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'''Ween''' is an American experimental rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1985. They have gained a large cult following and critical praise for their genre-hopping music, "brown" sound (drawing on psychedelic music), and crude sense of humor, among other aspects. They released 9 studio albums and 2 compilations before disbanding in 2012, eventually reforming in 2016.


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Since their formation, they have recorded '''''numerous demo tapes and songs''''' alongside their official releases. While most of their extensive demo-and-outtake discography is widely available and shared on platforms such as YouTube, there are some songs and even entire tapes that have yet to resurface. Some songs were known to be played on Weenradio, and others shared on file-sharing site WeenFTP.<ref>[https://alt.music.ween.narkive.com/gn4ZbwZG/special-broadcast Post regarding the status of a Weenradio broadcast containing certain songs listed in the article.] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref> Unfortunately, certain Weenradio broadcasts aren't known to have been recorded and WeenFTP has long since been rendered inoperative. Further complicating matters is the lack of information for a majority of the tapes.
 
'''Ween''' is an American experimental rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1985. They have gained a large cult following and critical praise for their genre-hopping music, "brown" sound (drawing on psychedelic music) and crude sense of humor, among other aspects. They released 9 studio albums and 2 compilations before disbanding in 2012, eventually reforming in 2016.
Since their formation, they have recorded '''numerous demo tapes and songs''' alongside their official releases. While most of their extensive demo-and-outtake discography is widely available and shared on platforms such as YouTube, there are some songs and even entire tapes that have yet to resurface. Some songs were known to be played on Weenradio, and others shared on file-sharing site WeenFTP. Unfortunately, certain Weenradio broadcasts aren't known to have been recorded and WeenFTP has long since been rendered inoperative. Further complicating matters is the lack of information for a majority of the tapes.
 
==Lost/Partially Found Tapes==


==Lost/Partially Found Tapes<ref>[https://rateyourmusic.com/list/itlungylung/ween-rarities-and-oddities/ A comprehensive list of known rare Ween releases, including lost ones.] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref>==
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|1||Ween WAD||1985||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''</span>
|1||Ween WAD||1985||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Ween-WEEN-WAD/release/13521793 Discogs entry for the alleged Ween WAD tape.] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref>
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|2||Mrs. Slack||1985?||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|2||Mrs. Slack||1985?||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
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|3||We Broke Up||1987||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|3||We Broke Up||1987||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|4||Ween/Smersh||1987||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|4||Ween/Smersh||1987||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|5||Focus||1989?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|5||Focus||1989?||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|6||Eindhoven EP||1990||<span style="color:blue;">'''Possibly Found'''</span>
|6||Eindhoven EP||1990||<span style="color:orange;">'''Possibly Found'''
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|7||Caprice Classic||1991||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|7||Caprice Classic||1991||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|8||Springstuff||1991||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|8||Springstuff||1991||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|9||The Freedom Tape||1992||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|9||The Freedom Tape||1992||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''
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|10||Créme de Menthe||1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|10||Créme de Menthe||1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|11||Music for Drunk Irish Homos||1995||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|11||Music for Drunk Irish Homos||1995||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|12||Various pre-1990 tapes (Kim Tulio, John Ward, The Polish Lightbulb Joke, Mike Banks)||mid-to-late 1980s||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|12||Various pre-1990 tapes (Kim Tulio, John Ward, The Polish Lightbulb Joke, Mike Banks)||mid-to-late 1980s||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
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|13||Jug is Quaid||1990s?||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|13||Jug is Quaid||1990s?||[https://youtu.be/IyiTHcCGkyE<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
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|14||Various The Pod demo tapes (Pork Roll Egg and Cheese, The Stallion, Wedd Whore)||Early 1990s||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|14||Various The Pod demo tapes (Pork Roll Egg and Cheese, The Stallion, Wedd Whore)||Early 1990s||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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==Lost/Unresurfaced Songs==
==Lost/Unresurfaced Songs==
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|4||Boston Chicken||Outtake||12 Golden Country Greats
|4||Boston Chicken||Outtake||12 Golden Country Greats<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/relayshack/photos/10157830484923646/ Photo shared by 12 Golden Country Greats producer Ben Vaughn, showing an early tracklisting for the album that includes the lost "Boston Chicken".] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref>
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|5||Louise||Outtake||White Pepper
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|7||Israel||Demo||Unknown (rerecorded for the Shinola, Vol. 1 compilation)
|7||Israel||Demo||Unknown (rerecorded for the Shinola, Vol. 1 compilation)
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==Status==
The Freedom Tape is by far the most complete of the known tapes, but still missing several songs, including alternate versions of ''What Deaner Was Talking About'', ''Don't Shit Where You Eat'', and ''Fluffy''.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/ween/comments/abc5t1/found_copy_of_freedom_tape_tracklisting/ Reddit thread about the Freedom tape's tracklist.] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref> The only song to resurface (and, by extension, the only known song) from Jug is Quaid is ''Albino Sunburned Girl''. The Eindhoven EP is sometimes rumored to be a live show guitarist Dean Ween shared in 2018.<ref>[https://youtu.be/0PgNFP5YNNo YouTube upload of the live show rumored to be the Eindhoven EP.] Retrieved 22 Apr '21</ref>


==Status==
The Freedom Tape is by far the most complete of the known tapes, but still missing several songs, including alternate versions of What Deaner Was Talking About, Don't Shit Where You Eat, and Fluffy. The only song to resurface (and, by extension, the only known song) from Jug is Quaid is Albino Sunburned Girl. The Eindhoven EP is sometimes rumored to be a live show guitarist Dean Ween shared in 2018.
Certain .shn files were recovered from a WeenFTP archive by a Discord server dedicated to lost Ween media, but it is currently unknown exactly what songs have been recovered. The Mrs. Slack, Polish Lightbulb Joke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled, among others, for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.
Certain .shn files were recovered from a WeenFTP archive by a Discord server dedicated to lost Ween media, but it is currently unknown exactly what songs have been recovered. The Mrs. Slack, Polish Lightbulb Joke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled, among others, for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.


==References==
==References==
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<ref>[https://rateyourmusic.com/list/itlungylung/ween-rarities-and-oddities/ A comprehensive list of known rare Ween releases, including lost ones.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
 
<ref>[https://alt.music.ween.narkive.com/gn4ZbwZG/special-broadcast Post regarding the status of a Weenradio broadcast containing certain songs listed in the article.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Ween-WEEN-WAD/release/13521793 Discogs entry for the alleged Ween WAD tape.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/relayshack/photos/10157830484923646/ Photo shared by 12 Golden Country Greats producer Ben Vaughn, showing an early track listing for the album that includes the lost "Boston Chicken".] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=0PgNFP5YNNo Live show rumored to be the Eindhoven EP.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=IyiTHcCGkyE YouTube upload of Albino Sunburned Girl, mentioning Jug is Quaid in the description.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/ween/comments/abc5t1/found_copy_of_freedom_tape_tracklisting/ Reddit thread about the Freedom tape's track list.] Retrieved Apr. 22, '21.</ref>
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Revision as of 19:31, 22 April 2021

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A collection of tapes from Ween.

Status: Partially Found

Ween is an American experimental rock band formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1985. They have gained a large cult following and critical praise for their genre-hopping music, "brown" sound (drawing on psychedelic music), and crude sense of humor, among other aspects. They released 9 studio albums and 2 compilations before disbanding in 2012, eventually reforming in 2016.

Since their formation, they have recorded numerous demo tapes and songs alongside their official releases. While most of their extensive demo-and-outtake discography is widely available and shared on platforms such as YouTube, there are some songs and even entire tapes that have yet to resurface. Some songs were known to be played on Weenradio, and others shared on file-sharing site WeenFTP.[1] Unfortunately, certain Weenradio broadcasts aren't known to have been recorded and WeenFTP has long since been rendered inoperative. Further complicating matters is the lack of information for a majority of the tapes.

Lost/Partially Found Tapes[2]

Tape Recorded Status
1 Ween WAD 1985 Existence Unconfirmed[3]
2 Mrs. Slack 1985? Partially Found
3 We Broke Up 1987 Lost
4 Ween/Smersh 1987 Lost
5 Focus 1989? Lost
6 Eindhoven EP 1990 Possibly Found
7 Caprice Classic 1991 Lost
8 Springstuff 1991 Lost
9 The Freedom Tape 1992 Partially Lost
10 Créme de Menthe 1993 Lost
11 Music for Drunk Irish Homos 1995 Lost
12 Various pre-1990 tapes (Kim Tulio, John Ward, The Polish Lightbulb Joke, Mike Banks) mid-to-late 1980s Partially Found
13 Jug is Quaid 1990s? Partially Found
14 Various The Pod demo tapes (Pork Roll Egg and Cheese, The Stallion, Wedd Whore) Early 1990s Lost

Lost/Unresurfaced Songs

Name Outtake/Demo? Sessions for...
1 Kevin the Honky Demo The Mollusk
2 Gotta Burn on My Arm Demo Pure Guava
3 I Got It Demo Pure Guava
4 Boston Chicken Outtake 12 Golden Country Greats[4]
5 Louise Outtake White Pepper
6 Streetfight Demo None (around Chocolate and Cheese era)
7 Israel Demo Unknown (rerecorded for the Shinola, Vol. 1 compilation)

Status

The Freedom Tape is by far the most complete of the known tapes, but still missing several songs, including alternate versions of What Deaner Was Talking About, Don't Shit Where You Eat, and Fluffy.[5] The only song to resurface (and, by extension, the only known song) from Jug is Quaid is Albino Sunburned Girl. The Eindhoven EP is sometimes rumored to be a live show guitarist Dean Ween shared in 2018.[6]

Certain .shn files were recovered from a WeenFTP archive by a Discord server dedicated to lost Ween media, but it is currently unknown exactly what songs have been recovered. The Mrs. Slack, Polish Lightbulb Joke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled, among others, for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.

References