Weezer - 1192

Title: Weezer - 1192
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2026, Alternative Rock, Power Pop, Los Angeles, California 11/26
Matrix #: EJRC236A.1 (Alliance, Ernest Jenning Record Co. LP)
Condition: New (LM) | Members: Rivers C (70' - ), Matt S (69' - ), Jason C (N/A), Pat W (69' - ) | Producer: Matt Sharp (mix by Joe Chiccarelli)
Cultural Facts:

1. The Tape Was Terrible: Rivers Cuomo took a job at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard while taking classes at Los Angeles City College. A punk coworker named Pat Finn listened to a tape of Cuomo's earlier band Avant Garde and told him it was terrible, then opened him up to the music and people that led to Weezer.
2. Opening Night With Keanu: Weezer practiced for the first time on Valentine's Day 1992 and played their first show a month later at Raji's on Hollywood Boulevard. Also on the bill was Dogstar, the band of actor Keanu Reeves. The sessions on this record were cut that November, the 11/92 in the title.
3. The Guitarist Who Got Erased: This reel captures the original lineup with guitarist Jason Cropper. During the Blue Album sessions in New York in 1993 he was asked to leave, and Cuomo re-recorded every one of his guitar parts, in one take according to Ric Ocasek. Cropper still got a writing credit for the intro to My Name Is Jonas.