The Bleach version of “Blew” was accidentally recorded one step lower than the band had intended, which contributed to what Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad called its “extraordinarily heavy sound.” ...

The band – which at that time included Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Chad Channing – recorded most of the album with Jack Endino in December 1988 and January 1989, during a series of ...

Even at Bleach’s rawest, as on the raging, chaotic Negative Creep, the album seethes with confidence, intelligence and star quality, the songwriting already so nuanced and packed with pop hooks that ...

For this year’s Valentine’s Day, online cassette store Tapehead City is releasing an exclusive “Love Buzz Red’ edition of Nirvana‘s 1989 debut album Bleach (limited to 500 copies). They write: “Bleach ...

Nirvana's first full-length album, "Bleach," is getting a deluxe reissue treatment on the 20th anniversary of its release, the band's original label home, Sub Pop, announced today. By David J. Prince, ...

The first Nirvana album was probably the last one you heard, but it marks a critical chapter in Seattle music history. Because Krist Novoselic writes a column for our Daily Weekly blog, and because ...

Nirvana’s debut album has hit its 20th anniversary. Seattle label Sub Pop will be celebrating the occasion with a special expanded re-issue, featuring previously unreleased live recordings. The first ...

Today marks the 28th anniversary of Nirvana’s debut (and often forgotten about) album “Bleach.” The project was released June 15, 1989, nearly two years before the critically acclaimed “Nevermind” ...

Legendary Seattle producer Jack Endino was out on tour in Europe with Kandi Coded on April 5th, which marked the 15th anniversary of the death of perhaps the most influential musician he has yet ...

This should satisfy your daily quota for Nirvana-related nostalgia: The cover to the band’s first album, Bleach, has been re-created using Legos. The image comes courtesy of legoalbums.tumblr.com, ...

After the success of Tapehead City’s Love Buzz Red reissue of Nirvana’s Bleach, the cassette purveyor has announced another limited-edition reprint. The Blew edition (pressed on a cobalt blue tape) ...

At this point, there’s been so many printings, pressings and reissues of Nirvana’s 1989 debut Bleach that it’s nearly impossible to keep track of which is what and for collectors, worth how much. Just ...