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==August== | ==August== | ||
*[[August 1]] - "[[In the Garage]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" are played live for the first time [[Weezer concert: 08/01/1993|at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, CA]]. This is the last show with original member [[Jason Cropper]]. | *[[August 1]] - "[[In the Garage]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" are played live for the first time [[Weezer concert: 08/01/1993|at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, CA]]. This is the last show with original member [[Jason Cropper]]. | ||
*[[August 6]] - Weezer practices at Cole | *[[August 6]] - Weezer practices at Cole Rehearsals, Hollywood for the forthcoming ''[[Blue Album]]'' sessions. | ||
*[[August 7]] - A farewell party is held at the [[2226 Amherst Ave.|Amherst House]]. | |||
*[[August 8]] - Weezer fly to New York City to record the ''Blue Album''. The band stays in the Gramercy Park hotel while in New York. | |||
*[[August 9]] - Rehearsals for the ''Blue Album'' start at [http://www.sir-usa.com/sir-studios.php S.I.R. Studios] in New York, with producer [[Ric Ocasek]]. | |||
*[[August 10]] - Rehearsals continue at S.I.R. Studios. Ric Ocasek videotapes this rehearsal, including "[[Only In Dreams]]". | |||
*[[August 11]] - Weezer record a demo of the potential songs at S.I.R. Studios on Ocasek's Akai 12-track recorder. "[[Lullaby for Wayne]]" and "[[I Swear It's True]]" from this session were later released on ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' in [[2004]]. | |||
*[[August 12]] - Rehearsals wrap up at S.I.R. Studios. The band take a break for a few days while gear is sent to Electric Lady Studios and set up by engineer [[Chris Shaw]]. | |||
*[[August 16]] - Recording for the ''Blue Album'' begins at Electric Lady Studios' Studio A. The basic track for "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" is recorded. At some point from August 16 to [[August 21]], the basic track for "[[Only in Dreams]]" is also recorded. | |||
*[[August 17]] - Recording in Studio A continues, with the basic tracks for "[[No One Else]]", "[[Surf Wax America]]" and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]". | |||
*[[August 18]] - The basic tracks for "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" and "[[In the Garage]]" are recorded in Studio A. | |||
*[[August 20]] - The basic tracks for "[[Mykel and Carli]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]" are recorded in Studio A. The recording of "Mykel and Carli" would later be released on ''[[Death to False Metal]]'' in [[2010]]. | |||
*[[August 21]] - The basic tracks for "[[Holiday]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]" are recorded in Studio A. | |||
*[[August 23]] - Weezer begin recording overdubs on the already recorded tracks in Studio B. | |||
*[[August 24]] - Further overdubs are recorded in Studio B. | |||
*[[August 25]] - [[Rivers Cuomo]] overdubs acoustic guitars in Studio A, while other overdubs are recorded in Studio B. These include the organ part on "Holiday". | |||
*[[August 26]] - Overdubs continue in Studio C. | |||
*[[August 27]] - More overdubs are recorded in Studio C, including guitars. | |||
*[[August 29]] - The band take a day off recording, while [[Karl Koch]], [[Pat Finn]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] attend a show at Wetlands. | |||
*[[August 31]] - Vocals and piano on "Undone - The Sweater Song" are overdubbed in Studio B. | |||
==September== | ==September== | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||