| Melvana | ||
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| Single by Melvana | ||
| Released | 1993 | |
| Recorded | 15 January 1992 at Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, Washington, USA | |
| Genre | Grunge, Alternative Rock | |
| Label | Teen Sensation Records | |
| Producer | Melvana | |
| Melvana single chronology | ||
| Melvana (1993) |
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Melvana is a bootleg 7" of a performance featuring the one-off collaborative band of the same name. Melvana comprised of Buzz Osborne of The Melvins alongside Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl of Nirvana. Performed at The Crocodile Cafe on 15 January 1992, the live 7" captures the first two songs of the set, both of which being Flipper covers. The bootleg notably spells "Buzz Osborne" as "Buzz Osbourne", "Dave Grohl" as "David Grohl" and "Krist Novoselic" as "Chris Novoselic".[1] The 7" itself is 45RPM and the only release from Teen Sensation Records.
The story behind the set as a whole is a mystery. Nobody seems to know if this was a Melvins show that the members of Nirvana showed up for and played a couple covers pre or post Melvins set and if there were any other songs played either by these three or other groups. According to a 1995 interview with Dave, they played four full songs. This would be confirmed when the full set would surface in trading circles, noting the set being three Flipper songs and two Alice Cooper songs (The band only played a portion of Second Coming).[2]
Tracklist[]
- A. Sacrifice (Flipper)
- B. Way of The World (Flipper)
The Setlist[]
- Sacrifice (Flipper)
- Way of The World (Flipper)
- Second Coming (Alice Cooper)
- Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper)
- (I Saw You) Shine (Flipper)
Personnel[]
- Buzz Osborne - Guitar, Vocals
- Dave Grohl - Drums
- Krist Novoselic - Bass