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Richfield Avenue - Reading

1991-08-23 · United Kingdom · Live · Reading Festival · more gigs in Reading

Also on video: Reading

Circulating discs (5)

Before and after the storm Bootleg CD

  1. 1. School 3:47
  2. 2. Floyd the barber 2:12
  3. 3. Drain you 4:26
  4. 4. Smells like teen spirit 4:59
  5. 5. Come as you are 3:34
  6. 6. Breed 2:58
  7. 7. Sliver 2:07
  8. 8. Mollys Lips 2:10
  9. 9. Love Buzz 5:26
  10. 10. Lithium 3:02
  11. 11. The End 0:50
  12. 12. Blew 2:38
  13. 13. Endless nameless 2:03

Va Te Faire Enculer Bootleg CD

(Bugsy Records - BGS 033/2)

  1. 12. Floyd the barber 2:19
  2. 13. Negative creep 2:27
  3. 14. Love Buzz 3:17

Live at Reading Tape PRO #1b

  1. 1. School 2:52
  2. 2. Floyd the barber 0:41
  3. 3. Drain you 2:51
  4. 4. Smells like teen spirit 2:22
  5. 5. Come as you are 3:36
  6. 6. Breed 0:56
  7. 7. Love Buzz 1:54
  8. 8. Blew 0:45

Live at Reading 91 Tape AUD#3

  1. 1. School 3:28
  2. 2. Floyd the barber 2:17
  3. 3. Drain you 4:11
  4. 4. Smells like teen spirit 4:44
  5. 5. Come as you are 3:24
  6. 6. Breed 2:48
  7. 7. Sliver 2:01
  8. 8. Mollys Lips 2:00
  9. 9. Love Buzz 5:11
  10. 10. Negative creep 2:51
  11. 11. The End 0:41
  12. 12. Blew 2:36
  13. 13. Endless nameless 1:53

Live from the Reading Festival Bootleg LP AUD #4

(lp - lp)

  1. 1. School 3:08
  2. 2. Floyd the barber 2:19
  3. 3. Drain you 4:18
  4. 4. Smells like teen spirit 4:49
  5. 5. Come as you are 3:26
  6. 6. Breed 2:53
  7. 7. Sliver 2:02
  8. 8. Mollys Lips 2:05
  9. 9. Love Buzz 4:36
  10. 10. Negative creep 3:44
  11. 11. Blew 2:45
  12. 12. Endless nameless (mislabeled: Burn Out) 1:49

Notes & circulating recordings

08/23/91 - Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival), Reading, United Kingdom
Set
School • Floyd The Barber • Drain You • Smells Like Teen Spirit • Come As You Are • Breed • Sliver • Molly's Lips • Love Buzz • Negative Creep • Blew • Endless, Nameless

Notes
Former Vaselines lead singer Eugene Kelly sang with Kurt on "Molly's Lips."
Before "Blew," a little bit of "The End" by The Doors was played.

Circulating Recordings
AUD #1 - audience audio
Lowest Generation: Unofficial CD
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / A
Has a cut in "Floyd The Barber."
Appears on the unofficial CD Before And After The Storm.


AUD #2 - audience audio
Lowest Generation: Unofficial CD
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / A-
Appears on the unofficial CD Smells Like Nirvana.


AUD #3 - audience audio
Equipment: Sony PC-62 > Sony WM-D3 (cassette)
Lowest Generation: ANA(1)
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / A


AUD #4 - audience audio
Lowest Generation: Unofficial LP
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / A
Appears on the unofficial LP Live From The Reading Festival 23 August 1991.


AMT #1 - amateur video
Lowest Audio Generation: VID(1)
Lowest Video Generation: VID(1)
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / B+
Shot from far back in the audience.


AMT #2 - amateur video
Lowest Audio Generation: VID(2)
Lowest Video Generation: VID(2)
Length / Sound Quality: 40 min / B+
Shot from the front of the audience.


PRO #1a - professional video (incomplete)
Lowest Audio Generation: TV > VID(1)
Lowest Video Generation: TV > VID(1)
Length / Sound Quality: 5 min / A
Includes only "School."
Shot by an MTV Europe crew from the back with a single camera.
Broadcast on MTV Europe.


PRO #1b - soundboard audio from professional video (incomplete)
Lowest Generation: VID(M) > ANA(1)
Length / Sound Quality: 15 min / A
More complete than PRO #1a, but includes only the audio from the video.
Includes only "School," "Floyd The Barber," "Drain You," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "Breed," "Love Buzz," and "Blew."
Has cuts in all songs except "School" and "Come As You Are."


PRO #2 - professional video (incomplete)
Lowest Audio Generation: Official LaserDisc
Lowest Video Generation: Official LaserDisc
Length / Sound Quality: 5 min / B
Includes only "Endless, Nameless" and a clip of "Love Buzz."
Shot by Dave Markey with a single camera and open mic audio.
Appears on the official video release 1991: The Year Punk Broke.

Uncirculated Recordings
professional video
In circulating videos, additional video cameras can be seen shooting from the pit area.

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