Summer 1990 – Smart Studios

Summer 1990 – Smart Studios
Studio session of The Smashing Pumpkins
Artist	The Smashing Pumpkins
From	June 1990
To	September 1990
Location	Smart Studios
Producer(s)	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan

The Summer 1990 Smart Studios sessions was the first recording sessions with producer Butch Vig, for the "Tristessa" Sup-Pop single.

“ The first time I met Butch Vig was when we walked into Smart Studios to record what became our Sub Pop single "Tristessa". I knew who he was by name and reputation, but didn't know anything else about him. I think [I liked] the fact that he wasn't pretentious; he was a hard worker and he wasn't intimidated by the scope of what Jimmy and I were trying to do. In fact, he seemed to welcome it. Then, in turn, he asked us to play at a higher level than we even knew we could play at, which just fueled our, "Alright, if you meet us there; we'll meet you here." That started this really incredible relationship between Jimmy, Butch, and I – we tended to feed off of one another's insanity. ” — Billy Corgan, "Smashing Pumpkins: A Studio History", Tape-Op, Sept/Oct 2016

Tracks recorded

• "La Dolly Vita"
• "Tristessa" (Sub-Pop version)