Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)

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NM Original U.S. 2nd Issue
Pink Marbled Vinyl!

Caroline Records: carol 1740
Format: 2X12" Gatefold Double LP, Pink Marbled Vinyl
Includes: Generic white inner sleeves
Cover Condition: NM, No dents, dings, wrinkles, splits, creases, holes, or saw cuts!
Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: NM! Vinyl Perfection! Lables are NM.

Release Info:  Siamese Dream is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, dream pop, classic heavy metal, and progressive rock.

Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, Siamese Dream debuted at number ten on the Billboard charts, sold over four million copies in the U.S. and over six million worldwide, cementing The Smashing Pumpkins as a major force in the alternative rock movement. Four hit singles were released in support of Siamese Dream, including "Cherub Rock", "Today", "Disarm", and "Rocket".

Stories of the album's recording had circulated in the music press. Corgan admitted there was some truth to accusations of tyrannical behavior, though he felt the press misunderstood the situation.

Siamese Dream earned The Smashing Pumpkins their first Grammy Award nominations. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, and the group was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 1994. The album is frequently included in lists of the best albums of the 1990s — the Alternative Press ranked it fourth, Pitchfork Media ranked it 18th, and Spin ranked it 23rd. In 2003, the album was ranked number 360 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The artwork for the album was initially going to be created by an outsider artist, but after a series of disagreements with the label, Corgan was forced to step in at the last minute. The album booklet, composed of old photographs of both strangers and Corgan's family members with lyrics handwritten on top, was assembled by Corgan and his wife the day after their wedding. Corgan was not satisfied with the results. The first pressing of the CD contained a 20-page booklet, with a separate page devoted to each song's lyrics and accompanying photograph; later pressings contained a four-panel fold-out liner with thumbnails of each picture. In 1999, Virgin records reissued the album with the original 20-page booklet.

Shortly after the Pumpkins reformed in 2007, Corgan posted a message to the band's blog saying that they were "[l]ooking for girls from Siamese Dream album cover... As you all know, they were quite young when the photo was taken. They are not conjoined anymore, as far as we know." The band's intentions for the search were never made clear, and the twins have not yet been located.

The album was also released as a shaped wooden box set (aka Siamese Dream Collectors Edition) with metal hinges limited to only 1,000 copies which contains the UK HUT CD album housed in a recess with individually-numbered silver metal embossed plate at the side and a 20-page booklet housed in a similar recess in the lid. Though the CD itself and the booklet are official and genuine, the wooden box is not an official Virgin (US) or HUT (UK) release.

All songs were written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

1."Cherub Rock" – 4:58
2."Quiet" – 3:41
3."Today" – 3:19
4."Hummer" – 6:57
5."Rocket" – 4:06
6."Disarm" – 3:17
7."Soma" (Corgan, James Iha) – 6:39
8."Geek U.S.A." – 5:13
9."Mayonaise" (Corgan, Iha) – 5:49
10."Spaceboy" – 4:28
11."Silverfuck" – 8:43
12."Sweet Sweet" – 1:38
13."Luna" – 3:20