Puss / Oh, the Guilt

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"Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt"
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UK picture sleeve
Single by The Jesus Lizard and Nirvana
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1993
Recorded1992
GenrePost-hardcore, grunge
Length6:43
LabelTouch and Go Records
Songwriter(s)The Jesus Lizard/Kurt Cobain
Producer(s)Steve Albini ("Puss")/
Barrett Jones ("Oh, the Guilt")
The Jesus Lizard singles chronology
"Mouth Breather"
(1990) 		"Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt"
(1993)
Nirvana singles chronology
"In Bloom"
(1992) 		"Oh, the Guilt"
(1993) 		"Heart-Shaped Box"
(1993)

"Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt" is a split single from the American rock bands The Jesus Lizard and Nirvana, released via Touch and Go Records.[1]

Recording and release[]

It was released on February 15, 1993, and includes the songs "Puss" by the Jesus Lizard and "Oh, the Guilt" by Nirvana. The cover art for the single is a painting by Malcolm Bucknall called "Old Indian and White Poodle".[2] "Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt" peaked at number 12 on the UK singles chart; it was The Jesus Lizard's first and only hit single in the UK, and Nirvana's sixth.

"Puss" first appeared on the 1992 album, Liar and was recorded by Steve Albini, who would later record Nirvana's third and final album, In Utero. The video for "Puss" showed a man being welded in a chair, so it was banned from some television stations.

"Oh, the Guilt" was recorded by Barrett Jones on April 7, 1992 in Seattle, Washington. The song was re-released in 2004 on the Nirvana rarities box set, With the Lights Out, and in 2005 on the compilation album, Sliver: The Best of the Box, although on these latter releases the song was remixed by Adam Kasper, and does not include the sound of lighter clicks present on the original mix.

A review in British music magazine, Music Week, described "Oh, the Guilt" as a "rougher, underproduced example of their pop-metal" and "Puss" as "a fiercer, messier hardcore thang".[3]

In an August 1993 Billboard article about the Touch and Go record label, the "Puss / Oh, the Guilt" split single is described as having "sold in great numbers".[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Puss"3:19
2."Oh, the Guilt"3:24

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Top 20 Alternative Singles (ARIA)[5] 3
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[6] 36
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 12
UK Network Singles (MRIB)[8][9] 9
UK Indie Singles (Melody Maker)[9] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Gaar, Gillian G (1997). Verse Chorus Verse: The Recording History of Nirvana. Goldmine.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Market Preview" (PDF). Music Week. February 27, 1993. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Verna, Paul (August 21, 1993). "Touch and Go Thrives by Keeping Punk Ethic" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved September 17, 2019. Continued from page 1
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 20 Alternative Singles – Week Ending: 21st March, 1993 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 163}". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. March 13, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Nirvana: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. March 13, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Charts". Melody Maker. MRIB and Independent: From sales supplied from Chain With No Name. March 6, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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