Nirvana – Bleach
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Label: |
Sub Pop – SP 834 |
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Format: |
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Grunge |
| Bleach | |||
| A1 | Blew | 2:54 | |
| A2 | Floyd The Barber | 2:18 | |
| A3 | About A Girl | 2:48 | |
| A4 | School | 2:42 | |
| A5 | Love Buzz | 3:35 | |
| A6 | Paper Cuts | 4:05 | |
| A7 | Negative Creep | 2:55 | |
| B1 | Scoff | 4:10 | |
| B2 | Swap Meet | 3:02 | |
| B3 | Mr. Moustache | 3:23 | |
| B4 | Sifting | 5:22 | |
| B5 | Big Cheese | 3:42 | |
| B6 | Downer | 1:43 | |
| Live. February 9, 1990 - Pine Street Theatre - Portland, OR | |||
| C1 | Intro | 0:52 | |
| C2 | School | 2:36 | |
| C3 | Floyd The Barber | 2:16 | |
| C4 | Dive | 3:42 | |
| C5 | Love Buzz | 2:57 | |
| C6 | Spank Thru | 2:59 | |
| C7 | Molly's Lips | 2:15 | |
| D1 | Sappy | 3:19 | |
| D2 | Scoff | 3:52 | |
| D3 | About A Girl | 2:27 | |
| D4 | Been A Son | 2:00 | |
| D5 | Blew | 4:31 |
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sub Pop Records
- Copyright © – Sub Pop Records
- Published By – EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
- Published By – The End Of Music
- Published By – Primary Wave Tunes
- Published By – Murky Slough Music
- Published By – Dayglow
- Published By – Third Tier Music
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing
- Published By – Complete Music
- Recorded At – Reciprocal Recording
- Recorded At – Pine Street Theatre
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 18320
- Art Direction [20th Anniversary Package], Design [20th Anniversary Package] – Jeff Kleinsmith
- Bass – Chris Novoselic*
- Design [Original Bleach Design] – Lisa Orth
- Drums – Chad Channing (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, A7, B1 to B5, C1 to D5), Dale Crover (tracks: A2, A6, B6)
- Guitar, Vocals – Kurdt Kobain*
- Layout [Insert Back: Original Layout Board] – Lisa Orth
- Logo [Nirvana Logo By] – Rockettype
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Mixed By – Jack Endino (tracks: C1 to D5)
- Photography By [Front Cover Photo, Insert Cover And Inside Back Cover, Pages 2-5, 8 ("Blew"), 12, 15] – Tracy Marander
- Photography By [Inside Spread Photo, Page 8 ("Love Buzz")] – Alice Wheeler
- Photography By [Page 13] – Bruce Pavitt
- Photography By [Page 9 (Master Tapes)] – David Groves (4)
- Photography By [Pages 10, 11] – Chris Novoselic*
- Photography By [Pages 6, 7, 9 (Band Photos)] – Charles Peterson (4)
- Producer – Jack Endino
- Recorded By – Jack Endino (tracks: A1 to B6)
Shrink Wrap Text:
"20th Anniversary Double-LP"
"Nirvana's debut album remastered from the original tapes"
"Never-before-released complete live performance from 2/9/90"
"16-page booklet featuring many unseen photos"
"Coupon for free download of HiQ mp3s of the entire album"
"180g vinyl"
Track C6 does not have any songwriting credits.
Pressing plant uncredited, identified by matrix.
A 2016 reissue can be found here Nirvana - Bleach.
Special Thanks to Jason Everman.
“Blew” / “Floyd The Barber” / “About A Girl” / “School” / “Paper Cuts” / “Negative Creep” / “Scoff” / “Swap Meet” / “Mr. Moustache” / “Sifting” / “Downer” / “Sappy” / “Been A Son”
Published by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. o/b/o The End Of Music and Primary Wave Tunes (BMI).
“Big Cheese” and “Dive”
Published by EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. o/b/o The End Of Music and Primary Wave Tunes (BMI) and Murky Slough Music (BMI).
“Love Buzz”
Published by Dayglow/Third Tier Music (ASCAP).
“Molly's Lips”
Published by EMI Music Publishing/Complete Music.
Bleach recorded in Seattle at Reciprocal Recordings for $600.
Pine Street Theatre show recorded February 9,1990 - Portland, Oregon.
Mixed, February 2009.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, March 2009, from the original master tapes.
Bleach (SP34) originally released June 1989.
Photos:
Page 2 (clockwise)
Skid Row (original band name) 1987.
Olympia, WA 1988.
Page 3 (clockwise)
Olympia, WA 1988.
Squid Row, Seattle, WA 1988.
Evergreen State College party, Olympia, WA 1988.
Page 4
Olympia, WA 1988.
Page 5
1989.
Page 6
Fort Worden State Park, WA 1989.
Page 7 (clockwise)
HUB Ballroom, UW, Seattle, WA 1989.
Annex Theatre, Seattle, WA 1989.
HUB Ballroom, UW, Seattle, WA 1989.
Page 8
“Love Buzz” 7” cover 1988.
“Sliver” 7” cover 1990.
“Blew” EP 1989.
Sub Pop release schedule, Winter 1990.
Page 9
Bleach master tapes 1989.
Promo photo, Myrtle Edwards State Park 1989.
Promo photo, 2nd Ave. studio 1989.
Invoice for original pressing of Bleach 1989.
HUB Ballroom, UW, Seattle, WA 1989.
Sub Pop/Nirvana contract, first/last page 1989.
Page 10/11
NYC, 1989 tour.
Page 12
Aberdeen, WA 1987.
Page 13
Rome, Italy 1990.
Page 15
Olympia, WA 1988.
Page 11 - Ripley’s exhibit courtesy of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.
Booklet front and back, page 9 except invoice and master tapes courtesy of EMP|SFM permanent collection.
© ℗ 2009 Sub Pop Records.
Sub Pop is a registered trademark of Sub Pop Records.
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