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-{{Featured article headline|Mykel and Carli Allan}}
+{{Featured article headline|DGC Rarities, Vol. 1}}
-[[Image:Mykel-Carli-weezer.jpg|250px|right]]
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-'''[[Mykel and Carli Allan]]''' were sisters that were friends and supporters of [[Weezer]] early in their career. They are considered the biggest Weezer fans of all time. The Weezer song "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel & Carli]]" was written for them.
+'''''DGC Rarities, Vol. 1''''' is a 1994 compilation featuring rare or unreleased tracks by bands from the then-current stable of [[Geffen Records|DGC]] artists.
-The Allans became active fans in the early-90s Los Angeles rock club scene.  They were early friends and supporters of Weezer as well as several other, mostly LA-based, unknown or unsigned bands of the time.
+[[Weezer]]'s contribution is the song "[[Jamie]]", and was exclusive to this release until it surfaced on the "[[Buddy Holly]]" single later that year, and again on ''[[The Blue Album]]'' Deluxe Edition in 2004.
-After befriending Weezer, they were asked to help stuff envelopes full of lyrics and mailing list info for fans who'd written in to the address printed in ''[[The Blue Album]]'' requesting such info.  Their eager help along these lines led to them being the founding members of the [[Weezer Fan Club]].  They would henceforth be considered the band's biggest fans, evidenced by the assignment of membership card numbers 0001 and 0002 to them ad infiniti.
+The album also includes the non-LP single "[[Grunge Couple]]" by Weezer associates [[that dog.]], "Pay To Play", an early demo of "Stay Away" by [[Nirvana]] (a primary influence of Weezer's), and rare tracks by other notable mid-90s acts.
-In mid-[[1997]], during the latter portions of the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tour, the sisters would make a point to show up at as many shows as possible, meeting with fan clubbers.  After a July show in Colorado, the sisters (along with their younger sister Trysta) died in a car accident.  Little has been released in the way of details, likely out of respect for the family's privacy, but it has been suggested that the driver fell asleep at the wheel, or that the Colorado mountains' icy or treacherous roads played a part, or possibly both.  The sisters were expected at the next show or two, but when they failed to meet up at the first show, there was a sense of uneasiness among the Weezer camp.  The band eventually found out on route to the next show.
+Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] described the recording of Jamie in the compilation's liner notes:
-{{Featured article links|Mykel and Carli Allan}}
+"''There's something wrong with this song, but we can't figure out what it is.  It is sweet though, and playing it makes us feel a weird sort of nostalgia for a time in out lives that actually sucked.  This recording was done live to 2-track at LMU for this guy Dale's Junior Recording project.  He only got a B+, but it still sounds cool.''"
+{{Featured article links|DGC Rarities, Vol. 1}}
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