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===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' compilation (1994) | |||
* ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail CD) (1994) | * ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail CD) (1994) | ||
* ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail Cassette/UK Retail 7" Single (Black Vinyl)) | * ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail Cassette/UK Retail 7" Single (Black Vinyl)) | ||
* ''[[Blue Album]]'' Deluxe Edition (Disc 2) (2004) | * ''[[Blue Album]]'' Deluxe Edition (Disc 2) (2004) | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo for [[Jamie Young]], who was the band's lawyer at the time of their signing to [[Geffen]]. The band was extremely grateful for Jamie Young because she cared about the band and made certain that they were treated fairly. The song was written as a thank you. Matt Sharp has also written a song for Jamie, which Rivers helped him record called "[[Mrs. Young]]". Jamie is currently an attorney at the law firm of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf LLP in Los Angeles, California. | Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo for [[Jamie Young]], who was the band's lawyer at the time of their signing to [[Geffen]]. The band was extremely grateful for Jamie Young because she cared about the band and made certain that they were treated fairly. The song was written as a thank you. Matt Sharp has also written a song for Jamie, which Rivers helped him record called "[[Mrs. Young]]". Jamie is currently an attorney at the law firm of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf LLP in Los Angeles, California. | ||
The band recorded the song with the intention of it being their first 7". For some reason, it was never released, leaving ''[[The Blue Album]]'' to be their first-ever release. Their A&R rep at Geffen, Todd Sullivan, convinced the band (after much cajoling) to submit it for inclusion on the in-house compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]''. This is one of the few officially-released recordings featuring [[Jason Cropper]], before being replaced by [[Brian Bell]]. | |||
==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
The song was recorded by Dale Johnson. Dale Johnson wrote: | The song was recorded live, with no overdubs, on April 15th, 1993 by Dale Johnson, then a student at Loyola Marymount University enrolled in a music recording/sound engineering class. Dale Johnson wrote: | ||
"I was the LMU student that brought Weezer into the studio and engineered the version of "Jamie" that appears on DGC Rarities Vol 1. I saw Weezer for the first time in the early spring of 1993 when | ''"I was the LMU student that brought Weezer into the studio and engineered the version of "Jamie" that appears on ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]''. I saw Weezer for the first time in the early spring of 1993 when I did the sound for them at an in-store at Rhino Records in Santa Monica. I had worked there for a bit and had become familiar with them thru my friends Rachel Haden and Kerry Murphy, who had booked the show there that night. | ||
So, I asked them to do the recording assignment which was a live to 2 track version of "Jamie". I still have the shitty copy of the original 8-track demo that was dubbed on the back of a Grant Lee Buffalo sampler cassette somewhere in my closet (this would be the Rivers-only demo mentioned earlier in the History -karl). I hooked them up with another classmate of mine named Sharon when she didn't have a band lined up at the last minute. I tried to get her | So, I asked them to do the recording assignment which was a live to 2 track version of "Jamie". I still have the shitty copy of the original 8-track demo that was dubbed on the back of a Grant Lee Buffalo sampler cassette somewhere in my closet (this would be the Rivers-only demo mentioned earlier in the History -karl). I hooked them up with another classmate of mine named Sharon when she didn't have a band lined up at the last minute. I tried to get her [[that dog.]] (who was the other band I really wanted to record) but they couldn't get it together in time so I figured the Weezer guys would be down with coming back for a second time. | ||
Anyways, I guess the guys were happy with the LMU version of "Jamie", but | Anyways, I guess the guys were happy with the LMU version of "Jamie", but I never entirely was completely satisfied. I mean, only so much you can do with a live take and only a few hours! Rivers seemed to be really completely amazed when I told him I only got a B+ on the project. "But it's gonna be on a CD, man....!" I remember Matt being really adamant that they would do the recording project with me, but that they had to own the master. Smart boys they were, and I agreed to it, I just really wanted to be credited with the recording."'' | ||
Six takes were recorded, with the final one being the master. | Six takes were recorded, with the final one being the master. | ||
From the ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' liner notes: | |||
''"There's something wrong with this song, but we can't figure out what it is. It is sweet though, and playing it makes us feel a weird sort of nostalgia for a time in out lives that actually sucked. This recording was done live to 2-track at LMU for this guy Dale's Junior Recording project. He only got a B+, but it still sounds cool." - Rivers Cuomo'' | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
*[[ | *[[Jason Cropper]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals | ||
*[[Matt Sharp]] – bass guitar | *[[Matt Sharp]] – bass guitar | ||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | *[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion | ||
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[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category: Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Compilation/soundtrack appearances]] | |||