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First released: 1989 (year verified)

Original Bleach studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The clear melodic shape is an accessible entrance to the rougher debut-album sound.

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First released: 1989 (year verified)

Year verified for the selected original studio-album recording. Earlier demos, later live performances and anniversary remixes are not substituted. The later MTV Unplugged performance is a separate recording.

Recording: Original Bleach studio album recording
Credit: Nirvana
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Bleach

Bleach - Sub Pop original release history and tracks
Label verifies the original June 1989 album and tracks, separately from 2009 and 2011 reissues. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Nirvana - official release timeline
Original Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero release years; later compilation and televised live performance dates remain separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Nirvana

Nirvana brought the Pacific Northwest's underground rock into a much wider audience through Nevermind in 1991. The band's music combined punk intensity with memorable pop melodies, connecting rough guitar sounds to concise songs. Its catalog includes the heavier early approach of Bleach, the abrasive studio work of In Utero and the different arrangements heard on MTV Unplugged. Those contrasts belong to the band's own history, distinct from its members' later groups and individual projects.

Artist background sources

Nirvana - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Pacific Northwest setting, 1991 Nevermind breakthrough, punk and pop combination, and contrasts among Bleach, In Utero and MTV Unplugged. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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