Draft:Weezer Recording Chronology: Pre-1991

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Pre-1991 | 1991 -> The Weezer Recording Chronology (WRC) is an attempt by Weezerpedia to create a successor to the Recording History, a detailed list of every demo, bootleg, and studio recording by the band Weezer and any directly associated bands, written by Karl Koch from the years of 2000 to 2011. Pages are separated by years.

This page details the years 1984 to 1990. It contains many early recordings from the adolescent years of Rivers Cuomo, and bands that featured future members of Weezer.

1984-1986

Fury Rehearsals, 1984

During his days at E.O. Smith High School, Rivers Cuomo began his first band, Fury. The band operated primarily in the year of 1984 after Cuomo was gifted a guitar for his 14th birthday.[a][1]

The only known recording publicly released from the Fury era remains "I Wish You Had an Axe Guitar", a short clip taken from an undated Fury rehearsal tape, it contains no actual music, instead consisting of a conversation between bandmates Cuomo, Justin Fisher, and Eric Robertson. Although more recordings are likely to exist from this time (specifically, the tape that was truncated for "I Wish You Had an Axe Guitar"), information on these tapes are currently unavailable.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Fury I Wish You Had an Axe Guitar Summer 1984[2] 0:35 Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Taken from a Fury rehearsal tape.
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Fury concert, September 14 or 15, 1984

See Fury concert: 09/1?/1984

Fury performed at a state fair on September 14 or September 15, 1984. The performance was recorded by someone.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Fury Strutter September 14 or September 15, 1984 ???, Southbridge, MA
Fury Rock and Roll All Nite September 14 or September 15, 1984 ???, Southbridge, MA
Fury Cold Gin September 14 or September 15, 1984 ???, Southbridge, MA
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Karlification!

"late summer 1984" acc to Justin. it was "Southbridge, Massachusetts…Battle of the Bands at some kind of local fair/harvest festival. That competition was co-sponsored by a guitar shop in that town. [a really pro sounding band called] Avalanche played later." 3 bands total. maybe the internet can help you

ok Justin says:

"I seriously doubt that our band Fury ever played at Bridges…"

and says

"Summer of 84 Fury played their first show at a battle of the bands that took place in a State Fair in Southbridge, Mass. "

thats the one with the one known photo, yellow tent.

also: there is audio of that show! that i now have. for now, just accept there is audio (setlist noted above somewhere)

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Winds of Birth, 1985

The first known recording of "serious" written music by Cuomo comes from when he was between the ages of 14 and 15, on a tape entitled Winds of Birth. On this tape exists what is generally accepted as Cuomo's first written song, "Fight for Your Right". The metadata for the files confirm a total of 20 songs on the tape, however the other songs are currently unknown.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Fight for Your Right 01 Fight For Your Right.mp3 1985 1:20 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Happy Trails 13 Happy Trails.mp3 1985 0:19 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Happy Trails 15 Happy Trails.mp3 1985 0:13 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Happy Trails 17 Happy Trails.mp3 1985 0:13 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Happy Trails 19 Happy Trails.mp3 1985 0:11 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Manchester Middle School concert, November 8, 1985

Fury and Warlock performed at Manchester Middle School on November 8, 1985. The performance was filmed by an unknown person, though reportedly suffers from "terrible lighting", sound and camera work.

Warlock

See Warlock concert: 11/08/1985

Fury

See Fury concert: 11/08/1985


Karlification!

i have the warlock/fury video from a school performance. RC drummed for Warlock, then guitar/some vox in Fury.

it was 11/8/85

Manchester Middle School

terrible lighting and sound and camera work, but its there

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Rivers demo, December 1985

In December 1985, Cuomo recorded a demo of the song "Fifteen".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Fifteen 1985-12 q Fifteen.mp3 December 1985 2:32 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Slapping, Laughing, & Tapping, 1986

By 1986, Cuomo had already formed his next band, Avant Garde. In winter of that year, Cuomo had recorded another tape, featuring the eponymous playing technique commonly found in metal, known as tapping.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo 01.mp3 1986 0:45 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Tapping Song 02 tapping song.mp3 1986 2:36 Alone V: Before Weezer
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1987-1989

Animal Behavior, July 31-August 8, 1987

For more information, see Animal Behavior.
Single cover

Loved by Millions was a band from Toledo, Ohio, that was active from 1985 to 1988. The band recorded a 7" single, Animal Behavior, over two sessions on July 31 and August 8, 1987 for Whatever Records. Among the members at this time was Scott Shriner, who played bass on the single.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Loved by Millions Animal Behavior July 31, 1987 C.A.G., Detroit, MI 3:34 Animal Behavior
Loved by Millions Ice Cream Headache August 8, 1987 Substation-8, Toledo, OH 2:54 Animal Behavior
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"Tongue of Fire" writing tape, September 1987

In September 1987, Cuomo recorded a writing tape for the Avant Garde song "Tongue of Fire".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Tongue of Fire 1987-09 Tongue of Fire-writing tape.mp3 September, 1987 1:44 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Avant Garde demo, December 12-18, 1987

Cassette tape
Invoice from the studio

Avant Garde was the first serious band Cuomo was in. The band existed from 1987 to 1990 and consisted of Kevin Ridel on vocals, Cuomo and Eric Ridel (later replaced by Mike Stanton) on guitars, Justin Fisher on bass, and Bryn Mutch on drums. The first Avant Garde demo, known as The Blue Demo, was recorded on December 12, 13 and 18, 1987 at Trod Nossel Studios in Wallingford, Connecticut.[3] The tape was pressed on black shelled cassettes with plain looking light blue label stickers on one side. Probably less than 50 copies of this demo exist.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde Black Rose December 12-18, 1987 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:00 The Blue Demo
Avant Garde I Must Be Dreaming December 12-18, 1987 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 3:24 The Blue Demo
Avant Garde Tongue of Fire December 12-18, 1987 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 6:02 The Blue Demo
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Karlification!

This was the first "pro" band that Rivers was in, and is mentioned here due to the fact that the 3 demo tapes (1987,8,and 9) may be the earliest "non-amateur" recording featuring Rivers.(There are several very amateur recordings from the junior-high and High School years leading up to Avant Garde, but they are not listed here) Rivers's contribution To AG was primarily guitar playing and soloing. The whole band is credited as the songwriter, but I beleive Rivers mostly came up with the guitar parts. The band also included both Kevin Ridel (later of Ridel High and AM Radio) on vocals, Justin Fisher (later of Shufflepuck, Nerf Herder, and Psoma) on bass, Bryn Mutch on "percussion" (drums, really), and Mike Stanton (later of Microsoft) sharing guitar duties with Rivers.


this demo was printed on Black shelled cassettes with plain looking light blue label stickers on one side. Probably less than 50 copies printed.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Mike Stanton Demo Tape, 1987-1988

At some point from 1987 to 1988, Cuomo and Stanton recorded demos together. Tracks 1 through 8 are unknown.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, Mike Stanton Father Time 09 Father Time solo sketches.mp3 1987 - 1988 3:00 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo, Mike Stanton Plankton Frito 10 Plankton Frito--demo of Mike's pa.mp3 1987 - 1988 3:24 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin', 1987-1988

At some point from 1987 to 1988, Shriner's band Loved by Millions made their second demo tape entitled Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Loved by Millions Sex and Attention 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Right Tight and Out of Sight 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions RC Cola and a Moon Pie 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Henry 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions All for Love 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Tame the Moon 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Well You Needn't 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions When the Shadows Fall 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Baby Let's Don't Fight 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions We Don't Need Each Other 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
Loved by Millions Animal Redux 1987 - 1988 Green Biscuits: A Collection of Jabberin', Singin' and Wankin'
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"Father Time" writing tapes, March 1988

In March 1988, Cuomo recorded multiple (perhaps up to 4) writing tapes for the Avant Garde song "Father Time".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Father Time 1988-03- q Father Time writing tape.mp3 March, 1988 7:50 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Father Time 1988-03 q Father Time writing tape 4.mp3 March, 1988 9:34 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Avant Garde concert, April 21, 1988

Avant Garde played at the UConn Student Union Ballroom on April 21, 1988. Video of the performance was later uploaded on Bryn Mutch's YouTube channel RakkitTV.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde Tongue of Fire April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 8:14
Avant Garde Never Forget April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 3:56
Avant Garde You Were Just Using Me April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 3:52
Avant Garde Black Rose April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 5:17
Avant Garde Standing in the Paris Rain April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 5:30
Avant Garde Eric Ridel Guitar Solo April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 1:22
Avant Garde The Renaissance April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 4:25
Avant Garde ??? April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 5:35 The band plays two unknown cover songs
Avant Garde Free Fall April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 9:18 Justin Fisher plays a cover of Beethoven's "Für Elise" as a bass solo before "Free Fall"
Avant Garde I Must Be Dreaming April 21, 1988 UConn Student Union Ballroom, Mansfield, CT 4:43
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Avant Garde concert, May 24, 1988

Avant Garde played at E. O. Smith High School on May 24, 1988 as part of their Battle of the Bands event. Video of the performance was later uploaded on Bryn Mutch's YouTube channel RakkitTV.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde Tongue of Fire May 24, 1988 E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT 5:19
Avant Garde Never Forget May 24, 1988 E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT 3:35
Avant Garde You Were Just Using Me May 24, 1988 E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT 3:54
Avant Garde Free Fall May 24, 1988 E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT 5:52
Avant Garde I Must Be Dreaming May 24, 1988 E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield, CT 4:08
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Avant Garde demo, July 3-16, 1988

For the tape's tracklist, see The Purple Demo.
J-card
Cassette tape

Avant Garde's second demo, known as The Purple Demo, was recorded from July 3 to July 16, 1988 at Trod Nossel Studios in Wallingford, Connecticut, and was pressed on black shelled cassettes with purple label stickers on one side. Probably less than 50 copies of this demo exist.

DAT master

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde U Were Just Using Me July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 4:14 The Purple Demo
Avant Garde Never Forget July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 3:33 The Purple Demo
Avant Garde Renaissance July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 4:20 The Purple Demo
Avant Garde Free Fall July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 2:19 The Purple Demo Cuts off before the end
Avant Garde Standing in the Paris Rain July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 7:32 The Purple Demo
Avant Garde Father July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 8:50 The Purple Demo
July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT Clip from The Three Stooges
July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT Edited version of above recording
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Karlification!

this demo was printed on Black shelled cassettes with purple label stickers on one side. It featured the Avant Garde logo. Probably less than 50 copies printed.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Rivers 4-tracks, 1989

Joint Compound w/"Rivers & Co."

It's currently unknown who else plays on this tape, as seemingly only the j-card from this exists.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, (?) Jackson Jam’s 1989(?) 4-track demo, master missing
Rivers Cuomo, (?) Don’t Let Me Down 1989(?) 4-track demo, master missing
Rivers Cuomo, (?) Spontaneous Combustibles 1989(?) 4-track demo, master missing
Rivers Cuomo, (?) U Take What U Can 1989(?) 4-track demo, master missing
Rivers Cuomo, (?) Only V1 By The Side 1989(?) Possibly a note and not a song
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[NO TAPE?] 4 track "Joint Compound" (“Rivers & Co.”) (1989?)

[j-card lists 5 titles. possibly no tape? Titles: Jackson Jam’s [sic] Don’t Let Me Down Spontaneous Combustibles U Take What U Can

Only V1 By The Side [sic][may have been a note, not a song?] ]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Tackledjinni

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Amorphous Blobules 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa 1989 4-track demo, master wiped, take one(?)
Rivers Cuomo Don't Bring Me ELO 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Crunchy Taters 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa 1989 4-track demo, master wiped, take two(?)
Rivers Cuomo Sweet Bass 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo P-D-R 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Spiderbitch 1989 "Mk 1"
Rivers Cuomo Spiderbitch 1989 "Mk 2"
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Karlification!

4 track “Tackledjinni” (1989)

  • 1. Spiderbitch [Mk1]
  • 2. Spiderbitch [Mk2]

[j-card lists 7 titles before Spiderbitch, which it only lists once. Titles: Amorphous Blobules Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa Don’t Bring Me ELO Crunchy Taters Lounge Lizards Sweet Bass P-D-R

Spiderbitch]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Amalgamum Potate, 1989

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Baby Nutz 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Skunkin' Funk 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Baby Doll 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Kick Back 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo I Can't Sing the Blues 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Holy Boat 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Gimmie My Money 1989 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo U Overpower Me 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Love to Hate 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Huh-Huh-Teh-Teh-Teh 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Crunch Flunkies 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo The Honky Ya Luv 2 Hate 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Assorted Puke 1989 4-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 1989 4-track demo, version one, written as "Anything 4 U" on j-card
Rivers Cuomo Shopping at Ralph's 1989 4-track demo
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Karlification!

4 track “Amalgamum Potate” (1989)

1. Gimmie My Money

  • 2. Anything For You [1st Version]
  • 3. Shopping At Ralph’s

[j-card lists 15 titles including the above 3. Titles: Baby Nutz Skunkin’ Funk Baby Doll Kick Back I Can’t Sing The Blues Holy Boat Gimme My Money U Overpower Me Love To Hate Huh-Huh-Teh-Teh-Teh ] Crunch Flunkies The Honky Ya Luv 2 Hate Assorted Puke Anything 4 U

Shopping At Ralph’s]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Dirty Blond Rehearsal, 1989

Dirty Blond is a band from Lockport, New York that was started in 1988 by Mike Gagliardi, Eric Palmer, Joe Perilli and Patrick Wilson. Wilson was with the band for a year. However, there's only one known recording of Wilson with the band, a video of a rehearsal in Gagliardi's basement.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Dirty Blond 1989 Mike Gagliardi's basement, Lockport, NY 0:53 Two portions of the video have been shared on the band's Facebook page, the footage no longer has sound.
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Four Trackin' w/ Mike, January 1989

In January 1989, Cuomo and Stanton recorded a 4-track demo of the two writing guitar riffs. The metadata for the files confirm a total of 7 songs on the tape, however the other songs are currently unknown.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, Mike Stanton 01 01.mp3 January 1989 0:26 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo, Mike Stanton 02 02.mp3 January 1989 0:28 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo, Mike Stanton 03 03.mp3 January 1989 0:33 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Avant Garde demo, January 1989

For the tape's tracklist, see The Clear Demo.

Avant Garde's third demo, known as The Clear Demo, was recorded in January 1989 at Trod Nossel Studios in Wallingford, Connecticut. Very little info is known on this tape except that it was pressed onto clear cassettes.

DAT master

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde Judge and Jury January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 6:14 The Clear Demo
Avant Garde Bite the Bullet January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:19 The Clear Demo
Avant Garde Shogun January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:13 The Clear Demo
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Somethin' Different!, 1989

J-card

Later in the year, the band made a compilation of songs from their two most recent demo tapes entitled Somethin' Different!. The tape was professionally duped and featured the songs and info printed directly onto the clear cassette, as well as a black and white J-card that had portrait photos of the whole band. At least 50 copies of this demo exist.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Avant Garde Judge and Jury January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:35 Somethin' Different!
Avant Garde Bite the Bullet January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:16 Somethin' Different!
Avant Garde 21st Century Shogun January 1989 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 5:01 Somethin' Different!
Avant Garde You Were Just Using Me July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 4:08 Somethin' Different!
Avant Garde Renaissance July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 4:18 Somethin' Different!
Avant Garde Never Forget July 3-July 16, 1988 Trod Nossel Studios, Wallingford, CT 3:27 Somethin' Different!
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Karlification!

The third demo tape was entitled "Somethin' Different!". As were the first two, it was recorded in Connecticut, where the band lived then, but this time at Trod Nossel Studios. The tape was professionally duped and featured the songs and info printed directly onto the clear cassette, as well as a black and white J-card that had portrait photos of the whole band. I don't know how many copies they made, but I would guess at least 50, perhaps 100+.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Avant Garde bootlegs

Several bootlegs of Avant Garde shows exist, mainly in the hands of friends of Cuomo, sometimes containing songs that were never officially recorded.

Karlification!

There exist several very very rare live bootlegs of some A.G. shows, mostly in the Connecticut area. These are in the hands of old freinds of Rivers and do include the ocassional song that was never officialy demo'd. There are no dates on these, but in theory they all dats to around 1988.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Zoom demos, 1989-1990

After moving to California in March 1989, the members of Avant Garde (now renamed Zoom) moved into an apartment at 1825 Cherokee Ave. and continued to perform while recording rehearsals and demos onto a tape dubbed Fagito. Kevin Ridel later discussed the recordings:

live at rehersal... let go is a four track demo... waiting on you is just me and this guy julius... all from the same time period there was a chair in our apartment that said fagito on it...

—Kevin Ridel, [4]


These demos were later released by Ridel as part of Project Weezer; an effort by fans to archive every circulating Weezer/Cuomo related recording.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Zoom Let Go 01_Let_Go.mp3 1989-1990 4:19 Chorus later used for "Holiday".
Zoom Street Life 02_Street_Life.mp3 1989-1990 3:35
Zoom Hold On 03_Hold_On.mp3 1989-1990 3:01
Zoom Standing in the Paris Rain 04_Standing_in_the_Paris_Rain.mp3 1989-1990 4:26
Zoom You Play, You Pay 05_You_Play_You_Pay.mp3 1989-1990 4:05
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Zoom concert, July 1989

Zoom played at Gazzarri's in July 1989. Video of the performance was later uploaded on Bryn Mutch's YouTube channel RakkitTV.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Zoom Power Talk July 1989 Gazzarri's, West Hollywood, CA 4:08
Zoom Street Life July 1989 Gazzarri's, West Hollywood, CA 4:30
Zoom Hold On July 1989 Gazzarri's, West Hollywood, CA 4:32
Zoom 21st Century Shogun July 1989 Gazzarri's, West Hollywood, CA 4:52
Zoom You Play, You Pay July 1989 Gazzarri's, West Hollywood, CA 4:02
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Cherokee Riffs, 1989

Cherokee Riffs (named after Cuomo's apartment at 1825 Cherokee Ave.) was the name given to a set of 4-track demos containing some of Cuomo's first attempts at writing his own music.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Peter No No No No No 01 Peter No No No No No - Samples an.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 4:33 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Funky HR-16 Plus Bass Jam 02 Funky Hr-16 plus Bass Jam.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 4:26 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Fuzzy Guitar-Random Riffing 03 Fuzzy Guitar-Random Riffing.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 9:32 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo More Fuzzy Riffage 04 More Fuzzy Riffage.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 3:14 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo I'm Watchin' You 05 I'm Watchin You-acoustic.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 1:13 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo, acoustic
Rivers Cuomo I Don't Want No Woman 06 I Don't Want No Woman-acoustic.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 5:19 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo, acoustic
Rivers Cuomo 07 Phone Call Interruption.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 2:15 Alone V: Before Weezer Interuption of above recording of a phone call between Cuomo and his then-girlfriend.
Rivers Cuomo I Don't Want No Woman 08 I Don't Want No Woman-Continued.mp3 1989 1825 Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, CA 2:21 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo, acoustic
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Karlification!

Known collectively as "Cherokee Riffs" (after the apartment on Cherokee ave in Hollywood where Avant Garde/Zoom was living), these constitute Rivers' earliest attempts at recording his own stuff. While he was just getting his stuff together here, the recordings are notable in that they indicate Rivers seeking to write his own material, perhaps seeing something beyond the world of Zoom.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Zoom demo, late 1989-early 1990

This two song demo tape was recorded in either late 1989 or early 1990 at an unknown studio in Los Angeles and featured the songs and info printed directly onto the cassette without any j-card. At least 50 copies of this demo exist.

It initially leaked in April 2003 on weezerville.tk, by weezer.com boardie Drefan_Rahl.[5]

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Zoom Power Talk Late 1989/early 1990 ?, Los Angeles, CA 4:18 Zoom (demo)
Zoom Street Life Late 1989/early 1990 ?, Los Angeles, CA 4:13 Zoom (demo)
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Karlification!

Zoom was a re-named, re-focused Avant garde, changed after the band moved to LA in (i think) 1989. This 2 song demo was recorded in LA, at an unknown studio, in either late 1989 or early 1990. This tape has no j-card (that I've ever seen), and the songs and info is printed directly onto the casstte. Again, I would guess that 50 were made.

Note that Zoom broke up, with most members besides Rivers returning to Connnecticut, around the spring of 1990. by summer or fall of 1990 Rivers was starting to write his own music.

Street Life is also known to exist as a live recording.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


1990

Rivers 8-tracks, 1990

Getting Late

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Dear Woman 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Fuck Beat 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Spinal Jam 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Suck My Hot Poker 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo The 4th of July 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Cheeks Mogli 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing, originally written as "Hit the Jungle" and replaced with "Cheekz Mogli"
Rivers Cuomo Till There Is Nothing Left 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo I'm Falling 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Just a White Boy 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Shine 1989—1990(?) 8-track demo, master possibly missing
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Karlification!

[NO TAPE?] 8 track “Getting Late” (1989? 1990?)

[j-card lists 10 titles. Possibly no tape? Titles: Dear Woman Fuck Beat Spinal Jam (where are you pussy?) Suck My Hot Poker The 4th Of July Hit The Jungle [crossed out, replaced with: Cheekz Mogli] Till There Is Nothing Left I’m Falling Just A White Boy

Shine]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


1st Feeble Fobblings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Nonsensical Beats 1990 0:20 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Am I Blue 1990 0:15 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Live Edge Chance All 1990 0:30 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Sleeping People 1990 0:30 8-track demo
Rivers Cuomo, Pat Finn But I Gotta Big Dong 1990 0:30 8-track demo, Pat Finn on vocals
Rivers Cuomo A Nice Sound 1990 8-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 1990 8-track demo, version two, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo It Wouldn't Be Life 1990 8-track demo, version two, master wiped
Vegeterrorists Black Fur in the Hour of Chaos 1990 8-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Mumbo Jumblings 1990 8-track demo, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 1990 8-track demo, version three, master wiped
Rivers Cuomo God Created 1990 8-track demo, master wiped
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8 track “1st Feeble Fobblings” (1990)

  • 1. Nonsensical Beats [:20]
  • 2. Am I Blue [:10]
  • 3. Live Edge Chance All [:15]
  • 4 Sleeping People [:30]
  • 5. But I Gotta Big Dong [Pat Finn vocals]

[j-card lists 12 titles including the above 5, Titles: Nonsensical Beats Am I Blue Live Edge Chance All Sleeping People But I Gotta Big Dong A Nice Sound Anything 4 U It Wouldn’t Be Life Black Fur In The Hour Of Chaos Mumbo Jumblings Anything New 4 U

God Created]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Best of the Worst, April-Summer 1990

A compilation of Cuomo 4-track demos taken from several sources and recorded across 1990.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo You Might as Well Sneeze 01 Hit The Jungle.mp3 Summer 1990 2:46 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Till There Is Nothing Left 02 Till There Is Nothing Left.mp3 Summer 1990 3:44 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo I'm Falling 03 I'm Falling.mp3 Summer 1990 1:36 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Just a White Boy 04 Just A White Boy.mp3 Summer 1990 1:12 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Kick Back 05 Kick Back.mp3 Summer 1990 1:16 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Skunking Funk 06 Skunking Funk.mp3 Summer 1990 1:18 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Baby Doll 07 Baby Doll.mp3 Summer 1990 2:33 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Kick Back 08 Kick Back.mp3 Summer 1990 4:23 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo I Can't Sing the Blues 09 I Can't Sing The Blues.mp3 Summer 1990 1:21 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Holy Boat 10 Holy Boat.mp3 Summer 1990 1:24 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 11 Anything 4 You.mp3 Summer 1990 2:50 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Rip 'n' Shred 12 Rip 'n' Shred.mp3 April 1990 0:19 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa 13 Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa.mp3 April 1990 1:07 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Don't Bring Me ELO 14 Don't Bring Me ELO.mp3 April 1990 2:18 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Crunchy Fun 15 Crunchy Fun.mp3 April 1990 1:04 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Spider Noise 16 Spider Noise.mp3 April 1990 1:38 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Spiderbitch 17 Spider Bitch.mp3 April 1990 4:10 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Dear Woman 18 Dear Woman.mp3 April 1990 4:20 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Fuck Beat 19 Fuck Beat (argument over the radi.mp3 May 1990 2:31 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Spinal Jam 20 Spinal Jam.mp3 May 1990 1:48 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Suck My Hot Poker 21 Suck My Hot Poker.mp3 May 1990 0:44 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo The 4th of July 22 The 4th Of July.mp3 May 1990 1:16 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
Rivers Cuomo Cheeks Mogli (In the Jungle) 23 Cheeks Mogli (In the Jungle).mp3 May 1990 1:39 Alone V: Before Weezer 4-track demo
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Rivers demos from 1990, still developing songwriting.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Bush Rehearsals, 1990

Bush was a trio that featured Pat Finn on bass, Pat Wilson on drums, and Tom Gardocki (later of Wax) on guitar. After Finn convinced Wilson to join him out in L.A, in early spring 1990, the two hooked up with Gardocki to create a power trio that drew influences from Primus, Fishbone, the Chili Peppers, and modern Jazz weirdness. There were few songs with lyrics, which were usually sung by Finn. I'm unsure how many shows this band did, but it wasn't very many. Note that as of 11/1/90, Bush was officially de-named, probably due to Gardocki's leaving the band. (Probably around the time Wax was forming) Finn and Wilson kept going, rehearsing with just each other as well as Sharp (see below) and in the spring of 1991 with Jason Cropper (see Draft:Weezer Recording Chronology: 1991-1992), who Pat Finn had made the aquaintence of up in NorCal. None of the subsequent new band names stuck however, so i'm calling the whole thing Bush.

The band rehearsed extensively, and several rehearsals were recorded. These feature various versions of:

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Bush was a trio that featured Pat Finn on bass, Pat Wilson on drums, and Tom Gardocki (later of Wax) on guitar. After Pat Finn convinced Pat Wilson to join him out in L.A, in early spring 1990, the two hooked up with Tom to create a power trio that drew influences from Primus, Fishbone, the Chili Peppers, and modern Jazz weirdness. There were few songs with lyrics, which were usually sung by Finn. I'm unsure how many shows this band did, but it wasn't very many.

Note that as of 11/1/90, Bush was officially de-named, probably due to Tom's leaving the band. (Probably around the time Wax was forming) Pat and Pat kept going, rehearsing with just each other as well as Matt Sharp (see below) and in the spring of 1991 with Jason Cropper (see below), who Pat Finn had made the aquaintence of up in NorCal. None of the subsequent new band names stuck however, so i'm calling the whole thing Bush.


The band rehearsed extensively, and several rehersals were recorded. These feature various versions of: originally practiced Bush songs
M.F. Toe
lick paint
furry
crayon man
crap

.........as well as numerous extended jam sessions, that contain an astonishing variety of musical styles and achievements, as well as some of the funniest musical fooling around ever recorded.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Pat Wilson and Matt Sharp funny 4-track recordings, spring-fall 1990

By this time, Wilson had been hanging out with Sharp, which led the two to make several recordings on Sharp's 4-track recorder in Westwood, California. Pat Finn also recorded at Matt's around this time, but as far as I know these were solo/Bush related efforts.

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At this point, Pat was doing a lot of hanging out with Matt Sharp, who was already an aquaintence of Pat finn and Pat Wilson. Pat and Matt made numerous "They Might Be Giants" - like recordings on Matts 4-track, while Matt lived in Westwood, CA. These master tapes are in storage somewhere that only Matt knows for sure, and I have been unable to document their contents. The little I heard a long time ago was hysterically funny and very clever. Pat Finn also recorded at Matt's around this time, but as far as I know these were solo/Bush related efforts.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


The Clique, July 1990

Maxi-single cover

The Clique was a band formed by Matt Sharp in 1990. It came to fruition after someone who claimed to work at NBC came to Sharp's workplace and told him that they were working on a made-for-TV movie about Nancy Kerrigan called "Ice Butterfly: The Nancy Kerrigan Story." Sharp explained that he was a musician, and so he was commissioned to write the movie's theme song. The Clique consisted of Sharp on lead vocals and bass, Hurshel Burton on guitars, and Keith Harris on drums. The group recorded one song, eponymously titled "Ice Butterfly", in July 1990 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood and released it as a maxi-single cassette in 1990.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
The Clique Ice Butterfly July 1990 Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA 5:32 Ice Butterfly
The Clique Ice Butterfly July 1990 Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA 5:32 Ice Butterfly Radio mix
The Clique Ice Butterfly July 1990 Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA 5:32 Ice Butterfly Instrumental
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A somewhat pretentious Cure/Joy Division style recording by Matt with 2 guys he met in a meeting of the Black Rock Coalition, including one Herschel Burton, whose computer artwork graces the cassette j-card.

Matt soon abandoned this style of music, but left behind this 3 song demo tape, that was packaged as a cassette maxi-single.

The three songs were all different mixes of The Cliques only song:

"Ice Butterfly"
"Ice Butterfly" (remix)
"Ice Butterfly" (instrumental)

It's guessed that between 20 and 75 of these were pressed up. They have tan colored j-cards with "computer-style" art, and song info is printed onto the cassettes.

According to Matt, one day a man came into his workplace in Westwood who claimed to be from NBC, and that he was producing a made for TV movie: "Ice Butterfly, The Nancy Kerrigan Story". Matt was looking for any inroads into the music scene and explained that he was a musician. The man was soon commissioning Matt to “write the theme song for my TV movie”. Matt went gung ho into the project - he had never written a song before or sung before. Borrowing funding from his mother, Matt and his 2 buddies rented a real studio and recorded the track. Soon it was learned that NBC killed the guys project, and the man stopped coming into Matt's workplace. Matt and his gang decided to turn the recording into a cassette "Maxi Single" and try to get it played on local LA college radio, etc. The project fizzled soon afterwards.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Bush demo, July 25, 1990

On July 25, 1990, Finn and Wilson recorded a demo for Bush, without Gardocki's help. This was done at their friend, and prospective Bush member, Mark Kern's house in Hollywood. Finn played both the bass and guitar and did the singing, while Wilson did the drumming on the Roland Octapad, a MIDI drum controller. They recorded these 4 songs, but the demo never saw any distribution.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Bush M.F. Toe July 25, 1990 ?, Hollywood, CA
Bush Crap July 25, 1990 ?, Hollywood, CA
Bush Furry July 25, 1990 ?, Hollywood, CA
Bush Lick Paint July 25, 1990 ?, Hollywood, CA
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7/25/1990: Pat and Pat do a Bush demo, without Tom's help. This was done at their friend Mark Kern's house in Hollywood. Pat F. played both the bass and guitar and did the singing. Pat Wilson did the drumming on the Roland "Octopad", an early drum triggering thing. They recorded these 4 songs, but the demo never saw any distribution.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Silly Bush-related recordings, summer/fall 1990

The following recordings were done by Bush, although they're not serious recordings or "real" Bush songs.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Patrick Wilson Ugh We March Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA Live to a handheld recorder, funny song about divorce
Bush This One's for Pat Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA Funny "loungey thing"
Bush Mi Amor Bandito/Kooky Spanish Song Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Bush The Night Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Bush Nickel in My Pocket Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Bush Nickel in My Pocket Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA Revised version with light drumming
Patrick Wilson All I Want Is You Summer/fall 1990 Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA U2 cover
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Basically the following were done by Pat Wilson, Pat Finn, and Tom Gardocki for fun, though they arent actually Bush songs nor "serious" band recordings. All were done in an apartment on Genessee Ave in LA, much to the neighbors' confusion.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Extended Bush rehearsals, 1990-1991

Later Bush rehearsals with surviving recordings include:

  • August 1, 1990: A full rehearsal with no vocals but a lot of yelling and joking around
  • Late 1990: A full practice with "mutated" versions of Bush songs and ends with a Barry White tribute
  • Early 1991: A jam session with Sharp on a Yamaha keyboard

Throughout this period, Finn recorded 4-track versions of many Bush songs by himself, in order to have a presentable demo tape. However, this attempt wasn't finished, and Bush never ended up making a full demo tape as a band.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Pat Finn Nothing Left 1990-1991
Pat Finn Furry 1990-1991
Pat Finn Crayon Man 1990-1991
Pat Finn Sock Song/Clean Sox 1990-1991
Pat Finn Beyond Life 1990-1991
Pat Finn So Don't 1990-1991
Pat Finn 4 Lies We Die 1990-1991
Pat Finn Salvation 1990-1991
Pat Finn Evil Nest 1990-1991
Pat Finn P & M Matter 1990-1991
Pat Finn Hang Ten 1990-1991 Became "Sheriff Wong" by 60 Wrong Sausages
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Surviving examples of recorded Bush rehersals include:

Aug 1 1990: A full funky rehersal, no vocals but a lot of yelling and joking around.

Late 1990: Full rehersal jam: a whole Bush practice ...Includes mutated freaked out versions of Bush songs, ends with a 'Barry White tribute'

Early 1991: unknown rehersal space: Jam session with Matt Sharp, who plays Yamaha keyboard!

Also, throughout this period, Pat Finn recorded solo 4 track versions of the Bush songs, to have a presentable demo tape. It was never quite finished. As far as I know, Bush never prepared an official full band demo tape

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Rivers demos, late 1990

Finishtum Productum

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo, Kevin Ridel Magic Late 1990 Written and sung by Ridel
Rivers Cuomo, Kevin Ridel Cigam Late 1990 Remix of "Magic"
Rivers Cuomo Spiderbitch 03 Spider Bitch.mp3 Late 1990 4:37 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Gimme My Money 04 Gimme My Money.mp3 Late 1990 2:16 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo We've Seen Some Grossness 05 We've Seen Some Grossness.mp3 Late 1990 2:12 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo I Would Do 06 I Would Do.mp3 Late 1990 1:41 Alone V: Before Weezer Take 1
Rivers Cuomo It Wouldn't Be Life 07 It Wouldn't Be Life.mp3 Late 1990 2:25 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 08 Anything 4 You (Take 2).mp3 Late 1990 2:21 Alone V: Before Weezer Take 2
Vegeterrorists Public Chipmunks Late 1990 Remix of "Black Fur in the Hour of Chaos"
Vegeterrorists Black Fur in the Hour of Chaos Late 1990
Rivers Cuomo Anything 4 You 11 Anything 4 You (Take 3).mp3 Late 1990 2:21 Alone V: Before Weezer Take 3
Rivers Cuomo Home 12 Home.mp3 Late 1990 1:43 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Rivers demos and recordings from later in 1990.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 1


Jibbering Jacuzzi Foam

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Bohemian Raps Indeed Late 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Guitar X-Travaganza Late 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo 8 Trax of Guitar! Late 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Home Late 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Merry Xmas Late 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo The 20th in L.A. December 20(?), 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Christmas in L.A. 01 Christmas in L.A.mp3 December 25, 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 4:02
Rivers Cuomo All Together Now December 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, possibly a cover of the Beatles song of the same name, master possibly missing
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[NO TAPE?] 8 track “Jibbering Jacuzzi Foam” (1990)

[j-card lists 8 titles. Possibly no tape? Includes “Xmas In LA”, definitively dating the tape to late 1990. Titles: Bohemian Raps Indeed Guitar X-Travaganza 8 Trax Of Guitar! Home Merry Xmas The 20th In LA Xmas In LA

All Together Now]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Nostradamus Cookies

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Somebody Else's Tweekin' 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
Rivers Cuomo Spiderbitch 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 8-track demo, master possibly missing
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[NO TAPE?] 8 track “Nostradamus Cookies” (1990)

[j-card lists 2 titles. Possibly no tape? Titles:
Somebody Else's Tweekin'

Spiderbitch]

—Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A With Karl Koch - February 2025


Stuff to Fix Later

In December 1990, Cuomo recorded demos as part of the tape Stuff to Fix Later. The metadata for the files confirm a total of 4 songs on the tape, however the other songs are currently unknown.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo The Biggest Animal 01 The Biggest Animal (Demo).mp3 December 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 1:08 Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Push Me Back 02 Push Me Back.mp3 December 1990 Poinsettia Place, Los Angeles, CA 1:18 Alone V: Before Weezer
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ There are sources that list shows played by a band called Fury in the Connecticut area in 1983, however it is likely this is an unrelated band.

References

  1. ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. "Fury" Riverpedia. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Fury Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo liner notes.
  3. ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. The Catalog O' Riffs, 2002. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html
  4. ↑ Post by theusernameaceisnotp. AllThingsWeezer. August 24, 2010. https://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/somethin-different-demo.20210/page-2#post-580764)archive.org
  5. ↑ Internet Archive archive of "NEW DEMOS! FEATURING R.C.!!!!". Drefan_Rahl. 5 April, 2003. weezer.com forums.
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