| Sub Pop 200 | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Sub Pop Records |
| Cover: | SubPop200.jpg |
| Caption: | Artwork by Charles Burns |
| Released: | December 28, 1988 |
| Recorded: | 1986–1988 |
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| Length: | 71 min |
| Label: | Sub Pop |
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| Prev Title: | Sub Pop 100 |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | The Grunge Years |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene (December 1988).[1] [2] It features songs (all of them first releases and some otherwise unattainable) from Tad, the Fluid, Nirvana, Steven "Jesse" Bernstein, Mudhoney, the Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, the Nights and Days, Cat Butt, Beat Happening, Screaming Trees, Steve Fisk, and the Thrown Ups.
Many of these bands went on to be influential in the early 1990s and onwards. Most notable of these were Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River (who spawned Mudhoney and Mother Love Bone and later Temple of the Dog and Pearl Jam), Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney.
The artwork an illustration by comics artist Charles Burns, who previously illustrated Sub Pop zine covers and posters.[3] While it would provide the full cover art in CD releases, the original release has an all-black cover with a top right sticker featuring Burns's art and the artists heard on the album. Typical of Sub Pop releases, the EP is limited to 5,000 copies, and also comes with a 16-page booklet.
The original release consists of 3 12" EPs and is the only one to be pressed on LP. All reissues would be on CD.