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The Kitchen Tapes is a demo tape by Weezer. It was recorded on August 1, 1992, prior to the band signing with Geffen Records. Although the band had recorded some demos before, these were their 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 and make an impression. There were no aspirations yet to try and 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, because that's where the band felt that they sounded the best.[2]
Bootlegs of this demo have surfaced, however only five were surfaced through a copy of the original. Two other songs from the tape (Undone - The Sweater Song and Only in Dreams) were released officially on the Blue Album Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc, Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets.[3] The Kitchen Tapes version of "Say It Ain't So" has not been bootlegged or officially released.
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]
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- "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me"
- "My Name Is Jonas"[I]
- "Let's Sew our Pants Together"
- "Undone"[I]
- "Paperface"
- "Say It Ain't So"[I]
- "Only in Dreams"[I]
- "The World Has Turned"[I]
- I ^ Later re-recorded for the band's debut album.
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