Sub Pop Records label discography

Sub Pop Records of Seattle, Washington released it's first piece of vinyl in 1986 with the "Sub Pop 100" compilation. The label's founder, Bruce Pavitt, already  had plenty of brand awareness as he had been releasing cassettes under the Sub Pop name since 1979. Many of the other early releases were for the "Sub Pop Singles Club" which was a subscription service for interested parties to receive regular releases from local Seattle bands. These included Nirvana, whose "Love Buzz" was issued by the label in November '88. Over the next few years Sub Pop was widely credited with popularizing the grunge scene, with other acts such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Afghan Whigs all finding some notoriety. In the 90's, Warners bought a 49% stake in the label, and it has known mostly good times with The Shins and The Postal Service recently selling in vast numbers. We have listed the first 500 catalogue numbers.