Kettle Whistle

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Track Information

• "Kettle Whistle" was performed by the band in the late eighties, and never recorded. The "Relapse" line-up of the band recorded the song in August of that year at Mount Mehru Studios in Venice, CA. This studio is owned by Farrell and Perkins' former band Porno for Pyros.
• The version of "Ocean Size" included on this compilation is a demo the band recorded to show their producing abilities to Warner Bros. The track was recorded at Capitol Records Studios in 1988.
• "My Cat's Name is Maceo" is about Farrell's cat and was recorded in 1987 at Hully Gully Studios in Los Angeles with Maceo Parker guesting on alto sax.
• The version of "Had a Dad" included was originally intended for Nothing's Shocking but was rejected by Warner Bros.
• "So What!" is a new song recorded by the "Relapse" line-up.
• The live version of "Jane Says" is from the first Lollapalooza, which was also the final tour before the band's initial breakup in 1991.
• The version of "Mountain Song" that appears here originally appeared on the soundtrack for the film Dudes and was used to get the band signed to XXX Records.
• "Slow Divers" was the opening track for the live show which was used as the basis for the band's debut album, Jane's Addiction.
• "City", as it appears on this album, was played only by Farrell and Navarro. According to the liner notes, the other half of the band were lost in traffic at the time.

  Personnel

• Perry Farrell – Lead vocals
• Dave Navarro – Guitar
• Eric Avery – Bass on 2-4, 6-7, 9-14
• Flea – Bass on 1, 5, 8; Trumpet on 5
• Stephen Perkins – Drums

• Maceo Parker - Saxophone on 3
• Dave Fridmann - Keyboards on 5
• Christine Cagle - Backing vocals on 5

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