Sole Survivor

When I was younger I had dreams of having a thriving indie label (and record store) but those failed miserably. Before I ended that venture I managed to put out a cd, a 7” and a cassette tape. Alison Ranger, The Dekline & Fairmont (the lesser known one from pa that pre-dated minor times). At one point I also thought I would create a zine that would include mini 3” cd-r samplers. The first sampler being my labels sampler (along with an exclusive track from Mark Price, the 2nd guitarist of fairmont). I also thought it was artsy or dreamy or cool to put samples from movies in there. so here’s my lil’ sampler of the once sorta thriving Sole Survivor (previously Stage God) Records.

Sole Survivor Sampler 2002

This one goes out to my boys Alex & Nick

Big hands by Crass Recreated by Holy Mountain

just importing some music and remembered hearing this gem on a mix tape ten trillion times. except, the original version.

What Would a Wookie Do?!?

Clutch “What Would a Wookie Do?”
I absolutely love this song,
Enjoy!
”The Wookies Wicked Clutch!”

Annoying Nirvana

So I decided to add a couple more tracks after going through and making an extensive playlist of b-sides that weren’t included on Insecticide. These few are versions of songs that you will not find on With The Lights Out, and only available on pretty much out of print compilations and singles.

From Pennyroyal Tea/Beavis & Butthead Experience comp
I Hate Myself and Want to Die

From Smells Like Teen Spirit Single
Even In His Youth

and worst of all (this is seriously a bad cover song)
from Hard To Believe, a Kiss cover compilation
Do You Love Me?

listen to the last and learn that even the genius at heart can make shit go really wrong.

A Nirvana

So for some reason I woke up today and decided I wasn’t in the mood for electronic music today. Which is ALL I have been listening to for days on end. Especially Chemical Brothers, then I started breaking into some Roni Size (& one of my favorite Roni Size projects Breakbeat Era), as well as Dub Pistols & my favorite… Underworld. But today felt different, so I broke out some Nirvana, imported all the albums & singles I could find and threw on some compilation tracks.

Nirvana’s releases have always bothered me a little, the main albums are awesome (however, Bleach isn’t my favorite as some would think) but as far as collecting their leftovers, I always thought it was really sloppy. Especially for a band that had supposedly made such a huge impact. I guess its all the legalities with everything not being handled by the main members. At least there is Insecticide. Today I’m going to throw at you some b-sides that I always thought it was a shame that the original versions weren’t more accessible. This version of Spank Thru is the only one I actually like, which is a little depressing seeing that it is only available on the Sub Pop 200 comp and I’ve never seen it on any collections.

Come As You Are [Single]/Nevermind (vinyl & some cd versions)
Endless, Nameless

Sub Pop 200 Compilation
Spank Thru (studio version)

Heart Shaped Box [Single]
Moise Vagina (studio)

Enjoy Friends!

----11:41pm update-------
There are apparently TWO Nirvana releases coming out on the same fucking day. November 3rd will apparently be Nirvana “Live” Day because Bleach is being reissued with a bonus live disc with a show from ‘90 and also an infamous show (that I've never heard of where Kurt apparently came out in a wheelchair) ..at Reading is being re-mastered and released with a CD/DVD version and single cd or single DVD version. So apparently… on November 3rd.. if you give a shit, get your out your flannel and go to the record shop.