The Smashing Pumpkins - Pisces Iscariot (2010 re-issue) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD

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Although the Smashing Pumpkins had only released two studio albums by 1994 (1991's Gish and 1993's Siamese Dream), they had an overflow of songs that were either relegated to B-sides on European singles or remained unreleased. Billy Corgan proved to be one of rock's most prolific songwriters of the 1990s alt rock movement -- as the quality of these early leftovers were often just as strong as the songs that were officially released. Since nearly all of these songs were never issued domestically, the B-side/rarity collection Pisces Iscariot was issued alongside their first long-form home video, Vieuphoria. The collection proved to be a feast for fans -- it's inexplicable why such exceptional rockers ("Plume," "Hello Kitty Kat," "Frail and Bedazzled," "Blue") and ballads ("Obscured," "La Dolly Vita") weren't featured on albums. Also included is the long and winding, 11-minute epic jam fest "Starla," which proves that Corgan was one of the finest (and most underrated) rock guitarists of the '90s, as well as a pair of unlikely covers -- Fleetwood Mac's gentle "Landslide" and the Animals' psychedelic "Girl Named Sandoz." Also included are insightful liner notes (strewn with typos) from Corgan. While it's not the definitive B-sides collection of pre-Mellon Collie Pumpkins (such tracks as "Bullet Train to Osaka," "Purr Snickety," "Apathy's Last Kiss," "My Dahlia," "Jackie Blue," "Glynis," and others are nowhere to be found), Pisces Iscariot contains some of Corgan and company's finest moments. --Allmusic.

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tracklist:

01 Soothe
02 Frail and Bedazzled
03 Plume
04 Whir
05 Blew Away
06 Pissant
07 Hello Kitty Kat
08 Obscured
09 Landslide
10 Starla
11 Blue
12 Girl Named Sandoz (live)
13 Dolly Vita (live)
14 Spaced

Personnel:

Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, production, photography, packaging
James Iha – guitar, vocals, production
D'arcy Wretzky – bass guitar

Production:

Kerry Brown – production and drums on "Blew Away"
Dale "Buffin" Griffin – production
Ted de Bono – production
Rachel Gutek – design assistant
Michael Meister – photography, packaging
Butch Vig – production