A long-lost Weezer album made up of early demos and rarities is finally seeing the light of day for Record Store Day 2026!
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Titled 1192, the release pulls from the band’s earliest sessions in November 1992, almost at the start for Weezer. The album was uncovered by founding bassist Matt Sharp while digging through a stack of what he calls “lost-album” master tapes.
1192 captures the original Weezer lineup in its rawest form, with Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp and Jason Cropper all featured on the recordings.
You’ll hear early demo versions of future staples like Say It Ain’t So and Undone (The Sweater Song), tracks that would soon help land the band a deal with Geffen Records in 1993.
With Sharp serving as producer and Joe Chiccarelli handling the mix, the album has been fully remixed from tape to vinyl using an all-analogue process. Just 3,000 copies will be pressed, with release day set for April 18.
Weezer’s 1192 tracklisting is:
Side One
‘No One Else – Take 1 (1192 Mix)’
‘Say It Ain’t So – Take 2 (1192 Mix)’
‘Undone – The Sweater Song (1192 Acoustic Mix)’
‘The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (1192 Mix)’
‘Surf Wax America (1192 Mix)’
Side Two
‘Say It Ain’t So (1192 Vocal and Guitar Mix)’
‘The World Has Turned And Left Me Here (1192 Vocal and Guitar Mix)’
‘Undone – The Sweater Song (1192 Band Mix)’
‘No One Else – Take 2 (1192 Mix)’
‘Say It Ain’t So – Take 1 (1192 Mix)’
Meanwhile, Record Store Day 2026 is shaping up to be a big one, with highlights including a 30th anniversary vinyl reissue of Blur’s Live At The Budokan, Suede’s Coming Up performed live at the BBC on pink vinyl, a neon pink 12” EP of David Bowie’s Hallo Spaceboy, plus a half-speed release featuring excerpts from 1.OUTSIDE and more.
Check out the full list of Record Store Day 2026 releases here. Thanks NME!
