Hormoaning

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Hormoaning
Australian Hormoaning Cover
EP by Nirvana
Released	February 5, 1992
Recorded	1990-1991
Genre	Grunge
Length	18:51
Label	Geffen
Producer(s)	Craig Montgomery Dale Griffin
Nirvana chronology
Nevermind (1991)	Hormoaning (1992)	Incesticide (1992)
Alternate cover
Japanese Hormoaning Cover

Hormoaning is an EP by the Washington grunge band Nirvana. It was released on February 5, 1992 through Geffen Records. It was released only in Australia and Japan, during the band's tour there.

Contents 1 Releases 2 Track listing 3 The songs 4 Chart positions 5 Sales 6 Credits

[edit] Releases

In Australia, 15,000 copies were released on 12" vinyl (of which 4,000 were burgundy vinyl), 10,000 on CD, and 1,000 on cassette. In Japan it was released only on CD, but in large quantities. The two releases have entirely different artwork.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Turnaround" (Devo) – 2:21
2. "Aneurysm" (Cobain/Nirvana) – 4:49
3. "D-7" (The Wipers) – 3:47
4. "Son of a Gun" (The Vaselines) – 2:50
5. "Even in His Youth" (Cobain/Nirvana) – 3:07
6. "Molly's Lips" (The Vaselines) – 1:53

[edit] The songs

Four of the songs on Hormoaning are covers which had not been released previously. The remaining two songs are Nirvana originals.

On other releases

• "Turnaround", "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" also appear on Incesticide.
• "D-7" also appears on the UK version of the "Lithium" single.
• "Aneurysm" and "Even in His Youth" also appear on the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single.
• "D-7" and this version of "Aneurysm" also appear on disc 2 of With the Lights Out.

Different versions

• A different studio version of "Aneurysm" appears on Incesticide.
• A different studio version of "Even in His Youth" appears on on disc 1 of With the Lights Out.

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Official Australian Album Charts	No. 2
1992	Official Japanese Album Charts	No. 67

[edit] Sales

Japanese sales: 5 February 1992, 5 weeks, 22,730

[edit] Credits

• Kurt Cobain - Guitar, vocals
• Dave Grohl - Drums, vocals
• Krist Novoselic - Bass, vocals
• Dale Griffin - Producer (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
• Mike Engles - Engineer (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
• Fred Kay - Engineer (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
• Craig Montgomery - Producer, Engineer (Tracks 2 & 5)
• Andy Wallace - Mixing (Tracks 2 & 5)

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