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Bleach vinyl value

Bleach — Nirvana album cover
Median ask · 2000 SP34
$30
Asks start at
$25
Basis
13 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 18, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Nirvana — Bleach: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1989 Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPLP6UK—from $287
1989 Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPLP6UKWhitefrom $287
1989 Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPLP6UKLimited Edition, Green Darkfrom $287
1998 Tupelo Recording CompanyTUPEP6UKReissue, Unofficial Release, Pink (marbled)from $287
2000 Sub PopSP34USReissue$29–$46
11 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1992 Geffen170.8067BrazilReissue
1992 Geffen170.8067BrazilReissue, Blue Print Variation
1992 GeffenGEF-24433EuropeReissue, Sonopress Pressing
1992 GeffenGEF-24433EuropeReissue, NL/NL - Logo only labels
1992 GeffenGEF-24433EuropeReissue, DE/NL
1992 GeffenGEF-24433EuropeReissue, NL/NL - Logo + Text Label
1996 GeffenMVJG-25002JapanReissue, Remastered
2000 Tupelo Recording CompanyTUP LP6UKPicture Disc, Unofficial Release
2002 Sub Pop9878400341UKReissue, Remastered, White Marbled, Second Pressing
2002 Sub Pop9878700341UKReissue, White Marbled
2002 Sub Pop9878400341UKReissue

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

56 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 1989One first-year pressing: Tupelo Recording Company, UK. Runout on the UK copy starts “MPO TUPLP 6 A¹”.
Collector variants1989 UK: Limited Edition, Green Dark; 1992 Brazil: Reissue, Blue Print Variation; 2002 UK: Reissue, Remastered, White Marbled, Second Pressing. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 1992+9 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1989 UK pressing it reads “MPO TUPLP 6 A¹” on side one and “MPO TUPLP 6 B¹” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1989 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Bleach is worth the most?

The 1989 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1989 “Limited Edition, Green Dark” and the 1992 “Reissue, Blue Print Variation”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1989 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1989 UK pressing the runout reads “MPO TUPLP 6 A¹”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Bleach worth today?

Sellers ask from $25 for the pressings we track; for the 2000 SP34 the median ask is $30 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 18, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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