(Rock) [24/96] Nirvana (+ Melvins, Fluid, Jesus Lizard) - Singles, B-Sides and Other Non-LP Tracks Vinyl Transfers - 1989-2002, FLAC (tracks)

ALL APOLOGIES VINYL SINGLE

DISC #1/1 (10:09)
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A1) All Apologies
A2) Rape Me
B1) Moist Vagina

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["ALL APOLOGIES [GET21880]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- The tracks are speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- The GET21880 (NL) pressing is one of the rarest vinyl singles out there !

BLEW EP

DISC #1/1 (11:23)
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A1) Blew ..........................Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA [December 24 & 29–31, 1988 and January 14 & 24, 1989]
A2) Love Buzz .....................Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA [June-September 1988]
B1) Been A Son ....................The Music Source, Seattle, WA [September 1989]
B2) Stain .........................The Music Source, Seattle, WA [September 1989]

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["BLEW [TUPEP8]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- Normalized to 98 %.
- Every track was individually speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

COME AS YOU ARE PROMOTIONAL VINYL

DISC #1/1 (16:40)
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A1) Come As You Are
A2) Endless, Nameless
B1) School (Live in Seattle, WA at the Paramount Theatre 91/10/31)
B2) Drain You (Live in Seattle, WA at the Paramount Theatre 91/10/31)

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL VINYL ["COME AS YOU ARE [990 4077]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Technics SU-V500 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- The stylus was cleaned with am Stylus cleaner.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- The tracks are speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- Brazilian promotional vinyl supposedly limited to only 200 copies.
- I used a new and better pre-amplifier on this one (Technics SU-V500) with a better SNR and a much higher frequency response.
- Also the bass is not that hard / overdriven anymore making the tracks sound smoother.
- This time I also edited out non-audiable inconsistencies in the spectral view.
- Don't skip this one, it's my most pristine transfer upto now, took me over 40 hours of work !

COME AS YOU ARE VINYL SINGLE

DISC #1/1 (14:05)
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A1) Come As You Are
B1) Endless, Nameless
B2) Drain You (Live in Seattle, WA at the Paramount Theatre 91/10/31)

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["COME AS YOU ARE [GET21699]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- Normalized to 98 %.
- The track was speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- I've transferred 3 different CAYA black 12" pressings to decide which one to share based upon quality/frequencies.
- The German pressing is without a doubt the best one I've transffered.
- Coincidence or not, the best quality black 12" singles Lithium and Smells Like Teen Spirit are also the German pressings.
- Endless, Nameless has such a nice stereo effects you cannot imagine, I urge you to hear the whole song loud & closely
- Time to share it, let your ears enjoy, vinyl rules !!!

NIRVANA / COME AS YOU ARE

TRANSFER:
Technics SL-5200 > Lenco M-70B (cartridge) > Shure N95ED (stylus) > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 45RPM [Come As You Are] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
UK

CATALOG:
DGCT 7

LENGTH:
14:10

TRACKS:
A1. Come As You Are
B1. Endless, Nameless
B2. Drain You (live)

NIRVANA / HEART-SHAPED BOX

TRANSFER:
Technics SL-5200 > Lenco M-70B (cartridge) > Shure N95ED (stylus) > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 33½RPM [Heart-Shaped Box] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
USA

CATALOG:
PRO-A-4558

LENGTH:
12:14

NOTES:
- Promotional 12" record, songs repeated on both sides.

TRACKS:
A1. Heart-Shaped Box
B2. Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip

DISC #1/1 (11:01)
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A1) Heart-Shaped Box
B1) Milk It
B2) Marigold

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["HEART-SHAPED BOX [GFST54]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- Normalized to 98 %.
- Every track was individually speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.
- I have 2 copies from the GFST54 pressing. The HSB transfer from vinyl 1 needed to be patched for 2 huge clicks with the transfer of vinyl 2.

SIDE NOTES
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- This is my second Heart-Shaped Box vinyl torrent.
- The other transfer was from a promo vinyl which only featured "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip".
- So here you have two additional tracks "Milk It" and "Marigold" and "Heart-Shaped Box" in superior quality compared to the promo vinyl transfer !

IN BLOOM VINYL SINGLE

DISC #1/1 (9:00)
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A1) In Bloom
B1) Sliver (Live in Del Mar, CA at the Pat O'Brien Pavilion 91/12/28)
B2) Polly (Live in Del Mar, CA at the Pat O'Brien Pavilion 91/12/28)

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL VINYL ["IN BLOOM [GES19087]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] = In Bloom + Sliver (live)

OFFICIAL VINYL ["IN BLOOM [GFS 034]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8] = Polly (live)

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- The tracks are speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- There are only 3 vinyl pressings of the In Bloom single, two 7" black vinyls and a 12" picturedisc of inferior audio quality.
- The GES19087 (NL) black vinyl pressing features In Bloom and Sliver (live).
- The GFS 34 (UK) black vinyl pressing features In Bloom and Polly (live).
- The In Bloom transfer from the NL pressing sounds a lot better than the one I've did from the UK pressing so I've decided to blend the vinyls together.

NIRVANA / LITHIUM

TRANSFER:
JVC L-A55 > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 45RPM [Lithium] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
SPAIN

CATALOG:
GET 21815 (3B)

LENGTH:
9:44

TRACKS:
A1. Lithium
B1. Been A Son (live)
B2. Curmudgeon

DISC #1/1 (1:49)
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A1) Molly's Lips

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["MOLLY'S LIPS [990.4084]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- Normalized to 98 %.
- The track was speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- This was transferred from a super rare Brazilian 12" PROMO vinyl in MINT condition.
- Nirvana guides claim the DAT(1) > CDR in circulation of this date is superior to the Incesticide CD album.
- No research was done so far comparing Nirvana CD's with Nirvana vinyl's.
- Vinyl reaches higher frequencies than CD, this HQ PROMO vinyl transfer of "Molly's Lips" sounds superior to my ears !

NIRVANA / NIRVANA

TRANSFER:
Technics SL-5200 > Lenco M-70B (cartridge) > Shure N95ED (stylus) > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 33½RPM [Nirvana] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
EUROPE

CATALOG:
493 523-1

LENGTH:
7:12

TRACKS:
A1. You Know You're Right
C2. Pennyroyal Tea

DISC #1/1 (6:50)
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A1) Sliver
A2) Phone Call (Krist Noveselic vs. Jonathon Poneman)
B1) Dive

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL 7" ["Sliver"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

CODE
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SP73

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Technics SU-V500 -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 + Izotope RX 2.01.390 Advanced -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- The tracks are speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- Included 300 dpi bitmap scans.
- There are many Sliver pressings, this comes off the US 7" 2010 re-release.
- The 12" pressings do not feature the Phone Call between Krist Novoselic and Jonathon Poneman.

NIRVANA / SLIVER

TRANSFER:
Technics SL-5200 > Lenco M-70B (cartridge) > Shure N95ED (stylus) > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 45RPM [Sliver] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
UK

CATALOG:
TUPEP25

LENGTH:
8:35

TRACKS:
A1. Sliver
B1. Dive
B2. About A Girl (live)

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT VINYL SINGLE

DISC #1/1 (12:22)
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A1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
B1) Even In His Youth (Unreleased studio recording performed in Seattle, WA at The Music Source, Studio A 91/01/01)
B2) Aneurysm (Unreleased studio recording performed in Seattle, WA at The Music Source, Studio A 91/01/01)

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL LP ["SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT [GET21673]"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 Amplifier -> Golden RCA Cables -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

NIRVANA / SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

TRANSFER:
JVC L-A55 > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
12" 45RPM [Smells Like Teen Spirit] > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

PRESSED IN:
UK

CATALOG:
DGCT 5

LENGTH:
11:45

TRACKS:
A1. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Extended Version)
B1. Drain You
B2. Even In His Youth

TRANSFER:
Technics SL-5200 > Lenco M-70B (cartridge) > Shure N95ED (stylus) > Technics SU-V500 > HQ Silver series RCA cables > ESI Juli@ > Wavelab 6.11 > Adobe Audition 1.5 / Izotope RX 2.01.390 > FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

GENERATION:
VARIOUS > WAV [96kHz][24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]

LENGTH:
39:04

TRACKS:
01. Here She Comes Now ................. 12" [Heaven And hell, A Tribute To The Velvet Underground Volume 1] ... # Communion No. 20
02. Spank Thru ......................... 12" [Sub Pop Rock City] ............................................... # GR0052
03. Do You Love Me ..................... 12" [Hard To Believe A Kiss Covers Compilation] ....................... # DAMP 121
04. Return Of The Rat ................... 7" [Eight Songs For Greg Sage And The Wipers] ........................ # TK 917010 TRIB2
05. Pay To Play ........................ 12" [Geffen Rarities Volume 1] ........................................ # GFL-19247
06. Mexican Seafood .................... 12" [Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V] ....................................... # CZ037
07. Beeswax ............................ 12" [Kill Rock Stars] ................................................. # KRS-201
08. Negative Creep ...................... 7" [Hype! Surviving The Northwest Rock Explosion] .................... # SP378
09. I Hate Myself And I Want To Die .... 12" [The Beavis And Butt-head Experience] ............................. # GEF24613 (picture disc)

EXTRA TRACKS:
10. Divine And Bright ................... 7" [Divine And Bright] ............................................... # FACT 01
11. Down In The Dark ................... 12" [Mark Lanegan - The Winding Sheet] ................................ # GR 0095
12. Where Did You Sleep Last Night ..... 12" [Mark Lanegan - The Winding Sheet] ................................ # GR 0095

NOTES:
This is a COMPLETE compilation of all the Nirvana tracks featured on retail VVAA records !
Except for Mexican Seafood, Beeswax and Negative Creep all tracks are unique and cannot be found elsewhere !!!
Mexican Seafood and Beeswax can be found on the Incesticide album, but those featured here are superior sounding IMO.
Negative Creep can be found on the Bleach album and although fading out it sounds pretty good as well.

I've transferred every known pressing and of course only included the superior sounding pressings/versions.
I've decided these to be inferior: Here She Comes Now # ILLUSION 016, Spank Thru # SP25 (dropout mastered onto the vinyl),
Do You love Me # CZ024, Mexican Seafood # CZ009, Beeswax # KRS-201 (re-issues), the other tracks don't exist on other pressings
The last track "I Hate Myself And I Want To Die" is the only track done with my old equipment, unfortunately sold the picture disc already ...

A small click appears in the very first seconds of Spank Thru and Where Did You Sleep Last Night but it was mastered that way onto CD as well.

The extra tracks are 'Nirvana' side projects where Cobain's vocals can clearly be heard. ENJOY !

NIRVANA / MELVINS & BUZZO

DISC #1/1 (7:19)
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A1) Here She Comes Now
B1) Venus In Furs

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL 7" ["Here She Comes Now / Venus In Furs"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

CODE
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Comm 23

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 + Izotope RX 2.01.390 Advanced -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
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- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- Here She Comes Now is speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version, Venus In Furs will be +99.95% accurate.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- Included 300 dpi bitmap scans. The scans took me 3 hours ! This time I putted them in a rar-file reducing the size by 2/3.
- One of the most collectable Nirvana records around. Only 1000 copies total were pressed but in many different colours.
- I transferred 5 different copies and chose the best sounding output to keep, being the clear yellow.
- Here She Comes Now sounds warmer and more pleasant than the currently listed best sounding source Heaven and Hell Vol 1 compilation.

THE FLUID / NIRVANA

DISC #1/1 (5:18)
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A1) Candy (live)
B1) Molly's Lips (live)

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL 7" ["Candy / Molly's Lips"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

CODE
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SP97

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 + Izotope RX 2.01.390 Advanced -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
-----------------
- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTE
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- Included 300 dpi bitmap scans. They're in a rar-file to reduce the size of the torrent.
- This comes off the black vinyl pressed in 3500 copies. The green vinyl was pressed in 4000 copies.
- The Nirvana live track is from February 9, 1990 - Pine Street Theater, Portland, OR.

THE JESUS LIZARD / NIRVANA

DISC #1/1 (6:41)
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A1) The Jesus Lizard w/ Puss
B1) Nirvana w/ Oh, The Guilt

GENERATION
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OFFICIAL 7" ["Puss / Oh, The Guilt"] -> WAV [24bit][96kHz] -> FLAC [Level 8]

CODE
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TG83

TRANSFER
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JVC L-A55 -> Kenwood KA-36 -> ESI Juli @ -> Wavelab 6.11 -> Adobe Audition 1.5 + Izotope RX 2.01.390 Advanced -> FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

TRANSFER NOTES
-----------------
- The vinyl was cleaned with Triton X100 vinyl cleaning solution.
- Normalized to 98 %.
- Used spectral view to manually edit out clicks, pops and tiny hiss.
- The tracks are speedcorrected with a precision of 0.001 % to match with the CD version.
- No remastering was done whatsoever.

SIDE NOTES
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- Included 300 dpi bitmap scans.
- The single CD is brickwalled / overcompressed resulting in a lower dynamic range making it sound aggressive and crushed.
- The tracks from the single CD score DR10, the ones from this 7" score DR12 !