Item Details
- Item Category:
- Demo
- Artist:
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Format:
- Cassette
- Release Type:
- Gift
- Release Date:
- 1988.09.??
- Release Country:
- United States
- Manufacture Country:
- United States
- Package:
- Box, Plastic
- Label:
- Private Label
- Release Code:
- (no ID) Given to Joe Shanahan, Metro (Chicago)
- UPC:
- N/A
- Matrix Code:
- N/A
- Other Code:
- N/A
- RPM:
- N/A
- Amount Pressed:
Additional Information
We think it is fair to believe that this “first demo cassette” that Joe Shanahan, owner of the Chicago based venue Metro, received, is dated around September 1988. Smashing Pumpkins had just played in The Avalon the previous month (last 3 songs on the tape) and the same month too, and had just recorded the first 2 songs presented on this tape. Based on this demo tape Joe invited Smashing Pumpkins to do the 1988/10/05 gig, the very first of a long row of gigs in the years after in Metro. Note that Metro was named Cabaret Metro in these days…
These 2 pics are taken in June 2012, while Joe is showing the tape to 1 of our SPfreaks.com moderators.
Item Art
Track List
-
5 Song Demo
- 1 . My Eternity
Lyrics
I’ve been here before
And I don’t know where I go
Reaching for this door
And something tells me I’m alone without you
Heading for the floor
Turning back unless I’m sure
Heading for the floor
And something tells me I’m alone without you
You take
My eternity alone, alone
I’ve been here before
And I don’t know where I go
Reaching for this door
And something tells me I’m alone without you
Heading back, down before
I don’t know where I go
Reaching for this door
And something tells me I’m alone without you
To believe
And I beg
To see
And I beg
(?)
My eternity alone, alone
My eternity, alone
And I fail, …
My eternity alone, alone
And I fail, …
My eternity alone, alone
My eternity, alone, alone
- 2 . There It Goes
Lyrics
There it goes
Playing with my heart again
I don’t know when
I’m gonna come up for air
For you now, again
For you now
For you now
And the way you look at me
Makes me happy inside
Knowing all the while
I can’t hide
Come and go
Wasting my years
I was born to fear
That there’s something in the air
For you now, again
For you now
For you now
And the way you look at me
Makes me happy inside
Knowing all the while
I can’t hide
When you’ve thought to come back
Would you take me home?
When you’ve thought come back
All alone
All alone
There it goes
Playing with my heart again
I don’t know when
I’m gonna come up for air
For you now, again
For you now
For you now
And the way look at me
Makes me happy inside
Knowing all the while I can’t hide
When you’ve thought to come back
Could you take me home?
When you’ve thought to come back
All alone
All alone - 3 . Screaming
Lyrics
STILL NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN OUT!
- 4 . Bleed
Lyrics
It's all I wanted
It's all I could see
You can watch me bleed
Settle your belief inside of me
Take what you have inside
This is not your love I wish to break
And there's something to guide you
Daylight comes and washes over me, me
Feeling in your arms
Was more than I could see
It's all I wanted
It's all I could see
You can watch me bleed
Settle your belief inside of me, me
Feeling in your arms
Was more than I could see, dear
Feeling in your arms
Was more than I could see
One and two is three
- 5 . Armed To The Teeth
Lyrics
Armed to the teeth
With everyone you meet
They are taxes at the door(?)
Are we
Settled on the beat
They are honored on the floor
On and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on
Settled on the sheets
With everyone you meet
They are on honored on the floor
Are we
Settled on the beat
They are honored on the floor
On and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on
Armed to the teeth
With everyone you meet
They are taxes at your door (?)
Are we
Settled on the beat
They are honoured on the floor
It’s my party
It’s my party and I’ll go if I want
On and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on
- 1 . My Eternity
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