Nirvana Bleach LP Sub Pop Colored Vinyl Sealed
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Nirvana's "Bleach" LP on Sub Pop Records #SP 34. The record is sealed so I don't know color the vinyl is. It isn't the first pressing so it is not white, second pressing or third pressing? Not the Ericka pressing but it doesn't have a bar code. The record is sealed with sharp corners. $4.00 postage & handling to the USA, $7.50 Priority mail. $8.00 to Canada & Mexico, $15.00 to the rest of the world. Thanks for looking.
This is one case where the legend really precedes the record itself. Cut for about 600 dollars in Jack Endino's studio over just a matter of days, this captures Nirvana at a formative stage, still indebted to the murk that became known as grunge, yet not quite finding their voice as songwriters. Which isn't to say that they were devoid of original material, since even at this stage Kurt Cobain illustrated signs of his considerable songcraft, particularly on the minor-key ballad "About a Girl" and the dense churn of "Blew." A few songs come close to that level, but that's more a triumph of sound than structure, as "Negative Creep" and "School" get by on attitude and churn, while the cover of "Love Buzz" winds up being one of the highlights because this gives a true menace to their sound, thanks to its menacing melody. The rest of it sinks into the sludge, as the group itself winds up succumbing to grinding sub-metallic riffing that has little power, due to lack of riffs and lack of a good drummer. Bleach is more than a historical curiosity since it does have its share of great songs, but it isn't a lost classic -- it's a debut from a band that shows potential but haven't yet achieved it.
Tracks
Title Composer Time1 Blew Cobain 2:54
2 Floyd the Barber Cobain 2:17
3 About a Girl Cobain 2:48
4 School Cobain 2:42
5 Love Buzz Van Leeuwen 3:35
6 Paper Cuts Cobain 4:05
7 Negative Creep Cobain 2:55
8 Scoff Cobain 4:10
9 Swap Meet Cobain 3:02
10 Mr. Moustache Cobain 3:23
11 Sifting Cobain 5:22
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