Jane’s Addiction “The Shocking EP” 1989, limited edition UK release. Today, August 23rd, is the anniversary of Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing Shocking, their first major label release and an album that for me was mind-blowing and earth-shattering when I heard it in the fall of ‘88. This 3-song EP has one of my favorite Jane’s Addiction tracks, the epic alt-metal “Mountain Song” – I believe it’s also the first song I ever heard by the band. On Side B is the now-classic “Jane Says,” which hit #6 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and a live version of “Had a Dad,” recorded at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago on March 10th, 1989. We picked up this EP a few weeks ago in London; it’s a promo copy so I’m not sure if it had the poster of Perry Farrell that the originals came with or not, but ours sadly doesn’t.