Counterfeit Guide
Nirvana — Bleach
Sub Pop SP 34
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The first US pressing on Sub Pop carries catalogue SP 34 and the famous 'Sub Pop 200' era styling. The earliest run of roughly 1,000 came on white vinyl, followed by a black vinyl pressing; both show the Sub Pop logo and a stark high-contrast black-and-white live photo of Kurt Cobain on the front. Hand-etched dead-wax messages are a key feature of genuine copies.
Matrix / Runout
Hand-etched runout in the style 'SP34 A' / 'SP34 B' with scratched messages; genuine pressings show free-hand etching rather than a uniform stamped die.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Fake 'white vinyl' copies use a chalky, opaque plastic with seams and bubbles, while genuine first-run white vinyl is smooth and slightly translucent at the edge under light.
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Counterfeits miss or badly reproduce the hand-etched runout messages; originals carry distinctive scratched text rather than a clean machine stamp.
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Reproduction sleeves show a grey, low-contrast cover photo and a barcode where early originals had none, plus incorrect Sub Pop catalogue typography on the back.
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