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Description: 1992¨C1993: Early years In May 1993, the band recorded their first demo tape Flyswatter in drummer Scott Raynor's bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material, which resulted in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only a small number of demos were released, primarily to their family and friends. The same year, the band recorded another demo tape, this one untitled and known simply as Demo #2. It featured re-recordings of some... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: 1992¨C1993: Early years In May 1993, the band recorded their first demo tape Flyswatter in drummer Scott Raynor's bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material, which resulted in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only a small number of demos were released, primarily to their family and friends. The same year, the band recorded another demo tape, this one untitled and known simply as Demo #2. It featured re-recordings of some Flyswatter songs, and also some new songs, some of which would go on to be re-recorded and re-released on the band's albums Buddha, Cheshire Cat, and Dude Ranch. Buddha was released on cassette in 1993 with around 1,000 copies of the tape being produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus's boss. It was later re-released in 1998, remastered and with a slightly different track listing. 1994-1995: Cheshire Cat In 1994, Blink signed with Cargo Music. The band recorded their debut full-length album, Cheshire Cat in three days. The album contained a number of updated versions of songs such as "Carousel", "Strings", "Sometimes" and "T.V." that had appeared on the Buddhas radio demo as well as some originals. "M+M's" and "Wasting Time" were released as singles, but failed to chart. Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, Blink was treated with legal interaction by an Irish pop band of the same name. In order to avoid a dispute, the band appended "182" to the end of their name. After the release of Cheshire Cat, they released Buddha Promo, a promotional cassette intended to prompt the release of Buddha, which would become available on CD as well as cassette. It is mostly a collection of old songs from the Flyswatter sessions. It also contained a few early versions of songs that appeared on Cheshire Cat and would later appear on Dude Ranch. In 1994, Blink-182 released a split EP with Iconoclasts titled Short Bus. The 3-track EP They Came to Conquer... Uranus was released the next year.