Draft:Weezer Recording Chronology: 2006-2008
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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 years 2006 through 2008. It contains the recording sessions of Weezer (The Red Album), and events and recordings that led up to them.
2007
Deliverance at Hand!, Early 2007
In early 2007, Cuomo recorded a group of demos under the title Deliverance at Hand!, likely as a proof of concept for the upcoming album sessions.
First Weezer (The Red Album) recording sessions, Spring 2007
Beginning in April, the first bout of sessions began with Rick Rubin at the helm at his Shangri-La Studios in Malibu.
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | Heart Songs | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | Everybody Get Dangerous | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | Dreamin' | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | The Angel and the One | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | Miss Sweeney | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | King | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed at Malibu Performing Arts Center | |||
| Weezer | The Odd Couple | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed in 2009 for Death to False Metal | |||
| Weezer | Autopilot | Spring 2007 | Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA | Later overdubbed in 2009 for Death to False Metal |
"Demos for Weezer album 6", June 21, 2007
In between sessions, Cuomo recorded more demos.
Second Weezer (The Red Album) recording sessions, July 9-October 2007
Over the course of recording with Rubin, he slowly began to stop showing up which led to the band self-producing and moving to a new studio.
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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5:52 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Heart Songs | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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4:05 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Everybody Get Dangerous | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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4:02 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Dreamin' | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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5:11 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | The Angel and the One | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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6:46 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Miss Sweeney | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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4:01 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | King | Spring - Summer 2007 |
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5:11 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Thought I Knew | Summer 2007 | Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA | 3:01 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Cold Dark World | Summer 2007 | Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA | 3:51 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Automatic | Summer 2007 | Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA | 3:07 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Pig | Summer 2007 | Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA | 4:02 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | The Spider | Summer 2007 | Malibu Performing Arts Center, Malibu, CA | 4:42 | Weezer (The Red Album) |
2008
Final Weezer (The Red Album) recording sessions, Early 2008
Although the band had shown their finalized version of the album to the label, they received feedback that the album wasn't commercial friendly which led to these final sessions. The band this time teamed up with producer Jacknife Lee, finishing in February 2008.
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weezer | Troublemaker | Early 2008 | Threshold Studios, Santa Monica, CA | 2:44 | Weezer (The Red Album) | ||
| Weezer | Pork and Beans | Early 2008 | Threshold Studios, Santa Monica, CA | 3:09 | Weezer (The Red Album) |
Christmas with Weezer and early Raditude recording sessions, November 2008-February 2009
Recording sessions for Raditude began just a week after the Troublemaker Tour concluded. These sessions were produced by Jackknife Lee, early mixes by Lee were leaked online in 2017. Simultaneously to these sessions, Patrick Wilson and Scott Shriner recorded the instrumentals for Christmas with Weezer, an EP originally exclusive to a mobile game of the same name. Rivers Cuomo would overdub lead vocals, and Brian Bell would record background vocals for the standalone EP release, Red Album engineer Ken Sluiter has claimed production credit on this release.
The Raditude tracks would later have overdubs done at The Village Studios in December of 2008 and February 2009, and Sound City Studios sometime around this period. "Love is the Answer" would also have additional recording with Shawn Everett in Zeitgeist Studios.
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weezer | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 1:24 | Christmas with Weezer | ||
| Weezer | O Come All Ye Faithful | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 2:09 | Christmas with Weezer | ||
| Weezer | O Holy Night | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 4:04 | Christmas with Weezer | ||
| Weezer | The First Noel | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 2:22 | Christmas with Weezer | ||
| Weezer | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 1:32 | Christmas with Weezer | ||
| Weezer | Silent Night | November 2008 | The Document Room, Malibu, CA | 2:22 | Christmas with Weezer |
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| November 2008 sessions were recorded at The Document Room, December 2008 and February 2009 sessions at The Village Recorder, and January 2009 at Sound City Studios | |||||||
| Weezer | Can't Stop Partying | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:26 | Leaked online | ||
| Weezer | Get Me Some | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:36 | Raditude (Deluxe) | ||
| Weezer | I Don't Want to Let You Go | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:48 | Raditude | ||
| Weezer | I'm Your Daddy | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:25 | Leaked online | ||
| Weezer | In The Mall | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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2:39 | Raditude | ||
| Weezer | Let it All Hang Out | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:14 | Leaked online | ||
| Weezer | Love is the Answer | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:02 | iTunes Pass: The Weezer Raditude Club | "Laid Back" mix | |
| Weezer | Love is the Answer | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:43 | Raditude | "Hindi" version | |
| Weezer | The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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4:00 | Raditude (Deluxe) | ||
| Weezer | Run Over By a Truck | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:33 | Raditude (Deluxe) | ||
| Weezer | Trippin' Down the Freeway | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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3:40 | Raditude | ||
| Weezer | The Underdogs | November 7, 2008-February 15, 2009 |
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4:40 | Raditude (Deluxe) | ||
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