September 18, 2024

Weezer Unearths Earliest Recording of “Undone” to Celebrate Blue Album’s 30th Anniversary with Deluxe Reissue

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic debut album, Weezer have unearthed the earliest known recording of “Undone – The Sweater Song” from their third ever practice session. The track later became a huge hit on The Blue Album, which is being reissued on November 1st via Geffen/UMe.

The most expansive version is the Super Deluxe Edition, which contains four LPs, a ten-inch, and a seven-inch. The set includes the remastered album on 180-gram vinyl alongside 50 additional tracks.

Dissect the Blue Album Box and You’ll Find:

  • 36 previously unreleased tracks: This includes 8 “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, 6 BBC radio recordings (including 2 unreleased tracks!), and 4 tracks from their LMU sessions.
  • Liner notes by longtime friend and collaborator Karl Koch
  • A “sweater” embossed box with functioning yarn pull, lithographs, poster, sticker sheet, 12-sided die, and an enamel Bokkus pin.

The Deluxe 3CD Set mirrors much of the Super Deluxe Edition’s bonus content.

The Ultra Limited Edition features an actual knit sweater surrounding the Super Deluxe box set, all signed by the band (only 100 available on Weezer’s webstore).

The Vinyl Edition is for Vinyl enthusiasts, and includes a 2LP 45 rpm half-speed mastered version of The Blue Album, a Zoetrope picture disc, and ghostly blue & clear color vinyl.

BLUE ALBUM 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION SUPER DELUXE 4LP + 10-INCH + 7-INCH

LP 1 – ALBUM REMASTERED

SIDE A

  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

SIDE B

  1. Say It Ain’t So
  2. In The Garage
  3. Holiday
  4. Only In Dreams

LP2 – THE KITCHEN TAPE DEMOS

SIDE A

  1. Say It Ain’t So *
  2. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here *
  3. Paperface
  4. Undone – The Sweater Song

SIDE B

  1. Thief, You’ve Taken All That Was Me *
  2. My Name Is Jonas *
  3. Let’s Sew Our Pants Together *
  4. Only In Dreams

LP3 – THE EARLY RECORDINGS

SIDE A

  1. I Can’t Forget The 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) *

SIDE B

  1. Only In Dreams (Garage Practice) *
  2. Superman (Garage Practice) *
  3. Dawn Sets Upon Us (Garage Practice) *
  4. Just What I Needed (Rehearsal Demo) *
  5. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) *

LP4 – THE EARLY LIVE RECORDINGS

SIDE A

  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) *

SIDE B

  1. No One Else (Live at Club Lingerie) *
  2. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (Live at Club Lingerie) *
  3. Jamie (Live at Club Lingerie) *
  4. Lullabye For Wayne (Live at Club Lingerie) *
  5. Say It Ain’t So (Live at Club Lingerie) *
  6. China Grove (Live at Club Lingerie) *

10-INCH – BBC RECORDINGS (45RPM)

SIDE A

  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) *

SIDE B

  1. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) *
  2. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) **
  3. Undone – The Sweater Song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) **

7-INCH – LMU SESSIONS (33 1/3 RPM)

SIDE A

  1. Jamie (Take 6)
  2. My Name Is Jonas *

SIDE B

  1. Jamie (Take 5) *
  2. Lullabye for Wayne *

DELUXE 3CD

CD1

  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) *
  12. In The Garage (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) *
  13. No One Else (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) *
  14. Surf Wax America (Live on BBC Evening Sessions) *
  15. Buddy Holly (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) **
  16. Undone – The Sweater Song (Acoustic – Live on Greater London Radio) **

CD2

  1. Say It Ain’t So (The Kitchen Tape Demos) *
  2. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (The Kitchen Tape Demos) *
  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) *
  6. My Name Is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape Demos) *
  7. Let’s Sew Our Pants Together (The Kitchen Tape Demos) *
  8. Only In Dreams (The Kitchen Tape Demos)
  9. I Can’t Forget The Way (Third Practice) *
  10. Undone – The Sweater Song (Third Practice) *
  11. The World has turned and left me here (Third Practice) *
  12. Windows Down (Garage Practice) *
  13. My Name Is Jonas (Garage Practice) *
  14. Only In Dreams (Garage Practice) *
  15. Superman (Garage Practice) *
  16. Dawn Sets Upon Us (Garage Practice) *
  17. Just What I Needed (Rehearsal Demo) *
  18. Buddy Holly (Rehearsal Demo) *

CD3

  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) *
  13. Jamie (Take 6 – LMU Sessions)
  14. My Name Is Jonas (LMU Sessions) *
  15. Jamie (Take 5 – LMU Sessions) *
  16. Lullabye for Wayne (LMU Sessions) *

2LP 45RPM HALF-SPEED MASTERING

LP 1

SIDE A

  1. My Name Is Jonas
  2. No One Else
  3. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here

SIDE B

  1. Buddy Holly
  2. Undone – The Sweater Song
  3. Surf Wax America

LP2

SIDE C

  1. Say It Ain’t So
  2. In The Garage

SIDE D

  1. Holiday
  2. Only In Dreams

1LP

Side A

  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

Side B

  1. Say It Ain’t So
  2. In The Garage
  3. Holiday
  4. Only In Dreams

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