Bleach (Nirvana album)
| Bleach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1989 (US) August 12, 1989 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 23, 1988 June 30, 1988 December 24-31, 1988 January 14 & 24, 1989 (mixing)[2] | |||
| Studio | Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:19 (original release) 42:44 (1992 re-release) 1:15:22 (20th anniversary edition) | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
| Nirvana chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bleach | ||||
Bleach is the debut studio album by American grunge band Nirvana. It did not become popular when it was released, but when Nirvana's second album Nevermind was released in 1991, many Nirvana fans discovered Bleach. It is the best-selling release ever on the Sub Pop label.[3]
Track listing
[change | change source]All tracks are written by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blew" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "Floyd the Barber" | 2:18 | |
| 3. | "About a Girl" | 2:48 | |
| 4. | "School" | 2:42 | |
| 5. | "Love Buzz" (Shocking Blue cover, not included on the 1989 UK release and replaced by "Big Cheese"[4] but included on the 1992 UK CD reissue) | 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 | |
| Total length: | 37:19 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Big Cheese" (Originally the B-side of "Love Buzz") | Cobain, Krist Novoselic | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Downer" (Not included on some cassette copies) | 1:43 | |
| Total length: | 42:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Intro" | 0:53 | |
| 15. | "School" | 2:36 | |
| 16. | "Floyd the Barber" | 2:17 | |
| 17. | "Dive" | Cobain, Novoselic | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Love Buzz" (Shocking Blue cover) | van Leeuwen | 2:58 |
| 19. | "Spank Thru" (Included as a b-side on CD versions of the "Sliver" single in 1991) | 2:59 | |
| 20. | "Molly's Lips" (The Vaselines cover, released as a single in January 1991) | Eugene Kelly, Frances McKee | 2:16 |
| 21. | "Sappy" | 3:19 | |
| 22. | "Scoff" | 3:53 | |
| 23. | "About a Girl" (Included as a b-side on CD and 12" vinyl versions of the "Sliver" single in 1991) | 2:28 | |
| 24. | "Been a Son" | 2:01 | |
| 25. | "Blew" | 4:32 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Borzillo-Vrenna, Carrie (2003). Nirvana - The Day to Day Illustrated Journals (1st ed.). Barnes & Noble. pp. 38. ISBN 0-7607-4893-4.
- ↑ Borzillo-Vrenna, Carrie (2003). Nirvana - The Day to Day Illustrated Journals (1st ed.). Barnes & Noble. pp. 29. ISBN 0-7607-4893-4.
- ↑ Sub Pop: By the Years
- ↑ "Nirvana - Bleach (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
