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Gish was recorded from December 1990 to March 1991 in Butch Vig's Smart Studios with a budget of $20,000. The band entered with minimal equipment: two Strats, James Iha's Les Paul, an Ovation acoustic, and a single guitar and bass amp. The drums were situated in the middle of the room for maximum volume. Corgan has said the drums were so loud he had to wear ear plugs in addition to the headphones used for recording.
Vig was still a relatively unknown producer at the time. The longer recording period and larger budget were unprecedented for him, and the massive production style reminiscent of ELO and Queen was unusual for an indie band at the time. Whereas many albums at the time used drum sampling and processing, Gish used unprocessed drum recordings, and an exacting, unique guitar sound. Under pressure from Vig to save time, Corgan performed nearly all of the guitar and bass parts on the record. Sessions lasted 30 working days at 8 to 10 hours each – brisk by today's Pumpkins standards. The recording sessions and Vig's push for perfection put an intense strain on the band, with D'arcy Wretzky later questioning how they survived, and Corgan saying he suffered a nervous breakdown.
Gish was met with enthusiastic reviews. Rolling Stone called it "awe-inspiring" with "meticulously calculated chaos" and "swirling energy". The 1991 issue peaked at #195 in the US, and the 2011 re-issue at #146. Selling 100,000 copies in its first year, it far exceeded the expectations of Caroline Records. Until the release of The Offspring album Smash in 1994, Gish was the best-selling independently released album of all time. It eventually went Platinum in the US and Silver in the UK.
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Gish was recorded from December 1990 to March 1991 in Butch Vig's Smart Studios with a budget of $20,000. The band entered with minimal equipment: two Strats, James Iha's Les Paul, an Ovation acoustic, and a single guitar and bass amp. The drums were situated in the middle of the room for maximum volume. Corgan has said the drums were so loud he had to wear ear plugs in addition to the headphones used for recording.
Vig was still a relatively unknown producer at the time. The longer recording period and larger budget were unprecedented for him, and the massive production style reminiscent of ELO and Queen was unusual for an indie band at the time. Whereas many albums at the time used drum sampling and processing, Gish used unprocessed drum recordings, and an exacting, unique guitar sound. Under pressure from Vig to save time, Corgan performed nearly all of the guitar and bass parts on the record. Sessions lasted 30 working days at 8 to 10 hours each – brisk by today's Pumpkins standards. The recording sessions and Vig's push for perfection put an intense strain on the band, with D'arcy Wretzky later questioning how they survived, and Corgan saying he suffered a nervous breakdown.
Gish was met with enthusiastic reviews. Rolling Stone called it "awe-inspiring" with "meticulously calculated chaos" and "swirling energy". The 1991 issue peaked at #195 in the US, and the 2011 re-issue at #146. Selling 100,000 copies in its first year, it far exceeded the expectations of Caroline Records. Until the release of The Offspring album Smash in 1994, Gish was the best-selling independently released album of all time. It eventually went Platinum in the US and Silver in the UK.
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