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Weezer / ‘Blue Album’ 30th anniversary box sets

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Weezer’s self-titled debut, commonly referred to as the Blue Album will be reissued in two extensive box sets in November.

Released in 1994 and produced by Ric Oscasek of The Cars, the album features the UK top 20 hit ‘Buddy Holly’, along with the UK top 40 singles ‘Undone – The Sweater Song’ and ‘Say It Ain’t So’.

The 3CD 30th anniversary box set of the Blue Album (click to enlarge)

A 3CD deluxe set offers a remastered version of the album and 36 previously unreleased tracks including eight ‘Kitchen Tape’ demos and 22 ‘early practices’ and live recordings. Six BBC radion sessions are also included.

The box has lots of non-music ‘stuff’ in it – and is therefore expensive. It comes with a ‘weezine’ (with sleeve notes) lithographs, poster, sticker sheet, a “12-sided dice” and an enamel Bokkus pin.

The vinyl set is even more expensive. The content is spread across four vinyl LPs, a 10-inch EP and a seven-inch single. Very similar content to the CD box (lithographs, poster, etc.) but this version boasts “sweater embossed graphics along with a blue thread that’s pullable (& retractable)”. An even more expensive version ($400) of this vinyl box with an actual ‘sweater sleeve’ was available on the US Weezer shop but has sold out (100 units only!).

These 30th anniversary Blue Album box sets will be released on 1 November 2024, via UMR/Polydor.

Tracklisting

Blue Album Weezer /

    • CD 1
      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) **
    • CD 2
      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) *
    • CD 3
      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) *

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