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The Kitchen Tape and Opposite Sides really don't need to be two separate articles, imo. I think it just makes it needlessly confusing.
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| Last album = ''[[Weezer's first demo]]''<br>(1992) | | Last album = ''[[Weezer's first demo]]''<br>(1992) | ||
| This album = ''The Kitchen Tape''<br>(1992) | | This album = ''The Kitchen Tape''<br>(1992) | ||
| Next album = ''[[ | | Next album = ''[[Weezer's third demo]]''<br>(1992) | ||
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==Recording process== | ==Recording process== | ||
''The Kitchen Tape'' was mostly recorded on [[August 2]], [[1992]] in [[The Garage]], but the drums were recorded in the kitchen of the [[Amherst House]]. Accordingly, it was nicknamed ''The Kitchen Tape''. The demos were recorded using frontman [[Rivers Cuomo's]] 8-track tape recorder. | ''The Kitchen Tape'' was mostly recorded on [[August 2]], [[1992]] in [[The Garage]], but the drums were recorded in the kitchen of the [[Amherst House]]. Accordingly, it was nicknamed ''The Kitchen Tape''. The demos were recorded using frontman [[Rivers Cuomo's]] 8-track tape recorder. According to [[Karl Koch]]'s article in [[Weezine]] Issue #3, the recordings of "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me", "Let's Sew Our Pants Together" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" originate from ''[[Weezer's first demo]]'' and were simply added to the tape. | ||
Bootlegs of this demo have surfaced, however only five were initially surfaced through a copy of the original. Two other songs from the tape ([[Undone - The Sweater Song]] and [[Only in Dreams]]) were released officially on [[The Blue Album]] Deluxe Edition bonus disc ''Dusty Gems And Raw Nuggets''. ''The Kitchen Tape'''s versions of "Say It Ain't So" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" were not bootlegged until [[2016]], from the tape ''Opposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence''. | |||
==''Kitchen Tape'' track list== | |||
# "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]" | # "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]" | ||
# "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" | # "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" | ||
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Although eight songs were recorded and tracklisted, actual tapes generally consisted of five songs; typically excluding: "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]", "[[Undone]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]." | Although eight songs were recorded and tracklisted, actual tapes generally consisted of five songs; typically excluding: "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]", "[[Undone]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]." | ||
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | |||
| Name = Opposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence | |||
| Type = demo | |||
| Artist = Weezer | |||
| Cover = Fencecover.png | |||
| Lower caption = Fanmade cover | |||
| Released = [[September 4]], 1992 | |||
| Recorded = August 1992 | |||
| Genre = Alternative Rock | |||
| Length = | |||
| Label = Independent | |||
| Last album = ''[[Weezer's first demo]]''<br>(1992) | |||
| This album = ''Opposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence''<br>(1992) | |||
| Next album = ''[[Weezer's third demo]]''<br>(1992) | |||
}} | |||
==Opposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence== | |||
'''''Opposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence''''' is the name of a tape distributed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] to [[Paul duGre]], who would eventually produce the [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue Album]] b-sides "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel & Carli]]", "[[Susanne]]", and "[[My Evaline]]". The tape contains the same recordings as ''The Kitchen Tape'' with the notable addition of the two previously non-circulating tracks from the ''Kitchen Tape'' ([[Say it Ain't So]] and [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]). The tape was purchased by a member of the [[Allthingsweezer]] board, GuitWiz, for $4,350 via eBay, partially crowd-sourcing the purchase via donations from other board members. The existence of the tape was not known until it appeared on eBay. The [[Historic_event:_08/01/1992|Super-Chrono entry for August 1, 1992]] notes the following: | |||
"If they succeeded 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 album". 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 conceded that this was to be "demo #2", not "album #1"." | |||
==Track list== | |||
{{Track listing | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| total_length = 35:45 | |||
| title1 = [[Say It Ain't So]] | |||
| writer1 = Rivers Cuomo | |||
| length1 = 4:22 | |||
| title2 = [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]] | |||
| writer2 = Cuomo/Pat Wilson | |||
| length2 = 5:09 | |||
| title3 = [[Paperface]] | |||
| writer3 = Cuomo | |||
| length3 = 3:06 | |||
| title4 = [[Undone (The Sweater Song)]] | |||
| writer4 = Cuomo | |||
| length4 = 5:39 | |||
| title5 = [[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]] | |||
| writer5 = Cuomo/Wilson | |||
| length5 = 3:40 | |||
| title6 = [[My Name Is Jonas]] | |||
| writer6 = Cuomo/Wilson/Jason Cropper | |||
| length6 = 3:18 | |||
| title7 = [[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]] | |||
| writer7 = Cuomo | |||
| length7 = 4:32 | |||
| title8 = [[Only In Dreams]] | |||
| writer8 = Cuomo | |||
| length8 = 5:59 | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Fencejcard.jpg|Original J-card with track list | |||
Image:Fencecassette.jpg|Original cassette | |||
</gallery> | |||
<youtube>Oh9_qFS3RRs</youtube> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Weezer's first demo]] | |||
*[[Weezer's third demo]] | |||
*[[Recording History - Page 3]] | *[[Recording History - Page 3]] | ||
*''[[The Blue Album]]'' | |||
[[Category: Weezer demos]] | [[Category: Weezer demos]] | ||