Nirvana's <i>Bleach</i> Gets 20th Anniversary Reissue, Complete with Previously Unreleased Live Album

BY Brock ThiessenPublished Aug 14, 2009

While the rumours have been brewing for awhile now, today we finally have the official announcement: Sub Pop will reissue Nirvana's downright classic debut album, Bleach, to commemorate its 20th anniversary. Due out November 3, the re-release of the 1989 record will feature the original album and, get this, an entire never-before-released live performance.

The concert recording is of a show that went down at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, OR, on February 9, 1990, and Nirvana's setlist included such tracks as "Love Buzz," "About A Girl," "Been a Son" and the Vaselines cover "Molly's Lips."

Along with the live disc, the Bleach reissue also packs on some other extras. For the double-CD version, a 48-page booklet will be included, featuring an array of previously unseen photos, and the vinyl version, which will be on white wax for the first run, will have a 16-page LP-sized booklet. Also, Jack Endino, the album's original producer, remastered Bleach from the original tapes, as well as the live concert.

Here's the tracklisting to help you get ready for the grunge revival:

Bleach: Deluxe Edition:

1. "Blew"

2. "Floyd the Barber"

3. "About a Girl"

4. "School"

5. "Love Buzz"

6. "Paper Cuts"

7. "Negative Creep"

8. "Scoff"

9. "Swap Meet"

10. "Mr. Moustache"

11. "Sifting"

12. "Big Cheese"

13. "Downer"

Live at Pine Street Theatre:


1. "Intro"

2. "School"

3. "Floyd the Barber"

4. "Dive"

5. "Love Buzz"

6. "Spank Thru"

7. "Molly's Lips"

8. "Sappy"

9. "Scoff"

10. "About a Girl"

11. "Been a Son"

12. "Blew"

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