Release · 1989-08 · Seattle [47.61, -122.33]
Bleach (Nirvana)
Nirvana's 1989 debut album, recorded cheaply with Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording and released on Sub Pop. Heavier and murkier than the band's later work, it captured them as a product of the local underground rather than a mainstream act. "Bleach" built the regional following that the major-label breakthrough of 1991 would dramatically expand.
Evidence2
- Wikidata: BleachWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218513
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- MusicBrainz: BleachMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/release-group/f1afec0b-26dd-3db5-9aa1-c91229a74a24
accessed 2026-06-04
Connections2
collaborates with → Jack Endino
Jack Endino engineered Nirvana's "Bleach" at Reciprocal Recording, capturing the band cheaply and quickly in the studio that defined the early Sub Pop sound. His fast, unpolished approach preserved the rawness that gave the record its underground character. The collaboration is a clear instance of how one producer shaped the genre's first sonic signature.
collaborates with → Reciprocal Recording