The Rubano Tapes Vol. 2

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The Rubano Tapes Vol. 2
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2022
LabelMartha's Music
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
The Rubano Tapes Vol. 1
(2022)
The Rubano Tapes Vol. 2
(2022)
ATUM
(2023)

The Rubano Tapes Vol. 2 is a live album by The Smashing Pumpkins documenting 18 songs from early shows. It is the fourth archive release by the band and the second volume of The Rubano Tapes following Volume 1. Rubano refers to Billy Corgan's close friend Mike Rubano (known to the band as "Cuz"), that accompanied the band and recorded their live shows and rehearsals from 1988 to 1991.

The album was announced on November 20, 2022,[1] and went on sale exclusively through Madame ZuZu's on November 25. By the following day all copies were sold out.[2] All copies were pressed on mustard yellow vinyl, with 100 copies signed by Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha. Online sales shipped around December 18.

Track listing[edit | edit source]

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.

No.TitleSourceLength
1."STP"1991-08-24 
2."Rhinoceros"1991-06-22 
3."I'll Never Change"1990-03-30 
4."I Am My End"1990-02-09 
5."Holiday"1988-10-29 
6."Air"1989-04-30 
6a."Alabaster"1989-04-30 
7."My Dahlia"1988-12-17 
8."Blue"1991-06-22 
9."Bury Me"1991-06-22 
10."Under Your Spell"1988-10-02 
11."Worship"1990-03-30 
12."Opal"1990-01-05 
13."Nothing and Everything"1988-10-20 
14."Snap"1989-06-24 
15."Lie I Lie"1989-10-31 
16."Right Out the Door"1988-10-29 
17."Tristessa"1991-06-22 
18."Silverfuck"1991-08-10 

Release history[edit | edit source]

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
2022-11-25 Martha's Music MMLP-A004 2×LP US Discogs MusicBrainz [1]

More releases: MusicBrainz

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