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| Name = The Kitchen Tapes
| Name = The Kitchen Tape
| Type = Demo
| Type = Demo
| Artist = [[Weezer]]
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| This album = '''''The Kitchen Tapes'''''<br />(1992)
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The demos were recorded using frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s 8-track tape recorder, in a rented garage next to the "Amherst House", where Weezer rehearsed at that time.<ref name="page 69"/> The name of the tape comes from the fact that the drums were recorded in a kitchen, where the band members felt that they sounded the best.<ref name="weezerofficalpage">{{cite web | url=http://weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist3.htm|title=Weezer Record History page 3|accessdate=2007-11-24 |publisher=''Weezer.com'' |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215428/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist3.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref>
The demos were recorded using frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s 8-track tape recorder, in a rented garage next to the "Amherst House", where Weezer rehearsed at that time.<ref name="page 69"/> The name of the tape comes from the fact that the drums were recorded in a kitchen, where the band members felt that they sounded the best.<ref name="weezerofficalpage">{{cite web | url=http://weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist3.htm|title=Weezer Record History page 3|accessdate=2007-11-24 |publisher=''Weezer.com'' |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215428/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist3.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}</ref>


Bootlegs of this demo have surfaced. However, they only feature five of the eight songs. One of the songs that doesn't appear on the bootleg, "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]", along with one that does, "[[Only in Dreams (song)|Only in Dreams]]", was released officially on the ''[[Weezer (1994 album)|Blue Album]] Deluxe Edition'' Bonus Disc, ''[[Weezer (1994 album)#Deluxe edition bonus disc|Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets]]''.<ref name="deluxeblue">''Weezer: Blue Album (Deluxe Edition)'' booklet and [[liner notes]].</ref> The Kitchen Tapes version of "Say It Ain't So" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" have not been bootlegged or officially released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Kitchen_Tape |title=The Kitchen Tape |publisher=Weezerpedia |date=2011-08-10 |accessdate=2012-02-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302194317/http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Kitchen_Tape |archivedate=2012-03-02 |df= }}</ref>
Bootlegs of this demo have surfaced. However, they only feature five of the eight songs. One of the songs that doesn't appear on the bootleg, "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]", along with one that does, "[[Only in Dreams (song)|Only in Dreams]]", was released officially on the ''[[Weezer (1994 album)|Blue Album]] Deluxe Edition'' Bonus Disc, ''[[Weezer (1994 album)#Deluxe edition bonus disc|Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets]]''.<ref name="deluxeblue">''Weezer: Blue Album (Deluxe Edition)'' booklet and [[liner notes]].</ref> The Kitchen Tape version of "Say It Ain't So" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" have not officially released but were circulated among fans in 2016 when a fan community paid for a copy of the cassette being sold online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Kitchen_Tape |title=The Kitchen Tape |publisher=Weezerpedia |date=2011-08-10 |accessdate=2012-02-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302194317/http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Kitchen_Tape |archivedate=2012-03-02 |df= }}</ref>


==Songs==
==Songs==

Revision as of 02:38, 4 August 2018

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The Kitchen Tape is a demo tape by Weezer. It was recorded on August 1, 1992, prior to the band's signing with Geffen Records. Although the band had recorded some demos before, these were the band's most serious attempt at the time. According to Karl Koch, the band's webmaster and historian, the purpose of the tape was "...to get shows and also try to make an impression. There were no aspirations yet to try to generate real label interest, but the concept of 'creating a buzz' was being thrown around."[1]

The demos were recorded using frontman Rivers Cuomo's 8-track tape recorder, in a rented garage next to the "Amherst House", where Weezer rehearsed at that time.[1] The name of the tape comes from the fact that the drums were recorded in a kitchen, where the band members felt that they sounded the best.[2]

Bootlegs of this demo have surfaced. However, they only feature five of the eight songs. One of the songs that doesn't appear on the bootleg, "Undone - The Sweater Song", along with one that does, "Only in Dreams", was released officially on the Blue Album Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc, Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets.[3] The Kitchen Tape version of "Say It Ain't So" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" have not officially released but were circulated among fans in 2016 when a fan community paid for a copy of the cassette being sold online.[4]

Songs

Of the eight songs on the demo, five of them were re-recorded for the band's debut album, Weezer (The Blue Album). In 2004, Weezer was re-released in a deluxe edition, which included the versions of "Undone", "Paperface" and "Only in Dreams" from this demo as bonus tracks.[3] "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" and "Let's Sew our Pants Together" have not been officially released.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me"
  2. "My Name Is Jonas"[I]
  3. "Let's Sew our Pants Together"
  4. "Undone"[I] [II]
  5. "Paperface" [II]
  6. "Say It Ain't So"[I]
  7. "Only in Dreams"[I] [II]
  8. "The World Has Turned"[I]

I. ^ Later re-recorded for the band's debut album.
II. ^ Demo released on the deluxe edition of the band's debut album

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 69
  2. ^ a b "Weezer Record History page 3". Weezer.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Weezer: Blue Album (Deluxe Edition) booklet and liner notes.
  4. ^ "The Kitchen Tape". Weezerpedia. 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-02-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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