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'''''1192''''' is an LP released by [[Weezer]] for {{Wikipedia|Record Store Day}} on [[April 18]], [[2026]]. It features remixed tracks from the band's [[The Real Demo|first studio demo]] (colloquially known as "''The Real Demo''") as well as previously unreleased alternate takes from the same sessions. | '''''1192''''' is an LP released by [[Weezer]] for {{Wikipedia|Record Store Day}} on [[April 18]], [[2026]]. It features remixed tracks from the band's [[The Real Demo|first studio demo]] (colloquially known as "''The Real Demo''") as well as previously unreleased alternate takes from the same sessions. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Original bassist [[Matt Sharp]] discovered a multi-track reel of Ampex tape while searching for old recordings he had made during [[the Rentals]] and solo. Sharp and producer [[Joe Chicarrelli]] subsequently took the recordings to East/West Studios in Los Angeles and discovered that the tape featured Weezer's earliest studio recordings,<ref name="RSD">[https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19891 RECORD STORE DAY 2026 > Weezer - 1192]</ref><ref>[https://www.ernestjenning.com/products/872765-weezer-1192 Ernest Jenning Record Company | Weezer - 1192]</ref> the band's [[The Real Demo|third demo tape]], originally recorded with producer [[Jon Pikus]] in November of [[1992]]. With Sharp serving as producer and Chicarrelli as mixer, the two re-mixed the songs for vinyl using a "100% analog process." Limited to 3000 copies, ''1192'' (named for the month and year in which it was recorded) was announced on [[February 4]], [[2026]] with a release date of [[April 18]].<ref name="RSD" /> | Original bassist [[Matt Sharp]] discovered a multi-track reel of Ampex tape while searching for old recordings he had made during [[the Rentals]] and solo. Sharp and producer [[Joe Chicarrelli]] subsequently took the recordings to East/West Studios in Los Angeles and discovered that the tape featured Weezer's earliest studio recordings,<ref name="RSD">[https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19891 RECORD STORE DAY 2026 > Weezer - 1192]</ref><ref>[https://www.ernestjenning.com/products/872765-weezer-1192 Ernest Jenning Record Company | Weezer - 1192]</ref> the band's [[The Real Demo|third demo tape]], originally recorded with producer [[Jon Pikus]] in November of [[1992]]. With Sharp serving as producer and Chicarrelli as mixer, the two re-mixed the songs for vinyl using a "100% analog process." Limited to 3000 copies, ''1192'' (named for the month and year in which it was recorded) was announced on [[February 4]], [[2026]] with a release date of [[April 18]], 2026.<ref name="RSD" /> | ||
In addition to the takes used on the "''Real Demo''," this release also includes alternate takes and re-mixes from the session, notably take one of "[[No One Else]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]." A high quality version of "[[Surf Wax America]]" is also included, which was only on certain copies of the original cassette given to friends.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063254if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist4.html</ref> | In addition to the takes used on the "''Real Demo''," this release also includes alternate takes and re-mixes from the session, notably take one of "[[No One Else]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]." A high quality version of "[[Surf Wax America]]" is also included, which was only on a certain few copies of the original cassette given to friends.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063254if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist4.html</ref> | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||