Weezer's Debut Blue Album Reissued for Its 30th Anniversary: Deluxe Edition on 3CD Box Set. The Album Has Been Newly Remastered from the Original Analog Tapes. The Set Includes 50 Total Tracks With 36 Previously Unreleased. This Edition Also Includes New Liner Notes, Sweater Embossed Graphics Along With a Blue Thread That’s Pullable (and Retractable) and More Memorabilia.
Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all-time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years
with an extensive Deluxe 3-CD boxset.
The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and 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 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.
CD ONE
REMASTERD ALBUM
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
BBC RECORDINGS
1. My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)*
2. In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)*
3. No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)*
4. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)*
5. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio)*
6. Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio)*
CD TWO
THE KITCHEN TAPE DEMOS
1. Say it ain’t so*
2. The World has turned and left me here*
3. Paperface
4. Undone – the Sweater song
5. Thief, You’ve taken all that was me*
6. My name is Jonas*
7. Let’s sew our pants together*
8. Only in dreams
THE EARLY RECORDINGS
1. I can’t forget this way (Third Practice)*
2. Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice)*
3. The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice)*
4. Windows down (Garage Practice)*
5. My name is Jonas (Garage Practice)*
6. Only in dreams (Garage Practice)*
7. Superman (Garage Practice)*
8. Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice)*
9. Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo)*
10. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo)*
CD THREE
THE EARLY LIVE RECORDINGS
1. Let’s sew our pants together (Live at 8121 Club)*
2. Paperface (Live at 8121 Club)*
3. Only in dreams (Live at 8121 Club)*
4. Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer)*
5. Undone – the Sweater song (Live at English Acid)*
6. My name is Jonas (Live at English Acid)*
7. No one else (Live at Club Lingerie)*
8. The World has turned and left me here (Live at Club Lingerie)*
9. Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie)*
10. Lullabye for Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie)*
11. Say it ain’t so (Live at Club Lingerie)*
12. China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie)*
LMU SESSIONS
1. Jamie (Take 6)
2. My name is Jonas*
3. Jamie (Take 5)*
4. Lullabye for Wayne*
*Previously Unreleased
