Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions


	The Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions Version 3.2 - August 2000 compiled and maintained by: Jesse Miller <mije9801@stcloudstate.edu> ======================================================================== Table of Contents Introduction Acknowledgements Key To Recording Chronology Entries General Recording Chronology Attack: 1988-1992 Sustain: 1993-1996 Decay: 1997-2000 Television and Radio Performances Appendix A: Unreleased Live Recordings Appendix B: Unsolved Mysteries and Otherwise Online References ======================================================================== Introduction The Smashing Pumpkins are arguably one of the greatest American rock bands of the 1990s. They initially-- and to this day-- made music for themselves, as opposed to the Goth and Industrial scenes in Chicago during the late 1980s, or even the Pop and Hair Metal that dominated the nationwide charts. Despite composing music completely unique and genuine, The Smashing Pumpkins were labeled as a psychedelic/grunge band and were brought into the limelight in 1992, along with the rush of other acts that were paradoxically labeled as "Alternative" bands; the aforementioned labels would be oversimplifying The Smashing Pumpkins' output, spanning over a decade and roughly 400 songs. As well as a tremendous live act, The Smashing Pumpkins also recorded albums of quality far superior to that of their contemporaries. I personally maintain that The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the only remaining rock bands who use the recording studio to it's fullest, joining the likes of Radiohead and The Flaming Lips to create records that defy conventional rock and roll and cross the inconceivable barrier into Art-Rock. Only a musical group of this magnitude would make their third studio release a conceptual, double-album! The Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions attempts to chronicle the recordings of The Smashing Pumpkins, including: studio recording sessions, home and studio demos, radio sessions, television performances, and concert performances that have been officially released. This document has been compiled from a number of sources, not infrequently utilizing mere speculation; thus this document often contains entries that are pure conjecture. Unless I am invited to examine and document the band's mastertapes in the Virgin vaults sometime in the near future, the conjecture will have to do! This reveals the importance of the contributions by you, the dear reader; if you have any information that could be useful in the SPRS, please e-mail me-- of course you will be recognized for your bravery. The Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions was originally compiled in 1996; it was finally uploaded onto the World Wide Web two years later, in the January of 1998. The format of the SPRS was inspired the Nirvana Recording Sessions and Song List, by John Loughney. The SPRS was last updated in July, 2000. The latest version can be found at: http://www.tcinternet.net/users/butlers/sessions.html ======================================================================== Acknowledgements The following souls should be recognized for their contributions to the Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions, whether they like it or not: Eric Agnew, Dave Asselin, Simon Coyle, Karl Daher, Steve Hemming, David Mead, Josh Provost, and all others in the online Smashing Pumpkins community; if were not for their enlightening sites and gracious information, the community would not be where it is now. Mark Ignoffo, Neil Perry, and Ron Roesing for providing the desperately needed, first-hand perspective on the recordings of The Smashing Pumpkins. I cannot accurately describe how important their information has been, and I am honored to have had the chance to hear from them. And to all the others who have provided the vital information that kept this document alive for the past two years: Carmen Diane Dodge, Matt Galek, Mike Harmon, Christopher Hill, Marquis, Moonkids, Clint, John, Tim, Ville, and Zach. One final shout-out to Mason Butler for providing the webspace and html editing for this document, as well as putting up with my constant barrage of Smashing Pumpkins-related rantings, ravings, and theories over the past five years. Rawk on, Stereo Sonic! ======================================================================== Key To Chronology Entries Date - Studio, Location (Producer/Engineer) Released song ** Unreleased song C Unreleased song; available through commercial bootleg CDs T Unreleased song; available through tape trading ?* Unsure of exact information NOTE: Additional information is sometimes provided. Please refer to Dave Asselin's Smashing Pumpkins Text-Based Discography for official release information. ======================================================================== General Recording Chronology 1988 - Billy's father's home studio, Chicago Breathe It Suites Me Well [The Vigil] ** Heart / Cross NOTE: An early demo called Nothing Ever Changes. The lineup included: Billy, James, and Ron Roesing (formerly of The Marked) on drums; this could be viewed as the very first recording that ceased to be The Marked and became The Smashing Pumpkins. Heart and Cross were originally two separate songs, but were joined together into one. It Suits Me Well is actually The Vigil. Although a tape exists as the aforementioned 3-song configuration, The original Nothing Ever Changes was about 60 minutes in length and was Billy's first attempt at a full-length album; it contained a combination of songs, spoken word selections (recalled as "bad poetry"), and instrumentals. 1988 - Billy's father's home studio, Chicago T Break [My Dahlia] T There It Goes T Under Your Spell ? Armed To The Teeth ?* Screaming ?* Sun ?* Holiday ?* I Fall NOTE: About 12 songs were recorded by Billy and James, using a drum machine. My Dahlia was at this time titled Break; Sun was called Death of a Mind and featured an alternate chorus. Late 1988 - Reel Time Studios, Chicago (Mark Ignoffo) Sun My Dahlia T East NOTE: The first of many recordings with Mark Ignoffo, as the sessions were described as an "on-going project." Sun and My Dahlia were recorded and put on the Light Into Dark compilation. This recording of Sun was later remixed by Quentin Sanbria and put on the first demo tape. Late 1988 - Schwa Productions, Chicago (Quentin Sanbria/Paul Chabala) C East C Jennifer Ever C Nothing and Everything C Spiteface NOTE: Sessions for the first demo tape, aptly titled The Smashing Pumpkins. Also included was a live version of She, and a remixed version of Sun from the Ignoffo Sessions. The master tapes of this session have apparently been lost, as they are no longer in the band's possession. 1989 - Reel Time Studios, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Mark Ignoffo) Bye June Daughter Honeyspider Honeyspider (alternate) I Am One Not Worth Asking C Bury Me C C'mon C Daydream C Egg C Love (old demo version) C Psychodelic C Rhinoceros C Rhinoceros (alternate) C Snap (If I Could) C Stars Fall In C With You ** Cinnamon Girl NOTE: These sessions spawned both the second demo tape Moon, and what is known as the Gish Basement Tape, a promotional cassette used for bookings and label solicitation in 1989 and 1990. A few others were officially released elsewhere: I Am One and Not Worth Asking appeared on the Limited Potential 7"; Bye June was officially released on the Lull EP and was also included on Moon; Daughter was released on the Reflex Magazine flexi-disc and also included on Moon. Two versions of Honeyspider were recorded: a distorted, rocking version was released on the Tristessa 12" and a quieter, clean-toned version was put on Moon, but remains officially unreleased. Just as well, two unreleased versions of Rhinoceros were recorded: an odd version with an organ solo played by Mark Ignoffo was put on Moon, and a version closer to the Gish album version was put on the Gish Basement Tape. There is apparently a 21-song tape of this session, containing an edit of Honeyspider (minus the feedback ending), and a version of Daughter (with an additional minute and a half of feedback). 1989 - Reel Time Studios, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Mark Ignoffo) T A Trip Unto Bountiful [Mother/Waiting] T Fat Man Blues T I Am One Part II T Vanilla Bleed Waiting For You Know Sun (abandoned) My Dahlia (abandoned) ** Stray Cat Blues NOTE: This session was booked to record live-only favorites such as Razor and I Am My End. Unfortunately Jimmy didn't show up and, since the studio time was prepaid, it morphed into an acoustic session. This was noted as a sloppy session with many false starts. D'Arcy was present but did not perform. 1990 - Chicago demos [?] T Jesus Is The Sun T Translucent NOTE: Unsure of exact recording information. May be demos recorded at home or at rehearsal, rather than at a studio. 1990 - Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin (Billy Corgan & Butch Vig) La Dolly Vita Tristessa (Sub-Pop version) La Dolly Vita Summer 1990 - Smart Studio, Madison, WI (BC and Butch Vig) Jackie Blue Dec 1990-Mar 1991 - Smart Studios, Madison, WI (BC and Butch Vig) Blue Bury Me Crush Daydream I Am One I'm Going Crazy Obscured Rhinoceros Siva Slunk Snail Suffer Tristessa Why Am I So Tired Window Paine Jesus Loves His Babies ** La Dolly Vita NOTE: Gish was recorded to analog 16-track. To cut costs, each instrument was recorded separately--drums, bass, then guitars, etc. It is my guess that Why Am I So Tired is a Gish outtake/jam, based on the stereophonic division and the general feel of the song. Jesus Loves His Babies was a Gish outtake, and almost a B-side. A version of Smiley may have been recorded during this session. Purr Snickety might have been recorded at this time, rather than during the Siamese sessions. 1991 - Chicago demos [?] T Luna T Wave Song STP NOTE: Unreleased demos that all date from this period, although exact recording information is unknown. "Wave Song" was written and sung by James. Spring 1992 - Waterfront Studios, New Jersey Drown NOTE: The band's first of three attempts to record Drown. This one, recorded at Lenny Kravitz's studio, was scrapped as the output sounded more like a Kravitz recording! March 1992 - Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin (BC & Butch Vig) Drown Drown (unfinished) NOTE: The second attempt to record Drown proved useless, as Jimmy began drinking as Billy & Butch set up and adjusted the sound; by the time the band was ready to record, Jimmy was literally falling of his stool drunk! Spring 1992 - Billy's old apartment, Chicago (Billy Corgan) Soothe Plume Spring 1992 - Soundworks, Chicago (Billy Corgan and Kerry Brown) Bullet Train To Osaka Hope Plume Starla ?* Moleasskiss Fall 1992 - a Chicago studio [?] Quiet Kitty Kat [Hello Kitty Kat] Cherub Rock Suicide Kiss Today Disarm Rocket Spaceboy Set the Ray to Jerry Soma Whirl Doorstep [Meladori Magpie] Pissant Tulips Hummer French Movie Theme NOTE: This is a tape of Siamese Dream demos submitted to Virgin Records in 1992, called "Quiet and Other Songs: A Collection of Songs for Album II." Doorstep is an early version of Meladori Magpie and featured a full-band arrangement. Suicide Kiss was said to have evolved into a number of different songs, including Geek USA. Hello Kitty Kat was at this time simply titled Kitty Kat. Dec 1992-Mar 1993 - Triclops Sound Studios, Georgia (BC & Butch Vig) Apathy's Last Kiss Cherub Rock Disarm Frail and Bedazzled French Movie Theme Geek USA Hello Kitty Kat Hummer Infinite Sadness Luna Mayonaise Mayonaise (acoustic click track) Pissant Pulseczar Purr Snickety Quiet Rocket Siamese Dream Silverfuck Sinfony Soma Spaceboy Spaced Sweet Sweet Today Whir Bullet with Butterfly Wings (unfinished version) Disarm (electric version) Doorstep Set the Ray to Jerry She Says Suicide Kiss ** Tulips ?* Spaceboy (alternate) NOTE: Despite it's layers of guitar, Siamese dream was recorded more in a live-band fashion than Gish was. I am guessing Pulseczar and Sinfony are Siamese outtakes, although they could have been recorded anytime. Purr Snickety might be a Gish outtake because it was performed live on 7/21/91, although released as a Siamese B-side and also registered with BMI during the Siamese Dream period. Contrary to general belief, Infinite Sadness was recorded during the Siamese sessions and at that time it was called Mellon Collie! An alternate acoustic version of Mayonaise (erroneously dubbed a demo) was included on the 1991-1998 promo; this is actually an alternate mix of the released studio version, featuring the slightly phased acoustic click track (which can be heard on the album version notably at 3:35) and a tambourine. An alternate mix of Hello Kitty Kat was included on the promo cassette of Siamese Dream, but was subsequently stricken from the sequencing of the album when that mix was lost. Spring 1993 - Soundworks/Smart Studios (BC with B. Vig & Kerry Brown) Blew Away Glynis Summer 1994 - Gravity Studios, Chicago T Jellybelly T Beautiful One [Ugly] T Bullet with Butterfly Wings T No Escape [Weeping Willowly] T To Forgive Nothing Less T Blast T Descendo [Mouths of Babes] T And I Stumbled [Pennies] T Dizzle T A/Ab/E/B/F# T Rings T James Complex Song [So So Pretty] T With Longing T Straight Ab [Love] T Set the Ray to Jerry T The Innocents [Galapogos] T A Done [Speed] T Busy Downtune Bb/G [Lucky Lad] T Jackboot T New Wave A to G T A/B/G Drop A T Glamey Glamey [Marquis In Spades] T Walking Country T Tonight, Tonight T The Groover T New Wave Echo T Pretty Drop A [Millieu] T E Drone E/C#/A T Disconnected NOTE: The band booked time at Gravity Studios mid-way through the Siamese Dream Tour to record demos for their upcoming double album. All tracks were instrumentals (with the exception of Bullet with Butterfly Wings, which included a half-hearted scratch vocal), and thus the recordings seem more of a jam-session. This session was the source for a number of the Pastichio Medley tracks, as the songs appear here as they do on the Medley. Most of the tracks also feature extremely early working titles, some titled simply as their chord progression. The song New Wave Echo is actually the song known to bootleggers as Germans in Leather Pants (Shame On You) and, despite much debate, is an original Pumpkins tune. sometime in 1993 or 1994 - a studio [?] ? Moonage Daydream NOTE: A David Bowie cover recorded for a tribute album that was ultimately scrapped. There is little to no information available on this recording. Fall 1994 - Bugg Studios (James's house), Chicago Bugg Superstar NOTE: It is my guess that James recorded Bugg Superstar solo at his home for Vieuphoria/Earphoria. It is also my guess that there is more incidental music for Vieuphoria that was unused. Fall 1994 - Sadlands (Billy's house), Chicago (Billy Corgan) Blank Jupiter's Lament Meladori Magpie Rotten Apples Stumbleine C Autumn Nocturne C Bullet with Butterfly Wings C Galapogos C Frantic Ab Groove [Groove] C Here is not why [Here is no why] C Lily (my one and only) C Glamey Glamey [Marquis in Spades] C Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness C Ropey Lopey [Beautiful] C Thirty-Three C To Forgive C Ugly/Beautiful [Ugly] C Wishing You Were * Feelium ** God NOTE: This session is what is known as the Mellon Collie Demo Tape. Oddly enough, all tracks on this tape (except Mellon Collie and Marquis in Spades) were pretty much registered with BMI in the running order of the tape (with a few exceptions). This makes the naming of the unknown songs much easier. The unknown instrumental seems to be called Groove. The song incorrectly called Strolling (Running with the leaves/Do as you please) is actually Autumn Nocturne, and definitely NOT a 1979 demo. The final instrumental, Ropey Lopey, was eventually incorporated into the interlude of Beautiful. At this point in time, Here Is No Why was called Here Is Not Why and Ugly was called Ugly/Beautiful. Marquis in Spades was at this time called Glamey Glamey (as it was during the Gravity Sessions), but it has been mis-published as Shamay. Electric demos for Feelium and God exist, but are not in circulation. Jan 1995 - a Chicago studio [?] T Bullet with Butterfly Wings T Set the Ray To Jerry T So Very Sad About Us T Jellybelly T Mouths of Babes T Here is no why T God T Love T For Martha (chorus section) T Tonight, Tonight T Methusela T Depresso T Zero (alt ver 1) T Zero (alt ver 2) T Here is no why (lyrics) T Cherry T Beautiful T (unknown) NOTE: A rehearsal tape, possibly recorded at Pumpkinland or another Chicago studio, dubbed the Mellon Collie Electric Demos. This tape was apparently given to D'Acry to learn the then-new songs. Most tracks are instrumentals, with the exception of Methusela, Here is no why, and Beautiful that contain a double-tracked vocal. Mar 1995 - Pumpkinland, Chicago (Flood, Alan Moulder, BC) NOTE: Before entering a studio to record Mellon Collie, Flood and the Pumpkins went into Pumpkinland, their Chicago rehearsal space, to run through all of the new material. This is probably the source for many of the "Pasticio Medley" songs. Assuming that countless hours of rehearsal was recorded, (including Mellon Collie tracks, Mellon Collie B-sides, "Pasticio Medley" songs, unreleased songs, and miscellaneous jamming) it is impossible to know, let alone list what was recorded. MTV filmed a few days of rehearsal to be included in the MTV Rockumentary on The Smashing Pumpkins. Evidence suggests that video exists of "God" and "Rubberman." A bootleg video, known as the '666 Video,' has surfaced which apparently is the film shot by one camera over two days of rehearsal: Mar 2, 1995 - Pumpkinland, Chicago (Flood, Alan Moulder, BC) T The Boy T Where Boys Fear To Tread T The Viper T Tribute To Johnny T Porcelina of the Vast Oceans T Rachel [early XYU instumental] Mar 2, 1995 - Pumpkinland, Chicago (Flood, Alan Moulder, BC) T Thru the Eyes of Ruby T V-8 T Rachel [early XYU with lyrics] T The Black Rider T The Tracer T Cupid de Locke T Zero Mar-Aug 1995 - Chicago Recording Company (Flood, Alan Moulder, and BC) Beautiful Bodies Bullet with Butterfly Wings By Starlight Cherry Cupid de Locke Farewell and Goodnight Fuck You (an ode to no one) Galapogos God Here is no why In the Arms of Sleep Jellybelly Lily (my one and only) Love Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Muzzle Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Set the Ray to Jerry Take Me Down Tales of a Scorched Earth Thirty-Three Thru the Eyes of Ruby To Forgive Tonight, Tonight Tonite Reprise Tribute to Johnny Ugly We Only Come Out At Night Where Boys Fear To Tread XYU Zero 1979 * A Dog's Prayer Feelium Jupiter's Lament (with whole band singing) Mellon Collie Reprise Methusela Mouths of Babes Phang Rock Me Spazmatazz Speed Speed Racer ** Ugly (3 alternate versions) ?* Keep It NOTE: I am assuming that most of the Mellon Collie tracks were recorded at CRC, although it is just as possible that some tracks could have been culled from the Pumpkinland session. Keep It is rumored to be an unreleased song, or at least evolved into another song. March-August 1995 - Bugg Studios, Chicago (James Iha and Kerry Brown) Believe Said Sadly The Boy May 31, 1995 - Chicago Recording Company; Sequence Four T Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness T Tonight Tonight T Jellybelly T Bullet with Butterfly Wings T Fuck You T Muzzle Zero Here is no why To Forgive Love Cupid de Locke Galapogos Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Take Me Down Lily (my one and only) NOTE: On this date, a rough mix of the Mellon Collie album was created, dubbed Sequence Four. In other words, this tape was basically what Mellon Collie sounded like as of May 31st. All songs were rough takes and featured scratch vocals, if any; Galapogos even featured a solo that was omitted from the final version. August 1995 - The Village Recorder, LA (Flood, Alan Moulder, & BC) [all 28 Mellon Collie tracks mixed with overdubs] Fall 1995 - Soundworks, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Jeff Moleski) Marquis in Spades Medellia of the Grey Skies (with The Frogs) Mouths of Babes Pennies Sad Peter Pan (with Red Red Meat) NOTE: I doubt that all these songs were recorded together at one session, but is grouped together because they are all post-Mellon Collie songs. Fall 1995 - Soundworks, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Jeff Moleski) NOTE: At this time, Billy complied the sound collage known as Pasticio Medley. The track consists of 10-second snippets of about 70 unreleased "songs," with a total running time of 23 minutes. While many of the songs were most likely instrumental jams, it is equally as possible that a number of the songs were actual compositions with lyrics and a song structure--a few of the tracks had already been registered through BMI half a year earlier! The snippets were compiled from a variety of sources recorded after Siamese Dream and the completion of Mellon Collie. Pasticio Medley features, in order of appearance: The Demon, Thunderbolt, Dearth, Knuckles, Star Song, Fire Power, New Waver, Space Jam, Zoom, So Very Sad About Us, Phang, Speed Racer, The Eternal E, Hairy Eyeball, The Groover, Hell Bent For Hell, Rachel, A Dog's Prayer, Blast, The Black Rider, Slurpee, Flipper, The Viper, Bitch, Fried, Harmonio, USA, The Tracer, Envelope Woman, Plastic Guy, Glasgow 3AM, The Road Is Long, Funkified, Rigamorole, Depresso, The Streets Are Hot Tonight, Dawn at 16, Spazmatazz, Fucker, In the Arms of Sheep, Speed, 77, Me Rock You Snow, Feelium, Is Alex Milton, Ruberman, Spacer, Rock Me, Weeping Willowly, Rings, So So Pretty, Lucky Lad, Jackboot, Millieu, Disconnected, Let Your Lazer Love Light Shine Down, Phreak, Porkbelly, Robot Lover, Jimmy James, America, Slinkeepie, Dummy Tum Tummy, Fakir, Jake, Camaro, Moonkids, Make It Fungus, V-8, and Die. Mar 1996 - Charing Cross Studios, Australia (BC/Martin White) The Aeroplane Flies High The Last Song Transformer NOTE: These tracks were recorded in Australia, while on tour. Further overdubs were recorded later in Chicago. They were mixed, along with Eye, at Chung King Studios by Neil Perry. June 1996 - Soundworks, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Jeff Moleski) Clones Destination Unknown Dreaming My Blue Heaven You're All I've Got Tonight June 1996 - Bugg Studios, Chicago (James Iha and Kerry Brown) A Night Like This The Bells June 1996 - Farmer Brown's Studio (D'Arcy's house) (Kerry Brown) Dreaming (vocal tracks) NOTE: This session is very conjectural; The time frame is an estimate and I doubt that all of these songs were recorded together. July 1996 - Chicago studio [?] Ava Adore Daphne Descends To Sheila ?* [about 7 more songs] NOTE: First session for Adore, held shortly after Jimmy's release. The Pumpkins functioned as a trio during this session. With about 10 songs hastily recorded in a week, the session was scrapped as the finished product seemed more like demos. Summer 1996 - Soundworks, Chicago (Billy Corgan/Jeff Moleski) Eye Tear NOTE: Billy actually recorded two songs for the Lost Highway Soundtrack. The second was an early version of Tear, which was rejected. September 1996 - Chung King, NY (Chris Shepard/Neil Perry & BC) Lizards Rats Spiders Squirrels with Tails Worms Worms (part 2) NOTE: Recorded in about a week, this was just Billy Corgan and Matt Walker recording riffs for the Ransom Soundtrack. Billy's scant vocals were recorded on a mini tape dictaphone recorder. These songs were curiously copyrighted as Parallel Stories. December 1996 - The New Hit Factory, NY (Arif Mardin/Michael O'Riley) Christmastime Feb 1997 - Chicago Recording Company (Billy Corgan/Chris Shepard) Annie-Dog Once In A While The Ether's Tragic The Guns of Love Disastrous Blissed and Gone Chewing Gum Do You Close Your Eyes For Martha (instrumental) My Mistake The Beginning is the End is the Beginning The End is The Beginning is the End ** The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete ?* [about 20 other Adore demos] ?* [about 8 or 10 other Batman demos] NOTE: The Pumpkins (with Matt Walker) supposedly recorded about 45 minutes worth of demos for the Batman soundtrack, so Guns of Love and Ethers Tragic are probably from that tape. Roughly 30 demos for the album Adore were also recorded at this time, so I'm sure both the Adore and Batman demos where recorded at this session; the album version of Annie-Dog was drawn from these sessions. March 1997 - Chicago Recording Company (Nellee Hooper/Chris Shepard) The Beginning is the End is the Beginning The End is the Beginning is the End NOTE: Recorded in Studio 5, which was demolished a few months later. August-September 1997 - Streeterville Studios, Chicago NOTE: This session was confirmed, but it is unknown what was recorded and by whom. This could be part of the Wood sessions, or somehow related to it. Does anyone have any more info? Fall 1997 - Chicago Trax Recording and Hinge Chicago (Brad Wood) Ava Adore Behold! The Night Mare Blank Page Daphne Descends Tear To Sheila NOTE: This session for Adore was originally scrapped, but was latter used as the basic tracks for the album with overdubs and such recorded later in California. Nov-Mar 1998 - Sunset Sound, California (Billy Corgan/Neil Perry) Appels + Oranjes Blissed and Gone Crestfallen Czarina For Martha Once In A While Once Upon A Time Perfect Pug Shame Summer The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete Waiting 17 Cash Car Star Saturnine ?* [7 or 8 more songs] NOTE: Although Adore was mostly recorded at Studio 2 at Sunset Sound, many tracks were pieced together from other sessions at: Battery Studios, Bugg Studios, Chicago Recording Company, Sadlands, and Village Recorder. Waiting and Saturnine were merely unfinished song fragments. There are conflicting reports to as how much material was recorded; it has been suggested that there are approximately 14 or 15 more finished songs from the Adore sessions, but Neil Perry says that 40-odd songs or song fragments were recorded. March 1998 - Sound City, California (Rick Rubin/Sylvia Massey) Let Me Give The World To You NOTE: The last song recorded for Adore, it was taken off the album at the last second and remains unreleased. The finished version was apparently a stripped down arrangement, which included: guitar, bass, organ, and drums by Joey Waronker. Late 1998 - Sadlands, Chicago If There Is A God Blue Skies Bring Tears (alt lyrics ver 1) Wound (3/4 time) Le Deux Machina (keyboard version) Vanity Glass and the Ghost Children Autumn (instrumental) Drain Laugh Here I Am Lover Let Me Give The World To You Blue Skies Bring Tears (alt lyrics ver 2) ** Speed Kills NOTE: Acoustic demos for the Machina album, recorded at Billy's home. The tape includes two lyrically different versions of Blue Skies Bring Tears, one containing the lyrics from the arrangement of the song performed during The Arising! Tour in April 1999. Lover is the song bootlegged as Don't Wanna Be Your Lover or One Less Moment. Nov 1998-Sept 1999 - Pumpkinland, Chicago (Flood & BC/Howard Willing) Blue Skies Bring Tears Glass and the Ghost Children Heavy Metal Machine I of the Mourning Raindrops + Sunshowers Speed Kills Stand Inside Your Love The Everlasting Gaze The Imploding Voice The Crying Tree of Mercury The Sacred and Profane This Time Try, Try, Try With Every Light Wound T Dross T Glass Theme T Here's To The Atom Bomb T If There Is A God T Real Love * Cash Car Star Go Home ** Let Me Give The World To You ?* Bringing The Weather ?* Death Boogie ?* In My Body ?* Jam 13 ?* Saturnine NOTE: Machina was haphazardly recorded at Pumpkinland over a span of ten months. Many alternate versions exist of the songs, as the band consistently toyed with their arrangement. The songs on the final album often consisted of combinations of a few different arrangements of each song. In other words, the Machina tracks continually evolved throughout the year, and the tape was rolling during their transformation. Radio was an early incarnation of I of the Mourning, just as Slow Songs was of Crying Tree of Mercury and Disco King was of The Everlasting Gaze. The second movement of Glass and the Ghost Children is actually a bit of the six-minute Le Deux Machina (which multiple versions exist of). Go is apparently a James song that was left off the album. A tape called "Friends and Enemies of Modern Music" has surfaced, most likely compiled early on during the sessions. The tape included early mixes and recordings of several Machina tracks (most with live-band arrangements) as well as soundboard recordings of Money (That's What I Want) and XYU from the 10/31/98 show. The tape also included an alternate Heavy Metal Machine with both different lyrics and a different main riff, and an arrangement of Blue Skies Bring Tears much like The Arising! version. Oct 1999 - The Village Recorder, LA (Flood & BC/Howard Willing) Age of Innocence NOTE: Recorded at that last second, and tagged onto the album, possibly as sort of an afterthought. D'Arcy most likely did not play bass on the song. July 2000 - Chicago Recording Company ? Lucky 13 ? White Spiders NOTE: Sessions for the final Smashing Pumpkins album. The band is said to be working on unfinished tracks from the Machina Sessions. ======================================================================== Television and Radio Performances The Smashing Pumpkins, like many other bands, have performed nation and worldwide on various media formats. The following is a chronology of the band's television and radio performances, along with any concert performances that have been officially released. Nov 16, 1988 - WNUR Radio, Evanston, Illinois My Eternity Venus In Furs NOTE: It was noted that Jimmy had recently joined the band. It has been unconfirmed if more tracks were performed or not. Mar 16, 1989 - WZRD Radio, Chicago, Illinois T Cinnamon Girl T East T My Eternity T Nothing and Everything T Rhinoceros T Snap (If I Could) T Spiteface T Sun T There It Goes T Under Your Spell T Venus In Furs NOTE: A live performance upon the release of the Light Into Dark compilation. This was possibly one of the first performances of Rhinoceros. June 23, 1991 - Rose Records, Chicago (Mike Rubano) Terrapin T Blue T Bury Me T Crush T Siva T Smiley T Suffer Sept 8, 1991 - Maida Vaile Studios, London (Dale Griffin) Girl Named Sandoz Siva Smiley NOTE: The slightly infamous John Peel Sessions. Jan 15, 1992 - VPRO Radio session, Hilversum, Holland T Crush T Siva T Silverfuck T Snail 1992 - Nippon Television, Japan Slunk (live Vieuphoria version) September 1992 - BBC Late Show, London C Rhinoceros June 22, 1993 - MTV Most Wanted, London; live acoustic performance Cherub Rock (acoustic Vieuphoria version) ** Disarm June 23, 1993 - Studio 10S, Paris, France; live acoustic performance C Cherub Rock C Dancing in the Moonlight C Disarm T Drown T Hummer T Kooks T Luna C Rhinoceros C Rocket C Siva C Spaceboy C Suffer C Today June 30, 1993 - VPRO Radio for Villa '65, Netherlands (Hans Bunt) Dancing in the Moonlight Spaceboy (live NME version) T Cherub Rock T Disarm T Rocket T Today July 26, 1993 - Tower Records, Chicago; live acoustic performance Rocket (acoustic ONXRT version) C Cherub Rock C Disarm C Hummer C Mayonaise T Siva C Today July 30, 1993 - Naked City, UK TV; live acoustic performance Mayonaise (acoustic Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Exact recording date unknown, although it was originally broadcasted on July 30, 1993. September 3, 1993 - Alabamhalle, Germany; live performance Geek USA (live Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Recorded by Telepool Productions. Although recorded on September 3, 1993, it was originally broadcasted on Feb. 21, 1994. Also performed: Cherub Rock, Disarm, Rocket, Quiet, Today, Drown, Hummer, Soma, Siva, Silverfuck. September 1993 - The Word, BBC Studios, London; live performance Disarm (live Vieuphoria version) C Sunshine of Your Love NOTE: Recorded by Planet 24, Channel 4 London. Although recorded in September of 1993, it was broadcasted on February 18, 1994. September 1993 - Sala Apollo, Barcelona; live performance I Am One (live Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Recorded by Sputnik de Televisio de Catalunya. Originally broadcasted on March 4, 1994. Also performed: Rocket, Quiet, Today, Disarm, Soma, Cherub Rock, and Silverfuck. September 12, 1993 - BBC Radio One Studios, London (Ted de Bono) Landslide Never Let Me Down ** Disarm October 1993 - MTV No Alternative session; live performance Glynis (live No Alternative version) Today (live No Alternative version) T Cherub Rock T Disarm T Geek USA T I Am One October 28, 1993 - NBC Studio 8-H, New York; SNL rehearsals C Cherub Rock (2 takes) C Today (2 takes) October 30, 1993 - Saturday Night Live, NBC Studio 8-H, New York; live C Cherub Rock C Today November 10, 1993 - Atlanta, Georgia; live performance Quiet (live Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Directed by Modi for Modivational Films and produced by Merril Ward. Live audio remix by Butch Vig at Smart Studios. December 10, 1993 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago; live performance Today (live Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Recorded by Jam Productions. Live audio remix by Butch Vig at Smart Studios. Also performed: Geek USA, Quiet, Disarm, Siva, Drown, Hummer, Cherub Rock, Rocket, Soma, I Am One, Spaceboy, Bury Me, and Silverfuck. December 12, 1993 - Universal, Los Angeles; live acoustic performance Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer C Cherub Rock C Disarm C Hummer C Rocket C Spaceboy C Today February 24, 1994 - Astoria Theatre, London; live performance Silverfuck (live Vieuphoria version) Soma (live Vieuphoria version) NOTE: Directed by Bret Turnbull and produced by Sarah Bayliss for Medialab. Live audio remix by Butch Vig at Smart Studios. September 8, 1994 - MTV Music Awards, New York; live performance T Disarm October 23, 1995 - Riviera Theatre, Chicago; live performance Bullet with Butterfly Wings (live Launch CD ROM version) Disarm (live Chicago 1995 promo version) Today (live Chicago 1995 promo version) Tonight, Tonight (live Chicago 1995 promo version) Zero (live Chicago 1995 promo version) NOTE: A live show recorded and broadcasted live on FM radio. 5 tracks were systematically released on promo and multimedia discs. Also performed: Jellybelly, Fuck You, Thru the Eyes of Ruby, Geek USA, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Cherub Rock, Mayonaise, XYU, Baby Loves to Rock, If You Want My Love and Auf Weidersehen. Nov 11, 1995 - Saturday Night Live, NBC Studio 8-H, New York; live C Bullet with Butterfly Wings C Zero December 1995 - The White Room, Westwood Studios, UK TV; live C Bullet with Butterfly Wings December 10, 1995 - Canal+, French TV, France; live performance C Bullet with Butterfly Wings January 29, 1996 - American Music Awards, Shrine Auditorium, LA; live C 1979 March 13, 1996 - Triple J Studios, Sydney, Australia; live acoustic C Bullet with Butterfly Wings C Cupid de Locke C Muzzle C Take Me Down C Thirty-Three C To Forgive C Tonight, Tonight C 1979 Sept 4, 1996 - MTV Music Video Awards, Radio City Music Hall, NY; live C Tonight, Tonight November 14, 1996 - MTV Europe Music Video Awards; live performance C Bullet with Butterfly Wings February 25, 1997 - NBC Studios, NY; live performance C Muzzle Feb 26, 1997 - Academy Awards, Madison Square Garden, NY; live 1979 (live Grammy Nominees version) May 12, 1998 - Late with Jools Holland, BBC Studios, London; live T Ava Adore T Daphne Descends T Once Upon A Time May 20, 1998 - RTVE Studios, Madrid, Spain Ava Adore Daphne Descends Once Upon A Time Perfect Tear To Sheila July 9, 1998 - Q101 Studios, Chicago Perfect July 19, 1998 - Much Music Studios, Toronto, Canada Ava Adore Bullet with Butterfly Wings For Martha Once Upon A Time Perfect Pug Shame To Sheila Transmission 1979 July 30, 1998 - Late Show with David Letterman, 53rd Street, New York Ava Adore Crestfallen Perfect Pug To Sheila 1979 August 3, 1998 - Howard Stern Show, New York Perfect August 4, 1998 - Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, New York Once Upon A Time Perfect May-Sept 1998 - Adore Tour, various locations around the globe NOTE: Almost all of the dates on the Adore Tour were professionally taped by the band and sometimes by the local media. The film was to be used for a full-length documentary on the Adore Tour, directed by Jesse Ignjatovic. This film was never finished and will most likely never be released, due to conflicts in the editing process. September 26, 1998 - Saturday Night Live, NBC Studios, New York; live Perfect October 25, 1998 - VH1 Fashion Awards, New York; live performance Crestfallen Jan 17, 2000 - Canal+, Nulle Part Ailleurs, France The Everlasting Gaze Jan 30, 2000 - ABC Studios, Los Angles, Politically Incorrect The Everlasting Gaze Stand Inside Your Love Mar 9, 2000 - MTV Studios, Total Request Live, New York The Everlasting Gaze I of the Mourning XYU (jam) April 26, 2000 - Ed Sullivan Theatre, NY, Late Night w/ Dave Letterman I of the Mourning ======================================================================== Appendix A: Unreleased Live Recordings Appendix A consists of a list of unreleased song titles that have been performed live. Some title have already been noted in the General Recording Chronology; thus, the song was performed live but the studio version was not released. The remaining titles were performed live and were either not officially recorded in a studio or otherwise, or the recording information is unavailable. The entries include a selected date and location the song was performed. The provided date may not necessarily be the only performance date, but is only the most available, of best soundquality, or most definitive in the context of bootlegs and concert tapes. Appendix A only includes Smashing Pumpkins originals, or songs only written by Billy Corgan, James Iha, or Billy Corgan and James Iha (as many of the earlier songs were). Covers and improvisational jams are not included. The Vigil Chicago 8/10/88 Armed To The Teeth " " I Fall " " 6234 " " Holiday " " Screaming " " There It Goes Chicago 10/5/88 My Eternity " " Under Your Spell " " She " " Bleed " " Oiu Henri Chicago 11/23/88 Alabaster Chicago 4/30/89 Salt Chicago 10/31/89 Lie I Lie ??/??/89 365 ??/??/90 I'll Never Change ??/??/90 Morning Jam ??/??/90 Opal Worship ??/??/90 Razor Madison 6/16/90 Try To Try Madison 6/16/90 Over You Cincinnati 9/13/90 Jesus Loves His Babies Chicago 6/22/91 I Am My End Seattle 8/20/91 What You Wanted Seattle 8/20/91 Offer Up Paris 2/5/92 Chump ??/??/92 Towers of Rabble Chicago 2/21/95 Speed Chicago 2/21/95 Space Jam Vancouver 1/8/97 Let Me Give The World To You Hamburg 5/14/98 Cash Car Star Los Angeles 10/31/98 Lover Los Angeles 12/12/98 If There Is A God Los Angeles 12/12/98 Dross Detroit 4/10/99 Glass Theme " " Home " " Pale Scales (instrumental) Chicago 12/20/99 ======================================================================== Appendix B: Unsolved Mysteries and Otherwise Appendix B consists of selected commentary concerning a few of the more "puzzling" aspects of The Smashing Pumpkins music. As with any band with a breathtaking amount of output, there is sure to be a number of debates and controversies over unknown song titles, the identity of various demos, etc. If you have any contributions to Appendix B, don't be afraid to send them to me. They will be included and your credit will be given. - IS STP REALLY SET THE RAY TO JERRY? I have heard rumors that STP is an early version of Set The Ray To Jerry. I find this hard to believe, as I'm sure someone incorrectly thought STP was the abbreviation for Set The Ray For Jerry (wouldn't it be STRTJ or SRJ?). Does anyone have any other substantial info? - OFFER UP (LONG) IS ACTUALLY JELLYBELLY The title for the song formerly and incorrectly known as Offer Up (Long) has been discovered! The song is actually an extremely early version of Jellybelly (which was what the song was called in '92), that often had lyrics from Offer Up tagged at the end of it. For those who are wondering, the old Jellybelly's riff's were inverted and the song evolved twice over the coursed of the three years, until it's eventual release on Mellon Collie. - ZOOM IS REALLY SPACE JAM Dave Mead convinced me that the song we all know and love as Zoom is not called Zoom at all, but Space Jam. It seems that an error was made when calculating the time on the Pasticio Medley. He also says the title Space Jam was confirmed by a source close to the band. ======================================================================== Online References** Eric Agnew, Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative Steve Hemming, Smashing Pumpkins Collection David Mead, Faded Photographs Josh Provost, Smashing Pumpkins Live Recording Association Reel Time Studios - http://www.reeltimestudios.com/ BMI Music Publishing - http://www.bmi.com/ Dave Asselin, Smashing Pumpkins Text Based Discography Karl Daher, Smashing Pumpkins Compact Disc Bootlist Mike Hamilton and Vince Horst, Smashing Pumpkins FAQ Jesse Miller, The Mashed Potatoes FAQ ======================================================================== Jesse Miller <mije9801@stcloudstate.edu> The Smashing Pumpkins Recording Sessions http://www.tcinternet.net/users/butlers/sessions.html Now featured at SPFC.org!!! http://www.spfc.org/band/studio.html Mirrored at: http://www.netphoria.org/recording/recording.html http://wound.hypermart.com/sprecordings.txt http://www.smashing-pumpkins.net/recording/index.html http://blamo.org/sp/sessions.txt EOF