Though the band was being courted by major labels , in 1988 it signed to the lesser known SST Records to release its debut album , Ultramega OK , for which the band earned a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance in 1990 . A combination of the two was issued as Screaming Life\/Fopp in 1990 . Though the band was being courted by major labels , in 1988 it signed to the smaller label SST Records for its debut album , Ultramega OK , released on October 31 , 1988 .