THE AUDIOPHILE COMPLETISTS' GUIDE TO NIRVANA BOOTLEGS CDs: 02/01/92
There are two sets of commercial releases of this show: complete pre-FM soundboard sources and differently mixed, incomplete, post-FM soundboard recordings.
'Melbourne 1992' is a complete pre-FM soundboard recording. This disc is plagued with pressing/digital errors. The bootlegs 'In A Land Far Far Away' and 'Narcolepsy', are also sourced from the complete pre-FM recording, but are free of errors. However,
all commercial discs of this pre-FM source should be avoided as they are sourced from the trading circle version. Audiophiles are thus recommended to pick up the trading circle version, rather than bootleg versions of this complete pre-FM source.
The post-FM commercial releases, however, are valuable to the audiophile because they are differently mixed to the pre-FM version and the best sounding versions are only available on bootleg releases. The best sounding commercial release of the post-FM source is 'Mindblower' (although it runs slow, plus 2nd pressings of this bootleg have one second gaps between some of the songs), but the show can also be found on other bootlegs in lower quality. In order of best quality first after Mindblower, these bootlegs are: 'Territorial Possession' (cloned from the 1st pressing of 'Mindblower'), 'Put The Money Down' (runs at correct speed) and 'Saturday Night Sonic Attack' (correct speed, but thin sounding and distorted). All commercial releases of this source are incomplete. More complete post-FM versions (with additional radio banter) are available in trading circles, but bootleg releases sound better.
A special thanks to Tim Bucknall's extensive research into sources of this show.
For more information about this concert, visit the:
- Live Nirvana Tour History
- Live Nirvana Bootography (Mindblower)
- Live Nirvana Bootography (Territorial Possession)
- Live Nirvana Bootography (Put The Money Down)
- Live Nirvana Bootography (Saturday Night Sonic Attack)
- Live Nirvana Bootography (Narcolepsy)
- Live Nirvana Bootography (In A Land Far Away)
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