Nirvana - Sliver: The Best of the Box (Compilation) (2005)

Nirvana - Sliver: The Best of the Box (Compilation) (2005)

Tracklist front / back album covers

"Spank Thru" (December 1985 Fecal Matter demo) – 3:45

"Heartbreaker" (March 1987 show in Raymond, Washington) – 2:59

"Mrs. Butterworth" (Summer 1987 band demo) – 4:05

"Floyd the Barber" (January 23, 1988 show in Tacoma, WA) – 2:33

"Clean Up Before She Comes" (1988 home demo) – 3:12

"About a Girl" (1988 home demo) – 2:44

"Blandest" (June 6, 1988 studio session in Seattle, Washington. Produced by Jack Endino) – 3:56

"Ain't It a Shame" (August 1989 studio session in Seattle, WA) – 2:02

"Sappy" (January 1990 studio session in Seattle, Washington. Produced by Jack Endino) – 3:33

"Opinion" (September 25, 1990 KAOS radio show) – 1:35

"Lithium" (September 25, 1990 KAOS radio show) – 1:49

"Sliver" (1990 home demo) – 2:10

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (March 1991 boombox demo) – 5:40

"Come as You Are" (March 1991 boombox demo) – 4:10

"Old Age" (May 1991 studio session for Nevermind) – 4:21

"Oh, the Guilt" (April 1992 studio session in Seattle, WA) – 3:25

"Rape Me" (May 1991 solo acoustic home demo) – 3:23

"Rape Me" (October 1992 studio session in Seattle, WA) – 3:03

"Heart-Shaped Box" (January 1993 studio session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – 5:32

"Do Re Mi" (1994 boombox demo solo acoustic) – 4:24

"You Know You're Right" (1994 boombox demo solo acoustic) – 2:30

"All Apologies" (undated boombox demo solo acoustic, circa 1992) – 3:33

Sliver: The Best of the Box is a compilation album by the American rock band, Nirvana, released in November 2005. It contains 19 tracks from the band's 2004 rarities box set, With the Lights Out, as well as three previously unreleased recordings: "Spank Thru", from the 1985 "Fecal Matter" demo, a 1990 studio recording of "Sappy", and a 1991 boombox demo of "Come as You Are". Sliver: The Best of the Box opened at number 21 on the Billboard 200. Nielson Soundscan reported that as of 2016, Sliver: The Best of the Box has sold 376,000 copies in the U.S.

According to Rolling Stone, the title and cover photograph for Sliver: The Best of the Box were chosen by Frances Bean, the daughter of Cobain and Courtney Love. The cover photograph depicts a cardboard box filled with Nirvana and Cobain tapes, including a copy of the Fecal Matter demo. Some of the tapes have spilled out of the box and are strewn across the floor.