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Later, in the [[Karl's Corner - Spring 1996|Spring 1996 edition of the same column]], Koch would give the bootleg a rating: "If 10=Album and 1=dog doo, I'll give it a 4. Listenable but annoying."<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. (1996). "[[Karl's Corner]]". ''[[Weezine Issue 6 - Spring 1996|Weezine Issue #6 - Spring 1996]]'' (pg. 8).</ref> In his online catalog of Weezer releases, the [[Collectors Discography]], which existed on [[weezer.com]] from [[2001]] to [[2014]], Koch included ''Geezer'' as the first in a list of three "'old school' bootlegs", which he states "have attained some historical significance".<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. "[[Collectors Discography - Appendix A|appendix A: EPs, DVDs, Compilations, soundtracks, tributes, misc.]]". ''Collectors Discography''.</ref> The other CDs included were ''[[American Holiday]]'' and ''[[Rock Candy]]'', both from later in [[1995]], which also see mention in early Karl's Corner editions. | Later, in the [[Karl's Corner - Spring 1996|Spring 1996 edition of the same column]], Koch would give the bootleg a rating: "If 10=Album and 1=dog doo, I'll give it a 4. Listenable but annoying."<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. (1996). "[[Karl's Corner]]". ''[[Weezine Issue 6 - Spring 1996|Weezine Issue #6 - Spring 1996]]'' (pg. 8).</ref> In his online catalog of Weezer releases, the [[Collectors Discography]], which existed on [[weezer.com]] from [[2001]] to [[2014]], Koch included ''Geezer'' as the first in a list of three "'old school' bootlegs", which he states "have attained some historical significance".<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. "[[Collectors Discography - Appendix A|appendix A: EPs, DVDs, Compilations, soundtracks, tributes, misc.]]". ''Collectors Discography''.</ref> The other CDs included were ''[[American Holiday]]'' and ''[[Rock Candy]]'', both from later in [[1995]], which also see mention in early Karl's Corner editions. | ||
''Geezer'' was further canonized as Weezer's first bootleg when it was featured in the [[:Category:Today in Weezer history posts|"Today in Weezer history" series of social media posts]]; originally, erroneously, [[Historic event: 10/06/1994|on October 6, 2013]] (the day of a different | ''Geezer'' was further canonized as Weezer's first bootleg when it was featured in the [[:Category:Today in Weezer history posts|"Today in Weezer history" series of social media posts]]; originally, erroneously, [[Historic event: 10/06/1994|on October 6, 2013]] (the day of a different 1994 concert at the Sting), and then later [[Historic event: 12/04/1994|on the correct date]] alongside the addition of information on ''American Holiday'' and ''Rock Candy''. From the 'correction' post:<ref name=TodayInWeezerHist /> | ||
<blockquote>[...] TODAY'S headlining show at the Sting was illicitly recorded and later turned up on the spring 1995 unauthorized bootleg CD "Geezer", on the Kiwi Records "label". The shows setlist (CD tracklisting): 'intro', [[My Name Is Jonas|my name is jonas]], [[No One Else|no one else]], [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here|the world has turned]], [[Buddy Holly|buddy holly]], [[In the Garage|in the garage]], [[Say It Ain't So|say it aint so]], [[Jamie|jamie]], 'get to my heart' (erroneous title of the eventual [[Pinkerton]] track "[[Getchoo]]", which the band had introduced to their set around this time), [[Only In Dreams|only in dreams]], [[Undone - The Sweater Song|undone]], [[Surf Wax America|surf wax america]]. This was first ever weezer show to get bootlegged on CD - but it wouldn't be the last - also pictured here are #2, "American Holiday", and #3 "Rock Candy", both from later in 1995. Many more would follow in the 90s before everything went to Napster and such and bootleg CDs and LPs became just novelties for completest collectors. The 'Geezer' CD is quite rare today, but the audio from this show is not that hard to find as audio files online.</blockquote> | <blockquote>[...] TODAY'S headlining show at the Sting was illicitly recorded and later turned up on the spring 1995 unauthorized bootleg CD "Geezer", on the Kiwi Records "label". The shows setlist (CD tracklisting): 'intro', [[My Name Is Jonas|my name is jonas]], [[No One Else|no one else]], [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here|the world has turned]], [[Buddy Holly|buddy holly]], [[In the Garage|in the garage]], [[Say It Ain't So|say it aint so]], [[Jamie|jamie]], 'get to my heart' (erroneous title of the eventual [[Pinkerton]] track "[[Getchoo]]", which the band had introduced to their set around this time), [[Only In Dreams|only in dreams]], [[Undone - The Sweater Song|undone]], [[Surf Wax America|surf wax america]]. This was first ever weezer show to get bootlegged on CD - but it wouldn't be the last - also pictured here are #2, "American Holiday", and #3 "Rock Candy", both from later in 1995. Many more would follow in the 90s before everything went to Napster and such and bootleg CDs and LPs became just novelties for completest collectors. The 'Geezer' CD is quite rare today, but the audio from this show is not that hard to find as audio files online.</blockquote> | ||