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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.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063146if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist2.html Weezer Recording History, Page 2]}} | 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.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063146if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist2.html Weezer Recording History, Page 2]}} | ||
=== Weezer rehearsal, February | === Weezer rehearsal, February 17, 1992 === | ||
[[Weezer]] forms on [[February 15]], [[1992]] and | [[Weezer]] forms on [[February 15]], [[1992]] and begin rehearsing at T.K. Productions in West Los Angeles, California. After two rehearsals, a member tapes Weezer's third rehearsal on [[February 17]].<ref>[[Historic event: 02/14/1992]] by [[Karl Koch]].</ref> 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 something like The Leafy Green Reefer Machine. | ||
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{{Karlification box|Taped by Karl.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | {{Karlification box|Taped by Karl.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | ||
=== Pat Wilson & Karl Koch demo, April—May 1992=== | === Pat Wilson 4-track master, ~March—April 1992=== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|[[Unfamiliar]]||~March—April [[1992]]||||Early version}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"mellow instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||Possibly "[[Day in the Autumn]]".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"unknown instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"shows up nowhere else"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|[[Unfamiliar]]||~March—April [[1992]]||||Second early version}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"mellow instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||Take two "w/ evil ending", "intentional guitar shredding sabotages this attempt".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"jangly instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"w/ added "hey hey baby" nonsense at end"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"(ultra early prototype of) [[Somebody Else]]"||~March—April [[1992]]||||Very early instrumental version of [[The Special Goodness]]' "[[Somebody Else]]"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"(ultra early prototype of) [[Somebody Else]]"||~March—April [[1992]]||||Take two, very early instrumental version of [[The Special Goodness]]' "[[Somebody Else]]"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"unknown fast tempo instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"yet another vocal-less song that shows up nowhere else"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"slow instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"distinguished by a vaguely "[[Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone]]"-ish guitar figure"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"fast tempo instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"yet another vocal-less song that shows up nowhere else"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|"very nice slow tempo instrumental"||~March—April [[1992]]||||"w/ classic 1-4-5 progression"}} | |||
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{{Karlification box|This is mostly unknown material. I suspect that this tape was forgotten about or lost for a while. |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519074012if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | |||
=== Weezer practice, ~April 1992 === | |||
An early [[Weezer]] practice recorded in [[the Amherst House]]'s garage, likely recorded in April [[1992]]. Many rehearsals and practices took place in the garage, taped to study and scrutinize later on. This practice may have been recorded on Cuomo's 8-track tape recorder, which was then mixed-down to stereo. In between songs, the band would talk and work on guitar parts. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Rough take, "sounds too rough to be played out yet".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Why Can't You Be There?]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 1, early instrumental version which breaks down.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Why Can't You Be There?]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 2, early instrumental version.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 1, rough version which breaks down, "Rivers comments: 'sweet jonas'".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 2, rough version, "still sounds too rough to be played out yet".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only She Can Hold My Hand]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Partial instrumental take, [[Patrick]] verse section only.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Windows Down]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Also known as "Paper Bag in the Back Seat" and maybe "Hitchhiker", "possibly written as a band".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only She Can Hold My Hand]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Partial take, [[Rivers]] and [[Matt]] chorus section only.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only She Can Hold My Hand]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Partial take with both sections combined.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]||~April [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Fragment, possibly recorded from a later rehearsal.}} | |||
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{{Karlification box|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.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | |||
=== 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]]. | [[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]]. | ||
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{{Karlification box|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. |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | {{Karlification box|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. |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | ||
=== The Central (Club Dump) concert, May 7, 1992 === | |||
{{main|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 video taped by The Central for $10, though the tape is currently missing and suspected to be in the possession of [[Matt Sharp]]. | |||
{{Karlification box|This show was videotaped. (track list currently unavailable)|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | |||
===Rivers 8-track recordings, March—May 1992=== | |||
Various [[Rivers Cuomo]] demos recorded on his 8-track recorder. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||March—May [[1992]]||||Exact recording month unknown, a version was released on ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[1992]]||||Alternate version, recording time frame unknown, a version was released on ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'', master is missing.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Superman]]|10 Superman.mp3|May [[1992]]||2:11|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Superman]]|Superman 3.mp3|May [[1992]]||2:10|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|Alternate mix.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Superman]]||May [[1992]]||||Early mixdown, likely one of the above mixes}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[The Road My Father Paved]]||May [[1992]]||||"[[Superman]]" with new vocals taped over on the original master.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Why Are We?]]|11 Why Are We.mp3|May [[1992]]||2:44|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Paperface||May [[1992]]||3:21|''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''|Very early different version.}} | |||
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*[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
*[[Pat Wilson]]|Why Can't You Be There?|04 Why Can't You Be There.mp3|March—May [[1992]]|[[Amherst House|2226 Amherst Avenue]], Los Angeles, CA|1:53|''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''|Shorter version. Ends with joke lyrics by Pat Wilson.}} | |||
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*[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
*[[Pat Wilson]]|Why Can't You Be There?|why can't you be there 3.mp3|March—May [[1992]]|[[Amherst House|2226 Amherst Avenue]], Los Angeles, CA|2:33|''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simply State|01 Simply State.mp3|Spring [[1992]]||1:32|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|Exact recording month unknown, riff later used for "[[Negativland]]", "[[Blast Off]] and "[[El Scorcho]]".}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Dawn Sets Upon Us]]||[[1992]]||||Recording time frame unknown, master is missing.}} | |||
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{{Karlification box|Mostly Rivers tracking everything, some with Pat W. writing input and/or drumming |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | |||
=== 8121 Club concert, May 21, 1992 === | |||
{{main|Weezer concert: 05/21/1992}} | |||
[[Weezer]] played their seventh show at the 8121 club on [[May 21]], [[1992]]. Another acoustic set, this show was taped by [[Karl Koch]], which includes recordings done to test their tape recorder. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|West Hollywood, CA|||Acoustic recording before the show.}} | |||
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*[[Weezer]] | |||
*[[Pat Finn]] | |||
*[[Karl Koch]]|Smiths Medley||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|West Hollywood, CA|||Goofy medley of songs by The Smiths, recorded on the way to the venue.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Spiderbitch]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[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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{{Karlification box|Another acoustic performance at 8121. Karl tapes, starting with some nonsense in the car on the way to the club!|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}} | |||