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 {{Karlification box|July and August multitracked recordings by Rivers... |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}}
+=== Weezer's second demo (The Kitchen Tape), August 1, 1992 ===
+[[Weezer]] were never happy with their [[Weezer's first demo|first demo]], so in August [[1992]], they sought out to record an album. If the recording went well (in their eyes), it would be shopped to indie labels for a small release. The drums would be recorded in the [[2226 Amherst Ave.|Amherst house]]'s kitchen, with the rest recorded in the garage, all over a period of three to four days. After recording was done, it was decided it would be their second demo, nicknamed ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'' after the kitchen used to record the drums.
+About twelve copies of the demo were produced and given to various people, including local producer and engineer [[Paul du Gré]]. These copies came in two configurations, one leaving off "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]", "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]". The shorter configuration was bootlegged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]" mislabeled as "Silent Dreams".
+{{Known recordings header}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Test instrumental, opens with drumming.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|4:28|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Alternate instrumental take}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 1, master was taped over and no mix was made.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[No One Else]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Instrumental take with no guitar.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|5:09|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|3:40|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|4:22|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Alternate instrumental take.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Paperface]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|3:06|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|5:39|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 2, master was taped over and no mix was made.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||[[August 1]], [[1992]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|5:59|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|Take 3.}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Too Good for Me|09 Too Good For Me.mp3|[[1992]]||1:26|
+*''[[Monterey Jack]]''
+*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|Likely not recorded as part of these sessions, though included on the master reel.}}
+{{Known recordings footer}}
+{{Karlification box|This was a more serious attempt at getting a demo put down on tape. the name The Kitchen Tape started because the drums were recorded in the kitchen , adjacent to "the" garage. This sounded good but sure bummed out the neighbors!
+The purpose of this tape was once again, to get shows and also try and make an impression. There were no aspirations yet to try and generate real label interest, but the concept of "creating a buzz" was being thrown around. About 12 copies were made back in the day, on whatever blank cassettes that were lying around.
+Somehow, 5 of these songs were at some point "leaked" out, and are fairly well available now as mp3's (or will be soon). To avoid future questions, I've included an extra column on the chart below. The "booted?" column refers to which songs are the 5 mentioned here. A "yes" indicates so.
+Note that not all the songs in this chart were part of the "final product". This chart represents the contents and labeling of the original 8 track master tapes. The "final product" demo tape included, in some cases, just the the 5 songs that are now mp3's. In other versions the demo was 8 songs, with the addition of "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here", "Undone - The Sweater Song" and "Say It Ain't So"
+Please note that "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" has been mis-labeled "Silent Dreams" in many cases. |[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist3.html Weezer Recording History, Page 3]}}