BBC Sessions
This page catalogs sessions Weezer did for the BBC.
1995
On January 26, 1995, Weezer recorded four songs for the famous BBC Evening Sessions at the BBC Radio 1 Studios in London.
The setlist was as follows:
| No. | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Surf Wax America" | |
| 2 | "No One Else" | |
| 3 | "My Name Is Jonas" | |
| 4 | "In the Garage" | |
Two acoustic songs were also recorded for Greater London Radio (now BBC Radio London) during these sessions:
| No. | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Undone - The Sweater Song" | |
| 2 | "Buddy Holly" | |
Both of these recordings would be officially released on the super deluxe edition of The Blue Album in 2024, and video shot by Karl Koch during recording would be featured in Video Capture Device.
2001
The 2001 BBC Sessions were songs recorded for Radio 1 show The Evening Session, presented by Steve Lamacq on June 13th, 2001. Normally, a group records four tracks from their albums (usually the most recent), but Weezer insisted on taping all new material, and twice as much as required! Four songs were completed and aired on BBC radio, with the remaining four to be finished up in Los Angeles during a July 9th session. "December" was later released as a free mp3 at the band's official site, and the four broadcast tracks were bootlegged and widely available. Most of these tracks were originally recorded during the May 27th DC Demos, and four of them eventually were released on the following year's Maladroit.
- "Burndt Jamb"
- "Take Control"
- "Listen Up"
- "High Up Above"
- "Keep Fishin'" *
- "Saturday Night" *
- "Zep Song" *
- "December" *
*these tracks were not broadcast, and later finished in LA on July 9th
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mikey Welsh – bass guitar, backing vocals