Bleach was released in June 1989, and became a favorite of college radio stations.
The following year, EMI/Capitol settled a decade-long lawsuit filed by the band over royalties, clearing the way to commercially package previously unreleased material.
In late 1989, Nirvana recorded the Blew EP with producer Steve Fisk .
The following month, the band began recording its debut album, Bleach , with local producer Jack Endino .
Nirvana released its first single, a cover of Shocking Blue ‘s ” Love Buzz “, in November 1988 on the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop .
Channing played his first show with Nirvana in late May 1988.
The band played under the name Nirvana for the first time on March 19, 1988, at Community World Theater, Tacoma, Washington, together with the bands Lush and Vampire Lezbos.
They temporarily lost contact with Burckhard, and instead practiced with Dale Crover of the Melvins, with whom Nirvana recorded its first demos in January 1988.
In early 1988, Crover moved to San Francisco but recommended Dave Foster as his replacement on drums.
All the remaining material from the singles and EPs that had not appeared on these thirteen studio albums was gathered on the two-volume compilation Past Masters (1988).