Official Discography Registry·Sub Pop / DGC Records Archives
Catalog SP-001 to B0013538Verified Master Tapes

Complete Album Archive

Chronological broadsheet discography preserving studio masters, raw concert bootlegs, BBC broadcast sessions, and unreleased four-track cassette recordings from 1987 through 1994.

Showing 8 master releases in active curation
Bleach album cover art
1989SP34
Sub Pop13 Tracks
Bleach
Prod: Jack Endino
Reciprocal Recording (Seattle, WA)
"A raw, distorted harbinger of grunge that cost six hundred dollars to record and permanently altered alternative rock."
Sub Pop Retrospective Desk

Nevermind album cover art
1991DGC-24425
DGC Records12 Tracks
Nevermind
Prod: Butch Vig
Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA)
"The sonic earthquake that dethroned pop monarchies, ushering generational angst into high-fidelity immortality."
Rolling Stone Archive

In Utero album cover art
1993DGC-24607
DGC Records12 Tracks
In Utero
Prod: Steve Albini
Pachyderm Studio (Cannon Falls, MN)
"A blistering, uncompromising anti-commercial triumph drenched in corrosive guitars and vulnerable melodic poetry."
Pitchfork Classic Review

Hormoaning album cover art
1992GEF-21711
Geffen / Sub Pop6 Tracks
Hormoaning
Prod: Dale Griffin / Craig Montgomery
BBC Maida Vale Studios (London, UK)
"An electric tour EP capturing essential Devo, The Vaselines, and Wipers covers during the peak Australian-Japanese tour run."
NME Archive

MTV Unplugged in New York album cover art
1994DGC-24727
DGC Records14 Tracks
MTV Unplugged in New York
Prod: Nirvana / Scott Litt
Sony Music Studios (New York City, NY)
"An intimate, candlelit acoustic haunting that revealed the emotional depth and stark melancholy of Cobain's songwriting."
The Guardian Music Desk

Live at Reading album cover art
2009B0013538-02
Geffen Records24 Tracks
Live at Reading
Prod: Michael Meisel / John Silva
Little John's Farm (Reading, UK)
"Ranked as one of the greatest live performances in rock history, delivered with sarcastic wheelchair entrances and ferocious speed."
Q Magazine Chronicle

With the Lights Out album cover art
2004B0003727-00
Geffen Records81 Tracks (3 CD + 1 DVD)
With the Lights Out
Prod: Jack Endino / Steve Albini / Nirvana
Various Home Demos & Studio Sessions
"The definitive four-disc holy grail box set containing 81 unreleased demos, outtakes, and bedroom four-track cassettes."
Billboard Archival Review

Incesticide album cover art
1992DGCD-24504
DGC / Sub Pop15 Tracks
Incesticide
Prod: Jack Endino / Steve Fisk / Mark Goodier
BBC Radio 1 & Reciprocal Recording
"A beloved compilation of rare B-sides, BBC Peel Sessions, and outtakes featuring Cobain's iconic cover painting."
Melody Maker Tribute

Contributing Missing Bootlegs or Tape Transfers?

Our audio preservation team actively catalogs original soundboard recordings, rare radio reels, and verified cassettes from 1987–1994.

Archival CatalogVolume II: Complete Manuscripts & Session Notes
Seattle, WA Archive Hub1988–1994 Master Tapes

Track Lyrics & Liner Notes

Explore authenticated lyrical manuscripts, studio equipment logs, producer documentation, and handwritten liner reflections from every defining recording era.

Showing 6 cataloged documents

Track Master Index

Click to inspect handwritten transcripts
#01

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nevermind1991
Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CAProduced by Butch Vig5:01

#02

Heart-Shaped Box

In Utero1993
Pachyderm Recording Studio, Cannon Falls, MNProduced by Steve Albini4:41

#03

About a Girl

Bleach1989
Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WAProduced by Jack Endino2:48

#04

Come as You Are

Nevermind1991
Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CAProduced by Butch Vig3:39

#05

All Apologies

In Utero1993
Pachyderm Recording Studio, Cannon Falls, MNProduced by Steve Albini3:51

#06

Sliver

Incesticide / Singles1990
Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WAProduced by Jack Endino2:14

Featured Journal Callout

"The Olympia Notebooks (1990-1992)"

Archived handwritten transcript regarding lyric mechanics and subversion.

"Most of my lyrics are contradictory pieces of poetry put together piece by piece from random thoughts. It is about emotional catharsis rather than a literal storyline."

— Kurt CobainPersonal Journals, Entry 44
Archive CuratorAlex Johnson
Preservation Status100% Digitized
Original RepositorySeattle Music Archive

Engineering Archetypes

Standard recording setups used across core studio sessions.

Sound City 1991Vig Method

Neve 8028 console, 24-track 2-inch tape, double-tracked vocal feeds, and ambient room condenser microphones.

Pachyderm 1993Albini Method

Raw room acoustics, stereo ribbon mics placed 15 feet from the drum kit, zero artificial compression on vocals.

Reciprocal 1988Endino Method

Otari 8-track recorder, basic Shure SM57 microphones on guitar cabs, direct bass lines and punchy fuzz textures.

Manuscript Verification

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