Son of a Gun (live, 1990-10-21: John Peel Session, BBC Maida Vale Studio 3)

~ Recording by Nirvana

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Son of a Gun2:50NirvanaHormoaningNirvanaEP
  • AU1992-01-27
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))GEF21711
1.4Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaHormoaningNirvanaEP
  • AU1992-01-27
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))GEFD21711
1.4Son of a Gun2:50NirvanaHormoaningNirvanaEP
  • AU1992-01-27
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))GEFC21711
1.4Son of a Gun2:50NirvanaHormoaningNirvanaEP
  • JP1992-02-05
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))MVCG-17002
1.7Son Of A Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-12-14
Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsGEF 24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1992-12-14
GeffenGED 24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (Sonopress)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-12-14
Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsGED24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1992-12-15
GeffenGEFD-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-12-15
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))DGCD-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (BMG Music Service)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-12-15
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc.")), Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsD100629, DGCD-24504, GEFD-24504
1.7Son Of A Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992-12-15
GeffenGEFC-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1992-12-16
Sub Pop Records, GeffenMVCG-100
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Sub Pop Records, Geffen424 504-2, GED24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)*DGCD 24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (Club edition)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
GeffenCGEFD-24504
1.7Son Of A Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))DGC-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsGEFD-24504
1.7Son of a Gun?:??NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1996-10-23
GeffenMVJG-25003
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
GeffenMMTCD 2113
2.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaNirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)SL-114ABC
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
GeffenUICY-91224
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide / In UteroNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0600753186275
1.7Son of a Gun?:??NirvanaIncesticide + In UteroNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)531 862-7
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-02-22
Original Recordings GroupORGM-1005
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (limited edition)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-10-05
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))UICY-75126
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide / In UteroNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)533 255-9
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-11-23
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))B0017746-01
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-01-13
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))B0017746-01
1.7Son of a Gun (BBC John Peel session 1990)2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen
1.7Son of a Gun - BBC John Peel Session 19902:48NirvanaIncesticide [Compilation]NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen
1.7Son of a Gun (BBC John Peel session 1990)2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (Universal Music Australia)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsGEFD-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
GeffenGEFMD-24504
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticide (European repress with SID codes - Sonopress)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Geffen, Sub Pop RecordsGED24504
Promotion
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-12-15
DGC Records (DGC logo with any subtitle ("David Geffen Company", "DGC Records", "Geffen Records, Inc."))DGCD-24504, DGCD-24504-DJ
Bootleg
99.20Son of a Gun2:47NirvanaStiff DrinksNirvanaAlbum + Live
  • IT1990-05-14
Babyfacebf005
1.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaIncesticideNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
天津音楽出版社
1.5Son of a Gun2:47NirvanaWipeoutNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
2.4Son of a Gun2:47NirvanaUnhappyNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Swindle RecordsSWN 015/2
1.13Son of a Gun2:46NirvanaInto the BlackNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
6.11Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaInto the BlackNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
1.3Son of a Gun2:47NirvanaB-Side ThemselvesNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -1995
1.5Son of a Gun2:45NirvanaOutcesticide, Volume 3NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Kobra RecordsKRCD 03
1.19Son of a Gun2:50NirvanaThe Legends of the XXth CenturyNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
NeoRecords Ltd.
3.5Son of a Gun2:46NirvanaOutcesticide Box SetNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • -2002
Out of My Mind MusicOUT 01/8
2.7Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaChinese Box SetNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
2.17Son of a Gun2:50NirvanaGreatest HitsNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark (Russian bootleg production)20089-1/2
1.5Son of a Gun (Maida Vale Studios, London 1990)2:46NirvanaThe Complete Radio Sessions (HQ Remastered)NirvanaAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2024-10-31
DMG (digital bootleg label)
1.2Son of a Gun2:47NirvanaSmells Like Punk SpiritNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
1.8Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaThe Best of NirvanaNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
Euro StarES 2593
1.5Son of a Gun2:45NirvanaThe Complete Radio SessionsNirvanaAlbum + Compilation
1.1Son of a Gun2:48NirvanaTurnaroundNirvanaAlbum + Compilation + Live
1.6About a Girl2:41NirvanaTurnaroundNirvanaAlbum + Compilation + Live

Relationships

engineer:Mike Engles
Fred Kay (audio engineer, BBC)
producer:Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
drums (drum set):Dave Grohl (on 1990-10-21)
electric bass guitar:Krist Novoselic (on 1990-10-21)
electric guitar and lead vocals:Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) (on 1990-10-21)
vocals:Dave Grohl (on 1990-10-21)
recorded at:Maida Vale Studios: Studio 3 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1990-10-21)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/76sVqjHYyW99EpeQLDkPME [info]
recording of:Son of a Gun (on 1990-10-21: cover, live)

Related works

Son of a Gun

lyricist and composer:Eugene Kelly (Scottish indie rock musician)
Frances McKee (Scottish singer & songwriter)
publisher:Complete Music Ltd.