Draft:Weezer Recording Chronology:Weezer (The Blue Album)

Weezer
Studio album by Weezer
Released	May 10, 1994
Format	CD, vinyl, cassette, digital
Recorded	August 16–September 24(?), November 1 1993.
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City, NY
Genre	Alternative rock, pop punk, power pop
Length	41:17
Label	DGC
Producer	Ric Ocasek
Weezer chronology
Weezer's third demo (1992) Weezer (1994) Pinkerton (1996)
Singles from Weezer (The Blue Album)
"Undone - The Sweater Song" Released: June 24, 1994 "Buddy Holly" Released: September 7, 1994 "Say It Ain't So" Released: July 13, 1995
Alternate cover
Cover of double-CD deluxe edition (2004)
Alternate cover
Cover of 30th anniversary edition (2024)

Weezer (often referred to as The Blue Album) is the debut studio album by Weezer. It was released on May 10, 1994 by DGC Records, then later reissued twice in 2004 and 2024 respectively.

Overview

The main ten song album released in 1994 consists entirely of material recorded between August 16 and September 24, 1993. Eleven songs were recorded, with "Mykel and Carli" being abandoned during the recording process.

The 2004 deluxe edition, later released as Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets, sources tracks from The Kitchen Tape (an early demo tape, designed to be Weezer's "first album"), a session at Loyola Marymount University for a scrapped 7" debut single, a pre-production tape recorded by Ric Ocasek before the main recording of the album, and various live concerts from after the release of the album.

The 2024 deluxe edition takes from even more sources than the original deluxe edition, such as recording sessions for the BBC, various band practices and shows recorded in 1992, and a June show from 1993. The Kitchen Tapes and LMU sessions were also released in full.

Track lists

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Name Is Jonas"	Rivers Cuomo/Patrick Wilson/Jason Cropper	3:24
2.	"No One Else"	Cuomo	3:04
3.	"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here"	Cuomo/Wilson	4:19
4.	"Buddy Holly"	Cuomo	2:39
5.	"Undone - The Sweater Song"	Cuomo	5:05
6.	"Surf Wax America"	Cuomo/Wilson	3:06
7.	"Say It Ain't So" (Remix)	Cuomo	4:18
8.	"In the Garage"	Cuomo	3:55
9.	"Holiday"	Cuomo	3:24
10.	"Only in Dreams"	Cuomo	8:00
Total length:			41:17

See Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mykel and Carli" (B-Side)	Rivers Cuomo	2:53
2.	"Susanne" (B-Side)	Cuomo	2:47
3.	"My Evaline" (B-Side)	trad. arr. by Sigmund Spaeth	0:44
4.	"Jamie" (from DGC Rarities)	Cuomo	4:20
5.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Live B-Side)	Cuomo/Patrick Wilson/Jason Cropper	4:19
6.	"Surf Wax America" (Live B-Side)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:39
7.	"Jamie" (Live Acoustic B-Side)	Cuomo	4:03
8.	"No One Else" (Live Acoustic B-Side)	Cuomo	3:29
9.	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (Kitchen Tape)	Cuomo	3:23
10.	"Paperface" (Kitchen Tape)	Cuomo	3:01
11.	"Only in Dreams" (Kitchen Tape)	Cuomo	5:47
12.	"Lullaby for Wayne" (Pre-Production Tape)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:36
13.	"I Swear It's True" (Pre-Production Tape)	Cuomo	2:57
14.	"Say It Ain't So" (Original Album Mix)	Cuomo	4:17
Total length:			49:15

Album Remastered

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Name Is Jonas"	Rivers Cuomo/Patrick Wilson/Jason Cropper	3:24
2.	"No One Else"	Cuomo	3:05
3.	"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here"	Cuomo/Wilson	4:18
4.	"Buddy Holly"	Cuomo	2:39
5.	"Undone - The Sweater Song"	Cuomo	5:04
6.	"Surf Wax America"	Cuomo/Wilson	3:06
7.	"Say It Ain't So"	Cuomo	4:18
8.	"In the Garage"	Cuomo	3:56
9.	"Holiday"	Cuomo	3:24
10.	"Only in Dreams"	Cuomo	8:03

BBC Recordings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Live on BBC Evening Sessions - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper	3:02
2.	"In the Garage" (Live on BBC Evening Sessions - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo	3:42
3.	"No One Else" (Live on BBC Evening Sessions - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo	3:03
4.	"Surf Wax America" (Live on BBC Evening Sessions - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo	3:07
5.	"Buddy Holly" (Acoustic / Live at Greater London Radio - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo	2:40
6.	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (Acoustic / Live at Greater London Radio - January 26, 1995)	Cuomo	4:23

The Kitchen Tape Demos

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Say It Ain't So" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo	4:20
2.	"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson	4:57
3.	"Paperface" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo	3:01
4.	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo	5:32
5.	"Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:26
6.	"My Name Is Jonas" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper	3:09
7.	"Let's Sew Our Pants Together" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson	4:26
8.	"Only in Dreams" (The Kitchen Tape Demo - August 1, 1992)	Cuomo	5:49

The Early Recordings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Forget the Way" (Third Practice - February 17, 1992)	Cuomo	3:45
2.	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (Third Practice - February 17, 1992)	Cuomo	4:08
3.	"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (Third Practice - February 17, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:43
4.	"Windows Down" (Garage Practice - May 1992)	Cuomo/Matt Sharp	3:15
5.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Garage Practice - June 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper	3:21
6.	"Only in Dreams" (Garage Practice - June 1992)	Cuomo	6:05
7.	"Superman" (Garage Practice - June 1992)	Cuomo	2:01
8.	"Dawn Sets upon Us" (Garage Practice - June 1992)	Cuomo	4:46
9.	"Just What I Needed" (Rehearsal Demo - July 1993)	Ric Ocasek	2:18
10.	"Buddy Holly" (Rehearsal Demo - July 1993)	Cuomo	2:44

The Early Live Recordings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Sew Our Pants Together" (Live at 8121 Club - July 18, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson	4:11
2.	"Paperface" (Live at 8121 Club - July 18, 1992)	Cuomo	3:28
3.	"Only in Dreams" (Live at 8121 Club - July 18, 1992)	Cuomo	5:45
4.	"Conversationalist" (Wax cover/adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer - August 12, 1992)	Joe Sib, Thomas Gardocki, David Georgeff, Loomis Fall, Daniel Rey	1:17
5.	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (Live at English Acid - June 10, 1992)	Cuomo	4:53
6.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Live at English Acid - June 10, 1992)	Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper	3:43
7.	"No One Else" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Cuomo	3:18
8.	"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Cuomo/Wilson	4:20
9.	"Jamie" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Cuomo	4:15
10.	"Lullaby for Wayne" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:53
11.	"Say It Ain't So" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Cuomo	4:22
12.	"China Grove" (Live at Club Lingerie - June 7, 1993)	Tom Johnston	3:24

LMU Sessions

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jamie" (Take 6 - Live at LMU)	Cuomo	4:18
2.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Live at LMU - April 15, 1993)	Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper	3:16
3.	"Jamie" (Take 5 - Live at LMU)	Cuomo	4:20
4.	"Lullaby for Wayne" (Live at LMU)	Cuomo/Wilson	3:32

1992

Weezer rehearsal, February 17, 1992

Weezer forms on February 15, 1992 and begin rehearsing at T.K. Productions in West Los Angeles, California. After two rehearsals, Rivers Cuomo set up his Tascam 688 Midistudio 8 Track to record their third rehearsal on February 17. The tape has a label marked with various names thrown around for the then-unnamed band, which includes Fuzz, Meathead, Outhouse, Hummingbird, The Big Jones, This Niblet, and The Sweet Green Leafy Reefer Machine.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	I Can't Forget the Way		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA	3:45	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	First recording by Weezer.
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA	4:08	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Underground		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Two to Tango		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Megaman		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA			Partial take that breaks down, Pat on lead vocals
Weezer	Colmusheen		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Close Your Eyes and Gimme a Kiss		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA	3:43	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Cuts off at the end due to tape flipping
Weezer	Spiderbitch		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Chasm		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA			"heavy as hell"
Weezer	Ain't Got No Words		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	The Biggest Animal		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	The Answer Man		February 17, 1992	T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA

Karlification!

On 2/15/92 Rivers, Pat, Jason (on acoustic guitar, which he would retain untill late fall 1992), and Matt (newly arrived from Berkeley, CA), got together at T.K. rehersal studios, in West LA, and rehearsed for 2 or 3 days straight. On the 2nd or 3rd day, somebody rolled tape for a while... Note that weezer wasnt actually named yet. On the original tape the following band names were all crammed on the label, a joke on how no one could decide on the name for the band yet. Some were old names, such as "Fuzz", but there was also such notables as "Meathead", "Outhouse", and "Hummingbird", and I know some other names being kicked around were "the Big Jones" and "This Niblet", and something like "The Leafy Green Reefer Machine". —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

Weezer practice, May 1992

An early Weezer practice in the Amherst House's garage, recorded in May 1992. Many rehearsals and practices took place in the garage, some taped to study and scrutinize later on. This practice may have been recorded on Cuomo's TASCAM 688 Midistudio 8 Track recorder, which was then mixed-down to stereo. In between songs, the band would talk and work on guitar parts.

This is one of two rehearsals known to have been recorded, and only survive via lucky duping of the master tapes.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Only in Dreams		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Rough take, "sounds too rough to be played out yet".
Weezer	Why Can't You Be There?		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take 1, early instrumental version which breaks down.
Weezer	Why Can't You Be There?		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take 2, early instrumental version.
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take 1, rough version which breaks down, "Rivers comments: 'sweet jonas'".
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take 2, rough version, "still sounds too rough to be played out yet".
Weezer	Only She Can Hold My Hand		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Partial instrumental take, Patrick verse section only.
Weezer	Windows Down		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	3:15	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)	Also known as "Paper Bag in the Back Seat" and maybe "Hitchhiker".
Weezer	Only She Can Hold My Hand		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Partial take, Rivers and Matt chorus section only.
Weezer	Only She Can Hold My Hand		May 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Partial take with both sections combined.
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		May 1992(?)	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Fragment, possibly recorded from a later rehearsal.

Karlification!

On a few occasions, the guys rolled tape during their practices in the garage, for later scrutiny and study. As far as I can tell, this occasion was taped on Rivers's 8-track, but was all put down directly to 2 track, as a once-and-final mix. Good sound quality was not the goal, as it was not a demo. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

Weezer practice, early June 1992

Another rehearsal, recorded directly to 2-track at the garage in early June 1992. The tape ends with Jason Cropper jokingly suggesting "let's play "The Biggest Animal" now," leading to laughs and groans from the other members.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			"country twang vox near the end by R.C."
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	3:21	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	"raging!"
Weezer	Superman/The Road My Father Paved		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	2:01	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Mix of lyrics from both versions.
Weezer	Dawn Sets upon Us		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	4:46	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	"possibly the only remaining recording of this song"
Weezer	Only in Dreams		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	6:05	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	"getting it together"
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Intro is cut off
Weezer	Paperface		Early June 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Begins with false start

Karlification!

Another rehearsal recording, put direct to 2 tracks —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

English Acid concert, June 10, 1992

See Weezer concert: 06/10/1992

Weezer played their eighth show at English Acid on June 10, 1992. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch directly off the venue's mixing board, which had the vocals mixed too loud.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		June 10, 1992	English Acid, West Hollywood, CA	4:53	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		June 10, 1992	English Acid, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		June 10, 1992	English Acid, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		June 10, 1992	English Acid, West Hollywood, CA	3:43	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)

Karlification!

This was taped off the mixing board, the vocals are too loud in relation to the rest of the mix. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

8121 Club concert, July 18, 1992

See Weezer concert: 07/18/1992

Master tape insert.

Weezer played their twelfth show at the 8121 club on July 18, 1992. Another acoustic set, this show was audiotaped by Karl Koch. After "Only in Dreams", Pat Finn would replace Matt Sharp on bass and backing vocals for a rendition of "Been Gi", effectively reuniting 60 Wrong Sausages for a brief moment.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA	4:11	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer	Paperface		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA	3:28	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer	Only in Dreams		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA	5:45	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
60 Wrong Sausages	Been Gi		July 18, 1992	8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA			Pat Finn on bass and backing vocals.

A brief humorous interview with Koch was taped after the show.

Karlification!

Karl's "bootleg" —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

Weezer's second demo (The Kitchen Tape), August 1—4(?), 1992

Weezer were never happy with their first demo, so in August 1992, they sought out to record an album. If the recording went well (in their eyes), it would be shopped to indie labels for a small release. The drums would be recorded in the Amherst house's kitchen, with the rest recorded in the garage, all over a period of three to four days. After recording was done, it was decided it would be their second demo, nicknamed The Kitchen Tape after the kitchen used to record the drums.

About twelve copies of the demo were produced and given to various people, including local producer and engineer Paul du Gré. These copies came in two configurations, one leaving off "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here", "Undone - The Sweater Song" and "Say It Ain't So". The shorter configuration was bootlegged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with "Let's Sew Our Pants Together" mislabeled as "Silent Dreams".

Reel 1

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer			August 1, 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Drum sounds, includes test instrumental of "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here"
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		August 1(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take one, drums and guitar only.
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	4:28	The Kitchen Tape	Take two, labelled "good take" on reel.
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 1(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take one, master was taped over and no mix was made.
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 1(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take one, master was taped over and no mix was made.
Weezer	No One Else		August 1(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Unfinished, drums and bass only.

Reel 2

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	5:09	The Kitchen Tape
Weezer	Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	3:40	The Kitchen Tape
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	3:18	The Kitchen Tape
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 2(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take one, drums and guitar only.

Reel 3

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	4:22	The Kitchen Tape
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Paperface		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA			Take 2, master was taped over and no mix was made.
Weezer	Paperface		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	3:06	The Kitchen Tape
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	5:39	The Kitchen Tape

Reel 4

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 1—August 4(?), 1992	2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	5:59	The Kitchen Tape	Take 3.
Rivers Cuomo			1992				Drum test, not recorded as part of these sessions, though included on the master reel
Rivers Cuomo	Too Good for Me	09 Too Good For Me.mp3	1992		1:26	Monterey Jack Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years	Not recorded as part of these sessions, though included on the master reel

Karlification!

This was a more serious attempt at getting a demo put down on tape. the name The Kitchen Tape started because the drums were recorded in the kitchen , adjacent to "the" garage. This sounded good but sure bummed out the neighbors! The purpose of this tape was once again, to get shows and also try and make an impression. There were no aspirations yet to try and generate real label interest, but the concept of "creating a buzz" was being thrown around. About 12 copies were made back in the day, on whatever blank cassettes that were lying around. Somehow, 5 of these songs were at some point "leaked" out, and are fairly well available now as mp3's (or will be soon). To avoid future questions, I've included an extra column on the chart below. The "booted?" column refers to which songs are the 5 mentioned here. A "yes" indicates so. Note that not all the songs in this chart were part of the "final product". This chart represents the contents and labeling of the original 8 track master tapes. The "final product" demo tape included, in some cases, just the the 5 songs that are now mp3's. In other versions the demo was 8 songs, with the addition of "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here", "Undone - The Sweater Song" and "Say It Ain't So" Please note that "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" has been mis-labeled "Silent Dreams" in many cases. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

Karlification!

8 track “Weezer’s First Ablum” [1992-08-01 “The Kitchen Tape”] 4 master reels * = not used in original mixdown tape Reel 1 *1. Drum sounds *2. Lets Sew Our Pants Together (1st take) [take 1: drums + guitar only] 3. Lets Sew Our Pants Together (good take) *4. No One Else (drums and bass only) [j card does not list #4, does list “The Word Has Turned (aborted)” crossed out, and replaced with “Only In Dreams (aborted)”. However neither appear on the tape] Reel 2 5. The World Has Turned And… [Left Me Here] 6. Thief, You’ve Taken… [All That Was Me] 7. My Name Is Jonas *8. Say It Ain’t So (drums and guitar only) [j card does not list #4] Reel 3 9. Say It Ain’t So 10. Paperface 11. Undone [j card shows #2 and #3 crossed out and rewritten in opposite order (as above), and shows “Only In Dreams (aborted)” but it is not on the tape] Reel 4 12. Only In Dreams *13. RC Drum test 14. Too Good For Me [RC demo, not a full band recording] [j card doesn’t exist] —Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025

Coconut Teaszer concert, August 12, 1992

See Weezer concert: 08/12/1992

Master tape insert.

Weezer played their fourteenth show at Coconut Teaszer on August 12, 1992. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	Let's Sew Our Pants Together		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	So Much Talk		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA	1:17	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Wax cover
Weezer	Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	Paperface		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA			"incl an interesting solo"
Weezer	Only In Dreams		August 12, 1992	Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA

Karlification!

Another at the Coconut Teaszer , karl "bootlegs" —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3

1993

Loyola Marymount University sessions, April 1993

Dale Johnson, a student at Loyola Marymount University, had done sound engineering at an in-store performance at Rhino Records in March, and asked Weezer to record at LMU's 24-track studios for his final project in music engineering. They recorded several versions of "Jamie" live to 2-track tape, with Rivers Cuomo recording his vocals and guitar separate from the rest of the band in a small room. Later, a classmate of Johnson's brought Weezer in again as she didn't have a band lined up for her project, and they recorded several takes of "My Name Is Jonas" and "Lullaby for Wayne".

I was the LMU student that brought Weezer into the studio and engineered the version of "Jamie" that appears on DGC Rarities Vol 1. I saw Weezer for the first time in the early spring of 1993 when i did the sound for them at an in-store at Rhino Records in Santa Monica. I had worked there for a bit and had become familiar with them thru my friends Rachel Haden and Kerry Murphy, who had booked the show there that night.

So, I asked them to do the recording assignment which was a live to 2 track version of "Jamie". I still have the shitty copy of the original 8-track demo that was dubbed on the back of a Grant Lee Buffalo sampler cassette somewhere in my closet. I hooked them up with another classmate of mine named Sharon when she didn't have a band lined up at the last minute. I tried to get her That Dog (who was the other band I really wanted to record) but they couldn't get it together in time so I figured the Weezer guys would be down with coming back for a second time.

Anyways, I guess the guys were happy with the LMU version of "Jamie", but i never entirely was completely satisfied. I mean, only so much you can do with a live take and only a few hours! Rivers seemed to be really completely amazed when i told him I only got a B+ on the project. "But it's gonna be on a CD, man....!" I remember Matt being really adamant that they would do the recording project with me, but that they had to own the master. Smart boys they were, and I agreed to it, I just really wanted to be credited with the recording.

—Dale Johnson, engineer of LMU sessions

There was an idea to make a indie 7" single of "Jamie" and "My Name Is Jonas" from these sessions, though it never materialized.

April 15, 1993

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 1, incomplete
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 2, complete but determined to be inferior
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 3, incomplete
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 4, complete but determined to be inferior
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA	4:20	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 5, selected for a final mix but was rejected in favor of take 6
Weezer	Jamie		April 15, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA	4:18	DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 "Buddy Holly" (singles) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Recorded live to 2-track tape, take 6

April 27, 1993

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		April 27, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA	3:16	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Unknown number of takes
Weezer	Lullaby for Wayne		April 27, 1993	Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA	3:32	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Unknown number of takes

Karlification!

Dale Johnson, a student at LMU had seen a weezer show, and asked them to come record at the LMU 24 track studios, for his final project in music engineering class. They recorded several takes of "Jamie". a few weeks later, a classmate of Mark's asked the band to come back, for her own final project. The second time, they recorded various takes of "Lullaby for Wayne" and "My Name is Jonas". On both occasions, the students had to select microphone placement and recording techniques. In all cases, the music was recorded "live", each microphone assigned to its own track. There were no overdubs. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4

Club Lingerie concert, June 7, 1993

See Weezer concert: 06/07/1993

Weezer played a show at Club Lingerie on June 7, 1993. This show was taped off the mixing board by Karl Koch.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	No One Else		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	3:18	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	4:20	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Surf Wax America		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	4:22	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Jamie		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	4:15	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Lullaby for Wayne		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	3:53	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA			"with a nice 'metal memories' ending"
Weezer	Only in Dreams		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer	China Grove/Baby, You're a Rich Man		June 7, 1993	Club Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA	3:24	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	"Mutated" cover of songs by the Doobie Brothers and The Beatles respectively, "classic rock with metallic freakout-very funny and well done. "

Karlification!

Taped off the mixing board —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4

Practice at Cole Rehearsal Studios, August 6, 1993

A few days before Weezer went to New York to record The Blue Album, Rivers Cuomo bought a portable DAT tape recorder and taped a rehearsal at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	No One Else		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Holiday		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	In the Garage		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Buddy Holly		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:44	Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Recorded to DAT tape, "molasses slow tempo", master likely missing
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Lullaby for Wayne		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Getting Up and Leaving		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Recorded to DAT tape, master likely missing
Weezer	Just What I Needed		August 6, 1993	Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:18	Leaked online Weezer (The Blue Album) (Super Deluxe Edition)	Recorded to DAT tape, The Cars cover, master likely missing

Karlification!

Rehersals were underway for the forthcoming recording sessions in New York City. Rivers bought a portable DAT recorder and taped the band after they had settled into the new environment of Cole Rehersals. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4

The Blue Album pre-production demo, August 11, 1993

After 2 days of rehearsal, the band was recorded onto an Akai 12-track to capture the feel of the band as well as to help narrow down the list of songs. Chris Shaw, who would later go onto engineer the album, would also engineer this demo.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	No One Else		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	My Name is Jonas		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Lullaby for Wayne		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY	3:36	Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets	Appears on the deluxe edition of Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Holiday		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Buddy Holly		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	In the Garage		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	Getting Up and Leaving		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY
Weezer	I Swear It's True		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY	3:50	Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets	Appears on the deluxe edition of Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	In the Garage		August 11, 1993	S.I.R., New York City, NY			Listed as "In The Garage (Reprise)", "Kind of a weird mellow vocal harmony thing"

Karlification!

The band flew to New York and was booked time for final rehersals at S.I.R. Studios in Manhattan. Ric Ocasek, along with Ric's assistant Haig, and engineer Chris Shaw recorded the band to get a feel for the sound of the group and try and narrow down the song selection for recording the album. This demo was taped on a big Akai 12-track that used beta video style tapes. I'm sure Ric still has the master tapes. Also, various videotape was shot of the rehersals and during the recording of the demo. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4

The Blue Album recording sessions, August 16—September 24(?), November 1, 1993

Recording

For more information, see Weezer (The Blue Album)

The band, alongside Ocasek and Shaw, recorded and mixed 11 songs: the songs that appear on the Blue Album, plus "Mykel and Carli" (which was later released as a bonus track on the iTunes and vinyl releases of Death to False Metal).

There were several takes recorded of each song (probably around 4-5), which the band would listen to, especially the drums, and choose one to record on top of. In the case where the drums were the best over multiple different takes, the master reels were spliced together to make a new take.

Cropper was asked to leave the band during recording, and was replaced by Brian Bell, who the band had made acquaintance with during his time with Carnival Art. Cuomo re-recorded all of Cropper's guitars, with Bell re-recording some of Cropper's backing vocals, although in the cases where he was too unfamiliar with the material, Cuomo would sing backing vocals instead. The only track that wasn't changed was "Mykel and Carli", which was abandoned due to time constraints.

Karl Koch filmed a lot of the recording process, as well as the band's time in New York. Some of this footage can be seen on Video Capture Device.

Karlification!

The guys recorded and mixed 11 songs. The 10 songs that appear on the album , plus "Mykel and Carli", which was never quite finished. It still exists on the master tapes at Electric Lady Studios, along with the 10 main tracks. There were several "takes" (recorded tries) of each song. I dont have documentation of this. I do recall there being about 4-5 takes per song that appeared on the album. The guys would then listen to the raw first takes, especially the drums, and pick out the best one. The best one was then used to over-dub all the other insturments and singing on, which effectively "wiped over" the original bass, guitars and vocals. In some cases it was determined that the drums were best in two different parts on two different takes. In this case the two master reels were actually cut and spliced together, creating a new "take" which consisted of pieces of the originals. (hey, the Beatles did this too, dont knock it!) Again, if I were at Electric Lady, I'd ask to see the reels and write down all the details. But im not there, so we can only guess at the number of original takes. Jason Cropper was asked to leave the band during the recording sessions, and was replaced by Brian Bell, who had to send in an "audition" tape (see below), so the guys could see if he could sing. Jason's guitar tracks were re-recorded by Rivers, and his backing vocals were re-recorded by Brian, except when Brian was too unfamiliar with the material to get it just right, in which case Rivers stepped in. The only track that wasnt changed was "Mykel and Carli", which was abandoned due to a lack of time to finish it. The version of "Mykel and Carli" that you are familiar with was recorded later in 1994 (see below). —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 5

Tracking rough tapes

Over the course of recording, several "tracking rough" tapes were made with the intention of listening and deciding what needed fixing with them. These tapes are not different takes of the songs, but earlier mixes, often with different guitar parts of scratch vocal tracks.

Tracking roughs as of August 22

These recordings contain Cropper's guitars and occasional singing.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 16, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 20, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY			Version 1
Weezer	In the Garage		August 18, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Buddy Holly		August 21, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 20, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY			Version 1, nearly was the final album mix
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Holiday		August 21, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 17, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 17, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 20, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY			Version 2
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 20, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY			Version 2
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 20, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY			Version 3
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 18, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	No One Else		August 17, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY

"Ruffs" as of August 25—27

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	No One Else		August 17—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 17—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 17—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Holiday		August 21—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 20—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 18—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 16—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 20—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	In the Garage		August 18—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Buddy Holly		August 21—August 27(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY

Karlification!

During the course of recording, "tracking roughs" were made on cassettes, for the guys to take back to the hotel at the end of the day, and listen to, with the intention of deciding what needed fixing, etc. The following is a list of the "roughs" that I personally ended up with, and may be just a sampling of the total amount. Again, these are not different "takes" from what you hear on the album, they are earlier mixes, often with different guitar parts, or rough "scratch" vocals. One "rough" (listed below) was very nearly the final album mix. Again I was asked to supply samples for the intro to "Undone". The samples were added to the master reel, and the matter was assumed to be done with. But then, once we were back in LA in November, we got word thet my samples were too difficult to gain legal clearence for, and so something else had to be done. This is when the familiar "party dialogue" was added. This was done on Rivers's 8 track in "the" garage, with Mykel, Matt, a "crowd noise" sound effect CD and me. (see below) —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 5

"weezer master mixes", September 11(?), 1993

A short tape of master mixes made right before Jason Cropper would leave the band on September 12.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Holiday		August 21—September 11(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 18—September 11(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	In the Garage		August 18—September 11(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 17—September 11(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY

Brian Bell audition tape, September 14, 1993

Master tape insert and tape.

After Cropper was asked to leave the band, Bell was asked to make an audition tape, so the band could know if he could sing. A tape was sent to Bell from New York City, featuring four rough mixes of Weezer songs, to which he added hastily learned, partially made-up backing vocals and guitar. This audition was well received, and the band flew him out to New York for recording the next week.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer Brian Bell	No One Else		August 17—September 11(?), 1993, September 14, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY ?, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Brian Bell	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 16—September 11(?), 1993, September 14, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY ?, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Brian Bell	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 17—September 11(?), 1993, September 14, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY ?, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Brian Bell	Say It Ain't So		August 20—September 11(?), 1993, September 14, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY ?, Los Angeles, CA

Brian & Rivers overdub sessions, September 21—26(?), 1993

Brian Bell arrives in New York on September 16, and begins practicing each song from the next day to September 20, when it's decided that Bell will replace Jason Cropper's backing vocals, and Rivers Cuomo will replace all of his guitar parts. From September 21 to at least September 24, Bell would replace all of Cropper's backing vocals, with Cuomo replacing his guitar parts on at least September 24.

September 25 and September 26 are undocumented, so some backing vocals and overdubs may have been done during these dates.

Chris Shaw would begin mixing partially on September 18, then from September 27 to October 8, where it would then be mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound. Mastering sessions would take place from October 11 to October 15, with Cuomo in attendance. Alongside the entire album, "Jamie" would also be mastered for use as a B-side, and thus appears on internal CDs made after mastering was completed.

Undone - The Sweater Song intro, September 10, November 1, 1993

"Undone - The Sweater Song" originally contained several samples in its intro, collected by Karl Koch. They were mixed so the left speaker would contain cheery, happy samples, and the right speaker would contain the opposite. The samples were added to the master reel, and recording for the album was assumed to be finished, before they were informed in November that the samples would be too difficult to get legal clearance for. The mix with the samples still made it as far as an unmastered cassette tape of the album. The samples included audio from Humphrey Bogart movies, the Peanuts, and "dialogue from the Black Hole".

A mix of the song was made to DAT tape at Electric Lady, which was then sent to Los Angeles, since they had already finished recording, where Cuomo copied it to two stereo tracks on his 8-track recorder on November 1. Crowd noise taken from a sound effect CD, as well as conversations between Koch and Sharp, and Koch and Mykel Allan, were put on other tracks, which were mixed down by themselves to DAT tape and sent back to Electric Lady, to ensure that they weren't talking later than they needed to be.

Due to the new recording, "Undone" would be remastered with the new intro included. Cuomo would travel back to Sterling Sound, where it was remastered on November 3, finally completing the album.

Karlification!

Undone "final mix" w/ karl's samples, which got as far as a "final, unmastered" cassette of the album (samples included Humphery Bogart , the Peanuts gang, and Dialogue from "The Black Hole", mixed in a way so that the left side was all enthusiastic happy stuff, and the right was all bummed , depressed things) Undone "replace the samples" voice over 8 track master To do this, a mix was made to a DAT tape at Electric Lady , with the samples turned down. this was sent to LA, where rivers copied it to two stereo tracks of his 8 track cassette recorder. Then on other tracks, the party noise was put on, as well as conversations between Matt and I, and Mykel and I. Then the newly recorded vocals and party noise was mixed down (with no guitars, drums, etc) to another DAT tape, which was sent back to New York, to be "flown in" to the final mix. This was done in this manner to make sure the timing was exact, so that we werent still talking during the chorus part or any other errors. The only other option was to fly back to New york and book studio time to re-do it "professionally", which would have been rediculously expensive for such a minor thing. (And yes, karl was bummed that my samples werent used) —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 5

Track listing

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		August 18—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:24	Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	No One Else		August 17—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:04	Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		August 17—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	4:19	Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	Buddy Holly		August 21—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	2:39	Weezer (The Blue Album) "Buddy Holly" (singles) Six Hits	Sped up an unknown amount during mastering. Keyboard recorded September 11.
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		August 16—September 24(?), November 1, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA	5:05	Weezer (The Blue Album) "Undone - The Sweater Song" (singles)	"Piano madness" recorded on August 31. Samples recorded by Karl Koch on September 10. "Party" vocals recorded on November 1.
Weezer	Surf Wax America		August 17—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:06	Weezer (The Blue Album)
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		August 20—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	4:18	Weezer (The Blue Album) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets	Was remixed for single release, this remix replaces the original on all pressings from 1995 onward.
Weezer	In the Garage		August 18—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:55	Weezer (The Blue Album)	Instrumental tracking footage can be seen on Video Capture Device.
Weezer	Holiday		August 21—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:24	Weezer (The Blue Album) "Undone - The Sweater Song" (certain singles)	Organ recorded August 25.
Weezer	Only in Dreams		August—September 24(?), 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	8:00	Weezer (The Blue Album)	"Climax guitars" recorded September 11.
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		August 20—September, 1993	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY	3:13	Death to False Metal (iTunes, vinyl)	Recorded during sessions for the Blue Album but abandoned due to time constraints.

Karlification!

note that this has NOT been x-referenced with anything - could be missing all sorts of data! All pulled from my journal.... August 1993 Sat 7 - Farewell Party - Amherst House Sun 8 - fly to NYC Mon 9 - S.I.R. rehearsal Tues 10 - S.I.R. rehearsal Wed 11 - S.I.R. rehearsal Thurs 12 - S.I.R. rehearsal Fri 12 - Sun 15 - unclear, but includes: Gear going to Electric Lady, getting set up/mic'ed by Chris Shaw. Ric O. rehearsing with his band in the same SIR space weezer was in (we meet Greg Hawkes, Eliot Easton), then going to Boston for a show to promote "Quick Change World" - (he later went on letterman to play "his"dont let go" oct 13, 1993) see youtube Mon 16 - electric lady, Studio A - Undone tues 17 - electric lady, Studio A - no one else, surf wax, world wed 18 electric lady, Studio A - jonas, garage. "cheese foam skateboard" video shot this day thur 19 - Taylor Dayne video shoot in A, Studio C: hangout, stew over Taylor Daynes prebooked session fri 20 - electric lady, Studio A - mykel & carli, SIAS sat 21 - electric lady, Studio A - holiday, buddy holly sun 22 - off Mon 23 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs Tues 24 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [photos taken this day] wed 25 - electric lady, Studio A+B - overdubs [Holiday organ in B; Rivers acoustic in A][photos taken this day] thurs 26 - electric lady, Studio C - overdubs Fri 27 - electric lady, Studio C - overdubs ["guitar sounds finally weezer-ized, booming"] Sat 28 - ? Sun 29 off - [KK, PF, AP, PW to Snapcase show lower manhattan at "Wetlands"] Mon 30 ? Tues 31 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [undone piano; vocals] [photos of RC+MS] September Wed 1 - ? [KK to Buffalo] Thurs 2 - ? [KK to Buffalo] Fri 3 - ? [KK returns to NYC, pm] Sat 4 - electric lady, Studio C - overdubs Sun 5 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [issues re: Jason come to fore] Mon 6 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [Jason not at studio] Tues 7 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [Jason not at studio?] Wed 8 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [Jason not at studio?] Thurs 9 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs [Jason not at studio?] Fri 10 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs, KK records undone samples [Jason not at studio?] Sat 11 - electric lady, Studio B - overdubs (Only In Dreams "climax guitars", Buddy Holly Keyboard part) [Jason not at studio?] Sun 12 - off - Jason leaves NYC, leaves weezer Mon 13 - off (C. Shaw prepares for mixing, Phone call to Brian in LA) Tues 14 - off (Brian records "Audition Tape" in LA, Fedexed to NYC) Wed 15 - off (tape recieved in NYC, listened to, Brian invited to join weezer)(Karl turns 24) Thurs 16 - off (Brian arrives in NYC) [Brian bed photo] Fri 17 - electric lady, Studio B - Brian vocal and guitar practice Sat 18 - electric lady, Studio B - Chris Shaw mixing (partial/prepartory) - Brian vocal and guitar practice [KK and RC see Les Mis] Sun 19 - off (Brian continues practice) - KK (+RC?) to Guggenhiem Mon 20 - off (Brian continues practice)(determined: Brian will re-do vocals, RC will re-do guitars) Tues 21- electric lady, Studio B - Brian Vocals Wed 22 - electric lady, Studio B - Brian Vocals Thurs 23 - electric lady, Studio B - Brian Vocals [kk to buffalo] Fri 24 - electric lady, Studio B - Brian Vocals, Rivers re-does all JC guitars [kk in buffalo] Sat 25 - ? [kk in buffalo] Sun 26 - ? [kk in buffalo] Mon 27 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [kk returns to NYC][KK, RC, BB? PW? see "Dazed And Confused"] Tues 28 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [RC and KK go see "Cats"] Wed 29 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [kk to Buffalo] Thurs 30 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [kk in Buffalo] October Fri 1 thru Tues 5 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [kk in Buffalo] Wed 6 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [kk back in NYC] Thurs 7 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing [RC + KK go see Phantom of the Opera] Fri 8 - electric lady, Studio B - Mixing - Last day [Ric takes all to Blue Man Group at Astor Theater, then to Rics house for party] Sat 9 KK + PW to LA Mon 11- Fri 15 - Mastering at Sterling sound [RC on hand] Sat 16 RC returns to LA Thurs 21 MS, BB to LA Sun 31 - band vocal rehearsals start November Mon 1 - record undone "party" vocals, 2226 Amherst Tues 2 - RC to NYC for re-mastering w/new undone Wed 3 - RC in NYC for re-mastering Thurs 4 - Sat 6 RC off in CT Sun 5 - RC returns to LA, album finished. Mon 6 - daily practices start on Venice Blvd [B+W photos from these following days/weeks], + vocal rehearsals daily at Kyung-Hee's house [note we didnt officially live at Amherst House anymore, other bands were using "The Garage" now] —Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - August 2024

1994

Blue Album B-Sides, July 9—10, 1994

When time came for "Undone - The Sweater Song" to be released in Australia, Weezer were asked to record B-sides for the single release. The session was supposed to last one day, but the studio they were working in went haywire and they had to book a session at Ocean Way Studios for the next day. to complete them. Paul du Gré helped engineer these sessions.

Recorded during this session were "Susanne", "My Evaline", an unreleased version of "Jamie", and another version of "Mykel and Carli" (the version from the Blue Album sessions in New York was deemed too hard to salvage.)

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Jamie		July 9—July 10, 1994	???, Los Angeles, CA Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA			Unknown amount of takes. Scratch lead vocals, no backing vocals.
Weezer	My Evaline		July 9—July 10, 1994	???, Los Angeles, CA Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA	0:44	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (retail CD) Weezer (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2)	Unknown amount of takes.
Weezer	Mykel and Carli		July 9—July 10, 1994	???, Los Angeles, CA Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:53	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (retail CD) Weezer (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2)	Unknown amount of takes.
Weezer	Susanne		July 9—July 10, 1994	???, Los Angeles, CA Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA	2:47	"Undone - The Sweater Song" (retail CD)	Unknown amount of takes. Later remixed in 1995 for Mallrats: Music from the Motion Picture.

Karlification!

Undone was scheduled for release in Australia, and B-sides were called for. The guys recorded at 2 studios in Hollywood, on 24-track machines. (studio #1 broke, so they had to move). The Electric Lady "Mykel and Carli" was determined to be a difficult thing to salvage (it still had Jason's parts on it, and the guys were playing it now better than they ever had). So they made an all new version. Mykel and Carli (appeared on many foreign singles, plus the "Hear You Me!" compilation) Suzanne (the mix done here appeared on many foreign singles, it was later remixed in August 1995, at Electric Lady in NYC, for the "Mallrats" soundtrack) My Evaline (listed as "sweet adeline" on the singles) Note that most Undone Promotional CD singles contain an erroneous short radio edit of "Undone", where the guitar solo in the middle is cut way short. (correct = 4:10, incorrect = 3:58) These incorrect ones outnumber the "good" ones, so are easier to find in fact. As it turns out, most radio stations played the album version anyway, so no one seemed to notice except the band. —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 6

Karlification!

I Can confirm that Jamie was tried on 7/9/94 in LA, when the b-sides were recorded. several takes were done but they only have scratch lead vocals and no backing vocals. it is cool to know that a jamie exists thats Brian playing on it, but it would take some mixing magic to make it a thing that the world could hear —Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - August 2024

Horizontal Boogie Bar concert, November 27, 1994

See Weezer concert: 11/27/1994

Weezer played a show at the Horizontal Boogie Bar on November 27, 1994. This show was recorded directly from the soundboard by the band, and mixed by Rivers Cuomo for B-sides to the "Buddy Holly" single. Later, in February 1995, the performances of "My Name Is Jonas", "Buddy Holly" and "In the Garage" were given to the Radio 3 program De 4 a 3 by the band's manager to air as promotion for their upcoming shows in Spain, however they were given the false story of the recordings being from their performance at the Splash Club in London the previous month.

More shows were recorded at this time, however the specific information is currently unknown.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY	3:40	Buddy Holly (single) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets	Also aired on Radio 3's De 4 a 3 in February 1995
Weezer	No One Else		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	The World Has Turned and Left Me Here		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Buddy Holly		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY			Aired on Radio 3's De 4 a 3 in February 1995
Weezer	In the Garage		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY			Aired on Radio 3's De 4 a 3 in February 1995
Weezer	Say It Ain't So		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Getchoo		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Jamie		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Holiday		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Only in Dreams		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY
Weezer	Surf Wax America		November 27, 1994	Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY	4:09	Buddy Holly (single) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets

Karlification!

setlist 11/27/94 Rochester, the Horizontal Boogie Bar Jonas [used on single] no one else world has turned buddy holly * In the garage (Barry Manilow) [NOTE: i dont remember what that means but i will listen] * SIAS Getchoo jamie holiday undone OID surf wax [used on single] will now compare audio to mystery youtube songs and see what barry manilow means * later confirmed: same as Spanish Radio Youtube clip —Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - November 2024

Karlification!

the buddy holly is the same, the in the garage is the same! (i see on the youtube the buddy holly is cut off, its complete on the master) the reason garage says "Barry Manilow" is because right before the part you hear on youtube, Rivers introduces the song with "This song is called Barry Manilow". then matt tells the audience "were recording tonight, so were a little bit confused... can we start? Brians gonna start the song" —Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - November 2024

1995

BBC sessions, January 26, 1995

BBC Radio 1 Evening Session

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England			Take 1.
Weezer	In the Garage		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	3:42	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)
Weezer	No One Else		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	3:03	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)
Weezer	Surf Wax America		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	3:07	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)
Weezer	My Name Is Jonas		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	3:02	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)	Take 2.

Karlification!

Radio station performance - London, UK - 1/?/95 BBC Radio One "live" session at BBC Studios. This was an all day 24-track recording session. The tracks were added one at a time, just like for the blue album. The difference here was that the whole thing was done in a day. Later either some or all of the session was broadcast on the radio. The only song that I have confirmed as played on the radio was My Name Is Jonas. The others might have been but I am lacking this info. additionally, there are extensive karl video home movies of this day's work. my name is jonas no one else in the garage surf wax my name is jonas (take 2) from a UK fan: i [heard on BBC Radio] the result of 3/4 of the bands session... here are some facts: all four tracks were broadcast on what is known as radio one's 'evening session' alternative radio program. i heard all but surfwax as i was at work that night & my family were out, so I couldn't tape the bugger. i recall that 'in the garage' was particularly different." ---Stu C.. Stu's recollections are accurate: In The Garage featured a B-3 Hammond Organ with rotating Leslie speaker cabinet! (a moment of this sound is heard on the Weezer DVD "Saction" segment) —Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 8

Greater London Radio

The same day the band would also record two acoustic songs for another BBC station: Greater London Radio. These went unaired and didn't see release until the 30th anniversary deluxe edition of The Blue Album in November 2024.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	Buddy Holly		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	2:40	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		January 26, 1995	Maida Vale Studios, London, England	4:23	Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)

99X performance, April 1, 1995

See Weezer concert: 04/01/1995 (a)

Weezer performed an acoustic set at Cat's Paw Studios on April 1, 1995 for 99X. This show was broadcast in full on 99X and two songs were later used as B-sides to the "Say It Ain't So" single.

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Weezer	In the Garage		April 1, 1995	Cat's Paw Studios, Atlanta, GA
Weezer	No One Else		April 1, 1995	Cat's Paw Studios, Atlanta, GA	3:15	Say It Ain't So (single) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets
Weezer	Undone - The Sweater Song		April 1, 1995	Cat's Paw Studios, Atlanta, GA
Weezer	Buddy Holly		April 1, 1995	Cat's Paw Studios, Atlanta, GA
Weezer	Jamie		April 1, 1995	Cat's Paw Studios, Atlanta, GA	3:53	Say It Ain't So (single) Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets