sub pop. sp 34 / 11 tracks (13 on CD) / 1989

D: sub pop/glitterhouse. / 11 tracks / 1989

AUS: waterfront. damp 114 / 11 tracks / 1989

UK: tupelo. tuplp 6 (tupcd 6) / 1989

RI: UK: geffen. gef 24433 / 1992

RI: D: geffen. ged 24433 / 1992

RI: J: geffen. mcvg 93 / 1992

Recorded by Jack Endino for $600 in December 1988. #1 - First 1000 US copies on white vinyl, next 2000 with poster. CD copies have “Love Buzz” instead of “Big Cheese”; “Love Buzz” and  “Downer” appended at the end. #2 - German version on Glitterhouse. #3 - Australian version. First pressings on blue and yellow vinyl (also red/orange?). 1992 Waterfront RI in cloth sleeve with poster, 500 made. #4 - UK version; “Love Buzz” replaces “Big Cheese”. First 300 on white, next 600 on green. #5 - Geffen 13-track CD version; remastered.

Their first LP, rougher and noisier than Nevermind, most tracks lack the catchy mainstream appeal that helped Nirvana sell a zillion copies of their second album, more on the “real” under­ground side (yeah!). Some great tracks, too, especially when the band balances on the edge of noise and pop. Another Seattle classic. [8]  

Erste LP, Jahre vor der Seattle-Grunge-Hysterie veröffentlicht. Die Songs sind durchweg härter und krachiger und haben nicht den poppigen Mainstream-Appeal, der Nevermind zum Bestseller machte - aber das ist ja durchaus kein Fehler. Die Platte hat sehr schöne Momente, v.a. dann, wenn sich die Band auf der Grenzlinie zwischen Krach & Pop bewegt. Auch ein Klas­siker der Seattle-Geschichte.

Tracks: blew / floyd the barber / about a girl / school / big cheese / paper cuts / negati­ve creep / scoff / swap meet / mr. moustache / sifting