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Sliver: The Best of the Box
Sliver: The Best of the Box is a Nirvana compilation on Geffen, released in November 2004. It gathers highlights from the band's box set With the Lights Out, which collected rare and unreleased material across three CDs and a DVD, including B-sides, demos, and rehearsal and live recordings. That box set had been delayed for years by a legal dispute with Courtney Love, so this single-disc edition offers an easier way into it.
Sliver: The Best of the Box: tracklist, credits and charts
22 tracks · 1:13:46Tracklist
- 1Spank Thru (1985 Fecal Matter demo)Kurt Cobain3:44
- 2Heartbreaker (live)Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant2:57
- 3Mrs. Butterworth (rehearsal demo)Kurt Cobain4:03
- 4Floyd the Barber (live)Kurt Cobain2:31
- 5Clean Up Before She Comes (home demo)Kurt Cobain3:10
- 6About a Girl (home demo)Kurt Cobain2:42
- 7Blandest (studio demo)Kurt Cobain3:55
- 8Ain’t It a Shame (studio demo)Lead Belly2:02
- 9Sappy (1990 studio demo)Kurt Cobain3:31
- 10Opinion (solo acoustic radio appearance)Kurt Cobain1:33
- 11Lithium (solo acoustic radio appearance)Kurt Cobain1:47
- 12Sliver (home demo)Channing, Cobain, Novoselic2:08
- 13Smells Like Teen Spirit (boom box version)Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic5:38
- 14Come as You Are (boom box version)Kurt Cobain4:08
- 15Old Age (Nevermind outtake)Kurt Cobain4:19
- 16Oh, the GuiltCobain, Grohl, Novoselic3:23
- 17Rape Me (home demo)Kurt Cobain3:21
- 18Rape Me (band demo)Kurt Cobain3:01
- 19Heart Shaped Box (band demo)Kurt Cobain5:30
- 20Do Re Mi (home demo)Kurt Cobain4:22
- 21You Know You’re Right (home demo)Kurt Cobain2:28
- 22All Apologies (home demo)Kurt Cobain3:33
- Produced by
- Kurt Cobain, Jack Endino, Butch Vig, Barrett Jones, Ian Beveridge, Craig Montgomery, Greg Babior, Steve Fisk, Steve Albini, Lance Bangs
- Recorded at
- Community World Theater, Reciprocal Recordings, KAOS Radio, Sound City Studios, The Laundry Room, Word of Mouth Studios, BMG Ariola Studios
- Recorded
- 1987–1994
- Mixed by
- Jack Endino, Adam Kasper
- Engineered by
- Calvin Johnson
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 1:13:46
Line-up
- Kurt Cobain · guitar, lead vocals, vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dale Crover · bass guitar, drums (drum set), bass · guest
- Aaron Burckhard · drums (drum set) · guest
- Krist Novoselic · bass guitar
- Chad Channing · drums (drum set) · guest
- Mark Pickerel · drums (drum set) · guest
- Dave Grohl · drums (drum set)
- Pat Smear · guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2004 | 19 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2004 | 56 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2004 | 2 |
| US Top Music Video Sales (Billboard) · 2004 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2004 | 10 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2004 | 16 |
| French Albums · 2004 | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2004 | 21 |
| Italian Albums · 2004 | 21 |
| Ireland 2 · 2004 | 23 |
All 18 charts
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2004 | 25 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) · 2004 | 26 |
| Swiss Albums · 2004 | 28 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2004 | 31 |
| Austrian Albums · 2004 | 34 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2004 | 39 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) · 2004 | 48 |
| Dutch Albums · 2004 | 65 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2015 | Silver |
| United States · 2004 | Platinum |
| Australia · 2024 | Gold |
| France · 2022 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2023 | Silver |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (2004, 2005)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 31 October 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 November 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 31 October 2005 |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Geffen | 602498867181 | other |
| 2005 | XW | Geffen | 00602498867181 | other |
| 2005 | AU | Geffen | 602498867181 | other |
| 2005 | ID | Geffen | 602498877937 | other |
| 2005 | BR | Geffen | 602498867181 | other |
| 31 October 2005 | GB | Geffen | 602498867181 | original |
| 1 November 2005 | US | Geffen | 602498867181 | other |
| 2 March 2009 | JP | Geffen | 4988005524980 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1412, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1423×1412 | upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1412, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×590 | upscaled |