LIVE NIRVANA SESSIONS HISTORY March, 1994 - Basement, Cobain residence, Seattle, WA, US View in Google Maps

  • Kurt Cobain (vocals, drums)
  • Eric Erlandson (bass)
  • Pat Smear (guitar)
  • [X] Do Re Mi
  • [?] Should I Stay Or Should I Go

A recording is known to exist, but is not circulating.

Very little is known about this four-track home recording. Cobain is believed to have been fleshing-out ideas for a new NIRVANA release, the arrangements having been described as similar to those of The Beatles' White Album. (1)

It was a loose jam with Kurt singing and playing drums, Pat on guitar and me attempting a lefty bass turned upside down, Erlandson revealed in a Q&A on kittyradio.com. (2)

When asked whether he and Smear already had a point of reference or a demonstration of Do Re Mi, Erlandson responded, Yeah, Kurt had it already figured out, we were just there for the ride. (1)

  1. Erlandson, Eric, 2003. Personal communication with Alex Roberts.
  2. Erlandson, Eric, 2005. Posting on the Kittyradio.com Forums, [online] Available at: http://www.kittyradio.com/soapbox/?.

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