Bleach
Studio album by Nirvana
Released	June 15, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989 at Reciprocal Recordings in Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge, Hardcore Punk
Length	42:14
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Jack Endino
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Nirvana chronology
Bleach (1989) Nevermind (1991)

Bleach is the debut album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released in June 1989 through the Sub Pop record label. Bleach originally sold only 30,000 copies, but following the enormous success of the band's second album, Nevermind (1991), fans discovered Nirvana's little-known debut album. It has now sold over four million copies worldwide. Cover of the Nirvana album Bleach. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Reciprocal Recordings was the name of a recording studio in the outskirts of Seattle, Washington that was founded in 1984 and was abandoned in the mid-1990s. ... Seattle redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Grunge redirects here. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... For other uses, see Nevermind (disambiguation). ... Grunge redirects here. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... For other uses, see Nevermind (disambiguation). ...

The album's working title was Too Many Humans.^[1] It was officially named Bleach in February 1989 after the band's frontman Kurt Cobain found an AIDS prevention poster while Nirvana was driving through San Francisco. The poster advised heroin addicts to bleach their needles before use, featuring the slogan "Bleach Your Works".^[2] Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ...

Recording

The main sessions for Bleach took place at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle, Washington, with local producer Jack Endino manning the board. The sessions took place in December 1988 and January 1989. They cost a total of $606.17, which was supplied by soon-to-be second guitarist Jason Everman,^[3] though he did not perform on the album. Nine of the tracks on the final album were recorded during these sessions. Seattle redirects here. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Jason Everman (b. ...

The remaining songs on Bleach ("Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts", and, on most versions of the album, "Downer") were recorded during a previous session at Reciprocal Studios, with Dale Crover on drums. This session took place on January 23, 1988, with Endino as producer. A total of ten songs were recorded during the brief six-hour session (though Endino only charged for five hours of studio time). The session cost a total of $152.44, which was paid for with money Cobain had saved from his janitorial job and with a loan from Tracy Marander, his then-girlfriend. The band attempted to re-record "Floyd the Barber" with drummer Chad Channing during the main sessions for the album, but preferred Crover's version.^[4] Floyd the Barber is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. ... Paper Cuts is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. ... Downer is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. ... Dale Crover Dale Crover is a American rock musician. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Songs

The band's punk rock roots are most evident on "Negative Creep" though there is little trace of the direction they would later go in. "School" is about the Seattle Scene at the time, comparing it to high school; the song's lyrics consist of only four lines.^[5] Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Negative Creep was originally on Nirvanas 1989 debut album, Bleach. ... School is a song by the grunge band Nirvana. ...

"Floyd the Barber" is a song about small-town America where everyone turns out to be a mass murderer. Cobain once referred to the song in an interview to the Andy Griffith show hence the mentioning of characters like Opie and Aunt Bee.^[6] Floyd the Barber is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. ... Sign in a rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China Rural areas (also referred to as the country, countryside) are settled places outside towns and cities. ... Not to be confused with Andy Griffiths. ... Opie Taylor is a fictional dramatic character in the American television program, The Andy Griffith Show which was televised on CBS from October 3, 1960 to April 1, 1968. ... Beatrice Aunt Bee Taylor was a character on the long-running 1960s American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its successor program Mayberry R.F.D. played by Frances Bavier. ...

Singles

"Love Buzz" was released as Nirvana's first single, with "Big Cheese" as the B-side, in October 1988. This was Sub Pop's first release on their "Single of the Month" club. The version of "Love Buzz" on the single is different than the album version, and features a sound collage introduction created by Kurt Cobain. Only 1000 copies of this single were pressed, each individually hand numbered, making it very sought after by Nirvana fans. In addition to the numbered copies, 100-200 more unnumbered copies exist. Most of them include a red slash where the number is on the official copies. Love Buzz was the first single released by Nirvana in 1988 on Sub Pop Records. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ...

The "Blew" EP was released through Tupelo Records in December 1989 and included the songs "Blew", "Love Buzz", "Been a Son" and "Stain". The two non-album songs were recorded in September 1989. Blew is the title of a song and an EP by the American grunge band Nirvana. ... Been a Son is a song by the American Grunge band Nirvana. ... Stain is a song by the Seattle grunge and alternative rock band Nirvana. ...

Pressings

In the U.S., the album was released on Sub Pop. The first 1,000 copies were pressed on white vinyl, the next 2,000 on black, and all subsequent pressings were on red and blue vinyl. The first 3,000 copies of the record came with a poster, featuring Jason Everman. The vinyl pressings did not include "Big Cheese" or "Downer".^[7] For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) as a 33 â…“ LP vinyl record A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... Jason Everman (b. ...

In the UK, the record was released via Tupelo Records, in June of 1989. The first 300 Tupelo copies were pressed on white vinyl, the next 2,000 copies were on dark green vinyl. The rest of the copies off of Tupelo are on black vinyl. Also the album contains "Big Cheese" instead of "Love Buzz", and does not contain "Downer".^[7] Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

In Australia, the LP was released on Waterfront Records and later issued on various colored covers and colored vinyl prior to 1992.^[8] Waterfront Records was an independent record label based in Sydney, that released recordings by some of Australias most influential bands of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Sub Pop released a remastered version of the album on CD and cassette in April 1992.^[7] CD redirects here. ... For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ...

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Track listing

All songs were written by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.

1. "Blew" – 2:55
2. "Floyd the Barber" – 2:18
3. "About a Girl" – 2:48
4. "School" – 2:42
5. "Love Buzz" (Robbie van Leeuwen) – 3:35
6. "Paper Cuts" – 4:06
7. "Negative Creep" – 2:56
8. "Scoff" – 4:10
9. "Swap Meet" – 3:03
10. "Mr. Moustache" – 3:24
11. "Sifting" – 5:22
12. "Big Cheese" (only on CD version) – 3:42
13. "Downer" (only on CD version) – 1:43

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Personnel

• Kurt Cobain – vocals, guitar (credited as Kurdt Kobain)
• Krist Novoselic – bass (credited as Chris Novoselic)
• Chad Channing – drums
• Dale Crover – drums (on "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts", and "Downer")
• Jason Everman – guitarist (credited but did not play on album, paid for majority of recording costs)
• Jack Endino – producer
• Tracy Marander – photography
• Charles Peterson – photography
• Lisa Orth – design
• Jane Higgins – execution

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Chart positions

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Accolades

• Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Editors Choice #78 (1998)
• Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Readers Choice #28 (1998)
• Joe S. Harrington's Top 100 Albums (2001 to 2003) - #97

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References

1. ^ Cross, Charles. Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, p. 105. Hyperion, 2001. ISBN 0-7868-8402-9
2. ^ Azerrad, Michael. Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday, 1993. ISBN 0 86369 746 1. p. 91
3. ^ Azerrad, 1993. p. 91
4. ^ Roberts, Alex; Andrews, Adam; and Furth, Charles. Live Nirvana Sessions History. LiveNirvana.com.
5. ^ Azerrad, 1993. p. 100
6. ^ Azerrad, 1993. p. 101
7. ^ ^{a b c} Tuller, Aaron (1996-10-19). Nirvana Discography 3.3. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
8. ^ Waterfront Records Discography. Retrieved April 4, 2007.

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External links

• Live Nirvana Sessions History - Bleach
• Live Nirvana Companion to Official Releases - Bleach