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Sometime in May 1992, the band recorded their first demo in the garage. This demo featured "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]," "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]," and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]." | Sometime in May 1992, the band recorded their first demo in the garage. This demo featured "[[Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me]]," "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]," and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]." | ||
[[Image:Diystour.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The band plays in Northern California]] | [[Image:Diystour.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The band plays in Northern California, at The Power Station in Eureka]] | ||
On August 1st 1992, the band recorded their second demo tape, [[The Kitchen Tape]]. It is considered to be Weezer's first "proper" album. Two weeks later, the band left the Amherst house to begin their first Do-It-Yourself (DIYS) tour in Northern California. | On August 1st 1992, the band recorded their second demo tape, [[The Kitchen Tape]], utilizing the house's kitchen as a studio room, using the reflective surfaces to try and get a brighter room sound for the drums and some other instruments. It is considered to be Weezer's first "proper" album. Two weeks later, the band left the Amherst house to begin their first Do-It-Yourself (DIYS) tour in Northern California. | ||
Nearly a year later, on June 25, 1993, Weezer signed to [[Geffen Records]]. | Nearly a year later, on June 25, 1993, Weezer signed to [[Geffen Records]]. In early August, the day before the band departed for New York City to start recording what would become the Blue Album, they threw a huge party at the Amherst house (this was not the first nor the last such party, but it was the biggest and the craziest). When Geffen A&R rep Todd Sullivan's assistant Denise MacDonald arrived the next morning to fly the band out to New York, she found several passed out party-goers on the lawn and throughout the house. Also, during the night, the only toilet in the house was smashed. | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||