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The demo was mostly recorded beginning [[August 1]], [[1992]] at the band's rehearsal space in [[the garage]] at [[Amherst House|2226 Amherst Avenue]]. Initially labeled ''Weezer's First Album'' during the recording process, the title ''The Kitchen Tape'' was later adopted as the drums were recorded in the house's kitchen.<ref name=recordinghistory>[[Recording History - Page 3#8/1/92 weezer demo tape #2; AKA "The Kitchen Tape" AKA "weezers 1st ablum" |Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> The band recorded using {{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} 8-track tape recorder. It was long thought that the songs "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]", "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]" and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]" originated from [[Weezer's first demo|the band's first demo]] and were simply added to the tape,<ref>''[[Weezine Issue 3 - Summer 1995|Weezine Issue #3]]'', 1995.</ref> but [[Karl Koch]] confirmed in [[2024]] that the first demo and Kitchen Tape demo are both separate recordings entirely. About 12 copies of the demo were produced in total.<ref name=recordinghistory /><ref name=superchrono /> | The demo was mostly recorded beginning [[August 1]], [[1992]] at the band's rehearsal space in [[the garage]] at [[Amherst House|2226 Amherst Avenue]]. Initially labeled ''Weezer's First Album'' during the recording process, the title ''The Kitchen Tape'' was later adopted as the drums were recorded in the house's kitchen.<ref name=recordinghistory>[[Recording History - Page 3#8/1/92 weezer demo tape #2; AKA "The Kitchen Tape" AKA "weezers 1st ablum" |Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> The band recorded using {{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} 8-track tape recorder. It was long thought that the songs "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]", "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]" and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]" originated from [[Weezer's first demo|the band's first demo]] and were simply added to the tape,<ref>''[[Weezine Issue 3 - Summer 1995|Weezine Issue #3]]'', 1995.</ref> but [[Karl Koch]] confirmed in [[2024]] that the first demo and Kitchen Tape demo are both separate recordings entirely.<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]] (as Karlophone). (August 9, 2024). Weezerpedia Discord server. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at [[:File:Karl_confirms_different_takes.jpg]].</ref> About 12 copies of the demo were produced in total.<ref name=recordinghistory /><ref name=superchrono /> | ||
{{Karlify|If they suceeded in getting a full albums worth of good material, then they would look into making an indie record out of it. But they were aware it was unlikely they'd get a full albums worth of good stuff out of it. the project was ambitiously titled "weezer's first ablum". Later, the name "the kitchen tape" was adopted because the drums were recorded in the kitchen, adjacent to the garage. [...] When the dust settled they had 8 decent tracks, and conceeded that this was to be "demo #2", not "album #1".|[[weezer.com]] "[[Historic event: 08/01/1992]]"<ref name=superchrono />}} | {{Karlify|If they suceeded in getting a full albums worth of good material, then they would look into making an indie record out of it. But they were aware it was unlikely they'd get a full albums worth of good stuff out of it. the project was ambitiously titled "weezer's first ablum". Later, the name "the kitchen tape" was adopted because the drums were recorded in the kitchen, adjacent to the garage. [...] When the dust settled they had 8 decent tracks, and conceeded that this was to be "demo #2", not "album #1".|[[weezer.com]] "[[Historic event: 08/01/1992]]"<ref name=superchrono />}} | ||
Three songs from the tape ("[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]," "[[Paperface]]," and "[[Only in Dreams]]") were released officially on the bonus disc ''[[Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets]]'', from the Deluxe Edition of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''. The rest of the tracks were excluded as they were considered too "sloppy" by [[Todd Sullivan]],<ref>[[:File:Atw-karl-bde-toddsullivan.png]]</ref> Weezer's former A&R manager at [[Geffen]] who also produced the deluxe release of ''The Blue Album''.<ref>''Weezer'' (The Blue Album)'': Deluxe Edition'' liner notes. Screenshot: [[:File:Bluedeluxejapbooklet24.jpg]]</ref> The ''Kitchen Tape'' recording of "Undone" also appeared on the promotional CD ''[[Deluxe Edition Sampler - Volume 3]]''. The ''Kitchen Tape'' recording of "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" was uploaded to Weezer's YouTube channel on [[May 10]], [[2024]] to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ''The Blue Album''. | Three songs from the tape ("[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]," "[[Paperface]]," and "[[Only in Dreams]]") were released officially on the bonus disc ''[[Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets]]'', from the Deluxe Edition of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''. The rest of the tracks were excluded as they were considered too "sloppy" by [[Todd Sullivan]],<ref>[[:File:Atw-karl-bde-toddsullivan.png]]</ref> Weezer's former A&R manager at [[Geffen]] who also produced the deluxe release of ''The Blue Album''.<ref>''Weezer'' (The Blue Album)'': Deluxe Edition'' liner notes. Screenshot: [[:File:Bluedeluxejapbooklet24.jpg]]</ref> The ''Kitchen Tape'' recording of "Undone" also appeared on the promotional CD ''[[Deluxe Edition Sampler - Volume 3]]''. The ''Kitchen Tape'' recording of "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" was uploaded to Weezer's YouTube channel on [[May 10]], [[2024]] to celebrate the 30th anniversary of ''The Blue Album''. | ||