Kurt Cobain Writing Down a List of His Ten Favorite Albums as of November 10, 1991

Ever wonder what Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was writing in this photo?

Photographer Gilbert Blecken gives the behind the scenes details: “This is one of very few photos showing Kurt while he was writing, and I’m glad I captured the moment. Funnily enough, nobody ever seems to have wondered what exactly Kurt was writing, even though that question could have been answered very easily. Right after the interview had finished, I asked Kurt to write down a list of his ten favorite albums and he began right away. When he gave me the list, he explained that he made a list of eleven because he felt he had to namecheck Mudhoney.”

Cobain’s complete list is as written:

“1. Vaselines 1st Pink EP

2. 1st Scratch Acid EP

3. Breeders - Pod

4. Pixies - Surfer Rosa

5. Butthole Surfers 1st EP

6. Stooges - Raw Power

7. Shonen Knife - Burning Farm EP

8. Jad Fair - Great Expectations

9. Lead Belly’s - Last Sessions

10. Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks

10 ½. Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff”

Kurt’s favorite albums as of November 10, 1991.

Gilbert Blecken was born on October 7, 1969. His photos have been published by magazines such as Alert, Elle, Entertainment Weekly, Kerrang!, Newsweek, Record Collector, Rolling Stone, Select, Shindig! and Visions.

Here, Nirvana photographed by Gilbert Blecken for Freakshow, Berlin, Germany on November 10, 1991.