Weezer's third demo: Difference between revisions

'''Weezer's third demo''', often referred to as "The Real Demo", was recorded in early November of 1992. Though an exact date for this session is not known, [[Karl Koch]] supsects that it took place on the evenings of November 4 and November 5. Comprised of four songs, this demo tape was an important component of the band's aggressive campaign to get signed to a major label.  

The recording sessions for the demo took place at a converted garage in Hollywood, CA. The band "borrowed" the facilities without the consent of the studio's owner and recorded on the sly. Jon Pikus, drummer for the band El Magnifico and friend of the band sat in as recording engineer. Over the course of two nights, the band recorded five tracks. Rivers also recorded a 30 second rendition of classical music (either Bach or Beethoven) to serve as a "bonus track".

The cost of the recording session was estimated at $200, but the band didn't have any money to cover the costs. In exchange for his services, the band gave Pikus a pair of stereo speakers which they had purchased from "a dude in a van" a few months before the session. Mastering engineer Alan Yoshida mastered the tapes for free as a favor to Pikus.  

Notably, "Undone" features [[Karl Koch|Koch]]'s first contribution to a Weezer recording, in the form of sound collages during the intro and before the second verse. A series of samples were taken from Koch's record collection and recorded directly from the turntable at the studio to tape. Records used included ''The Star Wars Story Book'' and ''The Hobbit'', among others. Also included is dialog from Joe Sib and Soda from the band [[Wax]].  [[Jason Cropper]] can be heard saying, "I told you not to touch me!" before the second verse. Originally, he had said, "I told you not to touch me ''there''!" The outro of the song features [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s short classical music piece.

All five songs had been bootlegged for years, going back to the late 90s, but the quality usually left something to be desired.  In the early 2000s, Koch announced at the official site that a 'genuine' copy of the demo was up for bid on eBay.  Someone purchased the copy, and ensured that a high-quality rip was made.  These mp3s are widely traded via the internet.  Unfortunately, this tape did not include "Surf Wax America".

# "[[No One Else]]"

# "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]"

Sometime during the session [[Patrick Wilson]] and Koch were drawing on the purple, fuzz covered wall of the control room area, when the discussion turned to the development of a Weezer logo. Pat drew a crude =w= into the fuzz. Amused by this and wishing to make a more permanent version of the symbol, Karl used engineer's labeling tape to make another =w= and attached it to the back of Cuomo's shirt.  Thus, the [[Flying =W=]] was born.

*[[Recording History - Page 4]]

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