The song was recorded in June 1992, months after the group formed
Ahead of the eagerly anticipated release of the 30th Anniversary Edition box set of the band’s seminal Blue Album, due on November 1st via Geffen/UMe, Weezer has shared the only known band recording of “Superman” (Garage Practice), one of their earliest songs. Recorded during band practice in June 1992, the recording is a fascinating snapshot into the band’s earliest days of rehearsing in their garage just months after forming.
“With these garage rehearsals, we have a totally unique and fleeting glimpse into the earliest dynamics of Weezer,” writes longtime friend, collaborator, and de facto band historian Karl Koch in the liner notes accompanying this definitive release. “The decision to roll tape ‘live’ in the garage seems to have been random, and it only happened twice. The very existence of these recordings depended on pure luck, as the tapes were apparently lost not long after I duped them back then.”
Weezer’s Blue Album (30th Anniversary Edition) presents the most comprehensive vision of the band’s seminal debut record ever. Along with the original album, which has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes, the 50-track collection features 36 previously unreleased tracks. It includes eight “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings, and four tracks from their LMU sessions. The box sets, available on both vinyl and CD, also include four lithographs, a poster perfect for the garage, a song-themed sticker sheet, a twelve-sided die, an enamel Bokkus pin, and more.
Recently, at Weezer’s sold-out hometown LA show of their Voyage To The Blue Planet Tour, the band was presented plaques from Geffen/UMe in celebration of the Blue Album now being certified five-time platinum by the RIAA, for sales in excess of five million copies. Additionally, the record’s timeless hit, “Say It Ain’t So,” was certified five platinum, “Buddy Holly” is three platinum, and “Undone – The Sweater Song” is double platinum.
Often revered as one of the most important debut records of all time, 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.
