NIRVANA: THE CHOSEN REJECTS Bootleg Box Set IX (2006)

NIRVANA: THE CHOSEN REJECTS is a bootleg CD box set put together by John W. Busher in Italy and released November 1, 2006. The set is enclosed in 4 standard jewel cases, each of which have a separate title and cover image.

Each CD also came with a track listing on the inside of the cover. This 4 disc box set holds an 80-track collection that are of soundboard quality except for track 15 on disc one, which is a boombox demo, and tracks 4–5, 7, 13–15, 19-20 on disc 4, which were recorded by audience members.

The first disc also features 7 Fecal Matter demos, from the album Illiteracy Will Prevail. The bootleg was originally for sale on Discogs, however a copy has not been put up for sale since 2012, and probably never will be again due to their crackdown on sales of bootlegs.

The Chosen Rejects, CD 1, Home Demos
Tracklist:

1. Montage Of Heck (Short)
2. Sounds of Dentage
3. Bambi Slaughter
4. Laminated Effect
5. Insurance
6. Class Of ’86
7. Blather’s Log
8. Downer
9. Escalator To Hell (Kurt Cobain played his guitar, recorded it backwards, and then reversed the tape.)
10. Sappy
11. Creation
12. Black & White Blues
13. Intro/Old Age/Low Rider
14. Montage Of Heck (Long)
15. Gypsies, Tramps & Theives

Tracks 2-8: Are Fecal Matter demos, recorded in 1985.
Track 9 is a 4-Track: Demo from 1987.
Tracks 10-12: Are 4-Track: Demos recorded in 1988.
Tracks 1 and 14 are 4-Track: Tape collages created in 1988 that contain random snippets of sounds and clips.
Track 13 is a 4-Track: Demo from 1992.
Track 15: is from a band practice in 1987 and is a cover of a Cher song of the same name.

The Chosen Rejects CD 2 Studio Sessions

Tracklist:

1. Spank Thru
2. Paper Cuts
3. Mr. Moustache
4. Blew
5. Sifting
6. Ain’t It A Shame
7. Even In His Youth
8. Lithium
9. Breed
10. Sappy
11. Aneurysm
12. Oh, The Guilt
13. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
14. On A Plain
15. All Apologies
16. Token Eastern Song
17. Something In The Way
18. Drain You
19. Stay Away
20. Scentless Apprentice
21. Onwards Into Countless Battles
22. Very Ape

Track 1: Is a demo recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington on January 23, 1988.
Track 2: Is a rough mix recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington on January 23, 1988.
Tracks 3-5: Are demos recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Washington on June 11, 1988.
Track 6: Is a rough mix of a demo recorded at Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington on August 20–28, 1989.
Track 7: Is a rough mix of a demo recorded at the Music Source studios, Seattle, Washington on September 1989.
Tracks 8-10: Are demos recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin on April 2–6, 1990. The same song can be found on Master Demo Recordings from the Into the Black box set.
Tracks 11: Is a rough mix recorded at the Music Source studios, Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1991.
Tracks 12-16: Are demos recorded at the Music Source studios, Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1991.
Tracks 17-19: Are rough mixes of the versions that will appear on the Nevermind album.
Track 20-22: Are demos recorded at the BMG Ariola studios, Rio de Janeiro on January 19, 1993. “Onwards Into Countless Battles” is a cover of the band Unleashed and is titled “Dave’s meat song” in the booklet of the box set “With the lights out“.

The Chosen Rejects, CD 3, Broadcasts

Tracklist:

1. Floyd The Barber
2. Mexican Seafood
3. Hairspray Queen
4. Dive
5. About A Girl
6. Love Buzz
7. Polly
8. Spank Thru
9. Drain You
10. Something In The Way
11. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
12. Here She Comes Now
13. Smells Like Teen Spirit
14. School
15. Molly’s Lips
16. Lithium
17. Heart-Shaped Box
18. Rape Me
19. Pennyroyal Tea
20. Serve The Servants
21. Dumb
22. Territorial Pissings

Tracks 1-3: Were performed in 1987 at KAOS FM radio.
Track 4: Was performed at VPRO FM on November 1, 1989.
Tracks 5-8: Were performed at BBC FM October 26, 1989.
Track 9: Was performed September 3, 1991 at the BBC.
Track 10: Was performed November 9, 1991.
Tracks 11,12: Were performed on November 25, 1991 at VPRO FM.
Track 13: Was performed on SNL on January 11, 1992.
Track 14 and 15: Was performed at MTV on January 10, 1992.
Track 16: Was also performed at MTV but on September 9, 1992.
Track 17: Was performed on SNL September 25, 1993.
Tracks 18 and 19: Were performed February 4, 1994 at the Canal.
Tracks 20 and 21: Were performed at the Tunnel on February 23, 1994.
Track 22: Was performed on SNL on January 11, 1992.

The Chosen Rejects, CD 4, Live Rarities

Tracklist:

1. If You Must
2. Pen Cap Chew
3. Big Cheese
4. Run Rabbit Run
5. Sifting
6. Token Eastern Song
7. Son Of A Gun
8. Oh, The Guilt
9. Mr. Moustache
10. Verse Chorus Verse
11. Stain
12. Rape Me
13. Curmudgeon
14. Talk To Me
15. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
16. Swap Meet
17. Scoff
18. Beeswax
19. You Know You’re Right
20. The Man Who Sold The World
21. Erectum/Moby Dick

Tracks 1-3 and 21: Are from a soundboard source recorded live at Tacoma on March 19, 1988.
Track 4: Is a The Smack cover from an audience source recorded live at Olympia on October 30, 1988.
Track 5: Is from an audience source recorded live at Seattle on December 28, 1988.
Track 6: Is from a soundboard source recorded live at Omaha on October 8, 1989.
Track 7: Is from an audience source recorded live at Birmingham on October 23, 1990.
Tracks 8-11: Are from a soundboard source recorded live at Seattle on November 2, 1990.
Track 12: Is from a soundboard source recorded live at Rome on November 19, 1991.
Track 13: Is from an audience source recorded live at Tempe on October 23, 1991.
Track 15: Is from a soundboard source recorded live at Mezzago on November 17, 1991.
Tracks 16-17: Are from a soundboard source recorded live at Roskilde on May 26, 1992.
Track 18: Is from a soundboard source recorded live at Buenos Aires on October 30, 1992.
Track 19: Is from an audience source recorded live at Chicago on October 23, 1993.
Track 20: Is from an audience source recorded live at Seattle on January 8, 1994. (Nirvana’s final US show).