The Kitchen Tape
The Kitchen Tape | ||||
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Demo album by Weezer | ||||
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
Recording
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
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 recording of "My Name Is Jonas" was officially released on YouTube by the band in 2024.[4]
Track listing
- "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
- Rivers Cuomo - vocals, guitar
- Matt Sharp - bass, vocals
- Jason Cropper - guitar, vocals
- Patrick Wilson - drums
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://98kupd.com/weezer-shares-the-kitchen-tape-version-of-my-name-is-jonas/
External links
- The Weezer recording history: Page 3 - Information from Karl Koch on early Weezer recordings, including The Kitchen Tapes
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