Gish and the Early Years
Releases (Official):
I Am One 7" vinyl (Limited Potential)
Tristessa 7" vinyl
Tristessa 12" vinyl
Gish
Siva 12" vinyl
Lull EP CD/12" vinyl
Peel Sessions CD/12" vinyl
I Am One CD/12" vinyl
I Am One 10" vinyl
Light Into Dark
Reflex Magazine Flexi-disc
20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash
Hit Explosions!
Singles Soundtrack
Afternoon Delight
D'arcy in the "Rhinoceros" video
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Era Milestones and History:
Gish-certified platinum, 2/05/99
-On July 9th,1988 Billy and James play their first gig
with a drum machine as Smashing Pumpkins
-On August 10th, at the Avalon in Chicago, the
Pumpkins now with D'arcy, played to 50 people
-On October 5th, they played a small gig at the
Chicago Metro.
-In November, they opened for Jane's Addiction
as a four-piece with recently acquired drummer,
Jimmy Chamberlin.
-In Spring of 1989, they played the "Light into
Dark" show at the Metro, which was released on
Halo Records' "Light into Dark". Also, the Limited
Potential "I Am One" 7" was released and the
Pumpkins recorded some the Eye and Moon demos.
They began touring outside of Chicago.
-In December 1990, the Tristessa Sub Pop singles
are released. They begin to record Gish.
-In March 1991, the band finishes recording Gish
-In May, Gish is released. They have begun touring
by this time.
-In August, the single for Siva is released. The video
earned them a touring gig with the Red Hot Chili
Peppers.
-December 1991: Lull is released
-In June of 1992,the infamous Peel Sessions is
released. In the next month, the Singles soundtrack
was released.
-In August, the Pumpkins released the "I Am One"
UK singles to coincide with the Reading Festival.
Billy apparently had a tantrum on stage and the
band almost split up.
-In December 1992, the Pumpkins begin recording
Siamese Dream.
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