Weezer 'Blue Album' (30th Anniversary Edition)

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Weezer’s career-defining, self-titled debut album, also known as the “Blue Album.”  

Often revered as one of the most important debut albums of all-time, Weezer’s “blue” album celebrates 30 years with an extensive Super Deluxe boxset featuring four 12-inch 180-gram LPs, a 10-inch EP and 7-inch, and on 3CD boxset. The album has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and the set 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 of the artwork throughout the boxset filled with unreleased photos. The boxset showcases sweater embossed graphics along with a blue thread that’s pullable (& retractable), 4 lithographs, a poster for the garage, song-themed sticker sheet, 12-sided dice and an enamel Bokkus pin.

Released: November 2024
Cat: 6573100
Label: UMC/ Polydor

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Tracklist

SUPER DELUXE 4-LP + 10-INCH + 7-INCH
LP ONE – ALBUM REMASTERED
A1. My name is Jonas
A2. No one else
A3. The World has turned and left me here
A4. Buddy Holly
A5. Undone – the Sweater song
A6. Surf Wax America
B1. Say it ain’t so
B2. In the garage
B3. Holiday
B4. Only in dreams

LP TWO – THE KITCHEN TAPE DEMOS
A1. Say it ain’t so - Previously unreleased
A2. The World has turned and left me here - Previously unreleased
A3. Paperface
A4. Undone – the Sweater song
B1. Thief, You’ve taken all that was me - Previously unreleased
B2. My name is Jonas - Previously unreleased
B3. Let’s sew our pants together - Previously unreleased
B4. Only in dreams

LP THREE – THE EARLY RECORDINGS
A1. I can’t forget this way (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
A2. Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
A3. The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
A4. Windows down (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
A5. My name is Jonas (Garage Practice)- Previously unreleased
B1. Only in dreams (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
B2. Superman (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
B3. Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
B4. Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased
B5. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased

LP FOUR – THE EARLY LIVE RECORDINGS
A1. Let’s sew our pants together (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
A2. Paperface (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
A3. Only in dreams (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
A4. Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer) - Previously unreleased
A5. Undone – the Sweater song (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
A6. My name is Jonas (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
B1. No one else (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
B2. The World has turned and left me here (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
B3. Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
B4. Lullabye for Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
B5. Say it ain’t so (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
B6. China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased

10-INCH – BBC RECORDINGS - 45RPM
A1. My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
A2. In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
A3. No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
B1. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions)- Previously unreleased
B2. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio)- Previously unreleased
B3. Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) - Previously unreleased

7-INCH – LMU SESSIONS - 33-1/3RPM
A1. Jamie (Take 6)
A2. My name is Jonas - Previously unreleased
B1. Jamie (Take 5) - Previously unreleased
B2. Lullabye for Wayne - Previously unreleased

3CD
CD ONE
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
11.    My name is Jonas (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
12.    In the garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
13.    No one else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
14.    Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) - Previously unreleased
15.    Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) - Previously unreleased
16.    Undone – the Sweater song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) - Previously unreleased

CD TWO
1.    Say it ain’t so (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
2.    The World has turned and left me here (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
3.    Paperface (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
4.    Undone – the Sweater song (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
5.    Thief, You’ve taken all that was me (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
6.    My name is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
7.    Let’s sew our pants together (The Kitchen Tape Demos)- Previously unreleased
8.    Only in dreams (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
9.    I can’t forget this way (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
10.    Undone – the Sweater song (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
11.    The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) - Previously unreleased
12.    Windows down (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
13.    My name is Jonas (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
14.    Only in dreams (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
15.    Superman (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
16.    Dawn sets upon us (Garage Practice) - Previously unreleased
17.    Just what I needed (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased
18.    Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) - Previously unreleased

CD THREE
1.    Let’s sew our pants together (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
2.    Paperface (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
3.    Only in dreams (Live at 8121 Club) - Previously unreleased
4.    Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer) - Previously unreleased
5.    Undone – the Sweater song (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
6.    My name is Jonas (Live at English Acid) - Previously unreleased
7.    No one else (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
8.    The World has turned and left me here (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
9.    Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
10.    Lullabye for Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
11.    Say it ain’t so (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
12.    China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie) - Previously unreleased
13.    Jamie (Take 6 – LMU Sessions)
14.    My name is Joans (LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased
15.    Jamie (Take 5 – LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased
16.    Luallabye for Wayne (LMU Sessions) - Previously unreleased