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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | |||
| Name = Weezer | |||
| Type = Compilation | |||
| Artist = [[Weezer]] | |||
| Cover = Dustygems vinyl.jpg | |||
| Released = [[March 23]], [[2004]] (The Blue Album, Deluxe Edition)<br> [[January 5]], [[2010]] (Rarities Edition)<br>[[April 13]], [[2019]] (vinyl) | |||
| Recorded = [[1992]], [[1993]] | |||
| Genre = Alternative rock, pop punk | |||
| Length = 49:15 | |||
| Label = [[Geffen Records]] | |||
| Producer = [[Ric Ocasek]] | |||
| Misc = | |||
{{Extra album cover 2 | |||
| Upper caption = Alternate cover | |||
| Type = studio | |||
| Cover = WeezerRaritiesEdition.jpg | |||
| Lower caption = ''Weezer: Rarities Edition'' | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
'''''Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets''''' (also released as '''''Weezer: Rarities Edition''''') is a collection of [[b-sides]], demos, and pre-production recordings from [[Weezer]]'s [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|eponymous debut album]] (''The Blue Album''). It was initially released as the second disc on the [[2004]] Deluxe Edition CD release of ''The Blue Album''. A standalone CD release, titled ''Weezer: Rarities Edition'', was released in January of 2010. The collection was released as a standalone vinyl LP (again under the title ''Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets'') in April of [[2019]]. | |||
==Overview== | |||
The songs "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel and Carli]]", "[[Susanne]]", and "[[My Evaline]]" were originally released as [[b-sides]]. "[[Jamie]]" originally appeared on the compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]''. Live recordings of "[[My Name Is Jonas]]", "[[Surf Wax America]]", "[[Jamie]]", and "[[No One Else]]" were also originally released as b-sides. Three demo recordings ("[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]", "[[Paperface]]", and "[[Only in Dreams]]") were recorded in [[1992]] for Weezer's second demo (''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''). The previously unreleased songs "[[I Swear It's True]]" and "[[Lullaby for Wayne]]" were recorded at S.I.R. Studios in Manhattan with [[Ric Ocasek]] on [[August 11]], [[1993]]. Also included in the collection is the original mix of "[[Say It Ain't So]]", originally included on the original pressings of the album. | |||
==Track list== | |||
{{Track listing | |||
| total_length = 49:15 | |||
| writing_credits = yes | |||
| title1 = [[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel and Carli]] | |||
| note1 = B-Side | |||
| writer1 = Cuomo | |||
| length1 = 2:53 | |||
| title2 = [[Susanne]] | |||
| note2 = B-Side | |||
| writer2 = Cuomo | |||
| length2 = 2:47 | |||
| title3 = [[My Evaline]] | |||
| note3 = B-Side | |||
| writer3 = trad. arr. by Sigmund Spaeth | |||
| length3 = 0:44 | |||
| title4 = [[Jamie]] | |||
| note4 = from [[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1|DGC Rarities]] | |||
| writer4 = Cuomo | |||
| length4 = 4:20 | |||
| title5 = [[My Name Is Jonas]] | |||
| note5 = Live B-Side | |||
| writer5 = Cuomo/Wilson/Cropper | |||
| length5 = 4:19 | |||
| title6 = [[Surf Wax America]] | |||
| note6 = Live B-Side | |||
| writer6 = Cuomo/Wilson | |||
| length6 = 3:39 | |||
| title7 = [[Jamie]] | |||
| note7 = Live Acoustic B-Side | |||
| writer7 = Cuomo | |||
| length7 = 4:03 | |||
| title8 = [[No One Else]] | |||
| note8 = Live Acoustic B-Side | |||
| writer8 = Cuomo | |||
| length8 = 3:29 | |||
| title9 = [[Undone - The Sweater Song]] | |||
| note9 = [[The Kitchen Tape|Kitchen Tape]] | |||
| writer9 = Cuomo | |||
| length9 = 3:23 | |||
| title10 = [[Paperface]] | |||
| note10 = Kitchen Tape | |||
| writer10 = Cuomo | |||
| length10 = 3:01 | |||
| title11 = [[Only in Dreams]] | |||
| note11 = Kitchen Tape | |||
| writer11 = Cuomo | |||
| length11 = 5:47 | |||
| title12 = [[Lullabye for Wayne]] | |||
| note12 = Pre-Production Tape | |||
| writer12 = Cuomo/Wilson | |||
| length12 = 3:36 | |||
| title13 = [[I Swear It's True]] | |||
| note13 = Pre-Production Tape | |||
| writer13 = Cuomo | |||
| length13 = 2:57 | |||
| title14 = [[Say It Ain't So]] | |||
| note14 = Original Album Mix | |||
| writer14 = Cuomo | |||
| length14 = 4:17 | |||
}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer albums]] | |||