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[[Image:Purest_feeling.jpg|thumb|Hawk CD release of the ''Purest Feeling'' bootleg]]
'''''Purest Feeling''''' is a [[bootlegs|bootleg]] of early recordings by [[Nine Inch Nails]], prior to ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]].'' It was recorded at the Right Track Studio in October 1988 by while [[Trent Reznor]] while he was still working as a technician there. It was first released on cassette in 1993 by Dirt Road Tapes, then re-released on CD the following year by Italian label Hawk Records.
These recordings were long believed to be demos that were sent to record labels, but the story has since become clearer and more detailed, due to info from original NIN drummer [[Ron Musarra]] and a 2025 leak of previously unheard demos.
<blockquote>This is a recording of us live in the studio {Right Track} rehearsing for an [[VIVIsectVI Tour|upcoming tour]], I played drums, you can hear me count us in... Gretsch 14" chrome over wood snare, 20" kik/ Simmons pads triggering an Emax, Paiste cymbals, [[Sean Beavan]] in the control room engineering.</blockquote>
<blockquote>This is a collection of recordings that were made in advance of Nine Inch Nails being signed to a record label. They are a glimpse into a foundational period of the concept and sound of Nine Inch Nails before the release of ''Pretty Hate Machine'', the debut album where most of these songs would be presented in their finalized form. The music on these tapes was never meant to be a product to be purchased – these are works in progress, auditioning the project to record labels in hopes of securing additional resources to finalize the songs and release them on cassette, vinyl, and compact disc. They were freely distributed to a limited audience then; the audience is now wider.</blockquote>