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-{{Featured article headline|DGC Rarities, Vol. 1}}
+{{Featured article headline|Amherst House}}
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+[[Image:20020512amherst02.jpg|200px|right]]
-'''''[[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 Amherst House (2226 Amherst Avenue, Los Angeles)''' was the home of the [[Weezer]] members before their formation and well after their first album.
-[[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.
+On [[March 19]], [[1992]], lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]], then-bassist [[Matt Sharp]] (fresh from Berkley) and friend of the band [[Justin Fisher]] moved into the Amherst house.  They convinced the land lords that they were UCLA film students and therefore would make a lot of noise. On that day, Weezer's first show suddenly fell into their laps. Before the show, Weezer began brainstorming various names for their unnamed band.  Early suggestions for band names included, "The Big Jones" and "This Niblet". Additionally, the names "Meathead", "Outhouse", "Hummingbird" and other random names are written on early Weezer demo tapes.
-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.
+Early band rehearsals and recordings took place at Amherst.  Members began to gravitate to [[The Garage|the garage]] for recording, which was situated next to the kitchen.  The first documentation of demo recording at Amherst is one by Patrick Wilson.  The first documented rehearsal took place in April, 1992.  Songs played were: "[[Only in Dreams]]," "Why Can't You Be There," "[[My Name Is Jonas]]," "Only She Can Hold My Hand," "Paperbag in the Back Seat," "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]."
-Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] described the recording of Jamie in the compilation's liner notes:
+Roommates of the Weezer boys at Amherst also made names for themselves.  Some of the members of [[Wax]], as well as future MTV star [[Johnny Knoxville]] lived there at some point.  In [[2008]], Weezer drove around Los Angeles with Knoxville to promote ''[[The Red Album]]''. While driving around, the band returned back to the Amherst house and discussed some of its history.
-"''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|Amherst House}}
-{{Featured article links|DGC Rarities, Vol. 1}}
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