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| name = Early 1989 Demos | name = Early 1989 Demos
| type = demo | type = ]
| artist = ] | artist = ]
| cover = | cover =
| released = 1989 | released = 1989, Released as a bootleg in 1995
| recorded = Summer 1989 | recorded = Summer 1989
| studio = Reel Time Studios, Chicago | studio = Reel Time Studios, Chicago
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| next_year = 1991 | next_year = 1991
| chronology = Smashing Pumpkins | chronology = Smashing Pumpkins
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Gish
| type = studio album
| single1 = Daydream
| single1date =
| single2 = ]
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The '''Early 1989 Demos''' refers to a series of self-released cassette demos produced by ], which were distributed and sold by the band during their early performances in ], ]. These self-released demos were their final releases until their first single "]" in 1990, and later their first album "]" in 1991. In 1995, these songs were compiled into a comercial ] and sold by the record label "Chance Records, Inc.<nowiki>''</nowiki><ref>{{Cite web |title=Early 1989 Demos on SPCodex |url=https://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/boot.html?boot_id=34 |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref> The '''Early 1989 Demos''' refers to a series of self-released cassette demos produced by ], which were distributed and sold by the band during their early performances in ], ], in 1989. These self-released demos were their final releases until their first single ] in 1990, and later their first album '']'' in 1991. In 1995, these songs were compiled into a commercial ] and sold by the record label "Chance Records, Inc.<nowiki>''</nowiki><ref>{{Cite web |title=Early 1989 Demos on SPCodex |url=https://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/boot.html?boot_id=34 |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref>


== Tracklist (bootleg)<ref>{{Citation |title=Smashing Pumpkins - Early 1989 Demos Bootleg |date= |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3444440-Smashing-Pumpkins-Early-1989-Demos |access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref> ==
== Tracklist (bootleg) ==
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* All the songs are writtren by ], with the execption of "Daughter", where ] is credited in the liner notes of the Moon Demo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daughter |url=https://spcodex.wiki/Daughter |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref> * All the songs are written by ], with the exception of "Daughter", where ] is credited in the liner notes of the Moon Demo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daughter |url=https://spcodex.wiki/Daughter |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref>
* The 4 spoken tracks are poems presented by a woman's voice and are spoken in Spanish, each lasting less than a minute. * The 4 spoken tracks are poems presented by a woman's voice and are spoken in Spanish, each lasting less than a minute.
* ''Light Into Dark'' is a compilation album of various songs by Chicago alternative rock bands, released in 1989 as well. It was the only official release of "Sun" and "My Dahlia" until the 2012 ] of ], with "Sun" being included in the bonus cassette of the deluxe reissue.


== Tracklists and albums produced and distributed by the band == == Tracklists and albums produced and distributed by the band ==
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# "Psychodelic" # "Psychodelic"


"Daydream" and an early version of "]", appeared in their debut album ], "Bye June" later appeared in their Lull EP. "Daydream" and an early version of "]" appeared in their debut album ''Gish''. "Bye June" later appeared in their ].

'''The Smashing Pumpkins (promo)'''


=== '''The Smashing Pumpkins (promo)''' ===
# "I Am One" # "I Am One"
# "Bury Me" # "Bury Me"
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# "Rhinoceros" # "Rhinoceros"
# "Daydream" # "Daydream"
Although this release was not meant to be a demo release, but a ], the recordings are all from the ''1989 Reel Time sessions'', the same sessions that made up the ''Moon Demo'' cassette. Around 400 cassettes with handwritten labels were created for booking purposes and distributed to people close to the band as well as at least one radio station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins (promo) |url=https://spcodex.wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins_(promo) |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=SPCodex |language=en}}</ref>


== Notes == == Notes ==
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== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 13 January 2025

1989 studio demo albums by The Smashing Pumpkins
Early 1989 Demos
Studio demo albums by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released1989, Released as a bootleg in 1995
RecordedSummer 1989
StudioReel Time Studios, Chicago Schwa Productions, Chicago
GenreAlternative rock
ProducerBilly Corgan and James Iha
Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Early 1989 Demos
(1989)
Gish
(1991)
Singles from Gish
  1. "Daydream"
  2. "Rhinoceros"
  3. "I Am One"

The Early 1989 Demos refers to a series of self-released cassette demos produced by The Smashing Pumpkins, which were distributed and sold by the band during their early performances in Chicago, Illinois, in 1989. These self-released demos were their final releases until their first single I Am One in 1990, and later their first album Gish in 1991. In 1995, these songs were compiled into a commercial bootleg and sold by the record label "Chance Records, Inc.''

Tracklist (bootleg)

No. Title Origin
1. "Honeyspider" (Alternate ver.) Moon Demo
2. "Spoken"
3. "With You" Moon Demo
4. "Egg" Moon Demo
5. "Spoken"
6. "Rhinoceros" (Alternate ver.) Moon Demo
7. "Stars Fall In" Moon Demo
8. "Daughter" Moon Demo
9. "Spoken"
10. "Daydream" Moon Demo
11. "Spoken"
12. "Psychodelic" Moon Demo
13. "My Dahlia" Light Into Dark
14. "Sun" Light Into Dark
15. "Snap (If I Could)" Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios
16. "Love (pre-Gish demo)" Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios
17. "East" (Alternate ver.) Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios
18. "Waiting (pre-Gish demo)" (listed as "Mother") Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios
19. "C'mon" Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios
  • All the songs are written by Billy Corgan, with the exception of "Daughter", where D'arcy Wretzky is credited in the liner notes of the Moon Demo.
  • The 4 spoken tracks are poems presented by a woman's voice and are spoken in Spanish, each lasting less than a minute.
  • Light Into Dark is a compilation album of various songs by Chicago alternative rock bands, released in 1989 as well. It was the only official release of "Sun" and "My Dahlia" until the 2012 reissue of Pisces Iscariot, with "Sun" being included in the bonus cassette of the deluxe reissue.

Tracklists and albums produced and distributed by the band

The Smashing Pumpkins

  1. "Jennifer Ever"
  2. "East"
  3. "Nothing and Everything"
  4. "Sun (remix)"
  5. "She (live)"
  6. "Spiteface"

Moon

  1. "Honeyspider (alternate)"
  2. "With You"
  3. "Egg"
  4. "Rhinoceros (alternate)"
  5. "Bye June"
  6. "Stars Fall In"
  7. "Daughter"
  8. "Daydream"
  9. "Psychodelic"

"Daydream" and an early version of "Rhinoceros" appeared in their debut album Gish. "Bye June" later appeared in their Lull EP.

The Smashing Pumpkins (promo)

  1. "I Am One"
  2. "Bury Me"
  3. "Not Worth Asking"
  4. "Rhinoceros"
  5. "Daydream"

Although this release was not meant to be a demo release, but a promotional release, the recordings are all from the 1989 Reel Time sessions, the same sessions that made up the Moon Demo cassette. Around 400 cassettes with handwritten labels were created for booking purposes and distributed to people close to the band as well as at least one radio station.

Notes

References

  1. "Early 1989 Demos on SPCodex". Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. Smashing Pumpkins - Early 1989 Demos Bootleg, retrieved 2025-01-06
  3. "Daughter". Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. "The Smashing Pumpkins (promo)". SPCodex. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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