The Smashing Pumpkins demo albums

Prior to being signed to a record label, alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins released several demo albums at their concerts in 1988 and 1989. After these four tapes, the band made a number of releases on small labels before signing to Caroline and later Virgin.

"Nothing Ever Changes"

Infobox Album
Name = Nothing Ever Changes
Type = demo
Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins


Released = July 1988
Recorded = March 1988
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 16:24
Label =
Producer = Billy Corgan
Reviews =
Chronology = The Smashing Pumpkins demo
Last album =
This album = "Nothing Ever Changes"
(1988)
Next album = "The Smashing Pumpkins"
(1989)

Allegedly three versions of artwork for "Nothing Ever Changes" were created. The single copy known to exist outside the band's archive has a cover featuring a nun with bleeding hands and eyes. Artwork mock-ups for the other two covers are known to exist, but descriptions of the actual art have not emerged. The number of tapes created is unknown, but it is very likely an extremely small number.

Track listing

All songs were written by Billy Corgan.

# "The Vigil" – 3:35
# "Nothing and Everything" – 4:50
# "Holiday" – 3:46
# "Cross" – 4:23

Personnel

*Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming
*James Iha – guitar, artwork
*Ron Roesing – drums (tracks 1–2)

Infobox Album
Name = The Smashing Pumpkins
Type = demo
Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins


Released = March 28, 1989
Recorded = October 1988 – December 1988
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 28:02
Label =
Producer = Billy Corgan, Quentin Sanbria
Reviews =
Chronology = The Smashing Pumpkins demo
Last album = "Nothing Ever Changes"
(1988)
This album = "The Smashing Pumpkins"
(1989)
Next album = "Moon"
(1989)

"The Smashing Pumpkins"

Track listing

All songs were written by Billy Corgan.

# "Jennifer Ever" – 3:42
# "East" – 4:08
# "Nothing and Everything" – 5:52
# "Sun" (remix) – 5:26
# "She" (live) – 4:16
# "Spiteface" – 4:38

Personnel

*Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, producer
*James Iha – guitar, artwork
*D'arcy Wretzky – bass
*Jimmy Chamberlin – drums

Infobox Album
Name = Moon
Type = demo
Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins


Released = October 1989
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 28:49
Label =
Producer = Billy Corgan
Reviews =
Chronology = The Smashing Pumpkins demo
Last album = "The Smashing Pumpkins"
(1989)
This album = "Moon"
(1989)
Next album =

"Moon"

Track listing

All songs were written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

# "Honeyspider" (alternate) – 2:32
# "With You" – 2:40
# "Egg" – 2:22
# "Rhinoceraus" (alternate) – 5:19
# "Bye June" – 2:09
# "Stars Fall In" (mislabeled as "Stars Fallin") (Corgan, James Iha) – 2:58
# "Daughter" (Corgan, D'arcy Wretzky) – 2:50
# "Daydream" – 1:53
# "Psychodelic" [sic] – 6:06

"Rhinoceraus" would later be retitled "Rhinoceros" and rerecorded for "Gish". "Daydream" would also be rerecorded for "Gish". "Bye June" later appeared on "Lull", and "Honeyspider" (alternate) resurfaced on a limited edition of the LP version of "Pisces Iscariot" as "Honeyspider II".

Personnel

*Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, producer
*James Iha – guitar
*D'arcy Wretzky – bass
*Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
*Mark Ignoffo – organ, engineer

"Eye"

Infobox Album
Name = Eye
Type = demo
Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins


Released = 1989
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length =
Label =
Producer = Billy Corgan
Reviews =
Chronology = The Smashing Pumpkins demo
Last album =
This album =
Next album =

Little is known about the "Eye" demo. It apparently compiles songs from the 1989 Reel Time sessions with songs from the 1988 sessions. There is contention about whether it exists at all, and no copies of it are widely known to exist.

Track listing

All songs were written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.
# "Daydream"
# "Egg"
# "My Dahlia"
# "Nothing and Everything"
# "Psychodelic"
# "With You"
# "Rhinoceros"
# "Stars Fall In" (Corgan, James Iha)
# "Sun"

Personnel

*Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, producer
*James Iha – guitar
*D'arcy Wretzky – bass
*Jimmy Chamberlin – drums

Outtakes

A number of tracks were recorded during the "Moon"/"Eye" sessions, at Reel Time Studios, but did not make the demo albums.
# "Bleed" – 4:15
# "Bury Me" (later rerecorded for "Gish") – 4:21
# "Cinnamon Girl" (Neil Young cover) – 2:42
# "C'mon" – 4:58
# "Daughter" (extended) – 3:56
# "Fat Man Blues"
# "Honeyspider" (Realeased on 12" Tristessa (UK only))– 2:56
# "I Am One" (later released as a single, and rerecorded for "Gish") – 4:18
# "I Am One Part II" – 6:01
# "Love" – 3:36
# "Not Worth Asking" – 4:01
# "Snap (If I Could)" – 3:35
# "Stray Cat Blues" – 3:37
# "Vanilla" – 2:58
# "Waiting" – 3:35
# "Waiting for You Now" – 2:23

References

* [http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=137 "Nothing Ever Changes" at spfc.org]
* [http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=1 "The Smashing Pumpkins" at spfc.org]
* [http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=2 "Moon" at spfc.org]
* [http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=126 "Eye" at spfc.org]
* [http://www.spfc.org/band/studio.html?session_id=5 first Reel Time Studio Session at spfc.org]
* [http://www.spfc.org/band/studio.html?session_id=6 second Reel Time Studio Session at spfc.org]