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| The Kitchen Tape | ||||
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| Released | 1992 November 1, 2024 | |||
| 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.
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]
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.
I. ^ Later re-recorded for the band's debut album.
II. ^ Demo released on the deluxe edition of the band's debut album
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...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...
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