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The bootleg contains fan-recorded audio from Weezer's [[December 4]], [[1994]] [[Weezer concert: 12/04/1994|concert in New Britain, Connecticut]]. The performance includes songs from ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'', interspersed with an early performance of "[[Getchoo]]" (which would later appear on ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[1996]]) as well as the B-side "[[Jamie]]". | The bootleg contains fan-recorded audio from Weezer's [[December 4]], [[1994]] [[Weezer concert: 12/04/1994|concert in New Britain, Connecticut]]. The performance includes songs from ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'', interspersed with an early performance of "[[Getchoo]]" (which would later appear on ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[1996]]) as well as the B-side "[[Jamie]]". | ||
''Geezer'' was produced in the city of Findon, South Australia, by the record label Kiwi Records. The label is credited with numerous other bootleg releases from the mid-'90s for bands such as [[Nirvana]], the [[Foo Fighters]], Deep Purple, and other alt-rock contemporaries.<ref>"Kiwi Records (2)". Discogs. Archived from the original at https://web.archive.org/web/20221015012152/https://www.discogs.com/label/208475-Kiwi-Records-2.</ref> The Weezer bootleg uses the same cover art as ''Weezer (The Blue Album)'', only with the heads of each member replaced with those of old men, conforming with the title.<ref name=Weezine5 /> In its track listing, "Getchoo" is listed as "Get to My Heart" (a mishearing of the song's chorus), as the song's title was not yet publicly known. It is unknown how many copies were produced or how broadly it was distributed, however it is claimed that the CD appeared in an advertisement in the American music collecting magazine ''Goldmine'' | ''Geezer'' was produced in the city of Findon, South Australia, by the record label Kiwi Records. The label is credited with numerous other bootleg releases from the mid-'90s for bands such as [[Nirvana]], the [[Foo Fighters]], Deep Purple, and other alt-rock contemporaries.<ref>"Kiwi Records (2)". Discogs. Archived from the original at https://web.archive.org/web/20221015012152/https://www.discogs.com/label/208475-Kiwi-Records-2.</ref> The Weezer bootleg uses the same cover art as ''Weezer (The Blue Album)'', only with the heads of each member replaced with those of old men, conforming with the title.<ref name=Weezine5 /> In its track listing, "Getchoo" is listed as "Get to My Heart" (a mishearing of the song's chorus), as the song's title was not yet publicly known. It is unknown how many copies were produced or how broadly it was distributed, however it is claimed that the CD appeared in an advertisement in the American music collecting magazine ''Goldmine'', its price ranging around $25–30.<ref name=Weezine5 /> The CD is now considered to be rare, and is coveted by some as a collector's item.<ref name=TodayInWeezerHist /> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
It was first officially | It was first officially recognized by the band when it was mentioned in the [[Karl's Corner - Winter 1996|Winter 1996 edition]] of ''[[Karl's Corner]]'', a column ran by [[Karl Koch]] and (originally) featured in issues of the quarterly [[Weezer Fan Club]] publication ''[[Weezine]]''. Here, Koch describes the release, ultimately dissuading readers from purchasing it. The bootleg's mention in the column is transcribed:<ref name=Weezine5 /> | ||
<blockquote>In other discographic news, it has come to my attention that there is a Weezer bootleg out there. I have seen and listened to this CD. It looks similar to the album at first glance, but says "Weezer...Geezer" across the top, and the guys' heads are replaced with random old men's heads. This CD was apparently made from a "homemade" audience recording at a show last winter at The Sung in New Britain, CT (not the [[Weezer concert: 10/06/1994|show opening for Live in October 94]] but the headlining show in December 1994, where Letters To Cleo and The Dambuilders opened). It doesn't sound too good and is by no means worth the 25 to 30 dollars it sells for. It does contain "getchoo" (listed as "get to my heart", apparently mistakenly interpreted from the line "get-choo, uh huh"). Despite this 'debut' and the general scarcity of live Weezer material out there, I must discourage the purchase of this CD, as not only is it of inferior quality at an outrageous price, but it's illegal and like all bootlegs, all the proceeds go to somebody who snuck in a tape recorder at the show. Unless you can get it for a fraction of its usual price, it really is a rip-off. Preferably only a few people will buy it and everyone else can tape it off of them. Thanks to Jeremy Crum for advance warning on all this. He wrote that he found it in an ad in Goldmine! Sheese!</blockquote> | <blockquote>In other discographic news, it has come to my attention that there is a Weezer bootleg out there. I have seen and listened to this CD. It looks similar to the album at first glance, but says "Weezer...Geezer" across the top, and the guys' heads are replaced with random old men's heads. This CD was apparently made from a "homemade" audience recording at a show last winter at The Sung in New Britain, CT (not the [[Weezer concert: 10/06/1994|show opening for Live in October 94]] but the headlining show in December 1994, where Letters To Cleo and The Dambuilders opened). It doesn't sound too good and is by no means worth the 25 to 30 dollars it sells for. It does contain "getchoo" (listed as "get to my heart", apparently mistakenly interpreted from the line "get-choo, uh huh"). Despite this 'debut' and the general scarcity of live Weezer material out there, I must discourage the purchase of this CD, as not only is it of inferior quality at an outrageous price, but it's illegal and like all bootlegs, all the proceeds go to somebody who snuck in a tape recorder at the show. Unless you can get it for a fraction of its usual price, it really is a rip-off. Preferably only a few people will buy it and everyone else can tape it off of them. Thanks to Jeremy Crum for advance warning on all this. He wrote that he found it in an ad in Goldmine! Sheese!</blockquote> | ||