The Kitchen Tape
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The Kitchen Tape | ||||
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Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | August 1, 1992[1] | |||
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Producer | Weezer | |||
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The Kitchen Tape is a demo tape by the American rock band Weezer. It was recorded on August 1, 1992, prior to the band's signing with Geffen Records.
Overview
[edit]Recording
[edit]The demo was recorded using frontman Rivers Cuomo's 8-track tape recorder in a rented garage next to the "Amherst House", where Weezer often rehearsed.[2] 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.[3]
Band historian Karl Koch has recalled that the demo was recorded "to get shows and also try to make an impression", and that "[there] were no aspirations yet to try to generate real label interest, but the concept of 'creating a buzz' was being thrown around."[2]
Release
[edit]The Kitchen Tape has not received an official release beyond the original small run of privately distributed demo cassettes. However, the demo's audio has been bootlegged and spread online.[1] Additionally, the recordings of "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Paperface", and "Only in Dreams" from the demo appear on the 2004 deluxe release of Weezer (The Blue Album). The full demo tape was released as a part of the Blue Album 30th anniversary box set in 2024.
Track listing
[edit]- "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me"
- "My Name Is Jonas"[I]
- "Let's Sew Our Pants Together"
- "Undone"[I][II]
- "Paperface"[II]
- "Say It Ain't So"[I]
- "Only in Dreams"[I][II]
- "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
[edit]- Rivers Cuomo - vocals, guitar
- Matt Sharp - bass, vocals
- Jason Cropper - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Wilson - drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Britt, Ryan (July 5, 2023). "29 Years Ago, One Iconic '90s Band Peaked With Their First Album". Fatherly.
...on August 1, 1992, Weezer recorded a demo called The Kitchen Tape, which has only shown up as a bootleg over the years. The songs were recorded on an 8-track tape recorder...
- ^ a b Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 69
- ^ "Weezer Record History page 3". Weezer.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
External links
[edit]- The Weezer recording history: Page 3 - Information from Karl Koch on early Weezer recordings, including The Kitchen Tapes