Article by Arthur van Pelt And we’re back with more Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. But it doesn’t stop there… Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Billy Corgan’s test pressing CD set) When it comes to one-of-a-kind items, this is the real deal. Created in 1995, it is the earliest known CD pressing of the then-forthcoming new Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. This test pressing of the album, mastered by Howie Weinberg (see also Lull 12” vinyl pressing plates section in the previous episode), was sent to Billy Corgan almost two months prior to the […]
Compiled by Arthur van Pelt Hosting by Alberto “We ain’t fuckin’ dead yet!” (1) Between 2008 and 2010, SPfreaks put together 4 compilations of Smashing Pumpkins live songs and made these available as mp3s. In these months we present a run-down of them. #2 was originally posted on 2009.02.11. For all these live compilations, jewelcase artwork has been created. The artwork is included in the downloads. The booklets need to be printed @ 240 mm x 120 mm & folded to fit inside a jewelcase. The back inlays need to be printed @ 150 mm x 117,50 mm, then folded […]
Article by Arthur van Pelt Let’s continue our journey that we started last week with three more rare Smashing Pumpkins items. Today we will bring you extremely rare vinyl pressing plates, an unknown but official Machina II/The Friends And Enemies Of Modern CD release and Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (+ singles) made by a CD pressing plant employee who was obviously toasted. Lull 12’’ vinyl pressing plates The Lull EP, with the tracks “Rhinoceros”*, “Blue”, “Slunk” and “Bye June”, is a somewhat unknown Smashing Pumpkins release from 1991. Produced by Billy Corgan and Butch Vig, it was mastered […]
Article by Arthur van Pelt From today onwards, SPfreaks would like to take you on a journey through the rarest of the rare, a trip through the Smashing Pumpkins memorabilia widely considered to have the highest collectability; the ‘one-of-a-kind items’, or at least the almost-one-of-a-kind items, that have appeared during the 25 years of the band’s musical reign. We will not be talking about the early 1989 demo tapes however, as dozens of those cassettes are still known to exist. We will not be mentioning Mashed Potatoes (around 10 copies, manufactured by Billy Corgan in late 1994 for his band mates […]
Article by Arthur van Pelt Additional research by Geo Folkers Always wondered who are the girls on the infamous Smashing Pumpkins’ Today single? And couldn’t find their names in the liner notes of the release? We wondered too, and we didn’t find their names in the liner notes either, so we tried to find out. And please read on, because we did find out, and we had a little interview with one of them. It all started with this autographed promo cd for Today. The relevance of the song Today is clear to any follower of the band Smashing Pumpkins. […]
Article by Corenski Nowlan In my offline life, I have never known another person who is a truly hardcore Smashing Pumpkins fan. A few friends are casual listeners. One pal of mine has a vested interest, but is definitely a notch below the crazy-obsessive-pumpkinhead level. *ahem* It is an incredibly occasional occurrence for me to have an internet-unplugged-opportunity to engage in Pumpkin-centric discourse. So naturally if someone name-drops the great SP first, I’m ecstatic to indulge. Days before the release of Oceania, such luck on was my side. Or so I thought. The chat went down something like this (no […]
Compiled by Arthur van Pelt Hosting by Alberto “You look better when you keep your mouth shut!”* Between 2008 and 2010, SPfreaks put together 4 compilations of Smashing Pumpkins live songs and made these available as mp3s. In the upcoming months we present a run-down of them. #1 was originally posted on 2008.08.17. For all these live compilations, jewelcase artwork has been created. The artwork is included in the downloads. The booklets need to be printed @ 240 mm x 120 mm & folded to fit inside a jewelcase. The back inlays need to be printed @ 150 mm x 117,50 […]
Announcement by The SPfreaks Team The World Of Mellon Collie With the upcoming reissue of Smashing Pumpkins‘ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness scheduled for early December, 2012, we at SPfreaks thought it a good idea to have another fan contest! SPfreaks has a history in organizing and/or supporting Smashing Pumpkins fan contests, with the 2008 Poster Contest (fully supported by the band) being the most remarkable to date. After this long running contest, the winner received tickets and backstage passes to a 20th Anniversary show of Smashing Pumpkins, and had her winning poster signed during a meet and greet with the band! The winner […]
