin" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 4:41
- "Big Long Now" (Cobain, Novoselic) – 5:03
- "Aneurysm" (Cobain, Novoselic, Grohl) – 4:36
[edit] Personnel
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (January 23, 1988) Nirvana's first studio demo tape.
Song(s): Beeswax, Downer, Mexican Seafood, Hairspray Queen and Aero Zeppelin
- Kurt Cobain - Vocals/Guitar
- Krist Novoselic - Bass
- Dale Crover - Drums
- Jack Endino - Producer, Engineer
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (December 1988-January 1989) The Bleach recording sessions.
Song(s): Big Long Now
- Kurt Cobain - Vocals/Guitar
- Krist Novoselic - Bass
- Chad Channing - Drums
- Jack Endino - Producer, Engineer
Seattle, WA: Music Source Studios (September 1989) The Blew EP recording sessions.
Song(s): Stain
Madison, WI: Smart Studios (April 1990) The sessions for the planned second Sub Pop album.
Song(s): Dive
Seattle, WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios (July 11, 1990) The Sliver/Dive Sub Pop single sessions.
Song(s): Sliver
- Kurt Cobain - Vocals/Guitar
- Krist Novoselic - Bass
- Dan Peters - Drums
- Jack Endino - Producer, Engineer
London, England: Maida Vale Studio 3 (October 21, 1990) The 1990 sessions for John Peel.
Song(s): Turnaround, Molly's Lips and Son of a Gun
- Kurt Cobain - Vocals/Guitar
- Krist Novoselic - Bass
- Dave Grohl - Drums/Vocals
- Dale Griffin - Producer
- Mike Engles - Engineer
- Fred Kay - Engineer
London, England: Maida Vale Studio 4 (November 9, 1991) The 1991 sessions for Mark Goodier.
Song(s): Been A Son, (New Wave) Polly and Aneurysm
- Kurt Cobain - Vocals/Guitar
- Krist Novoselic - Bass
- Dave Grohl - Drums/Vocals
- Miti Adhikari - Producer
- John Taylor - Engineer
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Official Austrian Albums Chart | 10 |
| 1993 | Official UK Albums Chart | 14 |
| 1992 | Official Holland Albums Chart | 17 |
| 1992 | Official Finland Albums Chart | 18 |
| 1992 | Official Switzerland Albums Chart | 18 |
| 1992 | Official Australian Albums Chart | 22 |
| 1992 | Official New Zealand Albums Chart | 23 |
| 1992 | Official Sweden Albums Chart | 27 |
| 1992 | Billboard Top 200 | 39 |
| 1992 | Official German Albums Chart | 40 |
| 1992 | Official Japanese Albums Chart | 50 |
[edit] Singles charts
"Sliver" was released as a non-album single in 1990 making the top 100 in the UK. Retail singles were not re-released for Incesticide, however the song charted in Ireland two years after release, shortly after the success of Nevermind. A music video was made for "Sliver" as promotion for Incesticide in 1992-1993.
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Sliver" | Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.) | 19 |
| 1992 | "Sliver" | Official Irish Singles Chart | 23 |
| 1990 | "Sliver" | Official UK Singles Chart | 90 |
[edit] Sales
- American sales: 1 million (Certified 1 X Platinum 11/07/95)
- UK sales: 100,000 (Gold)
- Canadian sales: 200,000 (Double Platinum)
- Japanese sales: 4 weeks, 17,430 (1992/12/16)
[edit] Re-releases
In 2004 Incesticide was re-released in some European countries in a collectors boxset along with the 1993 album In Utero.
