Studio sessions

Billy Corgan and Butch Vig at Triclops Sound

The wild tales behind the studio sessions of The Smashing Pumpkins and associated acts.

Sections are organized by era for easier navigation. Sessions listed in bold were the primary sessions for a major release.

1988-1989: Pre-Gish

Year	Session	Producers
1988	Spring 1988 – Eddy Street
	Fall 1988 – Eddy Street
	Late 1988 – Reel Time Studios	Billy Corgan
	Late 1988 – River North Studios
1989	Early 1988 – Schwa Productions	Quentin Sanabria, Billy Corgan
	March 16, 1989 – WZRD Studios
	Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios	Billy Corgan
	Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios (acoustic)	Billy Corgan
	1989 – Solid Sound Studios	Phil Bonnet
	Fall 1989 – Eddy Street	Billy Corgan

1990-1992: Gish

Year	Session	Producers
1990	1990 – Chicago home demos	Billy Corgan
	Summer 1990 – Smart Studios	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
	December 1990-March 1991 – Smart Studios	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1991	Winter 1991 – Smart Studios	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
	Spring 1991 – Rehearsal Demos
	September 8, 1991 – Maida Vale Studios	Dale Griffin
	Fall 1991 – Billy's apartment	Billy Corgan
1992	January 15, 1992 – VPRO Radio
	March 1992 – Waterfront Studios
	March 1992 – Smart Studios	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan

1992-1993: Siamese Dream

Year	Session	Producers
1992	Spring 1992 – Billy's apartment	Billy Corgan
	Spring 1992 – Soundworks	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
	Fall 1992 – Broadway Rehearsal Studios
	November 1992 – Broadway Rehearsal Studios
	Winter 1992 – Sadlands
	December 1992-March 1993 – Triclops Sound	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1993	Spring 1993 – Soundworks	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Kerry Brown
	June 30, 1993 – VPRO Radio
	September 12, 1993 – BBC Radio One	Ted de Bono

1994-1996: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Year	Session	Producers
1994	March 15-16 1994 – Gravity Studios	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	Fall-Winter 1994 – Sadlands	Billy Corgan
	Fall 1994 – Pumpkinland
1995	March 2-3, 1995 – Pumpkinland	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	Spring 1995 – Sadlands	Billy Corgan
	March-August 1995 – Pumpkinland and Chicago Recording Company	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	May 31, 1995 – Chicago Recording Company	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	Summer 1995 – Sadlands	Billy Corgan
	July 25, 1995 – Chicago Recording Company	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	August 1995 – The Village Recorder	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
	August 1995 – Bugg Studios	James Iha, Kerry Brown
	Fall 1995 – Pumpkinland and Soundworks	Billy Corgan, Jeff Moleski
1996	March 1996 – Charing Cross Studios	Billy Corgan, Martin White
	June 1996 – Bugg Studios	James Iha, Kerry Brown
	June 1996 – Soundworks	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jeff Moleski

1996-1998: Adore

Year	Session	Artist	Producers
1996	July 1996 – Chicago	The Smashing Pumpkins
	Summer 1996 – Soundworks		Billy Corgan
	1996 – Sadlands		Billy Corgan
	September 1996 – Penguin Studios and Chung King		Billy Corgan
	December 1996 – The Hit Factory		Arif Mardin, Joe Mardin
1997	February 1997 – Chicago Recording Company		Billy Corgan
	March 1997 – Chicago Recording Company		Nellee Hooper
	Spring 1997 – Sadlands		Billy Corgan
	Summer 1997 - Bugg Studios	James Iha	James Iha, Jim Scott
	August 1997 – Streeterville	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
	August-September 1997 – Chicago Trax Recording		Brad Wood, Billy Corgan
	November 1997-March 1998 – Sunset Sound		Billy Corgan
1998	March 1998 – Sound City		Rick Rubin

1998-2000: Machina

Year	Session	Producers
1998	Late 1998 – Sadlands, Chicago	Billy Corgan
1999	November 1998-September 1999 – Pumpkinland	Flood, Billy Corgan
2000	April 6, 2000 – Riviera Theater	Bjorn Thorsrud, Howard Willing
	July 2000 – Chicago Recording Company	Billy Corgan, Flood
	November 2000 – Chicago Recording Company	Billy Corgan, Flood

2001-2004: Zwan/TheFutureEmbrace

Year	Session	Producers
2004	October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud

2005-2008: Zeitgeist

Year	Session	Producers
2005	November 2005-February 2006 – Scottsdale and The Alley	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin
2007	December 2007 – Pass Studio	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Roy Thomas Baker
2008	July 2008 – Ardent Studios	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Bjorn Thorsrud

2009-2013: Teargarden

Year	Session	Producers
2009	Spring 2009 – Coldwater Studios	Billy Corgan
	September-December 2009 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
2010	January-June 2010 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
	December 2010-February 2011 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
2011	February 2011 – Sweet 16 Studio	Billy Corgan
	May-September 2011 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud

2014-2015: Monuments to an Elegy/Day for Night

Year	Session	Producers
2014	March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
	May 2014 – The Village Recorder and Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
	June-July 2014 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
	September-October 2014 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder

2016-2020: Shiny and Oh So Bright

Year	Session	Artist	Producers
2016	July and October 2016 – Shangri La Studios	Billy Corgan	Rick Rubin, Billy Corgan
2017	November-December 2017 – Blackbird Studios		Billy Corgan
2018	January 2018 – The Village Recorder	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
	January-February 2018 – Shangri La Studios		Rick Rubin
	April 2018 – Blackbird Studios	Billy Corgan	Billy Corgan
2019	March 2019 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
	May 2019 – Pumpkinland II		Billy Corgan
	April-August 2019 – Pumpkinland II		Billy Corgan
2020	April-May 2020 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan