THE PRO-TAPER'S LIST:1991-1992

January 18, 1991: Olympia, WA

Venue: Evergreen State College
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording:
Notes: MP3 clips of the show will be available here shortly. Please do not contact the taper because he will not trade the video.

April 17, 1991: Seattle, WA

Venue: OK Hotel
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owners of recording:
Notes: While the circulating videos were obviously shot by amateurs, several people taped this show. Allegedly these people were all working together to create a complete multi-camera video. The end result of their efforts is the video of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" that can be found on the movie Hype.

August 20, 1991: Cork, Ireland

Venue: Sir Henry's Pub
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: "Negative Creep" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

August 21, 1991: Dublin, Ireland

Venue: Top Hat
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: Videos clips from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

August 23, 1991: Reading, UK

Recording #1
Venue: Reading Festival
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: "Endless, Nameless" from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video

Recording #2
Venue: Reading Festival
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV Europe
Owner of recording: MTV Europe
Notes: Clips of "School" from this professional video are circulating.

August 24, 1991: Koln, Germany

Venue: Moster Of Spex Festival
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: Videos clips from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

August 25, 1991: Hasselt, Belgium

Venue: Pukkelpop Festival
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: Videos clips from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

August 27, 1991: Bremen, Germany

Recording #1: professional video
Venue: Aladin
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: Videos clips from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

Recording #2:
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: Bremen Radio 5
Owner of recording: Bremen Radio 5

August 28, 1991: Halle, Germany

Venue:
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: "Sonic Youth's set is circulating, so it's likely that Nirvana's set was also recorded." -The NIRVANA Live Guide

August 29, 1991: Stuttgart, Germany

Venue: Longhorn
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen

August 30, 1991: Nuremburg, Germany

Venue: Serenadenhof
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen

September 01, 1991: Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Venue: Top Hat
Type of recording: Ein Abend in Wien festival
Taper: Dave Markey
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: "School" and "Polly" from this show can be found on the 1991: The Year That Punk Broke video.

September 03, 1991: London, UK

Venue: Maida Vale Studios (John Peel sessions)
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: BBC-FM (Radio 1)
Owner of recording: BBC-FM (Radio 1)

September 20, 1991: Toronto, Ontario

Venue: Opera House
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Much Music
Owner of recording: Much Music

September 21, 1991: Montreal, Quebec

Venue: Foufounes Electriques
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Much Music
Owner of recording: Much Music

September 23, 1991: Boston, MA

Venue: Axis Club
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV
Owner of recording: MTV
Notes: Clips of "Aneurysm", "Drain You", and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from this show can be found on MTV's website.

October 6, 1991: Atlanta, GA

Venue: The Masquerade
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: the club
Owner of recording: the club

October 12, 1991: Chicago, IL

Venue: Cabaret Metro
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: likely the club
Owner of recording: likely the club

October 25, 1991: Hollywood, CA

Venue: Palace
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: likely the club
Owner of recording: likely the club

October 31, 1991: Seattle, WA

Recording #1: professional video
Venue: Paramount Theater
Type of Recording: professional video
Taper: Geffen
Owner of Recording:Geffen

Recording #2: soundboard audio
Type of Recording: soundboard audio
Taper: Andy Wallace
Owner of Recording: Geffen

November 05, 1991: London, UK

Venue: The Astoria
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV Europe
Owner of recording: MTV Europe
Notes: Clips of "Lithium" from this show can be seen on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! MTV has also aired clips of this show.

November 08, 1991: London, UK

Venue: The Word UK TV Show
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Planet 24 Productions Ltd
Owner of recording: Planet 24 Productions Ltd

November 09, 1991: London, UK

Venue: BBC Studios
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: BBC (Mark Goodier sessions)
Owner of recording: BBC

November 19, 1991: Rome, Italy

Venue: Il Castello
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV Europe
Owner of recording: MTV Europe
Notes: I believe that the venue also recorded this show on soundboard, since "Spank Thru" from this show is on Wishkah. This was broadcasted twice. The first broadcast has inferior sound compared to the second broadcast. Its likely that the SBD audio found on Seattle Sound, Sounds Great is from a complete copy of the first broadcast. All known videos are missing Drain You.

November 23, 1991: Ghent, Belgium

Venue: Vooruit
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording: RTBF
Notes: Clips from this video were aired on a program called The Felix Show. Also, clips can be seen in Live Tonight Sold Out. Clips of Sliver, On a Plain, and the demolition were broadcasted

November 25, 1991: Hilversium, Holland

Venue: Hilversium Studios
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: VPRO-FM
Owner of recording: VPRO-FM

November 25, 1991: Amsterdam, Holland

Venue: Paradiso
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: VPRO-TV
Owner of recording: VPRO-TV
Notes: The tracks on Wishkah from this show are taken from the video.


Recording #2: soundboard audio
Type of Recording: soundboard audio
Taper:
Owner of Recording: Geffen

November 27, 1991: London, UK

Venue: BBC TV Studios (Top of the Pops UK TV show)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: BBC
Owner of recording: BBC
Notes: This was the TV show where Kurt did his "gothic" vocal version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

November 28, 1991: Sheffield, UK

Venue: Bradford University
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Rapido
Owner of recording: Rapido
Notes: Clips of "Lithium" and "Aneurysm" from the video were aired on the program Rapido.

December 03, 1991: Nottingham, UK

Venue: Rock City
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording:
Notes: This video was taped by a Japanese TV company.

December 06, 1991: London, UK

Venue: BBC-TV Studios (The Jonathan Ross Show)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: BBC-TV
Owner of recording: BBC-TV
Notes: This show could have also been aired by Planet 24 Productions Ltd. If you have any decisive information about this please email the maintainer of this guide.

December 07, 1991: Rennes, France

Recording #1: professional video
Venue: Salles Omnisports (Transmusicales Festival)
Type of Recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of Recording: M6
Notes: Clips of the demolition are circulating, but with no sound.

Recording #2: soundboard audio
Type of Recording: soundboard audio
Taper:
Owner of Recording:

December 28, 1991: Del Mar, CA

Venue: Pat O'Brien Pavilion
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: Andy Wallace
Owner of recording: Westwood One
Note#1: The entire show (sometimes missing "Floyd the Barber") has been aired on many occasions. "Drain You", "Aneurysm", and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" are on Wishkah.
Note#2: This may not have actually been taped by Andy Wallace. He did indeed remix this for "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah," but whether or not he taped this is unknown. If you have any information on this please email the maintainer of this guide.

January 09, 1992: New York, NY

Venue: NBC-TV Studios
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: NBC-TV
Owner of recording: NBC-TV
Notes: This was the rehearsal for Saturday Night Live.

January 10, 1992: New York, NY

Venue: MTV Studios
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV
Owner of recording: MTV
Notes: This set was taped for 120 Minutes. The complete show was not broadcasted.

January 11, 1992: New York, NY

Venue: NBC-TV Studios
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: NBC-TV
Owner of recording: NBC-TV
Notes: Saturday Night Live.

January 25, 1992: Sydney, Australia

Venue: Hordern Pavilion (Big Day Out Festival)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording:
Notes: Clips of "School," "Floyd the Barber," "Drain You," and "Smells Like Teen Spirit," were broadcasted on Australian TV. The complete show was likely videotaped.

February 01, 1992: Melbourne, Australia

Venue: The Palace
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper: JJJ-FM
Owner of recording: JJJ-FM

February 05, 1992: Canberra, Australia

Venue: ANU Bar
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Australian TV
Owner of recording: This show was shot for Australian TV and clips are beginning to circulate.

February 19, 1992: Tokyo, Japan

Venue: Nakano Sun Plaza
Type of recording: soundboard audio
Taper:
Owner of recording:

February 22, 1992: Honolulu, HI

Venue: Pink's Garage
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording: Geffen, TVE (the national Spanish television station)
Notes: A Spanish TV company taped this and has broadcasted clips of "Been A Son" and "On A Plain". "Negative Creep" and the intro to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" can be found on Live Tonight Sold Out.

June 22, 1992: Belfast, UK (Northern Ireland)

Venue: King's Hall
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV Europe
Owner of recording: MTV Europe
Notes: Only a minute of "Stay Away" was broadcasted on MTV Europe. The clips of "Polly" and "Blew" were broadcasted on a Spanish TV special.

June 26, 1992: Roskilde, Denmark

Recording #1: professional video #1
Venue: Roskilde Festival
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV Europe
Owner of recording: MTV Europe
Notes: "Lithium" from the video has been aired on MTV Europe and "Drain You" and "Sliver" have been aired in Denmark. This appears to be the source of the "On A Plain" video that appears on Live Tonight Sold Out.

June 30, 1992: Stockholm, Sweden

Venue: Sjöhistoriska Museet
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: ZVT-TV
Owner of recording: ZVT-TV
Notes: "Drain You" and "Aneurysm" from this show have been broadcasted on Swedish TV.

July 03, 1992: Madrid, Spain

Venue: Palacio de los Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Type of recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of recording: Spanish TV
Notes: "Drain You" and "Aneurysm" from this show has been broadcasted on Spanish TV.

August 30, 1992: Reading, UK

Recording #1: professional video
Venue: Reading Festival
Type of Recording: professional video
Taper: Miti Arditi (Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.)
Owner of Recording: Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.


Recording #2: soundboard audio
Type of Recording: soundboard audio
Taper: Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
Owner of Recording: Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.

September 08, 1992: Los Angeles, CA

Venue: UCLA Pauley Pavilion (MTV Music Awards rehearsals)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV
Owner of recording: MTV
Notes: Clips of "Rape Me" from this rehearsal have been aired in Europe.

September 09, 1992: Los Angeles, CA

Venue: UCLA Pauley Pavilion (MTV Music Awards)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV
Owner of recording: MTV
Notes: All subsequent broadcasts of this show are missing the "Rape Me" intro and the demolition.

September 10, 1992: Portland, OR

Venue: Portland Meadows
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: Bohemia After Dark
Owner of recording: Bohemia After Dark
Notes: About 30 minutes of this video was aired on Bohemia After Dark, a local-access show broadcasting out of Portland. Contrary to popular belief, there is not a second video. The clips that were shown on Live Tonight Sold Out are from this video. You can visit the Bohemia After Dark web site here

September 11, 1992: Seattle, WA

Venue: Seattle Center Coliseum
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: MTV
Owner of recording: MTV
Notes: MTV has aired clips of "Rape Me" and "Breed".

October 03, 1992: Bellingham, WA

Venue: Carver Gym (Western Washington University)
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: likely Geffen
Owner of recording: Geffen
Notes: Clips from this show can be seen in Live Tonight Sold Out

October 04, 1992: Seattle, WA

Venue: Crocodile Club
Type of recording: professional video
Taper: likely Geffen
Owner of recording: Geffen, possibly MTV
Notes: Clips from this show can be seen in Live Tonight Sold Out. Its rumored that MTV has this video as well.

October 30, 1992: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Recording #1: professional video
Venue: Velez Sarsfield Stadium
Type of Recording: professional video
Taper:
Owner of Recording:

Recording #2: soundboard audio
Type of Recording: soundboard audio
Taper:
Owner of Recording:
Notes: All radio broadcasts of this show are incomplete. Recently a poor-quality radio broadcast surfaced with "All Apologies" and part of "Endless, Nameless". I'm still unsure whether or not that was broadcasted by the same station.


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