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''Next spring, when the cover started becoming known to the local LA scene, the band met with immediate flak for ripping off the Feelies' 1980 album cover for "Crazy Rhythms". This was baffling to the band, who had never even heard of the Feelies before that point! But sure enough, the resemblance was unmistakable. It just goes to show how difficult it is to do something new by doing something old.''</blockquote> | ''Next spring, when the cover started becoming known to the local LA scene, the band met with immediate flak for ripping off the Feelies' 1980 album cover for "Crazy Rhythms". This was baffling to the band, who had never even heard of the Feelies before that point! But sure enough, the resemblance was unmistakable. It just goes to show how difficult it is to do something new by doing something old.''</blockquote> | ||
==Deluxe reissues== | ==Deluxe reissues & Weezer 30== | ||
{{Hatnote|'''Weezer 30''' redirects here, for the Live EP, see [[The 30th Anniversary of Weezer]]}} | |||
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The first deluxe reissue of ''Weezer'' was released on [[March 23]], [[2004]] as a double CD featuring ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'', a compilation disc with recordings from Weezer's second demo ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', several b-sides from the album's singles, and some rehearsal tapes from [[Recording History - Page 4#8/11/93: Practice Demo recorded by Ric Ocasek|a pre-production demo]].<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 03/03/2004]]</ref> | The first deluxe reissue of ''Weezer'' was released on [[March 23]], [[2004]] as a double CD featuring ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'', a compilation disc with recordings from Weezer's second demo ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', several b-sides from the album's singles, and some rehearsal tapes from [[Recording History - Page 4#8/11/93: Practice Demo recorded by Ric Ocasek|a pre-production demo]].<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 03/03/2004]]</ref> | ||
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On [[June 25]], [[2024]], Weezer began posting a series on animations coinciding with the songs of ''The Blue Album'' weekly. On [[August 28]], [[2024]], alongside the animation for "[[Only in Dreams]]", a "big ''Blue'' announcement" was teased for [[September 4]], [[2024]], coinciding with the first show of the [[Voyage to the Blue Planet]] tour. | On [[June 25]], [[2024]], Weezer began posting a series on animations coinciding with the songs of ''The Blue Album'' weekly. On [[August 28]], [[2024]], alongside the animation for "[[Only in Dreams]]", a "big ''Blue'' announcement" was teased for [[September 4]], [[2024]], coinciding with the first show of the [[Voyage to the Blue Planet]] tour. | ||
Deluxe vinyl and CD | Deluxe vinyl and CD box sets of ''The Blue Album'' were announced to come out on [[November 1]], [[2024]]. On streaming services and vinyl and CD packaging, the box set was titled '''''Weezer 30''''', with various titles used in other places<ref group="lower-alpha">Names such as '''''Blue 30''''', '''''Blue Album 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition''''', and '''''Blue 30th Super Deluxe''''' were used in marketing material and on various storefronts.</ref>. With an additional limited edition version of 100 vinyl box sets which were wrapped in a sweater and signed by the band. The box set contains a remaster of ''The Blue Album'', [[Recording History - Page 4#Sessions at Loyola Marymount University, (L.A.) Spring 1993|the 1993 LMU Sessions]], [[Recording History - Page 8#Radio station performance - London, UK - 1/?/95|the 1995 BBC sessions]], a remaster of ''The Kitchen Tape'', and previously unheard early rehearsals and live shows. The box set also contains a Bokkus enamel pin, a poster, 4 lithographs, and a 12-sided dice. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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*[[Voyage to the Blue Planet]] | *[[Voyage to the Blue Planet]] | ||
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