Nothing Ever Changes is a demo cassette by The Smashing Pumpkins, released prior to Jimmy Chamberlin and D'arcy Wretzky joining the band. It featured drummer Ron Roesing from Billy's former band, The Marked. Although a tape of the four-song configuration listed below exists, the original Nothing Ever Changes was about 60 minutes in length and was Corgan's first attempt at a full-length album; it contained a combination of songs, spoken word selections (recalled as "bad poetry"), and instrumentals.
Nothing Ever Changes | ||||
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Demo album by | ||||
Released | June 1988 | |||
Studio sessions | Spring 1988 – Eddy Street | |||
Producer | Billy Corgan | |||
Format | Cassette | |||
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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 tracks are written by Billy Corgan.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Vigil" (sometimes listed as "It Suits Me Well") | 3:35 |
2. | "Nothing and Everything" | 4:50 |
3. | "Holiday" | 3:46 |
4. | "Cross" (pre-Gish demo) | 4:23 |
Total length: | 16:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Your Love" | |
2. | "Nothing and Everything" | |
3. | "Holiday" | |
4. | "Pain" | |
5. | "Piano" | |
6. | "H" | |
7. | "The Vigil" (live) | |
8. | "Villians" | |
9. | "We Have Fear" | |
10. | "Honesty" | |
11. | "Hey! What's Your Plan" | |
12. | "Daisy Chains" | |
13. | "Mao Say Tongue 1" | |
14. | "Breathe" | |
15. | "My Eternity" (live) | |
16. | "Cross" | |
17. | "Idol" |
Release history
Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
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July 1988 | Self-released | Cassette | US | MusicBrainz | [1] | ||
June 1988 | Self-released | Cassette | US | [2] |
More releases: MusicBrainz
Personnel
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming
- James Iha – guitar, artwork
- Ron Roesing (former drummer for Marked) – drums on "The Vigil", "Nothing and Everything" and "My Eternity"