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Liner Notes: On The Unlikely Cult Success of Pinkerton
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July 4, 2025
To celebrate our May album, our deluxe reissue of Weezer's Pinkerton, we had Tom Breihan write digital liner notes for the album. Madame Butterfl...
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To celebrate our May album, our deluxe reissue of Weezer's Pinkerton, we had Tom Breihan write digital liner notes for the album. Madame Butterfl...