This building was the Reciprocal Recording Studio from 1986-1991, a studio run by Jack Endino and Chris Hanzsek. Nirvana recorded their first demo here, including songs that ended up on “Bleach”. Other notable records recorded here include Mudhoney’s “Mudhoney” and “Superfuzz Bigmuff,” TAD’s “God’s Balls,” Green River’s “Dry as a Bone,” Soundgarden’s “Screaming Life,” and Babes in Toyland’s “Spanking Machine.” After Reciprocal Recording closed, the building housed several other recording studios, including Hall of Justice, owned by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla.

Regional Acts Recorded at Reciprocal

Selected albums

Nirvana, Bleach
Green River, Dry as a Bone
Tad, God’s Balls
Mudhoney, Mudhoney
Soundgarden, Screaming Life
Mudhoney, Superfuzz Bigmuff
Seaweed, Despised
Blood Circus, Primal Rock Therapy
Coffin Break, Rupture
Treepeople, Time Whore
Various Artists, Another Damned Seattle Compilation

Other bands that recorded at Reciprocal include Pearl Jam, Malfunkshun, Sadhappy, Pure Joy, and the Thrown-Ups

Reciprocal Recording

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