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At Ocasek's urging, the band left the comforts of Los Angeles to record in New York City. "[Ric] was saying your first record should be an experience," Sharp said. "You should get away from L.A. and get away from all these people and really just get into the making of a record. His wife [model [[Paulina Porizkova]]] was in New York, and she was pregnant, so he couldn't leave so he said, 'Let's go to New York.'" | At Ocasek's urging, the band left the comforts of Los Angeles to record in New York City. "[Ric] was saying your first record should be an experience," Sharp said. "You should get away from L.A. and get away from all these people and really just get into the making of a record. His wife [model [[Paulina Porizkova]]] was in New York, and she was pregnant, so he couldn't leave so he said, 'Let's go to New York.'" | ||
Fifteen songs were tracked during Weezer's first New York practice session, but four songs -- "[[Lullaby for Wayne]]," "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]," "[[I Swear It's True]]," and an alternate version of "[[In the Garage]]" -- were eliminated as contenders for Weezer. A fifth tune from this session, "[[Mykel & Carli]]," would be attempted but abandoned only to be recorded the following year when it was relegated to B-side status. For the album, Ocasek and the band came to agreement on ten songs. They were: "[[My Name Is Jonas]]," "[[No One Else]]," "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]," "[[Buddy Holly]]," "[[Undone -- The Sweater Song]]," "[[Surf Wax America]]," "[[Say It Ain't So]]," "[[In the Garage]]," "[[Holiday]]" and "[[Only in Dreams]]." | Fifteen songs were tracked during Weezer's first New York practice session, but four songs -- "[[Lullaby for Wayne]]," "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]," "[[I Swear It's True]]," and an alternate version of "[[In the Garage]]" -- were eliminated as contenders for Weezer. A fifth tune from this session, "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel & Carli]]," would be attempted but abandoned only to be recorded the following year when it was relegated to B-side status. For the album, Ocasek and the band came to agreement on ten songs. They were: "[[My Name Is Jonas]]," "[[No One Else]]," "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]," "[[Buddy Holly]]," "[[Undone -- The Sweater Song]]," "[[Surf Wax America]]," "[[Say It Ain't So]]," "[[In the Garage]]," "[[Holiday]]" and "[[Only in Dreams]]." | ||
The actual recording of Weezer's debut got underway at Electric Lady Studios in late August 1993. While in New York, the band stayed on the ninth floor of the Gramercy Hotel on Gramercy Park and as they put work to tape, the "tracking roughs" (or immediate results of their efforts) were put on cassettes for listening and scrutiny at the end of each day. | The actual recording of Weezer's debut got underway at Electric Lady Studios in late August 1993. While in New York, the band stayed on the ninth floor of the Gramercy Hotel on Gramercy Park and as they put work to tape, the "tracking roughs" (or immediate results of their efforts) were put on cassettes for listening and scrutiny at the end of each day. | ||