Weezer – Blue Album (30th Anniversary)

Description

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Weezer’s career-defining, self-titled debut album, also known as the “Blue Album.”
An instantly recognizable cultural touchstone of the 1990s, Weezer (the Blue Album) has garnered such a firm place in the musical pantheon of the last three decades that it serves as an entry point into music for nascent listeners. A testament to the band’s staying power, tracks like “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So” have earned hundreds of millions of streams and endless placements in TV shows and movies.

 

Super Deluxe 4LP + 10″ + 7″ // Product Description

Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all-time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with an extensive Super Deluxe boxset featuring four 12-inch 180-gram LPs, a 10-inch EP and 7-inch. The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and the set includes 50 total tracks with 36 previously unreleased, including 8 Kitchen Tape Demos, 22 early practices & live recordings, 6 BBC radio recordings (2 never broadcasted) and 4 tracks from their LMU sessions. Karl Koch updates the history on the album with new liner notes in issue #18 of the weezine, along with laying out all of the artwork throughout the boxset filled with unreleased photos. The boxset showcases sweater embossed graphics along with a blue thread that’s pullable (& retractable), 4 lithographs, a poster for the garage, song-themed sticker sheet, 12-sided dice and an enamel Bokkus pin.

Deluxe 3CD // Product Description

Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all-time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with an extensive Deluxe 3CD boxset. The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and the set includes 50 total tracks with 36 previously unreleased, including 8 Kitchen Tape Demos, 22 early practices & live recordings, 6 BBC radio recordings (2 never broadcasted) and 4 tracks from their LMU sessions. Karl Koch updates the history on the album with new liner notes in issue #18 of the weezine, along with laying out all of the artwork throughout the boxset filled with unreleased photos. The boxset comes with 4 lithographs, a poster for the garage, song-themed sticker sheet, 12-sided dice and an enamel Bokkus pin.

Tracklists
SUPER DELUXE 4-LP + 10-INCH + 7-INCH
LP ONE SIDE A – ALBUM REMASTERED

  1.  My name is Jonas
  2.  No one else
  3.  The World has turned and left me here
  4.  Buddy Holly
  5.  Undone – the Sweater song
  6.  Surf Wax America

LP ONE SIDE B – ALBUM REMASTERED

  1.  Say it ain’t so
  2.  In the garage
  3.  Holiday
  4.  Only in dreams

LP TWO SIDE A – THE KITCHEN TAPE DEMOS

  1.  Say it ain’t so – Previously unreleased
  2.  The World has turned and left me here – Previously unreleased
  3.  Paperface
  4.  Undone – the Sweater song

LP TWO SIDE B – THE KITCHEN TAPE DEMOS

  1.  Thief, You’ve taken all that was me – Previously unreleased
  2.  My name is Jonas – Previously unreleased
  3.  Let’s sew our pants together – Previously unreleased
  4.  Only in dreams

LP THREE SIDE A – THE EARLY RECORDINGS

  1.  I can’t forget this way (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  2.  Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  3.  The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  4.  Windows down (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  5.  My name is Jonas (Garage Practice)- Previously unreleased

LP THREE SIDE B – THE EARLY RECORDINGS

  1.  Only in dreams (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  2.  Superman (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  3.  Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  4.  Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo) – Previously unreleased
  5.  Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) – Previously unreleased

LP FOUR SIDE A – THE EARLY LIVE RECORDINGS

  1.  Let’s sew our pants together (Live at 8121 Club) – Previously unreleased
  2.  Paperface (Live at 8121 Club) – Previously unreleased
  3.  Only in dreams (Live at 8121 Club) – Previously unreleased
  4.  Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer) – Previously unreleased
  5.  Undone – the Sweater song (Live at English Acid) – Previously unreleased
  6.  My name is Jonas (Live at English Acid) – Previously unreleased

LP FOUR SIDE B – THE EARLY LIVE RECORDINGS

  1.  No one else (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased
  2.  The World has turned and left me here (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased
  3.  Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased
  4.  Lullabye for Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased
  5.  Say it ain’t so (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased
  6.  China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie) – Previously unreleased

10-INCH – BBC RECORDINGS – Side A: 45RPM

  1.  My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  2.  In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  3.  No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased

10-INCH – BBC RECORDINGS – Side B: 45RPM

  1.  Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)- Previously unreleased
  2.  Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio)- Previously unreleased
  3.  Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) – Previously unreleased

7-INCH – LMU SESSIONS – Side A: 33-1/3RPM

  1.  Jamie (Take 6)
  2.  My name is Jonas – Previously unreleased

7-INCH – LMU SESSIONS – Side B: 33-1/3RPM

  1.  Jamie (Take 5) – Previously unreleased
  2.  Lullabye for Wayne – Previously unreleased

DELUXE 3CD
CD ONE

  1.  My name is Jonas
  2.  No one else
  3.  The World has turned and left me here
  4.  Buddy Holly
  5.  Undone – the Sweater song
  6.  Surf Wax America
  7.  Say it ain’t so
  8.  In the garage
  9.  Holiday
  10. Only in dreams
  11. My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  12. In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  13. No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  14. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) – Previously unreleased
  15. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) – Previously unreleased
  16. Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) – Previously unreleased

CD TWO

  1.  Say it ain’t so (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  2.  The World has turned and left me here (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  3.  Paperface (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  4.  Undone – the Sweater song (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  5.  Thief, You’ve taken all that was me (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  6.  My name is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  7.  Let’s sew our pants together (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
  8.  Only in dreams (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  9.  I can’t forget this way (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  10. Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  11. The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) – Previously unreleased
  12. Windows down (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  13. My name is Jonas (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  14. Only in dreams (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  15. Superman (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  16. Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice) – Previously unreleased
  17. Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo) – Previously unreleased
  18. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) – Previously unreleased