Peel Sessions
Peel Sessions is an EP by The Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1992.[1] The songs were recorded live on September 8, 1991 for John Peel's Radio 1 show, with exception of some minor overdubbing. All recordings later appeared on Rarities and B-Sides,[2] and all but "Smiley" were included in the deluxe reissue of Gish.[3] "Girl Named Sandoz", originally performed by The Animals, later appeared on 1994's Pisces Iscariot.[4] The title is a reference to Sandoz Laboratories, where LSD was invented.[5]
Peel Sessions | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | June 1992 | |||
Studio sessions | September 8, 1991 – Maida Vale Studios | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 12:02 | |||
Label | Hut | |||
Producer | Dale Griffin | |||
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology | ||||
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The band showed up two hours late to the sessions due to a technical misunderstanding. Billy Corgan spoke lowly of the experience, citing the poor treatment by the production crew,[6] but added that this in turn forced the band to give a more powerful performance:
“ | Recorded for our first bbc session, we were led like lambs to the slaughter by a bored ex-rock star (who was assigned to us as session producer) and his chief assistant (a cockney who hated our too-loud sound). we were mocked for asking any question, and each and every request to change a sound was met with a fake turning of the knobs; to which i yelled "do you think i'm deaf and can't hear you haven't done anything?" the upside from this charade was that in anger we played with ferocious might; one of the few documents we have in studio that captures the way we were meant to destroy music and each other be exalting in its ad infinitum power. | ” |
— Billy Corgn, Pisces Iscariot reissue liner notes |
The album's cover photo was taken by James Iha.
Track listingEdit
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Siva" | Billy Corgan | 4:53 |
2. | "Girl Named Sandoz" | Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch | 3:38 |
3. | "Smiley" | Billy Corgan | 3:31 |
Total length: | 12:02 |
Release historyEdit
Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
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June 22, 1992 | Hut Recordings | HUTT 17 | 12" | UK | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
June 22, 1992 | Hut Recordings | HUTCD 17 | CD | UK | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
June, 1992 | Hut Recordings | HUT 17C | Cassette | UK | Discogs | [1] |
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
PersonnelEdit
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar
- James Iha – guitar, vocals
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass guitar
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- Production
- Dale Griffin – producer
- Mike Engles – engineer
- Robin Marks – engineer
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Peel Sessions – Smashing Pumpkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – 08/09/1991 Smashing Pumpkins". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Smashing Pumpkins Pack 'Gish,' 'Dream' Reissues With Rarities | SPIN". Spin. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ "Girl Named Sandoz - Smashing Pumpkins | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ Goldberg, Raymond (2009-05-18). Drugs Across the Spectrum. Cengage Learning. ISBN 0495557935.
- ↑ Billy Corgan. Pisces Iscariot liner notes.