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{{Karlification box|Microcassette recordings of all kinds of nonsense in the studio and out. includes some impromptu folk songs and some very silly material.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063254if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist4.html Weezer Recording History, Page 4]}} | {{Karlification box|Microcassette recordings of all kinds of nonsense in the studio and out. includes some impromptu folk songs and some very silly material.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063254if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist4.html Weezer Recording History, Page 4]}} | ||
=== ''The Blue Album'' recording sessions, August | === ''The Blue Album'' recording sessions, August 16—September 24(?), 1993 === | ||
[[Image:Weezer_The_Blue_Album.jpg|Album cover|thumb|150px|right]] | [[Image:Weezer_The_Blue_Album.jpg|Album cover|thumb|150px|right]] | ||
==== Recording ==== | ==== Recording ==== | ||
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These recordings contain Cropper's guitars and occasional singing. | These recordings contain Cropper's guitars and occasional singing. | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||[[August 16]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 1}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||[[August 20]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 1}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]||[[August 18]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||[[August 21]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 1, nearly was the final album mix}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 20]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 1, nearly was the final album mix}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]||[[August 21]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[August 17]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||[[August 17]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 2}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||[[August 20]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 2}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 2}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 20]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 2}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 3}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 20]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 3}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||[[August 18]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[No One Else]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[No One Else]]||[[August 17]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings footer}} | {{Known recordings footer}} | ||
===== "Ruffs" as of August | ===== "Ruffs" as of August 25—27 ===== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[No One Else]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[No One Else]]||[[August 17]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[August 17]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||[[August 17]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]||[[August 21]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Mykel and Carli]]||[[August 20]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||Version 2}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||[[August 18]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||[[August 16]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 20]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Only in Dreams]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]||[[August 18]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||August [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||[[August 21]]—[[August 27]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings footer}} | {{Known recordings footer}} | ||
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One "rough" (listed below) was very nearly the final album mix. Again I was asked to supply samples for the intro to "Undone". The samples were added to the master reel, and the matter was assumed to be done with. But then, once we were back in LA in November, we got word thet my samples were too difficult to gain legal clearence for, and so something else had to be done. This is when the familiar "party dialogue" was added. This was done on Rivers's 8 track in "the" garage, with Mykel, Matt, a "crowd noise" sound effect CD and me. (see below)|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519065020if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist5.html Weezer Recording History, Page 5]}} | One "rough" (listed below) was very nearly the final album mix. Again I was asked to supply samples for the intro to "Undone". The samples were added to the master reel, and the matter was assumed to be done with. But then, once we were back in LA in November, we got word thet my samples were too difficult to gain legal clearence for, and so something else had to be done. This is when the familiar "party dialogue" was added. This was done on Rivers's 8 track in "the" garage, with Mykel, Matt, a "crowd noise" sound effect CD and me. (see below)|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519065020if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist5.html Weezer Recording History, Page 5]}} | ||
==== "weezer master mixes" ==== | ==== "weezer master mixes", September 11(?), 1993 ==== | ||
A short tape of master mixes made right before [[Jason Cropper]] would leave the band on [[September 12]]. | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]|| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Holiday]]||[[August 21]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]|| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[My Name Is Jonas]]||[[August 18]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]|| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[In the Garage]]||[[August 18]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]|| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||[[August 17]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|||}} | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | ||
*[[Weezer]] | *[[Weezer]] | ||
*[[Brian Bell]]|[[No One Else]]|| | *[[Brian Bell]]|[[No One Else]]||[[August 17]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]], [[September 14]], [[1993]]| | ||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | *Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | ||
*?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | *?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | ||
*[[Weezer]] | *[[Weezer]] | ||
*[[Brian Bell]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]|| | *[[Brian Bell]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||[[August 16]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]], [[September 14]], [[1993]]| | ||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | *Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | ||
*?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | *?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | ||
*[[Weezer]] | *[[Weezer]] | ||
*[[Brian Bell]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]|| | *[[Brian Bell]]|[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]||[[August 17]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]], [[September 14]], [[1993]]| | ||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | *Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | ||
*?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | *?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa| | ||
*[[Weezer]] | *[[Weezer]] | ||
*[[Brian Bell]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]|| | *[[Brian Bell]]|[[Say It Ain't So]]||[[August 20]]—[[September 11]](?), [[1993]], [[September 14]], [[1993]]| | ||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | *Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | ||
*?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | *?, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | ||
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==== Undone - The Sweater Song | ==== Brian & Rivers overdub sessions, September 21—26(?), 1993 ==== | ||
Brian Bell arrives in New York on [[September 16]], and begins practicing each song from the next day to [[September 20]], when it's decided that Bell will replace Jason Cropper's backing vocals, and [[Rivers Cuomo]] will replace all of his guitar parts. From [[September 21]] to at least [[September 24]], Bell would replace all of Cropper's backing vocals, with Cuomo replacing his guitar parts on at least September 24. | |||
[[September 25]] and [[September 26]] are undocumented, so some backing vocals and overdubs may have been done during these dates. | |||
Chris Shaw would begin mixing partially on [[September 18]], then from [[September 27]] to [[October 8]], where it would then be mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound. Mastering sessions would take place from [[October 11]] to [[October 15]], with Cuomo in attendance. | |||
==== Undone - The Sweater Song intro, September 10, November 1, 1993==== | |||
"[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" originally contained several samples in its intro, collected by [[Karl Koch]]. They were mixed so the left speaker would contain cheery, happy samples, and the right speaker would contain the opposite. The samples were added to the master reel, and recording for the album was assumed to be finished, before they were informed in November that the samples would be too difficult to get legal clearance for. The mix with the samples still made it as far as an unmastered cassette tape of the album. The samples included audio from Humphrey Bogart movies, the Peanuts, and "dialogue from the Black Hole". | "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" originally contained several samples in its intro, collected by [[Karl Koch]]. They were mixed so the left speaker would contain cheery, happy samples, and the right speaker would contain the opposite. The samples were added to the master reel, and recording for the album was assumed to be finished, before they were informed in November that the samples would be too difficult to get legal clearance for. The mix with the samples still made it as far as an unmastered cassette tape of the album. The samples included audio from Humphrey Bogart movies, the Peanuts, and "dialogue from the Black Hole". | ||
A mix of the song was made to DAT tape at Electric Lady, which was then sent to Los Angeles, since they had already finished recording, where Cuomo copied it to two stereo tracks on his 8-track recorder. Crowd noise taken from a sound effect CD, as well as conversations between Koch and Sharp, and Koch and [[Mykel Allan]], were put on other tracks, which were mixed down by themselves to DAT tape and sent back to Electric Lady, to ensure that they weren't talking later than they needed to be. | A mix of the song was made to DAT tape at Electric Lady, which was then sent to Los Angeles, since they had already finished recording, where Cuomo copied it to two stereo tracks on his 8-track recorder on [[November 1]]. Crowd noise taken from a sound effect CD, as well as conversations between Koch and Sharp, and Koch and [[Mykel Allan]], were put on other tracks, which were mixed down by themselves to DAT tape and sent back to Electric Lady, to ensure that they weren't talking later than they needed to be. | ||
Due to the new recording, "Undone" would be remastered with the new intro included. Cuomo would travel back to Sterling Sound, where it was remastered on [[November 3]], finally completing the album. | |||
{{Karlification box|Undone "final mix" w/ karl's samples, which got as far as a "final, unmastered" cassette of the album | {{Karlification box|Undone "final mix" w/ karl's samples, which got as far as a "final, unmastered" cassette of the album | ||
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*"[[Catalog:Buddy Holly|Buddy Holly]]" (singles) | *"[[Catalog:Buddy Holly|Buddy Holly]]" (singles) | ||
*''[[Six Hits]]''|Sped up an unknown amount during mastering.}} | *''[[Six Hits]]''|Sped up an unknown amount during mastering.}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||August—September [[1993]], [[November 1]], [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY|5:05| | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]||August—September [[1993]], [[November 1]], [[1993]]| | ||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY | |||
*[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|5:05| | |||
*''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' | *''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' | ||
*"[[Catalog:Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone - The Sweater Song]]" (singles)|}} | *"[[Catalog:Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone - The Sweater Song]]" (singles)|}} | ||