Which label released Nirvana’s debut album Bleach?

Sub Pop released Nirvana’s debut album Bleach.

The Seattle independent label issued Bleach on June 15, 1989, making it Nirvana’s first studio-album release. At the time, Sub Pop was a central force in documenting the Pacific Northwest underground, particularly the heavy, punk-influenced bands associated with Seattle and nearby communities.

Bleach was recorded for a small budget at Reciprocal Recording, where producer Jack Endino worked with the band. Its original release did not make Nirvana a mainstream act, but the album gained a much wider audience after the band signed with DGC Records and released Nevermind in 1991.

DGC handled Nirvana’s major-label albums, including Nevermind and In Utero, so it is an easy label to select incorrectly. Bleach remained a Sub Pop release, and its later reissues helped establish it as an important document of the early grunge era.