The Fluid/Nirvana - Sub Pop Singles Club [SP97]

"The Fluid/Nirvana - Sub Pop Singles Club [SP97]" is a vinyl-only split-single from Seattle's The Fluid and Nirvana. It was released in January 1991 on Sub Pop records and includes the live versions of "Candy" by The Fluid, and "Molly's Lips" by Nirvana.


"Candy" first appeared on The Fluid's 1990 EP, Glue.

"Molly's Lips" was recorded live on February 9, 1990, at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon. It was written by the Scottish band the Vaselines about Molly Weir, according to band member Eugene Kelly, presumably because her Rentaghost television character Hazel McWitch typically appeared in whiteface with emphatic red lips.


Kurt Cobain was opposed to the release of the track, feeling that this version was not strong. However, the single constituted part of the band's buyout deal from their former record label, Sub Pop Records. "Candy/Molly's Lips" was Nirvana's final release on Sub Pop Records. The word "Later" is etched into the single's run-out groove.

A. Candy - The Fluid
B. Molly's Lips - Nirvana

The Fluid/Nirvana - Sub Pop Singles Club [SP97]