THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE GISH 35TH ANNIVERSARY VINYL EDITIONS, CELEBRATING A LANDMARK ALBUM IN ALTERNATIVE ROCK
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11 FEBRUARY 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal debut, Gish, with multiple new 35th Anniversary vinyl variants available on May 29, 2026, the same week as the anniversary.
Frontman Billy Corgan’s Madame ZuZu’s & other independent record stores will be carrying a color vinyl housed in the original 1991 packaging, a limited-edition colorway evokes the classic cover pressed on striking 180-gram gray vinyl, accented with pink and purple splatter. A standard Black 180-gram vinyl in the original 1991 packaging will also be available, honoring the legacy that helped shape an era. Pre-order The Smashing Pumpkins’ Gish, HERE.
The Smashing Pumpkins notably recorded Gish with producer Butch Vig at Smart Studios in Madison, WI. The album channeled spirits of rock, metal, psychedelia, pop, and shoegaze into an alternative conjuration unlike anything before it—or after, for that matter. Released on May 28, 1991, it went on to make history, becoming one of the most successful independently released albums of its era. The 10-track body of work eventually reached Platinum status, anchored by staples such as “I Am One,” “Siva,” “Rhinoceros,” and more.
The influence of Gish continues to noticeably magnify from one generation to the next. In retrospect, Billboard marveled at how “There’s cryptic poetry, jarring dynamic shifts, mammoth riffs, and moments of startling beauty — everything fans around the world would love about the Pumpkins once they grew into themselves.” Rolling Stone cited it among the “50 Greatest Grunge Albums,” going on to observe, “Gish featured 10 dense, ornately crafted tracks — from the intensity of 'Siva' and ‘Tristessa’ to the subtle, surreal build-up of lead single, ‘Rhinoceros' — that showcased the band’s musical ambition.”
Experience Gish again in all of its glory.
TRACKLISTING
A1 - I Am One
A2 - Siva
A3 - Rhinoceros
A4 - Bury Me
A5 - Crush
B1 - Suffer
B2 - Snail
B3 - Tristessa
B4 - Window Paine
B5 - Daydream
Beyond the forthcoming Gish 35th Anniversary vinyl release, Corgan has continued to make cultural waves, most recently producing and collaborating with YUNGBLUD on a powerful reimagining of his song “Zombie,” marking the first time The Smashing Pumpkins have appeared on another artist’s recording. Corgan’s cross-generational influence also extends to his critically praised podcast, The Magnificent Others, which celebrated its one-year anniversary this February and has featured conversations with YUNGBLUD, Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne, Tom Morello, and more. Listen to the podcast HERE.
ABOUT THE SMASHING PUMPKINS:
The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the most iconic, iconoclastic, and influential bands of all time, shaping alternative music and culture. Since forming in Chicago in 1988, the group has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and garnered two GRAMMY® Awards, seven MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award. Their catalog includes seminal offerings such as the platinum Gish [1991], the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream [1993], the diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995], the platinum Adore [1998], and the gold Machina/The Machines of God [2000]. Rolling Stone cited both Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness among its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” It would also be impossible to envision alternative music and culture without their signature iconography such as the idyllic album artwork for Siamese Dream, the black Zero shirt, the laissez faire bliss of the “1979” music video, the gothic metamorphosis of “Ava Adore,” or the multi-dimensional live shows that sell out worldwide to this day. 2018 saw The Smashing Pumpkins unveil SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT, VOL. 1 / LP: NO PAST. NO FUTURE. NO SUN. and launched the immensely successful Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour, which packed arenas. Maintaining this momentum, the band released their eleventh full-length double album, CYR [2020], representing yet another evolution, and more recently, ATUM[2023], the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God. The band’s 2024 album, Aghori Mhori Mei, written in the immediate aftermath of ATUM, sees a return to form for original members Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha, and harkens back to the band’s early 90’s canon; where guitars, bass, drums, and spiking vocals ruled.