The tracks were recorded for the BBC in January 1995
As Weezer continues to thrill fan-packed arenas on their Voyage To The Blue Planet North American tour, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their seminal debut album, Weezer aka the Blue Album, the band has just shared five previously unreleased BBC recordings recorded in January 1995 while they were promoting the Blue Album on their first-ever UK and European World Domination Tour. The recordings of “My Name Is Jonas,” “In The Garage,” “No One Else” and “Surf Wax America” were recorded for BBC’s Evening Sessions on January 26, 1995 and are being released commercially for the first time following their original broadcast. An acoustic version of “Buddy Holly” recorded the following day for Greater London Radio which inexplicably never aired is also now available to hear for the first time ever.
The BBC Sessions are just a handful of the plethora of unreleased recordings contained within Weezer’s forthcoming Blue Album 30th Anniversary Edition, due November 1st via Geffen/UMe. This must-have for any Weezer fan will be available in multiple configurations, including a massive Super Deluxe Edition 4 LP/10-inch/7-inch box set as well as a Deluxe 3 CD set, and digitally.
Weezer’s celebratory Voyage to the Blue Planet North American tour with support from The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. kicked off earlier this month. Weezer hit the Moody Center in Austin, Texas tonight (Fri, Sept 27th) and will play a sold-out hometown show at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on October 11th.
Weezer’s Blue Album arrived on May 10, 1994. The record has generated billions of streams worldwide, and has left an indelible mark on music as a whole, cementing Weezer as one of the most beloved artists of the last three decades whose influence continues to reverberate through culture.
