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Kurt Cobain Nirvana-NBC Nightly News 4/8/94 CNN Headline News 4/9/94 KMOU St Louis 4/10/94 1st g VHS

Man, I had a hard time finding something that had not been posted online for today’s On This Date in History. The last thing I would want to do is bum people out with Cobain death reports, especially in today’s environment.

Btw, the one really cool thing I have from April 9th was posted a few years back- a 1st gen tape of Danzig’s first show at City Gardens. If you are looking for something less depressing, check that one out.

Anyway, these come from a VHS tape that I got from Jim Utz, who taped them off TV. The tape had a bit of snow/noise so I did my best to clean it up a little.

Recorded by: Jim Utz
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Mudhoney-Castaic Lake, Castaic Ca. 9/26/92 xfer from Hi8 Master

So this entire show is a long story- thanks to Scott Kennberg, I was able to get a pass. I thought it was a filming pass, but it was actually a backstage pass. It was really odd, being a 25 year old kid, given access to backstage with Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, and Kurt/Courtney/Frances. It made me feel pretty strange, so I bailed after a beer.

Anyway, here is Mudhoney’s set. They were GREAT. Encore is Fang’s “The Money Will Roll Right In” w/Kurt on guitar.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: Sony TR-81 camcorder with stock mic

 

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Kurt Cobain- Castaic Lake, Castaic Ca. 9/26/92 xfer from Hi8mm master (I think)

And here is Kurt’s solo performance. Yes, that is my goofy ass voice saying “give me a break”.

So this entire show is a long story- thanks to Scott Kennberg, I was able to get a pass. I thought it was a filming pass, but it was actually a backstage pass. It was really odd, being a 25 year old kid, given access to backstage with Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, and Kurt/Courtney/Frances. It made me feel pretty strange, so I bailed after a beer.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: Sony TR-81 camcorder with stock mic

move to 45 min in to see the Kurt song

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Kurt Cobain- Castaic Lake Amphitheater, Castaic Ca 9/26/92 xfer from Hi8 Master tape with NEW audio

Here’s what I remember of this show. I could not get my equipment through security, so I asked Scott K (Spiral Stairs) for help. He looked suuuuppeerrr put out but he came through with a pass about an hour later (thanks and sorry Scott). It was shortly before Pavement’s set, so I had to hustle out to the car, grab my stuff, and then hustle back in.
Later on, I realized that the pass was an all access pass and I really had to go to the bathroom, so I went back and grabbed a water and stuff. I remember walking by Kurt and Courtney, and I vaguely remember seeing a baby… but Frances was only like a month old at the time so maybe I am misremembering.
Sorry these sets from Castic are such crappy camerawork. I had a tripod, but the entire place was just one huge, flat dirt field. There was no place to go. I should have just gone up on stage to film.
This was the last time I would see my friend Matt Polish(randomly saw him at the show) for over 20 years.
For this Cobain clip, I am SO happy to not have to hear my voice on the audio track anymore. I caught flak for not knowing who leadbelly was… in 1992. Yeah, sorry I wasn’t a music encyclopedia at 25 years old. How many of you metalheads/punk/alt peeps knew then?

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TR-81
Audio recorded by: Jonathan Wolff
Equipment used: Sony WMD6C & ECM909 mic
Audio/Video synch via Plural Eyes

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Nirvana- Crest Theater, Sacramento Ca 6/17/91 xfer from Master Audiotape

So I tried to video the show and I was told NO. I tried to track down John from Gold Mountain, and he appeared to be avoiding me. So, I snuck up into the upper seats of the Crest to set up my mics to at least get an audio recording. Glad I did- sounds pretty damned good.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: Marantz PMD430 & 2x Nakamichi CM300 mics

Edited/Remixed By: Mike Ziegler

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