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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 1992. It contains the beginnings of Weezer, and their first ever shows.

January-August 1992

The 50 Song Project continued

XTLHYCALPHTOL

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Two to Tango January(?) 1992 8-track demo, prototype
Rivers Cuomo Why Do We Hurt Each Other? January 1, 1992 8-track demo, master taped over
Rivers Cuomo I Can't Forget the Way 14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3 January 1, 1992 3:24 Master was taped over
Rivers Cuomo Pulp January 2, 1992 8-track demo, master taped over
Rivers Cuomo Chasm 15 Chasm.mp3 January 2, 1992 2:24 8-track demo, also known as "Kasim", master taped over
Patrick Wilson Rain January 2, 1992 Also known as "What's Stoppin' You?", master taped over
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8 track “XTLHYCALPHTOL”, Jan 1992 – Sept 1992

*1. 2 To Tango [prototype demo] [1/92(?)]
*2. “On A Street In Rome” [fall 1992?
*3. “On A Street In Rome” [incomplete, working tape] / “9 Years Old” [song sketch]
*4 Rivers dictates essay in Spanish about what he’s up to (re: weezer) (9?/92)

[j-card lists 5 totally taped over earlier titles, “Why Do We?” (Why Do We Hurt Each Other), “Cant Forget” (I Cant Forget The Way), “Pulp”, “Chasm”, and “Rain” (PW). All are dated 1/1/92 – 1/2/92]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


My - Oh - My

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Two to Tango 16 Two to Tango.mp3 January 3, 1992 2:27 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Colmusheen 01 Colmusheen.MP3 January 3, 1992 3:05 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Transported 05 Transported.mp3 January 1992 0:54 8-track demo, didn't really count as one of the 50, taped over
Rivers Cuomo Wet Dog 04 Wet Dog.mp3 January 1992 2:21 8-track demo, didn't really count as one of the 50, taped over
Jason Cropper Guess We Could Wait January 1992 8-track demo, renamed version of the "theme song" of his previous band, taped over with no surviving mixdown
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8 track “My – Oh - My” Jan 1992 – April(?) 1992

. 2 To Tango [prototype] (1/3/92)
2. Colmusheen (1/3/92)
*3. Say It Ain’t So [old original bridge] [3?/??/92]
*4. “Where Can I Rest” [PW 3?/92]
*5. Lullabye For Wayne [prototype demo, inst. PW? 3?/92]
6. Simply State [3? (4?)/92]
7. Simply State [solo vox near end]

[j-card lists 1-3 above, with #3 replacing a crossed off earlier listing, plus 2 more crossed out songs. The 3 crossed out tracks are “Transported”, “Wet Dog”, and “Guess We Could Wait” (JC)]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Ziggy Bumwad

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Make Me a Pallet 10 Make Me A Pallet.mp3 Early 1992(?) 1:57 8-track demo, didn't really count as one of the 50
Rivers Cuomo The World We Love So Much February 1992 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA 3:39 8-track demo, Gregg Alexander cover, didn't really count as one of the 50
Rivers Cuomo or Patrick Wilson Funky Instrumental 1992(?) 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Lollipop 1992(?) 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Do You Think I'm Sad? 1992(?) 8-track demo
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8 track “Ziggy Bumwad” Fall 1991

1. Make Me A Pallet
2. The World We Love So Much
*3. “unknown funky instrumental” [RC?]
*4. “Lollipop”
*5. “Do You Think I’m Happy” [partial]

[j-card only lists 1,2]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Miscellaneous 8-tracks

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson The World Has Turned and Left Me Here 09 The World Has Turned And Left Me.mp3 January 1992 2:21 8-track demo, master is missing
Patrick Wilson It's Not the Same January 1992 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo My Oh My January 1992 8-track demo
Patrick Wilson M.E. January 1992 4-track demo, Gary Numan cover
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me 11 Thief, You've Taken All That Was.mp3 February 1992 1:48 8-track demo, master is lost
Patrick Wilson Blood on the Hands of... February 1992(?) 4-track demo
Jason Cropper I Am Your Blue Sky Late 1991- Early 1992(?) 8-track demo, Cuomo provides backing vocals
Patrick Wilson My Name is Jonas Late 1991- Early 1992(?) 4-track demo, mostly instrumental with different vocal melody, master is lost
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Shortly after the first (and only) 60 Wrong Sausages show, the band was no more. Pat Finn was going through some weird times, and Rivers was losing interest in the band, finding more excitement in his own new song material. About this time, Rivers and Pat Wilson expressed a mutual interest in moving toward the type of songs that bands like the Pixies and Nirvana were doing. While there was no definate plan, they embarked on a songwriting spree, hoping to write 50 new songs between them, and from this new roster move forward with an unnamed new band. While no one knew it at the time, this new band would not include Pat Finn, but rather Matt Sharp (who still lived in Northern California at this point). It was a definate stylistic move away from the more rythmic jazz/jam/riff oriented 60 Wrong Sausages, and consequently the different writing style of Pat Finn. They never quite made it to 50. However, the old Fuzz song roster was accepted as sufficient material, bolstering the list by at least 5-6 songs. Bush and 60WS songs were deemed too different for the new plan.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 2


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.[1][2] 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.

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
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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


Pat Wilson 4-track master, ~March—April 1992

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Patrick Wilson Unfamiliar ~March—April 1992 Early version
Patrick Wilson "mellow instrumental" ~March—April 1992 Possibly "Autumn".
Patrick Wilson "unknown instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "shows up nowhere else"
Patrick Wilson Unfamiliar ~March—April 1992 Second early version
Patrick Wilson "mellow instrumental" ~March—April 1992 Take two "w/ evil ending", "intentional guitar shredding sabotages this attempt".
Patrick Wilson "jangly instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "w/ added "hey hey baby" nonsense at end"
Patrick Wilson "(ultra early prototype of) Somebody Else" ~March—April 1992 Very early instrumental version of The Special Goodness' "Somebody Else"
Patrick Wilson "(ultra early prototype of) Somebody Else" ~March—April 1992 Take two, very early instrumental version of The Special Goodness' "Somebody Else"
Patrick Wilson "unknown fast tempo instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "yet another vocal-less song that shows up nowhere else"
Patrick Wilson "slow instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "distinguished by a vaguely "Undone"-ish guitar figure"
Patrick Wilson "fast tempo instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "yet another vocal-less song that shows up nowhere else"
Patrick Wilson "very nice slow tempo instrumental" ~March—April 1992 "w/ classic 1-4-5 progression"
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This is mostly unknown material. I suspect that this tape was forgotten about or lost for a while.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Rivers and Pat 8-track recordings, Spring 1992

My - Oh - My

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Say It Ain't So March 1992 8-track demo, includes "old original bridge"
Patrick Wilson Where Can I Rest March(?) 1992 8-track demo
Patrick Wilson Lullaby for Wayne March(?) 1992 8-track demo, instrumental with different arrangement
Rivers Cuomo Simply State 01 Simply State.mp3 Spring 1992 1:32 Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years Recorded in March or April, riff later used for "Negativland", "Blast Off and "El Scorcho".
Rivers Cuomo Simply State Spring 1992 "solo vox near end".
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8 track “My – Oh - My” Jan 1992 – April(?) 1992

. 2 To Tango [prototype] (1/3/92)
2. Colmusheen (1/3/92)
*3. Say It Ain’t So [old original bridge] [3?/??/92]
*4. “Where Can I Rest” [PW 3?/92]
*5. Lullabye For Wayne [prototype demo, inst. PW? 3?/92]
6. Simply State [3? (4?)/92]
7. Simply State [solo vox near end]

[j-card lists 1-3 above, with #3 replacing a crossed off earlier listing, plus 2 more crossed out songs. The 3 crossed out tracks are “Transported”, “Wet Dog”, and “Guess We Could Wait” (JC)]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Whisky a Go Go concert, March 30, 1992

See Weezer concert: 03/30/1992

Weezer played their second show at the Whisky a Go Go on March 30, 1992. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch. This 4 song set was a part of a recurring open-mic style show at the venue called "No Bozo Jam Night."

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song March 30, 1992 Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer I Can't Forget the Way March 30, 1992 Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here March 30, 1992 Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The Biggest Animal March 30, 1992 Whiskey a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
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This short show was taped by Karl

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


8121 Club concert, April 7, 1992

See Weezer concert: 04/07/1992

Weezer played their third show at the 8121 club on April 7, 1992. This show is notable for being the first of many acoustic performances by the band. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer I Can't Forget the Way April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Spiderbitch April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer 2 to Tango April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Underground April 7, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
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This was the first of numerous acoustic shows the band would play. Pat had just a hi-hat and snare (using brushes), Matt turned his bass way down, and Rivers and Jason played acoustic guitars. Taped by Karl.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Whisky a Go Go concert, April 13, 1992

See Weezer concert: 04/13/1992

Weezer played their fourth show at the Whisky a Go Go on April 13, 1992. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch on a handheld voice recorder. This 4 song set was a part of a recurring open-mic style show at the venue called "No Bozo Jam Night."

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song April 13, 1992 Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together April 13, 1992 Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me April 13, 1992 Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here April 13, 1992 Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
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Karlification!

Taped by Karl.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Left Nut concert, April 17, 1992

Left Nut played at The Middle East on April 17, 1992. Video of the performance was shot by Francis DiMenno.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Left Nut Take the Last Train April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Torch This Place April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Hard Drugs April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut I Refuse April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut I Give It Up April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Inside My Shoes April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Strange April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Burned Black April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Try to Grow April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Scared, I'm Sorry April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Magic (Left Nut song) April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Left Nut Walk All Over You April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA AC/DC cover
Left Nut Rockin' in the Free World April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA Neil Young cover
Left Nut Everything It Takes to Be an Asshole April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA Encore
Left Nut Mongoloid April 17, 1992 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA Encore
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Pat Wilson & Karl Koch demo, ~April—May 1992

Patrick Wilson and Karl Koch wrote and demoed "Martha" live to a micro-cassette, with Wilson on acoustic guitar and both sharing vocal duties. This would be the first in a long line of song-writing between the two, which would eventually become Southern Fried Swing. 50-60 cassettes were made by the duo from late spring 1992 to 1997, mostly recorded during downtime while touring with Weezer.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Martha April—May 1992 Recorded live to micro-cassette, version one
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This silly song was significant only because it was the first of a long spontaneous somgwriting collaboration between Pat Wilson and Karl (and occasionally Pat Finn too). This team-up eventually became known as Southern Fried Swing. Over the course of 1992-1997, about 50-60 tapes were made, mostly done while on the road with weezer, in hotel rooms and on the bus. Most songs centered around very low-quality beginners' keyboards, found at Salvation Armys and Radio Shacks. I mention all this here due to the impossibility of keeping track of all the recording that has gone into this project.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Matt Sharp demo, spring 1992

Four instrumental tracks recorded in early 1992 by Matt Sharp, found in spring 2024 during research for the 30th Anniversary Deluxe edition of The Blue Album. All of them were labelled "Windows Down" and bare little resemblance to each other, though the fourth and final demo would later be practiced (with lyrics) in May 1992.[3][2]

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Matt Sharp Windows Down Spring 1992 "Mellow" instrumental demo 1, no resemblance to the other demos.
Matt Sharp Windows Down Spring 1992 "Mellow" instrumental demo 2, no resemblance to the other demos.
Matt Sharp Windows Down Spring 1992 "Mellow" instrumental demo 3, no resemblance to the other demos.
Matt Sharp Windows Down Spring 1992 Instrumental demo 4, lyrics and vocals written later by Rivers Cuomo.
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Welcome to Vas Llegas, May—June 1992

Carnival Art record their second and final album, Welcome to Vas Llegas, throughout May and June of 1992. It was recorded at Cherokee Recording, with overdubs done at A&M Recording (both in Los Angeles, California) and Greene Street Recording in New York City.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Carnival Art Welcome to Vas Llegas May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 1:41 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Shit Thick May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 5:07 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Sucker Punch May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:24 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Which Is Wig May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:36 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Dread Full Head May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:55 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Blue Food May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 5:37 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Gold Plated Crazy May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 4:37 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Bullet Surprise May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:24 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Crepitus May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:59 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Little Elvis May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:41 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art Pill Bugg May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 5:14 Welcome to Vas Llegas
Carnival Art The Pussycat Song May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 0:51 Welcome to Vas Llegas Unlisted track.
Carnival Art Ms. Rubble May—June 1992
  • Cherokee Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • A&M Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Greene Street Recording, New York City, NY
 3:30
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Meanwhile Brian (who was not to meet the other weezer guys till December), went into Greene Street Recording Studios in New York City, with Carnival Art, to record what I believe is their second album (I do know for a fact that it's their final album.)

This album was released on the Beggars Banquet in fall 1992.

By this time, Keith (the drummer, who would later drum for Shufflepuck) had left the band. Ed, however, was still in.

—Karl Koch, olai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Weezer practice, May 1992

An early Weezer practice in the Amherst House's garage, recorded in May 1992.[2] 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.[2]

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.
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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


The Central (Club Dump) concert, May 7, 1992

See Weezer concert: 05/07/1992

Weezer played their sixth show at The Central on May 7, 1992 as part of Club Dump, a weekly club held at The Central on Thursdays. This show was videotaped by The Central for $10, the tape is in the Weezer archives.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Spiderbitch May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The Biggest Animal May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Only in Dreams May 7, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA Encore
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5/7/92 Club Dump

Lets Sew
Thief
Spiderbitch
Undone
TWHT
The Biggest Animal

OID (encore)

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - April 2025


Karlification!

This show was videotaped. (track list currently unavailable)

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


8121 Club concert, May 21, 1992

See Weezer concert: 05/21/1992
Master tape insert.

Weezer played their seventh show at the 8121 club on May 21, 1992. Another acoustic set, this show was audiotaped by Karl Koch, which includes recordings done to test their tape recorder.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo My Name Is Jonas May 21, 1992 West Hollywood, CA Acoustic recording before the show.
Smiths Medley (includes "Hairdresser on Fire" by Morrissey) May 21, 1992 West Hollywood, CA Goofy medley of songs by The Smiths, recorded on the way to the venue.
Weezer Only in Dreams May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Spiderbitch May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The Biggest Animal May 21, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA 'R.C. says "this is a Fuzz song [...] by one of our favorite bands'"
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Another acoustic performance at 8121. Karl tapes, starting with some nonsense in the car on the way to the club!

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Weezer's first demo (English Acid tape), May 25, 1992

After multiple shows and rehearsals, Weezer decide to record their first demo tape on May 25, 1992, with the hope to send out and get more gigs. It was recorded in the Amherst house garage on Rivers' 8-track recorder, track by track.

About ten copies were made on blank cassettes and given to clubs in the Los Angeles area, one of which reached the owner of English Acid and led to Weezer booking their first gig at the venue. Due to this, the tape was nicknamed the "English Acid tape" by Karl Koch.

Mixed Weezer Shit

Master tape of this demo and the Rivers demos below
Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA Weezer's first demo
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together 02 Let's Sew Our Pants Together.mp3 May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA 3:52 Misplaced by Rivers on the Patrick & Rivers bundle. Hoarse grunge-style vocal take.
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA Weezer's first demo
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA Unfinished take, bass and drums only
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA "Semi-acapella mix"
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA "Semi-acapella mix"
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here May 25, 1992 2226 Amherst Ave., Los Angeles, CA "Semi-acapella mix"
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Somewhere in May the band decided it was time to prepare a demo tape, to try and book shows at a wider range of clubs in LA. The whole band recorded their parts in layers, on Rivers's 8 track. A few copies were made on whatever blank cassettes were lying around, and given to several clubs to try and get shows booked. made in the garage (all 3 songs were the best recording they'd made to date, but they were still a little shaky....)

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


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8 track “Mixed Weezer Shit” (5/92)

1. Thief [You’ve Taken All That Was Me]
2. Lets Sew Our Pants [Together]
3. The World Has Turned [And Left Me Here]
[#1-3 = first weezer demo]
*4. Undone (bass and drums only, possibly intended for demo)
5. The Road My Father Paved
6. Why Are We?
*7. Paperface [original demo]
*8. Thief, You’ve Taken All That Was Me [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]
*9. Lets Sew Our Pants Together [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]
*10. The World Has turned And Left Me Here [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]

[j-card does not list #4, 8, 9, and does list a 11th track that has been crossed out, “Wink Song Mixed Down” (unknown PW demo)]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Rivers 8-track recordings, May 1992

Mixed Weezer Shit

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Superman 10 Superman.mp3 May 1992 2:11 Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years Original lyrics to "The Road My Father Paved", early mixdown.
Rivers Cuomo The Road My Father Paved May 1992 "Superman" with new vocals taped over on the original master.
Rivers Cuomo Why Are We? 11 Why Are We.mp3 May 1992 2:44 Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years
Rivers Cuomo Paperface May 1992 3:21 Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Very early different version.
Patrick Wilson(?) «Wink Song Mixed Down» May 1992 Mixdown of an unknown song by Patrick Wilson, master wiped
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8 track “Mixed Weezer Shit” (5/92)

1. Thief [You’ve Taken All That Was Me]
2. Lets Sew Our Pants [Together]
3. The World Has Turned [And Left Me Here]
[#1-3 = first weezer demo]
*4. Undone (bass and drums only, possibly intended for demo)
5. The Road My Father Paved
6. Why Are We?
*7. Paperface [original demo]
*8. Thief, You’ve Taken All That Was Me [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]
*9. Lets Sew Our Pants Together [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]
*10. The World Has turned And Left Me Here [5/92 demo, semi acappella mix]

[j-card does not list #4, 8, 9, and does list a 11th track that has been crossed out, “Wink Song Mixed Down” (unknown PW demo)]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Mixed Weezer Collaboration Nonsense 8-track, June(?) 1992

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Patrick Wilson I Beg Your Pardon June(?) 1992 8-track demo, early prototype of "A Fortunate Mistake", version one
Patrick Wilson I Beg Your Pardon June(?) 1992 8-track demo, early prototype of "A Fortunate Mistake", version two, considered for use in "Only She Can Hold My Hand"
Rivers Cuomo This Is My Love Song for You June(?) 1992 8-track demo
???[who?] Dawn Sets Upon Us June(?) 1992 8-track demo, master taped over, possibly a Weezer recording
???[who?] Say It Ain't So June(?) 1992 8-track demo, master taped over, possibly a Weezer recording
???[who?] Why Can't You Be There? June(?) 1992 8-track demo, master taped over, possibly a Weezer recording
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8 track “Mixed Weezer Collaboration Nonsense” 6(?)/92</nowiki>

*1. “I Beg Your Pardon” [“Chutes And Ladders”? PW]
*2. “I Beg Your Pardon” [inst., PW]
[considered for part of “Only She Can Hold My Hand”,
later = SG: “A Fortunate Mistake”]
*3. “My Love Song For You” [RC demo]

[j-card shows 3 totally different tracks, which must have been taped over: “Dawn Sets Upon Us, “Say It Aint So”, and “Why Cant You Be There” (unknown if these were band recordings or RC demos, but are written in the same pen as the tape name which specifically includes the word “collaboration”]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


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.

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
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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.

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)
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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, June 11, 1992

See Weezer concert: 06/11/1992

Weezer played their ninth show at 8121 Club on June 11, 1992. Another acoustic set, this show was audiotaped by Karl Koch. Pat Finn joins the band for the final planned song, "The Biggest Animal", before playing a medley of The Smiths songs.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Paperface June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
The Biggest Animal June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA
Smiths Medley June 11, 1992 8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA Medley of songs by The Smiths.
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Karl's "bootleg"

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Rivers 8-track demos, June—July 1992

Kraft

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo The Purification of Water 02 The Purification of Water.mp3 June-July 1992 2:53 8-track demo, taped over. "the first of several attempts - Rivers was never satisfied."
Rivers Cuomo Say It Ain't So 12 Say It Ain't So.mp3 June-July 1992 1:24 8-track demo, labeled as "Say It Ain't Reggae" on j-card, taped over on master
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Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025

—Karl Koch, [citation needed]


The Central (Club Dump) concert, July 9, 1992

See Weezer concert: 07/09/1992
Screenshot from the video.

Weezer played their eleventh show at The Central on July 9, 1992 as part of Club Dump. This show was videotaped by The Central for $10, and is notable as the first Weezer show attended by Mykel and Carli Allan. Rivers Cuomo's amp blew out during the intro of "Undone - The Sweater Song", leading to the riff lasting for minutes while Rivers went to borrow a new one.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Paperface July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Only in Dreams July 9, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
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videotaped

—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.

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

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Karl's "bootleg"

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Coconut Teaszer concert, July 27, 1992

See Weezer concert: 07/27/1992

Weezer played their thirteenth show at the Coconut Teaszer on July 27, 1992. This show was videotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Dueling Banjos July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA Impromptu Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith cover
Weezer Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Paperface July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Only In Dreams July 27, 1992 Coconut Teaszer, Hollywood, CA
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There were plans to play a cover of Wax's "So Much Talk", but due to Rivers Cuomo's guitar strap breaking and disrupting the set, it was skipped.

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videotaped by Karl

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Rivers 8-track demos, July—August 1992

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
The Bottle of Wine Song 03 The Bottle Of Wine Song.mp3 July—August 1992 2:36
Rivers Cuomo Please Sweet Peepers 06 Sweet Peepers.mp3 July—August 1992 1:26
Rivers Cuomo No One Else 07 No One Else.mp3 August 1992 3:10 Master is missing
Rivers Cuomo I Dropped the Bomb August 1992 Monterey Jack
Rivers Cuomo Why Do We Hurt Each Other? 05 Why Do We Hurt Each Other.mp3 July—August 1992 2:56
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July and August multitracked recordings by Rivers...

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


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

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.
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Reel 2

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.
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Reel 3

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
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Reel 4

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 Not recorded as part of these sessions, though included on the master reel
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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


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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.

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
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Another at the Coconut Teaszer , karl "bootlegs"

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Northern California tour recordings, August 13-16, 1992

See 1992 Northern California tour

These were the first ever Weezer shows outside of Los Angeles. All three were videotaped by Karl Koch.

August 13, 1992

See Weezer concert: 08/13/1992

Weezer played their fifteenth show at Marsuggi's on August 13, 1992. This show was videotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer Paperface August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
Weezer So Much Talk August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA Wax cover
Weezer Only In Dreams August 13, 1992 Marsuggi's, San Jose, CA
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Miscellaneous recordings, August 14, 1992

While Weezer were looking for a gig to play, Karl Koch started recording the ride on his portable cassette recorder. These include Pat narrating their trip and an full-band acapella version of Rivers Cuomo's "Please Sweet Peepers".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Please Sweet Peepers August 14, 1992 Berkeley, California Acapella version.
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After unsuccessfully securing a gig, the band would retreat to Jason's mother's apartment in Oakland, California, where they would make use of her piano and a flute. Among what was recorded at the apartment were a series of improvised jams, a short piano version of "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi, and a jam later nicknamed "Symphony of Sludge" with Cuomo on flute and the others all on piano. Short clips of these have surfaced from a stickAM stream where Karl Koch showed off old recordings and demos.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Patrick Wilson Linus and Lucy August 14, 1992 Jason Cropper's mother's apartment, Oakland, California
«Jazz Odyssey» August 14, 1992 Jason Cropper's mother's apartment, Oakland, California
Weezer «Symphony of Sludge» August 14, 1992 Jason Cropper's mother's apartment, Oakland, California Also known as "The Piano and Flute Odyssey", part one.
Weezer «Symphony of Sludge» August 14, 1992 Jason Cropper's mother's apartment, Oakland, California Also known as "The Piano and Flute Odyssey", part two.
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August 15, 1992

See Weezer concert: 08/15/1992

Weezer played their sixteenth show at the Power Station on August 15, 1992. This show was videotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA Unconfirmed but likely
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA
Weezer So Much Talk August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA Wax cover
Weezer Say It Ain't So August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA 3:18 Video Capture Device Video of this performance was mixed in with video and audio from the following show
Weezer Paperface August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA
Weezer The Answer Man August 15, 1992 The Power Station, Eureka, CA
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August 16, 1992

See Weezer concert: 08/16/1992

Weezer played their seventeenth show at an outdoor party on August 16, 1992. This show was videotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA 3:18 Video Capture Device Video of this performance was mixed in with video from the previous show
Weezer Say It Ain't So August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer Only in Dreams August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer Paperface August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
Weezer The Answer Man August 16, 1992 ?, Guerneville, CA
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The Central (Club Dump) concert, August 20, 1992

See Weezer concert: 08/20/1992

Weezer played their eighteenth show at The Central on August 20, 1992 as part of Club Dump, a weekly club held at The Central on Thursdays. This show was videotaped by The Central for $10, the tape is in the Weezer archives.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Let's Sew Our Pants Together August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Paperface August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Only in Dreams August 20, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
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8/20/92 Club Dump

TWHT
Undone (incl Jasons comment "BeeGees of the 21st Century")
Lets Sew..
SIAS
Paperface

OID

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - April 2025


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Club Dump had a video camera operator who would take overly special effected videos of bands shows, if bands ponied up $10 for the tape. Weezer almost always went for the deal. This show was videotaped. The video has unfortunatley gone missing, it may be in the collection of Matt Sharp.

—Karl Koch, [citation needed]


September-December 1992

Rivers 8-track recordings, August-September 1992

XTLHYCALPHTOL

These songs were taped over a 50 Song Project master from January 1992, which still includes the "Two 2 Tango" "prototype" demo. It also includes audio of Rivers Cuomo dictating an essay he wrote in Spanish about recent events, including Weezer, likely recorded in September of 1992.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo On a Street in Rome Fall(?) 1992 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo On a Street in Rome Fall(?) 1992 1-track demo with extra guitar work, "incomplete, working tape"
Rivers Cuomo 9 Years Old/Boba Fett Fall(?) 1992 1-track demo, "song sketch"
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8 track “XTLHYCALPHTOL”, Jan 1992 – Sept 1992

*1. 2 To Tango [prototype demo] [1/92(?)]
*2. “On A Street In Rome” [fall 1992?
*3. “On A Street In Rome” [incomplete, working tape] / “9 Years Old” [song sketch]
*4 Rivers dictates essay in Spanish about what he’s up to (re: weezer) (9?/92)

[j-card lists 5 totally taped over earlier titles, “Why Do We?” (Why Do We Hurt Each Other), “Cant Forget” (I Cant Forget The Way), “Pulp”, “Chasm”, and “Rain” (PW). All are dated 1/1/92 – 1/2/92]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


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None of these turned up till much later, possibly never intended for weezer

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 3


Ghengis Cohen show, September 30, 1992

See Weezer concert: 09/30/1992

Weezer played their twenty fifth show at Ghengis Cohen on September 30, 1992. Another acoustic set, this show was audiotaped by Karl Koch.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here September 30, 1992 Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas September 30, 1992 Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So September 30, 1992 Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song September 30, 1992 Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
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The Central (Club Dump) concert, October 15, 1992

See Weezer concert: 10/15/1992

Weezer played their twenty seventh show at The Central on October 15, 1992 as part of Club Dump, a weekly club held at The Central on Thursdays. This show was videotaped by The Central for $10, the tape is in the Weezer archives

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer No One Else October 15, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Say It Ain't So October 15, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here October 15, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Paperface October 15, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song October 15, 1992 The Central, West Hollywood, CA
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Karlification!

10/15/92 Club Dump

No One Else
SIAS
TWHT
Paperface

Undone

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - April 2025


Karlification!

Club Dump had a video camera operator who would take overly special effected videos of bands shows, if bands ponied up $10 for the tape. Weezer almost always went for the deal. This show was videotaped. The video has unfortunatley gone missing, it may have been in the collection of Pat Wilson, but its whereabouts have been unknown for years.

—Karl Koch, [citation needed]


English Acid show, October 21, 1992

See Weezer concert: 10/21/1992

Weezer played their twenty eighth show at English Acid on October 21, 1992. An undated audiotape by Karl Koch exists. Although which show it belongs to is unclear, it has been determined to be from this show. The following setlist is incomplete and indefinitive.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer My Name Is Jonas October 21, 1992 English Acid, West Hollywood, CA Incomplete, missing beginning
Weezer Paperface October 21, 1992 English Acid, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here October 21, 1992 English Acid, West Hollywood, CA
Weezer The Answer Man October 21, 1992 English Acid, West Hollywood, CA
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Karlification!

...another "bootleg" by karl

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4


5092 Club show, November 7, 1992

See Weezer concert: 11/07/1992

Weezer played their thirty first show at 5092 Club on November 7, 1992. This show was audiotaped by Karl Koch. The following setlist is incomplete, as the tape runs out after "Only in Dreams".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here November 7, 1992 5092 Club, Huntington Beach, CA Partial, soundcheck
Weezer No One Else November 7, 1992 5092 Club, Huntington Beach, CA Partial, soundcheck
Weezer Surf Wax America November 7, 1992 5092 Club, Huntington Beach, CA
Weezer My Name Is Jonas November 7, 1992 5092 Club, Huntington Beach, CA
Weezer Only in Dreams November 7, 1992 5092 Club, Huntington Beach, CA Cut off after tape runs out
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"The Real Demo", November 14—November 15(?), 1992

Cassette tapes

Weezer recorded their third demo (often referred to as the Real Demo) on at least November 14, 1992, though it's likely they finished recording on November 15.[4] It was recorded at a studio (actually a converted garage) by Jon Pikus, friend of the band and drummer of El Magnifico, without the owner's knowledge. As of the time of recording, Pikus was still a learning engineer, and the demo was, according to Karl Koch, "flawed by sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded like a tennis ball hitting a racket at Wimbledon". Nonetheless, it was still the best representation of the band yet.

i actually was paid for my services, in the form of a pair of stereo speakers (the kind you buy from a dude in a van for like $100, who lures you in by asking if you want to buy some "studio monitors"). the studio's usual monitor speakers had gone missing and we needed to mix, so one of the guys in the band brought these giant speakers in, we mixed on them, and then in lieu of payment (which i think we all estimated at around $200, but no one had any cash) they left me the speakers as my compensation. then i blew them up shortly thereafter on another session.

matt and i mixed it late night 'cause the others had gone home, until 4 am, heavily referencing the surfer rosa CD which was the only album we had there, the cracking snare sound was an impulsive late night decision that just seemed to lend itself to the recording (in retrospect does it crack a little too much? well, sure)

the intro of undone had some talking from bandmembers of Wax, joe sib & soda i think, in addition to the vinyl snippets we mixed in...

...i had my mastering guy Alan Yoshida at A&M; master it for me for free as a favor. there was also a short bonus track of rivers playing beethoven's 9th symphony for like 30 seconds that got left off. i thought that say it aint so was the real gem of the session, and i kept it on my production reel for a few years to follow..

—Jon Pikus, Weezer Recording History, Page 4


By this point, the band had gone on an aggressive campaign to get signed to a record label, making several copies of the tape and sending them to record label offices and personnel, lawyers, and producers. There were 3 different sets of the demo. The first, a set of around 75 cassettes, had a blue label, the second, a set of around 100 cassettes, had a green label, and the third, another set of around 100 cassettes, had a yellow label. There was no J-card.

The original tape contained 4 songs, although some contained 5. The band recorded a version of "Surf Wax America", but they deemed it not quality enough to put on the main demo, so they put it on the flipside of the tape of only about 15 copies for friends, unlabelled. The Real Demo's version of "Undone - The Sweater Song" contains Koch's first ever contribution to a Weezer recording: a sequence of samples from several sources for the song's intro. It samples audio from several vinyl records, including movie dialogue and Firesign Theatre albums.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer No One Else November 14–November 15(?), 1992 3:10 Weezer's third demo
Weezer The World Has Turned and Left Me Here November 14–November 15(?), 1992 4:30 Weezer's third demo
Weezer Say It Ain't So November 14–November 15(?), 1992 4:10 Weezer's third demo
Weezer Undone - The Sweater Song November 14–November 15(?), 1992 5:34 Weezer's third demo Includes "Ode to Joy" coda
Weezer Surf Wax America November 14–November 15(?), 1992 3:12 Weezer's third demo Only on the B-side of a handful of copies
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Karlification!

This demo was recorded at a weird little 16 track studio in Hollywood. It was actually a converted garage at some dude's house. Weezer's aquaintence John Pikus (of El Magnifico and later the Campfire Girls) was the engineer. They banged it out over the course of 2 days. They could have worked faster but the studio was being "borrowed" with out the knowledge of its owner, who was only absent at certain times.

In any event, John was at the time a capable but still learning engineer, and the tape, while being the best-yet representation of the band, was still flawed by sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded like a tennis ball hitting a racket at Wimbledon.

Jon Pikus writes:

"i actually was paid for my services, in the form of a pair of stereo speakers (the kind you buy from a dude in a van for like $100, who lures you in by asking if you want to buy some "studio monitors"). the studio's usual monitor speakers had gone missing and we needed to mix, so one of the guys in the band brought these giant speakers in, we mixed on them, and then in lieu of payment (which i think we all estimated at around $200, but no one had any cash) they left me the speakers as my compensation. then i blew them up shortly thereafter on another session.

matt and i mixed it late night 'cause the others had gone home, until 4 am, heavily referencing the surfer rosa CD which was the only album we had there, the cracking snare sound was an impulsive late night decision that just seemed to lend itself to the recording (in retrospect does it crack a little too much? well, sure)

the intro of undone had some talking from bandmembers of Wax, joe sib & soda i think, in addition to the vinyl snippets we mixed in..." [actually I recall a lot of mentioning of Wax done by Matt and the guys in their vocal takes. I dont recall any actual Wax member in attendance, but it HAS been over 10 years...] -karl

"...i had my mastering guy Alan Yoshida at A&M; master it for me for free as a favor. there was also a short bonus track of rivers playing beethoven's 9th symphony for like 30 seconds that got left off. i thought that say it aint so was the real gem of the session, and i kept it on my production reel for a few years to follow." ---Jon pikus

The band dove into the bizarre world of trying to get signed at this point, printing up many copies of the tape, and agressively sending them to label offices, lawyers, and producers, and giving them out to label-personnel at shows. Overall there were 3 different printings made. There were no j-cards, just adhesive label stickers on the cassettes. The first set (about 75 cassettes) had light blue labels. The second (about 100) had green ones, and #3 (about 100) had yellow labels.

The tape consisted of 4 songs, listed below. However the band recorded 5 songs. They were never quite satisfied with "Surf Wax America", so that song was only added to a handful of copies for the band's freinds. it was put on the unlabelled side B. I would guess that less than 15 copies have "Surf Wax" on the back side.

The "Undone" on this demo had karl's first weezer recording contribution, a short sequence of samples from various weird records, recorded in the beginning 2 verses. The band also did the talking thing, and the result was pretty chaotic. I used Star Wars quotes (Darth's "you are part of the rebel alliance, and a traitor!"), Gollem (from the Hobbit movie: "tasty morsels..."), and some other bits of nonsense.

the 9th symphony bit that Pikus recounts was in fact recorded, but I beleive was a 'coda' to undone on the original demo tape. It breaks down with wacky chords after a mistake. This bit never made it to mp3/bootleg form.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 4


Cold Ethyl, 1992—1993(?)

At some point in 1992 or 1993, Carnival Art records a cover of "Cold Ethyl" by Alice Cooper for the tribute album Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper. This was recorded at Sound Castle Studios with co-producer and engineer Tracy Chisholm, who previously co-produced Thrumdrone.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Carnival Art Cold Ethyl 1992—1993(?) Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles, California 2:43 Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper'
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References

  1. ↑ Historic event: 02/14/1992 by Karl Koch.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Koch, Karl. Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe) liner notes.
  3. ↑ Karl Koch (November 1, 2024). Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - November 2024.
  4. ↑ Karl Koch [Karlophone]. (November 11, 2024). Message sent to the Weezerpedia Discord Server channel #karlification. Transcribed at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - November 2024.
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