Bleach

~ Release group by Nirvana

Annotation

Total production costs for recording the album: $606.17.

The releases with catalog DAMP114 came in several versions:
· Black vinyl in a black/silver sleeve.
· Blue vinyl in a black/silver sleeve.
· Blue vinyl in a black/blue sleeve.
· Blue vinyl in a blue/silver sleeve.
· Purple vinyl in a purple/silver sleeve.
· Red vinyl in a black/silver sleeve.
· Red vinyl in a red/silver sleeve.
· Red vinyl in an orange/silver sleeve.
· Yellow vinyl in a black/silver sleeve.
· Yellow vinyl in a black/yellow sleeve.

The Russian SP34b and the Saudi Arabian EN-4563 releases were counterfeits.

The Japanese cassette release did not have a catalog number.

SP34 + SP73 was a limited edition swirled vinyl packaged with the with Sliver single.

For more info on vinyl version see this release

Annotation last modified on 2012-06-18 17:09 UTC.

Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
BleachNirvanaCD13
  • US1989-06-01
Sub Pop RecordsSP34b098787003420
BleachNirvana12" Vinyl11
  • US1989-08-08
Sub Pop RecordsSP34
BleachNirvana12" Vinyl11
  • GB1989-08-28
Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPLP65018615200611
BleachNirvanaCD11
  • GB1989-08-28
Tupelo Recording CompanyTUP CD6, TUPCD65018615200628
BleachNirvanaCD13
Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.), Sub Pop Records98787-0034-2, SPCD 34098787003420
BleachNirvanaCD13
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGFLD 19291008811929121
BleachNirvanaCD13
Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPCD65018615200628
BleachNirvanaCD13
Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPCD65018615200628
BleachNirvanaCassette11
Tupelo Recording CompanyRTD 301.0006.4 28, TUPMC 65018615200642
BleachNirvanaCD13
  • JP1992-08-26
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsMVCG-934988067007315
Bleach (sonopress)NirvanaCD13
  • DE1992-08-31
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED24433, GEFD24433720642443323
Bleach (DADC Austria)NirvanaCD13
  • GB1992-08-31
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED24433, GEFD24433720642443323
BleachNirvanaCD13
Geffen Records, Sub Pop Records424 433-2, GED24433, GEFD24433720642443323
Bleach (remaster)NirvanaCassette12
Sub Pop RecordsSP34a098787003444
BleachNirvanaCD13
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGEFD-24433720642443323
BleachNirvana12" Vinyl11
  • JP1996-10-23
Geffen RecordsMVJG-250024988067025777
BleachNirvanaCD13
  • DE2002-08-19
Sub Pop Records9878-70034-2, SP34b098787003420
BleachNirvanaDigital Media13
Sub Pop Records098787003468
Bleach (limited edition)NirvanaSHM-CD13
  • JP2009-06-09
Sub Pop RecordsWPCR-132694943674085736
Bleach (20th anniversary edition)NirvanaCD25
  • GB2009-11-02
Sub Pop Records5051865614623, SP8345051865614623
Bleach (20th anniversary deluxe edition)Nirvana2×Digital Media13 + 12
  • US2009-11-02
Sub Pop Records
Bleach (deluxe)NirvanaDigital Media25
  • XW2009-11-02
Sub Pop Records098787083460
Bleach (20th anniversary edition)NirvanaCD25
  • US2009-11-03
Sub Pop RecordsSPCD 834098787083422
Bleach (limited edition)NirvanaCD25
  • JP2009-11-25
Sub Pop RecordsWPCR-137264943674095544
Bleach (20th Anniversary CD)NirvanaCD25
Sub Pop Records, Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)51865614629340650004418
Bleach (Reissue on white vinyl)Nirvana12" Vinyl13
Sub Pop RecordsSP 034098787003413
Bleach (20th anniversary deluxe edition, white)Nirvana2×12" Vinyl13 + 12
Sub Pop RecordsSP 834098787083415
Bleach (reissue)NirvanaDigital Media13
  • US2011-11-22
Sub Pop RecordsSP34[none]
Bleach (deluxe edition, 24-bit / 96 kHz)NirvanaDigital Media25
  • US2013-09-26
Sub Pop Records[none]098787083484
Bleach (Deluxe Edition HDTracks 24bit 96kHz)NirvanaDigital Media25
  • XW2013-09-26
Sub Pop Records[none]098787083484
Bleach: Deluxe EditionNirvanaDigital Media25
  • -2013
Sub Pop Records098787083460
BleachNirvanaCassette13
  • US2015-11-20
Sub Pop RecordsSP 34098787003444
Bleach (Reissue, a lot of the runout text scratched out)Nirvana12" Vinyl13
Sub Pop RecordsSP 034098787003413
Bleach (bandcamp)NirvanaDigital Media13
  • XW2016-12-16
Sub Pop Records
Bleach (reissue)NirvanaCD13
Sub Pop RecordsSP 34098787003420
BleachNirvanaCD25
  • JP2017-08-08
Octave (Japanese), Sub Pop RecordsOTCD-90014526180422426
BleachNirvanaCD25
  • JP2020-07-22
Sub Pop Records, ULTRA‐VYBESPCD 834, UVPR-301184526180529408
BleachNirvana12" Vinyl13
  • US2023-03-31
Sub Pop RecordsSP1559, SP34RTX098787155938
Bleach (2009 re-mastered version)NirvanaDigital Media13
Sub Pop Records098787003468
Bleach (European reissue repress - sonopress)NirvanaCD13
Geffen Records, Sub Pop RecordsGED24433, GEFD24433720642443323
Bleach (Deluxe Edition)NirvanaDigital Media25
Sub Pop Records0098787083484
Bootleg
BleachNirvanaCassette13
Euro StarES 931
BleachNirvanaCD19
Matrix011

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:Love Buzz
covers:Nirvana’s Bleach but with the Crash Bandicoot soundfont by Herne (Finnish content creator)
part of:My Life in Music: Josh Homme (SPIN magazine, 2003-04) (number: E) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Grunge Albums (2019-04-01) (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 96) (order: 96)
Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 97) (order: 97)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/13773 [info]
reviews:http://www.metacritic.com/music/bleach-deluxe-edition/nirvana [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bv63 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cdx2 [info]
other databases:http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/N/Nirvana/Discography/Bleach/ [info]
http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/26390 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nirvana/bleach/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000202932 [info]
Wikidata:Q218513 [info]