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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Weezer’s self-titled debut, commonly known as “The Blue Album”, as they’ve released five self-titled albums since then. The band’s celebrating by dropping a special expansive reissue of the release.
Weezer: The Super Deluxe Edition, which the band calls “the most comprehensive vision of The Blue Album ever created,” will feature remastered versions of every song on the album plus a whopping 36 never-before-heard tracks.
Among them is the earliest known recording of “The Sweater Song,” according to the band. Weezer: The Super Deluxe Edition is due on November 1st.
CD 1: “The Blue Album” + BBC Sessions
- My Name Is Jonas
- No One Else
- The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
- Buddy Holly
- Undone – The Sweater Song
- Surf Wax America
- Say It Ain’t So
- In The Garage
- Holiday
- Only In Dreams
- My Name Is Jonas (BBC Evening Sessions)
- In The Garage (BBC Evening Sessions)
- No One Else (BBC Evening Sessions)
- Surf Wax America (BBC Evening Sessions)
- Buddy Holly [Acoustic] (Greater London Radio session)
- Undone – The Sweater Song [Acoustic] (Greater London Radio session)
CD 2: Demos and Garage Practice
- Say It Ain’t So – #
- The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – #
- Paperface – #
- Undone – The Sweater Song – #
- Thief, You’ve Taken All That Was Me – #
- My Name Is Jonas – #
- Let’s Sew Our Pants Together – #
- Only In Dreams – #
- I Can’t Forget The Way – &
- Undone – The Sweater Song – &
- The World has turned and left me here – &
- Windows Down – $
- My Name Is Jonas – $
- Only In Dreams – $
- Superman – $
- Dawn Sets Upon Us – $
- Just What I Needed (Rehearsal Demo)
- Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo)
# – The Kitchen Tape Demos
& – Third Practice
$ – Garage Practice
CD 3: Live Tracks
- Let’s Sew Our Pants Together (Live at 8121 Club)
- Paperface (Live at 8121 Club)
- Only In Dreams (Live at 8121 Club)
- Conversationalist (Wax Cover/Adaptation) (Live at Coconut Teaszer)
- Undone – The Sweater Song (Live at English Acid)
- My Name Is Jonas (Live at English Acid)
- No One Else (Live at Club Lingerie)
- The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (Live at Club Lingerie)
- Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie)
- Lullabye For Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie)
- Say It Ain’t So (Live at Club Lingerie)
- China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie)
- Jamie (Take 6 – LMU Sessions)
- My Name Is Jonas (LMU Sessions)
- Jamie (Take 5 – LMU Sessions)
- Lullabye for Wayne (LMU Sessions)