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''Next spring, when the cover started becoming known to the local LA scene, the band met with immediate flak for ripping off the Feelies' 1980 album cover for "Crazy Rhythms". This was baffling to the band, who had never even heard of the Feelies before that point! But sure enough, the resemblance was unmistakable. It just goes to show how difficult it is to do something new by doing something old.''</blockquote> | ''Next spring, when the cover started becoming known to the local LA scene, the band met with immediate flak for ripping off the Feelies' 1980 album cover for "Crazy Rhythms". This was baffling to the band, who had never even heard of the Feelies before that point! But sure enough, the resemblance was unmistakable. It just goes to show how difficult it is to do something new by doing something old.''</blockquote> | ||
==Deluxe reissues== | |||
:''Not to be confused with [[The 30th Anniversary of Weezer]]'' | |||
{{main|Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets}} | |||
The first deluxe reissue of ''Weezer'' was released on [[March 23]], [[2004]] as a double CD featuring ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'', a compilation disc with recordings from Weezer's second demo ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', several b-sides from the album's singles, and some rehearsal tapes from [[Recording History - Page 4#8/11/93: Practice Demo recorded by Ric Ocasek|a pre-prodcution demo recorded by Ric Ocasek]]. | |||
''Dusty Gems'' was later reissued as a unique CD entitled ''Weezer: Rarities Edition'' on [[January 5]], [[2010]]. A vinyl version under the original title was issued for Record Store Day 2019 on [[April 13]], [[2019]]. | |||
On [[October 5]], [[2023]], Cuomo posted to [[Mister Rivers Neighborhood]] about a potential 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the ''Blue Album''. On [[March 11]], [[2024]], Cuomo once again reiterated about a 30th anniversary reissue on the Audacy Podcast.<ref>"Audacy Check In: Rivers Cuomo", Audacy Music, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiGIgC6q3Ks</ref> [[Karl Koch]] has also alluded to the release during the [[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch]]. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||