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'''''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]].
'''''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 blue marble colored vinyl LP (again under the title ''Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets'') in April of [[2019]] as an exclusive release for [https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/10865 Record Store Day 2019], and was limited to 4,000 copies.
==Overview==
==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.
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.
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==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]
*''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''
*[https://www.discogs.com/Weezer-Weezer-Rarities-Edition/release/4485902 Weezer: Rarities Edition on Discogs]
*[https://www.discogs.com/Weezer-Dusty-Gems-Raw-Nuggets/release/13467924 Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets on Discogs]
[[Category:Weezer albums]]
[[Category:Weezer albums]]