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<- Pre-1991 | 1991 | 1992 -> The Weezer Recording Chronology (WRC) is an attempt by Weezerpedia to create a successor to the Recording History, a detailed list of every demo, bootleg, and studio recording by the band Weezer and any directly associated bands, written by Karl Koch from the years of 2000 to 2011. Pages are separated by years.
This page details the year 1991. It contains many early recordings that would lead to the creation of Weezer, as well as any related bands and recordings.
January-June 1991
Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction demo, early 1991
The Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction was a funk jam-band from northern California that Jason Cropper joined in early 1991. Cropper plays guitar on the band's one and only demo, and he left once Pat Finn brought him to Los Angeles in the spring.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | Early 1991 | |||||
Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | Jump Oil Man | Early 1991 | |||||
Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | No Time to Party | Early 1991 | |||||
Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | Tuna Melt | Early 1991 |
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Rivers 4 and 8-track demos, late 1990-March 1991
These recordings were collected by Cuomo into a volume of home demos called The Yeastmaster part 1, which picked up where the 1990 collections Best of the Worst and Finishtum Productum left off.
Cherubim & Seraphim
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Living in the Bush | 02 Living In The Bush.mp3 | December 29, 1990 | Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA | 1:36 |
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Also known as "Bushman" |
Rivers Cuomo | Ain't Got No Words | 03 Ain't Got No Words.mp3 | January 13, 1991 | 1:36 |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Maybe It Was Too Soon | January 17, 1991 | |||||
Rivers Cuomo | The Answer Man | 04 The Answer Man.mp3 | January 23, 1991 | 1:52 |
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Rivers Cuomo | The Biggest Animal | 05 The Biggest Animal.mp3 | January 1991 | 3:16 |
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Rivers Cuomo | Bored and Boring | instrumental 1.mp3 | February 1991 | 1:34 |
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Also known as "Bunch of Crap 1" | |
Rivers Cuomo | Depressed and Depressing | i v ii III.mp3 | February 1991 | 1:59 |
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Also known as "Bunch of Crap 2" | |
Rivers Cuomo | Lethargic and Lethargicing | reggae feel.mp3 | February 1991 | 0:32 |
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Also known as "Bunch of Crap 3" | |
Rivers Cuomo | Drugs | 16 Drugs_ I'm an animal man.mp3 | February 1991 | 3:16 |
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Also known as "Reggae Joint, Man" | |
Rivers Cuomo | The Allman Drummers | 13 The Allman Drummers.mp3 | March(?) 1991 | 2:05 |
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Rivers Cuomo | I Can't Sing | 11 I Can't Sing Mama Slow-Fast.mp3 | March(?) 1991 | 3:01 |
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Miscellaneous 8-tracks
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Spiderbitch | Late 1990 | Version 1 | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Spiderbitch | Late 1990 | Version 2, might not exist | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Spiderbitch | Late 1990/early 1991 | Version 3 |
Late Bush/early 60 Wrong Sausages rehearsal, spring 1991
Although the band comprising of Patrick Wilson, Pat Finn, and the newly joined Cropper (Tom Gardocki was a member of Wax by this time) had been without an official name since 1990, the band still practiced. This rehearsal tape marks an important step that was after Bush, but before 60 Wrong Sausages, where the band ran through several songs without vocals.
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Fuzz practice, February 18, 1991
Cuomo formed Fuzz in the spring of 1991 to embody his newer songs. Cuomo sung and played guitars, Wilson played drums, and Scottie Chapman played bass. The band had a sound comparable to, if not, heavier than the grunge music of the day. Chapman left the band after one show at the Coconut Teaszer in Los Angeles, California, and after trying out another bass player, the band dissolved in the early summer as 60 Wrong Sausages started not very long after. Chapman went on to join the cast of the TV show Mythbusters and now works as a dental hygienist.
A practice was recorded live without multitracking, likely at a rented rehearsal space, on February 18.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Fuzz | The Answer Man | February 18, 1991 | |||||
Fuzz | Ain't Got No Words | February 18, 1991 | |||||
Fuzz | The Biggest Animal | February 18, 1991 | |||||
Fuzz | Spiderbitch | February 18, 1991 | |||||
Fuzz | Don't Let Me Cross Over | February 18, 1991 |
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Fuzz demo, March 9, 1991
A demo was recorded onto Cuomo's 8 track, likely at the same rehearsal space, on March 9.
Fuzzmo Massah reel 1
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Toones & Tones | March 9, 1991 | Test recording | |||||
Fuzz | The Answer Man | RC-1991-The_Answer_Man.mp3 | March 9, 1991 | 3:14 | Released on riverscuomo.com | 8-track demo | |
Fuzz | Ain't Got No Words | March 9, 1991 | 8-track demo | ||||
Fuzz | The Biggest Animal | March 9, 1991 | 8-track demo |
Fuzzmo Massah reel 2
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Toones & Tones | March 9, 1991 | Test recording | |||||
Fuzz | I Will Not Cross Over | March 9, 1991 | 8-track demo | ||||
Fuzz | Spiderbitch | March 9, 1991 | 8-track demo |
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Thrumdrone, late 1990-1991

This was the full-length debut of Brian Bell in Carnival Art as their bass player and backing vocalist. It was recorded in various studios in Los Angeles, and was released on Beggars Banquet Records on June 17.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Carnival Art | Blind | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:05 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Backyard King | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 2:32 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Little Doorprize | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:43 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Hammer and Nails | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 2:58 | |||
Carnival Art | Wrestling Swamis | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:19 | |||
Carnival Art | Octopus | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 4:03 | Thrumdrone | Syd Barrett cover | |
Carnival Art | Sticky Green | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 2:30 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Will Power | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 1:03 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Neon and Debauchery | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 4:05 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Antihero | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:33 | |||
Carnival Art | Mr. Blue Veins | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:44 | |||
Carnival Art | Ruth's Advice | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 0:40 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Drop Dead | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:03 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Itchy Little House | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 4:02 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Bigger Things | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 4:33 | Thrumdrone | ||
Carnival Art | Mrs. Pear's Reptile Homework | Late 1990-early 1991 | A&M Studios, Sweaty Elvis Studios, etc. | 3:13 | Thrumdrone (CD) |
Also recorded was "Juice Dawg", which appeared on the Dig and Blue Food & Black Sparks EPs, and "No Thanks to Eve", which appeared on the Dig EP as a live recording before being included on the "Wrestling Swamis" single as a studio version.
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July-December 1991
Pat et al. demos, spring-summer 1991
Most of these, if not all, were recorded on Finn's 4-track recorder at 1711 Stoner Ave.
"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella", 1991
At some point in 1991, Carnival Art records a cover of "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" for the Christmas compilation album A Lump of Coal. This was recorded at Sweaty Elvis Studios with co-producer and engineer Tracy Chisholm.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Carnival Art | Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | 1991 | Sweaty Elvis Studios, Los Angeles, California | 4:00 | A Lump of Coal' |
The Dum Dums
The Dum Dums were a glam punk band formed by friends of later members of Wax, whom Wilson and Finn had become acquainted with through Gardocki, formerly of Bush. The band's purpose was to steal audience from the area's "real" glam bands by performing very silly material. The Dum Dums consisted of Bob Hnilo and Von Lono, who would later become part of the "Stoner Ave. crew", as well as people known as Sanford and Lance. Wilson, Finn, and Sharp would frequently come on stage, playing roles such as Wilson and Sharp's "fat men" characters, where they would come on stage wearing clothes stuffed with pillows. After the band lost two members, Wilson and Finn were asked to fill in as their drummer and bassist respectively, where they would play several shows from the summer of 1991 to the summer of 1992. No demos were recorded with Wilson and Finn, although a demo tape was recorded before they joined, and at least one show with the two was videotaped.
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United Dirt, late 1990-early 1991
This was a side project of the Dum Dums, which included Wilson and Finn alongside most members of the Dum Dums, and which might have led to the two eventually joining the Dum Dums. United Dirt's music was very silly, offensive, and heavy, and featured both Lono and Wilson playing drums at the same time. The group's only performance was in late 1990 as an encore to the Dum Dums. Around the same time, a practice tape was recorded, which is now lost. A demo was also recorded and still exists, which was recorded with a drum machine.
Some known United Dirt songs out of the 6 "cohesive" ones include:
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Bad Attitude, No Apologies, June 1991-December 1992
Left Nut was a band from Boston, Massachusetts, that was active from 1988 to 1992. The band had multiple bass players with their last, Mikey Welsh, joining in June 1991.[1] At some point after Welsh joined the band they recorded with the label One Way Productions who had done multiple releases for local bands in the past, however the songs went unreleased and eventually the label shut down.
In the summer of 1999, one of the founders of the label (Brooks Whelan) resurrected it to release unheard recordings made during the time of the original label's run, including Bad Attitude, No Apologies.[2]
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Left Nut | Inside My Shoes | June 1991-December 1992 | 2:31 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Long Time to Cum | June 1991-December 1992 | 2:28 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Strange | June 1991-December 1992 | 2:14 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | I Give It Up | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:26 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Take the Last Train | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:56 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Torch This Place | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:12 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Hard Drugs | June 1991-December 1992 | 2:20 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Scared, I'm Sorry | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:09 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Temporarily Involved | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:41 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | I Refuse | June 1991-December 1992 | 1:53 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies | |||
Left Nut | Dumpster | June 1991-December 1992 | 3:30 | Bad Attitude, No Apologies |
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Rivers et al. 8-track demos, summer 1991
Cherubim & Seraphim
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | The Pppp and the Bppp | 14 The Pppp And The Bppp.mp3 | May 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 1:45 |
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8-track demo |
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Orgybysmal
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | What's Goin' On? | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo | |||
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Scotty's Pullover (Tennis Ball) | 06 Scotty's Pullover (tennis ball).mp3 | July 1991 | 3:19 |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Old Man | 13 Old Man.mp3 | August 1991 | 2:37 |
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Miscellaneous 8-tracks
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo/Patrick Wilson | Untitled Guitar Dirge | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo | |||
Rivers Cuomo | I Got So Many Problems | 09 I Got So Many Problems.mp3 | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 0:46 |
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8-track demo |
Rivers Cuomo | Fighting Shoes | 01 Hello Men And Boys.mp3 | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 1:01 |
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8-track demo, also known as "Hello Men and Boys" |
Rivers Cuomo | Galactus | 02 Galactus.mp3 | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 0:17 |
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8-track demo, Rivers drastically cut this song down for the final mix, then destroyed the master. The remaining 15 sec. sounds cool |
Rivers Cuomo, Sonia[who?] | Who's the Bitch | 04 Who's The Bitch.mp3 | Summer(?) 1991 | 2:52 |
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Rivers Cuomo, Sonia[who?] | Interview With the Rockstar | 05 Interview With The Rockstar.mp3 | Summer(?) 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 3:11 |
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8-track demo |
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Jason 4-track recordings, summer 1991
Cropper recorded several untitled guitar instrumentals with Finn's 4-track recorder at Stoner Ave. Out of these recordings, there are two "actual" songs:
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Jason Cropper | I Am Your Blue Sky | Summer 1991 | 4-track demo | ||||
Jason Cropper | Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction | Summer 1991 | 4-track demo, solo version of the "theme song" of his previous band |
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Left Nut concert, August 29, 1991
Left Nut played at The Middle East on August 29, 1991. Video of the performance was shot by Francis DiMenno.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Left Nut | Burned Black | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Torch This Place | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Hard Drugs | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | I Refuse | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Take the Last Train | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Everything It Takes to Be an Asshole | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Skivich | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | Name unconfirmed | |||
Left Nut | I Give It Up | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Inside My Shoes | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Inside My Shoes | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | The band performs the song twice | |||
Left Nut | Already Gone | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Scared, I'm Sorry | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Magic (Left Nut song) | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Doobies | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Rockin' in the Free World | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | Kiss cover | |||
Left Nut | Rock and Roll All Nite | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | Neil Young cover | |||
Left Nut | Mongoloid | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | ||||
Left Nut | Garden Serenity | August 29, 1991 | The Middle East, Cambridge, MA | Encore |
60 Wrong Sausages, August-December 1991
The frequent collaborations between Cuomo, Wilson, Cropper, and Finn led to Cuomo joining the then-unnamed band of Wilson, Cropper, and Finn, later to be called 60 Wrong Sausages. The catalog of the band had expanded to include Cuomo's own compositions, as well as his collaborations with Wilson. The band name came about in a spur of the moment discussion. Someone suggested "Sausage", then "The Wrong Sausage", and finally: "No, it cant just be one wrong sausage! It needs to be, like, SIXTY Wrong Sausages!"
The line-up was:
- Finn: bass and vocals on about 1/2 of the songs, backup vocals on the rest
- Cuomo: lead guitar on about 2/3 of the songs, vocals on about 1/3 of the songs, rhythm guitar everywhere else, occasional drums
- Cropper: lead guitar on about 1/3 of the songs, rhythm guitar everywhere else, some backup vocals
- Wilson: drums on almost everything, vocals on several songs, lead guitar and vocals on a few songs
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Pat and Rivers 8-tracks, summer 1991
The "actual" songs from this collection would end up being played by 60 Wrong Sausages.
Cherubim & Seraphim
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Somebody Told Me Ben Gay Doesn't Work | 15 Ben Gay.mp3 | July 6, 1991 | 2:08 |
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8-track demo, also known as "Ben Gay" |
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Miscellaneous 8-tracks
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Numerous Druids (The Barnaby Jones) | 07 Numerous Druids (The Barnaby Jone.mp3 | July 1991 | 3:19 |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | To Get By | 02 To Get By.mp3 | July 1991 | 1:09 |
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8-track demo, reprise/remix of "Numerous Druids (The Barnaby Jones)" | |
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | Scotty's Pullover (Tennis Ball) | July 1991 | 8-track demo, remix |
Cholesterol EP, November 1, 1991
After the band came to fruition, they decided to record a demo tape before rehearsing and playing shows. The drums were recorded on Wilson's Octapad, as there was no room for drums in the Urban Ave. apartment. The demo was recorded throughout several weeks and wasn't finished until they decided to practice at a rehearsal space in October. The master tapes have been destroyed.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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60 Wrong Sausages | Evil Nest | September-October 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Finn song, master destroyed | |||
60 Wrong Sausages | Mega Man | September-October 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Wilson on vocals, master destroyed | |||
60 Wrong Sausages | Ben Gay | September-October 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Master destroyed | |||
60 Wrong Sausages | Workplace | September-October 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Wilson song, master destroyed |
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Rehearsals
60 Wrong Sausages practiced 7 times. All practices were videotaped, and two were audiotaped.
Practice #1: October 20, 1991
- Practice #2 - October 26, 1991
Practice #3: October 30, 1991
- Practice #4: November 3, 1991
- Practice #5: November 9, 1991
- Practice #6: November 13, 1991
- Practice #7: November 20, 1991
On November 29, 60 Wrong Sausages played their first and only ever show at the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma, California opening for Nuisance alongside Monsula and One Man Running, which was videotaped. The band broke up shortly after, with Karl Koch writing around the time of the show "band breakup seems inevitable."
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The Truth, summer-winter 1991
The Truth was a Christian rock band formed by Kevin Ridel in the summer of 1991. Cuomo helped Ridel record the band's first and only demo, doing engineering, backing vocals, and possibly guitar.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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The Truth | My Salvation | 01 My Salvation 9-8-1991.mp3 | September 8, 1991 | 4:31 | |||
The Truth | Eyes of the Children | 02 Eyes Of The Children 9-8-1991.mp3 | September 8, 1991 | 3:27 | |||
The Truth | With You in Heaven | 03 With You In Heaven 10-13-1991.mp3 | October 13, 1991 | 4:41 | |||
The Truth | I Belong to God | 04 I Belong To God 12-2-1991.mp3 | December 2, 1991 | 3:52 | |||
The Truth | The Man, the Woman, and the Serpent | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Fisher of Men | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Move Through Me | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | The Great Forever | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | You Gave It All | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Stacey's Song | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Real Love | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | My Love is For You | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Dreamland | Summer-winter 1991 | |||||
The Truth | Kevin's Breakfast Cereal Rap | Summer-winter 1991 | Joke song |
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Ridel got a band together to play live shows as The Truth, but when he noticed some gaps in his lineup, he got Cuomo to play bass and Finn to play guitar. The other members of the band were Jeffrey Urbach and 3 unknown backing singers. The band played at least one show at the Whiskey a Go Go in Hollywood, California after several rehearsals. "My Salvation", "With You In Heaven", and "I Belong To God" are known to have been performed at this show.
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Rivers et al. 4 and 8-track demos, summer-fall 1991
Takamine Overthrow
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Justin Fisher, Rivers Cuomo | If You Would | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo. Justin Fisher's song, with Cuomo assisting on recording and vocals | |||
Rivers Cuomo | I'm Your Man | 08 Hey M'Darlin.mp3 | Summer 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA |
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Rivers Cuomo, Pat Finn, Karl Koch, Jason Cropper | I Will Poop on Their Car Seats | September 19, 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Patrick Wilson, Karl Koch | Workplace | Fall 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo | |||
Rivers Cuomo | Hyperspace | Fall 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo | |||
Rivers Cuomo | Crazy Rock and Rollers | 10 Crazy Rock n Rollers.mp3 | Fall 1991 | 1:48 |
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Rivers Cuomo | Sing to Me Slow | Fall 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 8-track demo, later became "Underground" | |||
Rivers Cuomo | Underground | 11 Underground.mp3 | Fall 1991 | 2:28 |
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Shit/untitled
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | I Want To Be Your Abrbitate | Fall 1991 | |||||
Rivers Cuomo | My Comforter | Fall 1991 | |||||
Rivers Cuomo, Takashi Hasegawa, Sonia[who?] | English | 17 English-sonia and takashi.mp3 | 1991 | 2:19 |
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Miscellaneous 8-tracks
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Karl Koch, Jason Cropper | Gokuh | November 1991 | 8-track demo, very experimental | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Oh Geez! | 12 Oh Jeez.mp3 | Fall 1991 | 3:44 |
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Patrick Wilson | Jesse Says That Morrissey's Gay | Fall 1991 | 4-track demo, music is the same as "Workplace" | ||||
Patrick Wilson | Led Zep-Esque Song | Fall 1991 | 4-track demo, either Wilson playing Led Zeppelin songs on guitar or an early version of "Went Down Swinging" by The Special Goodness |
The 50 Song Project, December 1991-March 1992
After 60 Wrong Sausages dissolved, Cuomo was starting to find more excitement in his newer writing. At the same time, Cuomo and Wilson both expressed interest in writing songs like The Pixies and Nirvana. They, along with Cropper, soon started writing with the intent of writing 50 songs for a future new group and lineup. Fuzz material was considered sufficient material, however Bush and 60 Wrong Sausages material was deemed too different. They didn't quite make it to 50.
El Centro Paraganar
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Pat Finn | I Think It's Pretty Cool | Late 1991 | 8-track demo, funny | ||||
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | It Holds Me Together | 03 It Holds Me Together.mp3 | Late 1991 | 3:31 |
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Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | It Holds Me Together | Late 1991 | 8-track demo, "Gokuh" vocal ending |
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Angstmuffins
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Cheesewheel | Late 1991/early 1992 | 8-track demo, didn't really count as one of the 50, master is missing | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Undone - The Sweater Song | 06 Undone.mp3 | December 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 2:30 |
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8-track demo, mixdown was sped up to increase tempo, master is missing |
Patrick Wilson | Jessica | December 1991 | 4-track demo, master is missing | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Little Bag | 07 Little Bag.mp3 | December 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | 2:21 |
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8-track demo, master is missing |
Rivers Cuomo | Close Your Eyes and Give Me a Kiss | 08 Close Your Eyes and Give Me a Kiss.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:00 |
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8-track demo, master is missing |
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Rivers demos, December 1991
In December 1991, Rivers recorded a set of demos onto a tape entitled Rivers's Opera.
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | 01 Intro.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:43 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 02 I Just Took the Most Wicked Dump.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:54 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 03 What do you do when you know what.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:14 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 04 I'm basket for your name_ i'm fee.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:00 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 05 Dadddy I'm going to sing this son.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:34 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 06 I am really fucking cool with all.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:16 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 07 and i'm playing piano for you dad.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:05 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 08 when somebody asks you what the n.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:52 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 09 One more time for the children ar.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:32 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 10 Scat.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:52 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 11 what you got in your little littl.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:44 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 12 I think everybody should eat lots.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:25 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 13 My mommy said children ought to g.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:39 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 14 I'm gonna sing a little pentatoni.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:18 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 15 Little Children that's not in my.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:27 |
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Rivers Cuomo | Hey My Darlin' | 16 Hey My Darlin'_ I'm gonna sing a.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:55 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 17 Friends Romans, and Countrymens_.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:47 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 18 PE Rap.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:18 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 19 I'm gonna sing a song_ bridge in.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:41 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 20 The Key of E_ The Key of Bb.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:57 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 21 We came to Hollywood_.mp3 | December 1991 | 1:10 |
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Rivers Cuomo | It Holds Me Together | 22 It Holds Me Together.mp3 | December 1991 | 3:54 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 23 You can't hold me back!.mp3 | December 1991 | 0:40 |
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Rivers Cuomo | 24 I think maybe i'm starting to run.mp3 | December 1991 | 2:39 |
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References
- ↑ Archive.org archive of the October 22 - 28, 1993 Boston Phoenix
- ↑ Archive.org archive of the August 27 - September 2, 1999 Boston Phoenix