Weezer: 1192 [ERNEST JENNING RECORD CO]

Why you'll love it

1192 gathers remastered recordings and alternate takes from Weezer's third demo sessions, cut in November 1992 before the Blue Album existed. You get early versions of "Say It Ain't So", "Undone - The Sweater Song", "No One Else" and "Surf Wax America".

This edition

• Remastered 1992 demo recordings and alternate takes
• 11 tracks, including three takes of "Say It Ain't So"

About the album

Weezer formed in Los Angeles in 1992, and by November of that year they had most of the songs that would make the Blue Album famous. 1192, named after that month, collects recordings from those third demo sessions: the band before Ric Ocasek, before the sweater video, before a single copy had been sold.

Side A runs from "No One Else" through "Surf Wax America", and side B gets granular, with "Say It Ain't So" and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" stripped back to voice and guitar, a full-band "Undone" and a cheeky "Ode to Joy" to finish. Longtime band assistant Karl Koch's original sound work is part of the story. Hearing "Say It Ain't So" three times on one record is a privilege; we recommend not telling the neighbours how many times you flipped it.

Tracklist

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Out September 25, 2026 on Ernest Jenning Record Co.