Live at Reading
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24/25 + extras |
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77:48 / 97:00 |
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Nirvana, Michael Meisel, John Silva |
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Live at Reading is a live album by the US rock band Nirvana . It was released on October 30, 2009 on the DGC label and was recorded on August 30, 1992 when the band performed at the Reading Festival in England . Nirvana herself and producers Michael Meisel and John Silva were involved in the production of the album.
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Most of the songs on the live album come from the group's two previously released studio albums . Almost all songs from the Nevermind album (eleven tracks) are represented, while four or five pieces were performed from the debut album Bleach . In addition, three tracks come from the then not yet released third studio album In Utero and the B-sides Aneurysm , Sliver , Been a Son and D-7 are also included. Furthermore, Spank Thru, a song from the sampler Sub Pop 200, and The Money Will Roll Right In, a cover version of the punk band Fang, were played.
Cover design
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The album cover shows a black and white photo of the group performing. In the foreground, Kurt Cobain leaps into the air with his guitar. On the left in the background you can see Krist Novoselić on his bass guitar and on the right in the background Dave Grohl is sitting on the drums . In the upper part of the picture there is the yellow lettering Nirvana and at the lower edge the title Live at Reading in white.
Track list
| # | title | length | album |
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| 1 | Breed | 3:12 | Nevermind |
| 2 | Drain You | 3:38 | Nevermind |
| 3 | Aneurysm | 4:35 | Incesticide |
| 4th | School | 2:43 | Bleach |
| 5 | Sliver | 2:06 | Incesticide |
| 6th | In Bloom | 4:36 | Nevermind |
| 7th | Come as you are | 3:36 | Nevermind |
| 8th | lithium | 4:21 | Nevermind |
| 9 | About a girl | 2:52 | Bleach |
| 10 | Tourette's | 1:50 | In Utero |
| 11 | Polly | 2:48 | Nevermind |
| 12 | Lounge Act | 2:36 | Nevermind |
| 13 | smells like Teen Spirit | 4:45 | Nevermind |
| 14th | On a plain | 3:00 | Nevermind |
| 15th | Negative creep | 2:52 | Bleach |
| 16 | Been a son | 2:13 | Blew EP |
| 17th | All apologies | 3:09 | In Utero |
| 18th | Blew | 3:19 | Bleach |
| 19th | Dumb | 2:32 | In Utero |
| 20th | Stay away | 3:32 | Nevermind |
| 21st | Spank Thru | 3:06 | Sub pop 200 |
| 22 (*) | Love buzz | 4:56 | Bleach |
| 23 | The Money Will Roll Right In | 2:16 | Cover of the punk band Fang |
| 24 | D-7 | 3:43 | Hormoaning |
| 25th | Territorial pissings | 4:29 | Nevermind |
(*) The title Love Buzz is only included on the DVD version.
Chart success and award
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Live at Reading entered the German album charts at number 66 on November 13, 2009 and left the Top 100 the following week.
The album was awarded a Silver Record in the UK in 2013 for more than 60,000 copies sold .
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 United States (RIAA)
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- | 148,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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 silver
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60,000 |
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1 × silver |
208,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Klaus: Perhaps the best gig of their far too short career. Review. In: laut.de. October 30, 2009, accessed March 16, 2018 .
- ^ Nirvana - Live at Reading at Allmusic (English). Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ↑ album cover
- ↑ Chart positions: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Live at Reading - UK: Silver
- ↑ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Rihanna's (Quirky) Record in the Hot 100's Top 10 With 'Needed Me'. In: Billboard. September 18, 2016, accessed September 18, 2016 .
