Nirvana - Stain Incesticide is a compilation album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Incesticide consists of demos, outtakes, and radio broadcast recordings. At the time, all of the material on Incesticide was circulating within fan communities (albeit in lower quality). It was widely reported in the music press that the band wanted to offer fans a higher-quality alternative, but in the book Cobain Unseen, Charles R. Cross reveals that Kurt Cobain agreed to the release of this compilation because he was allowed complete control over the album’s artwork. The album was released on December 14, 1992 in Europe, and December 15, 1992 in the United States. Incesticide debuted at fifty-one and eventually reached number thirty-nine on the Billboard 200. Incesticide was released on December 14, 1992 in the United Kingdom, and on December 15, 1992 in the United States.[1] The record label, Geffen, decided against heavily promoting the album, possibly to avoid a "Nirvana burnout" as the band had released Nevermind and four singles in the preceding fifteen months.[2] Despite this lack of promotion and being a collection of old material, Incesticide debuted at number 51 in the Billboard 200 and sold 500000 copies in two months,[3] and as of 2007 has sold more than 1.3 million copies in the US alone. [4][not in citation given] The album is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The cover art was painted by Cobain,[5] who is credited as Kurdt Kobain in <b>...</b>