Smashing Pumpkins Discography 1991 2012 Fl Top < Validated | 2026 >

The 28-song double-LP monster. The original CD was brickwalled; the 2012 remaster (from the Mellon Collie box set) separates the four acts across two discs with vastly improved dynamic range. The 24-bit FLAC reveals the mellotron on “Tonight, Tonight” and the fret noise on “Bullet with Butterfly Wings.”

If you want to build your own "Florida Box Set" without buying everything, here are the five essential stops: smashing pumpkins discography 1991 2012 fl top

I eventually sold that white cardboard box to another collector, but I kept digital copies of the setlists I made. The Smashing Pumpkins discography from '91 to '12 is a messy, beautiful, and intense ride—much like a Florida summer. It’s not always easy listening, but the peaks are higher than almost any other band from that era. The 28-song double-LP monster

Oceania (technically a Pumpkins album but functionally a Corgan solo vision) was released in 2012. The FLAC version (16/44.1 from the CD or 24/96 from the vinyl rip) is mandatory. Tracks like “Quasar” and “Panopticon” feature modern, glassy production. In lossless, the bass synth on “The Celestials” is not a rumble but a melodic counterpoint. The 2012 FLAC rips also capture the stereo imaging of “Violet Rays,” where acoustic guitars are placed hard left and right, creating a holographic soundstage. I eventually sold that white cardboard box to

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The 28-song double-LP monster. The original CD was brickwalled; the 2012 remaster (from the Mellon Collie box set) separates the four acts across two discs with vastly improved dynamic range. The 24-bit FLAC reveals the mellotron on “Tonight, Tonight” and the fret noise on “Bullet with Butterfly Wings.”

If you want to build your own "Florida Box Set" without buying everything, here are the five essential stops:

I eventually sold that white cardboard box to another collector, but I kept digital copies of the setlists I made. The Smashing Pumpkins discography from '91 to '12 is a messy, beautiful, and intense ride—much like a Florida summer. It’s not always easy listening, but the peaks are higher than almost any other band from that era.

Oceania (technically a Pumpkins album but functionally a Corgan solo vision) was released in 2012. The FLAC version (16/44.1 from the CD or 24/96 from the vinyl rip) is mandatory. Tracks like “Quasar” and “Panopticon” feature modern, glassy production. In lossless, the bass synth on “The Celestials” is not a rumble but a melodic counterpoint. The 2012 FLAC rips also capture the stereo imaging of “Violet Rays,” where acoustic guitars are placed hard left and right, creating a holographic soundstage.

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