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==Known 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>==
==Known 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>==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Tape Name
! style="background-color:green" | Tape Name
!Recorded
! style="background-color:green" | Recorded
!Status
! style="background-color:green" | Status
!
!
|-
|-
|Mrs. Slack
|Mrs. Slack||1983||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1983
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Chris Hoecke
|Chris Hoecke||1984||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1984
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Mike Banks
|Mike Banks||1985||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1985
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|We Broke Up
|We Broke Up||1985||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|1985
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|
|-
|-
|Kim Tulio
|Kim Tulio||1985||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1985
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Ween/Smersh
|Ween/Smersh||1986||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1986
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|
|-
|-
|Ween WAD
|Ween WAD||1988||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1988
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Scraping The Palm For Guava
|Scraping The Palm For Guava||1989||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1989
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Focus
|Focus||1989||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1989
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|The Stallion
|The Stallion||1990||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1990
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|The Timmy Wasserman Tape
|The Timmy Wasserman Tape||1990||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1990
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Live Weed Whore
|Live Weed Whore||1990||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|1990
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|
|-
|-
|Pork Roll Egg And Cheese Tape
|Pork Roll Egg And Cheese Tape||1990||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1990
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Bilboa
|Bilboa||1990||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1990
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|The Eindhoven EP
|The Eindhoven EP||1990||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1990
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Springstuff
|Springstuff||1991||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1991
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Caprice Classic
|Caprice Classic||1991||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1991
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Eravis
|Eravis||1991||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1991
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Vallejo
|Vallejo||1992||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1992
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|-
|-
|The Freedom Tape
|The Freedom Tape||1992||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1992
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Chocolate And Cheese
|Chocolate And Cheese||1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|1992
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|
|-
|-
|Creme De Menthe
|Creme De Menthe||1993||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|1993
|'''Partially Found'''
|
|-
|-
|Music For Drunk Irish Homos
|Music For Drunk Irish Homos||1996||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|1996
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|
|-
|-
|Long Beach Island
|Long Beach Island||1999||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|1999
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|
|}
|}


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! style="background-color:green" | Status
! style="background-color:green" | Status
|-
|-
|White Haai
|White Haai||Ween WAD||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Ween WAD
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Love Excerpt
|Love Excerpt||Ween WAD||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Ween WAD
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Ho Ho The Clown
|Ho Ho The Clown||Focus||[https://youtu.be/5Z5LOoPBS9Q <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|Focus
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Opus 51 (Fugue Trilogy In A)  
|Opus 51 (Fugue Trilogy In A) (Studio Re-Recording)||God Ween Satan Studio Sessions||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
(Studio Re-Recording)
|God Ween Satan Studio Sessions
|'''Partially-Found'''
|-
|-
|I Got It||Pure Guava Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|I Got It||Pure Guava Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Gotta Burn On My Leg||Vallejo||[https://youtu.be/lQBqWRQjNgI <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|Gotta Burn On My Leg||Vallejo||[https://youtu.be/lQBqWRQjNgI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Streetfight||The Freedom Tape||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Streetfight||The Freedom Tape||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Joppa Road (Demo)
|Joppa Road (Demo)||Chocolate And Cheese Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Chocolate And Cheese Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Voodoo Lady (Demo)
|Voodoo Lady (Demo)||Chocolate And Cheese Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Chocolate And Cheese Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Wet Peat
|Wet Peat||Creme De Menthe||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Creme De Menthe
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|The Concert Is Over
|The Concert Is Over||Creme De Menthe||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Creme De Menthe
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|If You Love Me
|If You Love Me||Chocolate & Cheese Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Chocolate & Cheese Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Mariko-San
|Mariko-San||Chocolate And Cheese Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Chocolate And Cheese Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Boston Chicken||12 Golden Country Greats Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span><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>
|Boston Chicken||12 Golden Country Greats Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span><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>
|-
|-
|Kevin The Honky||Music For Drunk Irish Homos||[https://youtu.be/hgxfKl5tgmo <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|Kevin The Honky||Music For Drunk Irish Homos||[https://youtu.be/hgxfKl5tgmo<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Goodbye Little Baby Green
|Goodbye Little Baby Green||Music For Drunk Irish Homos||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|Music For Drunk Irish Homos
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Louise||White Pepper Sessions||[https://youtu.be/EhqJTh_wz8k <span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|Louise||White Pepper Sessions||[https://youtu.be/EhqJTh_wz8k<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|-
|Dickie Betts (1999 Demo)
|Dickie Betts (1999 Demo)||White Pepper Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|White Pepper Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|The Chancy Boys
|The Chancy Boys||La Cucaracha Sessions||[https://youtu.be/zb1QDIpcXAg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|La Cucaracha Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|-
|-
|Bison Burger
|Bison Burger||La Cucaracha Sessions||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|La Cucaracha Sessions
|
|-
|-
|Your Party (Demo)
|Your Party (Demo)||La Cucaracha Sessions||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|La Cucaracha Sessions
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|}
|}


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==Status==
==Status==
The Freedom tape is partially accounted for, but missing several songs including 4-Track versions of ''Don't Shit Where You Eat'', and ''Fluffy'' and an unreleased demo titled ''Streetfight''.<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 Eindhoven EP consists of four songs recorded during a studio session at Tango Studios in Holland, Netherlands on Christmas Morning 1990. The songs recorded are ''Cover It With Gas (And Set It On Fire), Albino Sunburn Girl, Push Th' Little Daises,'' as well as an uncirculated studio recording of ''I Wuz Nuthin'.''
The Freedom tape is partially accounted for, but missing several songs including 4-Track versions of ''Don't Shit Where You Eat'', and ''Fluffy'' and an unreleased demo titled ''Streetfight''.<ref>[https://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 Eindhoven EP consists of four songs recorded during a studio session at Tango Studios in Holland, Netherlands on Christmas Morning 1990. The songs recorded are ''Cover It With Gas (And Set It On Fire), Albino Sunburn Girl, Push Th' Little Daises,'' as well as an uncirculated studio recording of ''I Wuz Nuthin'.''


The Caprice Classic 1991 tape can be found scattered across many corners of the internet, it's tracklist being revealed in the Ween Archived Facebook Group.
The Caprice Classic 1991 tape can be found scattered across many corners of the internet, its tracklist being revealed in the Ween Archived Facebook Group.


The Mrs. Slack, Chris Hoecke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.
The Mrs. Slack, Chris Hoecke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.


An eBay listing for Ween WAD was found in 2021, now in the possession of a private tape collector.
An eBay listing for Ween WAD was found in 2021, now in the possession of a private tape collector.
All of Bilboa can be found online except for track 9, which is a rough mix of ''Right 2 The Ways And The Rules Of The World,'' making this tape partially lost.


The song ''I Got It'' was also allegedly circulating around 1994-95<ref>[https://alt.music.ween.narkive.com/gjChSIfT/i-got-it Ween forum post about remembering downloading I Got It.] Retrieved 4 Aug '21</ref>, though the legitimacy of this claim is unknown.
The song ''I Got It'' was also allegedly circulating around 1994-95<ref>[https://alt.music.ween.narkive.com/gjChSIfT/i-got-it Ween forum post about remembering downloading I Got It.] Retrieved 4 Aug '21</ref>, though the legitimacy of this claim is unknown.
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An uncirculated ''Your Party'' demo also exists, mentioned in an interview by Mickey as "sounding like The Red Hot Chili Peppers or something"
An uncirculated ''Your Party'' demo also exists, mentioned in an interview by Mickey as "sounding like The Red Hot Chili Peppers or something"


The tracks ''If You Love Me, The Concert Is Over, The Chancy Boys,'' and ''Bison Burger'' have all been played live yet never surfaced in any studio/demo form. The song ''Dickie Betts'' was played live a couple times in in 1998-2000, later resurfacing in a rerecorded form on The Deaner Album, it's original demo never being released.
The tracks ''If You Love Me, The Concert Is Over,'' and ''Bison Burger'' have all been played live yet never surfaced in any studio/demo form. The song ''Dickie Betts'' was played live a couple times in in 1998-2000, later resurfacing in a rerecorded form on The Deaner Album, its original demo never being released.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:37, 21 April 2024

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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, infamously known for making "Loop de Loop" and "Ocean Man". 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 and 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 and, formerly, Browntracker (a site dedicated to sharing live shows and demos from the band), there are some songs and even entire tapes that have yet to resurface. Some songs were known to be played on Weenradio, and others were shared on the 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.

Known Tapes[2]

Tape Name Recorded Status
Mrs. Slack 1983 Partially Found
Chris Hoecke 1984 Partially Found
Mike Banks 1985 Partially Found
We Broke Up 1985 Lost
Kim Tulio 1985 Partially Found
Ween/Smersh 1986 Partially Found
Ween WAD 1988 Partially Found
Scraping The Palm For Guava 1989 Found
Focus 1989 Found
The Stallion 1990 Found
The Timmy Wasserman Tape 1990 Found
Live Weed Whore 1990 Lost
Pork Roll Egg And Cheese Tape 1990 Partially Found
Bilboa 1990 Partially Found
The Eindhoven EP 1990 Partially Found
Springstuff 1991 Partially Found
Caprice Classic 1991 Found
Eravis 1991 Found
Vallejo 1992 Found
The Freedom Tape 1992 Partially Found
Chocolate And Cheese 1992 Lost
Creme De Menthe 1993 Partially Found
Music For Drunk Irish Homos 1996 Lost
Long Beach Island 1999 Found

Notable Lost/Unsurfaced Songs

Name Tape/Sessions Status
White Haai Ween WAD Lost
Love Excerpt Ween WAD Lost
Ho Ho The Clown Focus Found
Opus 51 (Fugue Trilogy In A) (Studio Re-Recording) God Ween Satan Studio Sessions Partially Found
I Got It Pure Guava Sessions Lost
Gotta Burn On My Leg Vallejo Found
Streetfight The Freedom Tape Lost
Joppa Road (Demo) Chocolate And Cheese Sessions Lost
Voodoo Lady (Demo) Chocolate And Cheese Sessions Lost
Wet Peat Creme De Menthe Lost
The Concert Is Over Creme De Menthe Lost
If You Love Me Chocolate & Cheese Sessions Lost
Mariko-San Chocolate And Cheese Sessions Lost
Boston Chicken 12 Golden Country Greats Sessions Lost[3]
Kevin The Honky Music For Drunk Irish Homos Found
Goodbye Little Baby Green Music For Drunk Irish Homos Lost
Louise White Pepper Sessions Found
Dickie Betts (1999 Demo) White Pepper Sessions Lost
The Chancy Boys La Cucaracha Sessions Found
Bison Burger La Cucaracha Sessions Lost
Your Party (Demo) La Cucaracha Sessions Partially Found

Unfinished 10th Album

In a 2010 interview with The National Post, guitarist Dean Ween shared that Ween were due in the studio for a 10th studio album.[4] It is unknown what became of the sessions, or if any work was done on it, as Ween would announce their breakup 2 years later.

Status

The Freedom tape is partially accounted for, but missing several songs including 4-Track versions of Don't Shit Where You Eat, and Fluffy and an unreleased demo titled Streetfight.[5] The Eindhoven EP consists of four songs recorded during a studio session at Tango Studios in Holland, Netherlands on Christmas Morning 1990. The songs recorded are Cover It With Gas (And Set It On Fire), Albino Sunburn Girl, Push Th' Little Daises, as well as an uncirculated studio recording of I Wuz Nuthin'.

The Caprice Classic 1991 tape can be found scattered across many corners of the internet, its tracklist being revealed in the Ween Archived Facebook Group.

The Mrs. Slack, Chris Hoecke, Kim Tulio, Mike Banks, and John Ward tapes were compiled for Prime 5, a 1988 compilation that resurfaced in 2017.

An eBay listing for Ween WAD was found in 2021, now in the possession of a private tape collector.

All of Bilboa can be found online except for track 9, which is a rough mix of Right 2 The Ways And The Rules Of The World, making this tape partially lost.

The song I Got It was also allegedly circulating around 1994-95[6], though the legitimacy of this claim is unknown.

An uncirculated Your Party demo also exists, mentioned in an interview by Mickey as "sounding like The Red Hot Chili Peppers or something"

The tracks If You Love Me, The Concert Is Over, and Bison Burger have all been played live yet never surfaced in any studio/demo form. The song Dickie Betts was played live a couple times in in 1998-2000, later resurfacing in a rerecorded form on The Deaner Album, its original demo never being released.

References

  1. ↑ Post regarding the status of a Weenradio broadcast containing certain songs listed in the article. Retrieved 22 Apr '21
  2. ↑ A comprehensive list of known rare Ween releases, including lost ones. Retrieved 22 Apr '21
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ An archived copy of the interview. Retrieved 4 Aug, '21
  5. ↑ Reddit thread about the Freedom tape's tracklist. Retrieved 22 Apr '21
  6. ↑ Ween forum post about remembering downloading I Got It. Retrieved 4 Aug '21
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