Question: Which band was formed first, The Smashing Pumpkins or The Mighty Lemon Drops?

Context articles: Laughter (The Mighty Lemon Drops album)
The Smashing Pumpkins
1979 (song)
Lemon drop (candy)
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Turn and Face Me
World Without End (The Mighty Lemon Drops album)
David Newton (guitarist)
Splash 1 (Now I'm Home)
Tim Palmer

Laughter is the third studio album by English rock group The Mighty Lemon Drops.
 Released on Chrysalis/Sire in 1989, the album was the band's first to feature David Newton as the primary songwriter, as co-writer and bassist Tony Linehan quit early during the recording sessions.
 The album contains the hit U.S. modern rock singles "Into the Heart of Love" and "Where Do We Go From Heaven".
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1988.
 Formed by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, guitar) and James Iha (guitar), the band included D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar) and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums) in its original incarnation.
 It has undergone many line-up changes over the course of its existence, with the current lineup being Corgan and rhythm guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins.
 Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness", "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs.
 The song was written as a coming of age story by Corgan.
 In the year 1979, Corgan was 12 and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence.
 The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic's Amy Hanson called it a "somewhat surprising hit".
 The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video.
 In 2012, it was voted the second-best Smashing Pumpkins song by Rolling Stone magazine readers.
A lemon drop is a sugar coated, lemon-flavored candy that is typically colored yellow and often shaped like a miniature lemon.
 They can be sweet or have a more sour flavor.
 Lemon drops are made by boiling sugar, water and cream of tartar until it reaches the hard crack stage.
 As the mixture cools, lemon flavor is added.
 The candy is then rolled into long ropes, cut into small pieces and rolled in sugar.
 Lemon drops originated in England, where confectioners learned that adding acid such as lemon juice to the boiled sugar mixture prevented sugar from crystallizing.
The Mighty Lemon Drops were an English rock group active from 1985 to 1992.
Turn And Face Me is the third studio album by Los Angeles band The Blood Arm, released worldwide on July 4, 2011, almost five years after their previous album "Lie Lover Lie".
 Recorded in Burbank, California, it was produced by David Newton, from the popular late ‘80s band The Mighty Lemon Drops, also notable for his production work with The Little Ones and The Movies.
World Without End released in 1988 was the third album by The Mighty Lemon Drops which reached #34 on the UK Album Chart.
 The album features their hit single "Inside Out" which reached #74 on the UK Singles Chart and was their last single to chart.
David Newton is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
 Most famous as a member of the band The Mighty Lemon Drops.
"Splash 1 (Now I'm Home)" is a 1966 single from the band 13th Floor Elevators from their album "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators".
 It was a minor regional hit in Texas but became a bigger (albeit still relatively minor) regional hit a year later when covered by the Clique.
 It has also been covered by Bongwater and The Mighty Lemon Drops.
Tim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer, guitarist and songwriter of rock and alternative music.
 He mixed Pearl Jam's debut album "Ten" (1991) and tracks on U2's comeback album 'All that you can't leave behind' in 2000 (GRAMMY nominated for 'Album of the Year') Tim has produced Top Ten albums over 4 decades now and has worked with U2, Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne the Mission UK, Mighty Lemon Drops, Gene Loves Jezebel, Pearl Jam, David Bowie’s Tin Machine, HIM, Blue October, Jason Mraz, The Polyphonic Spree, The House of Love, Texas, Tarja Turunen, The Cure, Cutting Crew, Porcupine Tree, Faith Hill, Goo Goo Dolls, LIVE, Kandace Springs, Lang Lang, Switchfoot, Lizz Wright, Billy Childs, J.D. Souther, Steve Grand, Pitty and Orlando Draven.