Weezer 1995 Fan Club Blue Album Lyric Sheets Super Rare Original

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A bit of background from Weezerpedia...
When
The Blue Album
came out in 1994,
Geffen
would not pay to have the songs' lyrics printed in the CD booklet, as no one had any idea if the then-unknown band's debut would sell very many copies. However, the band insisted that the disc's liner notes list a PO Box address in Los Angeles, to which fans could send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, in order to receive copies of the lyrics. The lyrics were photocopied replicas of
Rivers Cuomo
's handwriting.
Friends and supporters of the band, the Allan sisters volunteered to help stuff envelopes. The sisters soon noted that the large influx of lyrics requests also included inquiries into the possibility of a fan club. After discussing matters with the band, and going over some financial figures, it was determined that a fan club just might work.
In late 1994, after establishing a mailing list utilizing the database of addresses that requested lyrics, the fledgling club distributed mailers informing the masses of the coming fan club. It promised much for an annual fee of . After revising the figure to due to the reality of costs involved, the Allans began taking orders for memberships.
While the Allans were passionate fans of the band, they were not prepared for the wave of membership requests. Eventually, they were able to process all the membership kits, and the club was off and running. At some point in late 1994 or early 1995, the Allans relocated to Oregon, and when
The Blue Album
was reissued in 1995, with the remix of "
Say It Ain't So
" in place of the original, the Los Angeles mailing address was replaced with one in Oregon.
In mid-
1997
, during the latter portion of the
Pinkerton
tour, the sisters would make a point to show up at as many shows as possible, meeting with fan clubbers. After a July show in Colorado, the sisters (along with their younger sister Trysta) died in a car accident. Little has been released in the way of details, likely out of respect for the family's privacy, but it has been suggested that the driver fell asleep at the wheel, or that the Colorado mountains' icy or treacherous roads played a part, or possibly both. The sisters were expected at the next show or two, but when they failed to meet up at the first show, there was a sense of uneasiness among the Weezer camp. The band eventually found out on route to the next show.
The Allan sisters' impact on the band and their fans is inestimable. For several years from the release of
The Blue Album
, the sisters developed a unique experience for fans, acting as liasons between them and the band. Fan club get-togethers (sometimes featuring surprise visits from band members) and special mailings to fan club members were the order of the day.
Allthingsweezer
boardie and Weezerpedia contributor
BringHomeTheTurkey
reported that Mykel added his and a friend's names to the guest list at a September 1996
Pinkerton
release show at the Whisky A-Go Go in Hollywood, after learning that the fan club members missed out on buying tickets to the show, as they had sold out quickly.
There was a general consensus among fans at the time of the sisters' passing that things would never be the same again - and they were right. Their passing was a contributing factor in the band's nearly three-year-long
hiatus
that ensued. Koch made a herculean effort to maintain the fan club, but it proved more than he had the time and resources for, and it eventually ceased to exist. The primary reason for this happening was due to the fact that around this time, the internet was exploding, and Koch's involvement with the band's official site more or less supplanted the full necessity of a fan club.
Upon the return of Weezer in 2000, many fans pondered the return of the fan club. Eventually, the fan club was relaunched by a well-meaning fan, in cooperation with Koch and the band. Though much effort was admirably put forth, the organization failed to gain traction.
Weezer dedicated 2001's
The Green Album
to the Allans' memory.
These pages up for sale are the original lyric copies mailed out by the Allan sisters. They are in excellent condition with only the original mailing creases and some wear creasing keeping them from perfect. The sheets are also a white with bold black print. My photo's make the pages appear darker than what they are. This is a chance for you to add a real piece of Weezer and rock 'n' roll history to your collection. Thanks for looking!