Studio sessions

The wild tales behind the studio sessions of The Smashing Pumpkins and associated acts.
Sections are organized by era for easier navigation. Sessions listed in bold were the primary sessions for a major release. 
==1988-1989: Pre-Gish==
Year	Session 	Producers
1988	Spring 1988 – Eddy Street 	
1988	Fall 1988 – Eddy Street 	
1988	Late 1988 – Reel Time Studios 	Billy Corgan
1988	Late 1988 – River North Studios 	
1989	Early 1988 – Schwa Productions 	Quentin Sanabria, Billy Corgan
1989	March 16, 1989 – WZRD Studios 	
1989	Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios 	Billy Corgan
1989	Summer 1989 – Reel Time Studios (acoustic)	Billy Corgan
1989	1989 – Solid Sound Studios 	Phil Bonnet
1989	Fall 1989 – Eddy Street 	Billy Corgan
==1990-1992: Gish==
Year	Session 	Producers
1990	1990 – Chicago home demos 	Billy Corgan
1990	Summer 1990 – Smart Studios 	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1990	December 1990-March 1991 – Smart Studios	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1991	Winter 1991 – Smart Studios 	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1991	Spring 1991 – Rehearsal Demos 	
1991	September 8, 1991 – Maida Vale Studios 	Dale Griffin
1991	Fall 1991 – Billy's apartment 	Billy Corgan
1992	January 15, 1992 – VPRO Radio 	
1992	March 1992 – Waterfront Studios 	
1992	March 1992 – Smart Studios 	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
==1992-1993: Siamese Dream==
Year	Session 	Producers
1992	Spring 1992 – Billy's apartment 	Billy Corgan
1992	Spring 1992 – Soundworks 	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
1992	Fall 1992 – Broadway Rehearsal Studios 	
1992	November 1992 – Broadway Rehearsal Studios	
1992	Winter 1992 – Sadlands 	
1992	December 1992-March 1993 – Triclops Sound 	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
1993	Spring 1993 – Soundworks 	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Kerry Brown
1993	June 30, 1993 – VPRO Radio 	
1993	September 12, 1993 – BBC Radio One 	Ted de Bono
==1994-1996: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness==
Year	Session 	Producers
1994	March 15-16 1994 – Gravity Studios 	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1994	Fall-Winter 1994 – Sadlands 	Billy Corgan
1994	Fall 1994 – Pumpkinland 	
1995	March 2-3, 1995 – Pumpkinland 	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1995	Spring 1995 – Sadlands 	Billy Corgan
1995	March-August 1995 – Pumpkinland and Chicago Recording Company	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1995	May 31, 1995 – Chicago Recording Company 	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1995	Summer 1995 – Sadlands 	Billy Corgan
1995	July 25, 1995 – Chicago Recording Company 	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1995	August 1995 – The Village Recorder 	Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan
1995	August 1995 – Bugg Studios 	James Iha, Kerry Brown
1995	Fall 1995 – Pumpkinland and Soundworks 	Billy Corgan, Jeff Moleski
1996	March 1996 – Charing Cross Studios 	Billy Corgan, Martin White
1996	June 1996 – Bugg Studios 	James Iha, Kerry Brown
1996	June 1996 – Soundworks 	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jeff Moleski
==1996-1998: Adore==
Year	Session 	Artist 	Producers
1996	July 1996 – Chicago 	The Smashing Pumpkins	
1996	Summer 1996 – Soundworks 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1996	1996 – Sadlands 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1996	September 1996 – Penguin Studios and Chung King	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1996	December 1996 – The Hit Factory 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Arif Mardin, Joe Mardin
1997	February 1997 – Chicago Recording Company 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1997	March 1997 – Chicago Recording Company 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Nellee Hooper
1997	Spring 1997 – Sadlands 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1997	Summer 1997 - Bugg Studios 	James Iha 	James Iha, Jim Scott
1997	August 1997 – Streeterville 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1997	August-September 1997 – Chicago Trax Recording 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Brad Wood, Billy Corgan
1997	November 1997-March 1998 – Sunset Sound 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
1998	March 1998 – Sound City 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Rick Rubin
==1998-2000: Machina==
Year	Session 	Producers
1998	Late 1998 – Sadlands, Chicago 	Billy Corgan
1999	November 1998-September 1999 – Pumpkinland	Flood, Billy Corgan
2000	April 6, 2000 – Riviera Theater 	Bjorn Thorsrud, Howard Willing
2000	July 2000 – Chicago Recording Company 	Billy Corgan, Flood
2000	November 2000 – Chicago Recording Company 	Billy Corgan, Flood
==2001-2004: Zwan/TheFutureEmbrace==
Year	Session 	Producers
2004	October 2004-March 2005 – Pumpkinland	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud
==2005-2008: Zeitgeist==
Year	Session 	Producers
2005	November 2005-February 2006 – Scottsdale and The Alley	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin
2007	December 2007 – Pass Studio 	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Roy Thomas Baker
2007	January 2008 – Sunset Sound 	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kerry Brown
2008	July 2008 – Ardent Studios 	Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Bjorn Thorsrud
==2009-2013: Teargarden==
Year	Session 	Producers
2009	Spring 2009 – Coldwater Studios 	Billy Corgan
2009	September-December 2009 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
2010	January-June 2010 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
2010	December 2010-February 2011 – Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Kerry Brown
2011	February 2011 – Sweet 16 Studio 	Billy Corgan
2011	May-September 2011 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud
==2014-2015: Monuments to an Elegy/Day for Night==
Year	Session 	Producers
2014	March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
2014	May 2014 – The Village Recorder and Pumpkinland II	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
2014	June-July 2014 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
2014	September-October 2014 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan, Howard Willing, Jeff Schroeder
==2016-2020: Shiny and Oh So Bright==
Year	Session 	Artist 	Producers
2016	July and October 2016 – Shangri La Studios	Billy Corgan 	Rick Rubin, Billy Corgan
2017	November-December 2017 – Blackbird Studios	Billy Corgan 	Billy Corgan
2018	January 2018 – The Village Recorder 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2018	January-February 2018 – Shangri La Studios	The Smashing Pumpkins	Rick Rubin
2018	April 2018 – Blackbird Studios 	Billy Corgan 	Billy Corgan
2018	December 2018 – Los Angeles 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2018	December 2018 – Pumpkinland II 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2019	January-March 2019 – Pumpkinland II 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2019	May 2019 – Muscle Shoals Sound Studio 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2019	April 2019-February 2020 – Pumpkinland II 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2019	August 2019 – Pumpkinland II 	Billy Corgan 	Billy Corgan
2020	April-May 2020 – Pumpkinland II 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
== 2021–2022: ATUM ==
Year	Session 	Artist 	Producers
2021	March 2021 – Blackbird Studios 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2021	March 2021-January 2022 – Pumpkinland II	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2021	June 2021 – Sound Emporium Studios 	Billy Corgan 	Billy Corgan
== 2022–2024: Aghori Mhori Mei ==
Year	Session 	Artist 	Producers
2022	June 2022 – Sound Emporium Studios 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2022	December 2022-April 2023 – Blackbird Studios	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2024	April 2024 – Blackbird Studios 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
2024	April 2024 – Electrical Audio 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Billy Corgan
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