Pisces Iscariot

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All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, unless stated otherwise

Pisces Iscariot
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Compilation album of B-side singles and outtakesby
ReleasedOctober 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)
Genre Alternative rock
Length57:26
Label Virgin
Producer
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Siamese Dream
(1993)
Pisces Iscariot
(1994)
Vieuphoria
(1994)
Alternative cover
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Vinyl cover
Pisces Iscariot track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)SingleLength
1."Soothe" "Disarm"2:36
2."Frail and Bedazzled"  Siamese Dream outtake3:17
3."Plume"Billy Corgan, James Iha "I Am One" 1992 single release3:38
4."Whir" Siamese Dream outtake4:10
5."Blew Away"James Iha"Disarm"3:32
6."Pissant" "Cherub Rock"2:31
7."Hello Kitty Kat" "Today"4:33
8."Obscured"  Gish outtake, "Today"5:22
9."Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac cover) Stevie Nicks "Disarm"3:11
10."Starla" "I Am One" 1992 single release11:01
11."Blue"  Lull EP3:20
12."Girl Named Sandoz" (The Animals cover)Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch (The Animals) Peel Sessions EP3:35
13."La Dolly Vita" "Tristessa"4:16
14."Spaced" Siamese Dream outtake2:25

A limited pressing of 2,000 copies of Pisces Iscariot included a free 7-inch single.

Bonus single
No.TitleSingleLength
1."Not Worth Asking""I Am One" 1989 7-inch4:01
2."Honey Spider II"Moon demo tape2:29
2012 Reissue bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."By June" (Ignoffo Sessions/2012 Mix) 2:08
2."My Dahlia" (Ignoffo Sessions/2012 Mix) 3:46
3."Jesus Loves His Babies" (Gish Sessions Rough Mix) 2:57
4."Cinnamon Girl" (Ignoffo Sessions/2012 Mix) Neil Young 2:40
5."Glynis" (2012 Mix) 4:54
6."Crawl" (Gish Sessions outtake) 6:54
7."Cinder Open" (Eddy St. demo/2012 Mix) 3:36
8."Blissed" (Sadlands demo/2012 Mix) 3:12
9."Slunk" (live; 2012 remaster) 2:36
10."Jackie Blue"Steve Cash, Larry Lee (Ozark Mountain Daredevils)3:55
11."Venus in Furs" (live) Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)4:35
12."Translucent" (Sadlands demo/2012 mix) 3:46
13."French Movie Theme" (Siamese Sessions outtake) 1:55
14."Purr Snickety" (Gish B-sides session outtake) 2:49
15."There It Goes" (demo/2012 Mix) 5:17
16."Vanilla" (Ignoffo Sessions) 2:49
17."Why Am I So Tired" (live in studio demo) 15:13
2012 Reissue bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Intro by Billy Corgan" 
2."Pulse Cable Show Introduction by Lou Hinkhouse" 
3."There It Goes" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
4."She" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
5."Under Your Spell" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
6."My Eternity" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
7."Bleed" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
8."Nothing and Everything" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
9."Jennifer Ever" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
10."Death of a Mind" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
11."Spiteface" (Pulse Basement Jam – Chicago) 
12."Blue" 
13."Offer Up" 
14."The Joker" 
15."Slunk" 
16."Dancing in the Moonlight" 
17."Snap" 
18."Hello Kitty Kat" 
2012 Reissue bonus tape
No.TitleLength
1."A1: Jennifer Ever"3:44
2."A2: East"4:11
3."A3: Nothing and Everything"6:04
4."B1: Sun" (remix)5:30
5."B2: She" (live)4:16
6."B3: Spiteface"4:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes: [4]

The Smashing Pumpkins

Technical

Charts

Single

Chart performance of singles from Pisces Iscariot
SingleChart (1994)Peak
position
"Landslide"Modern Rock Tracks [30] 3

Certifications

Certifications for Pisces Iscariot
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [31] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [32] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [2] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United StatesOctober 4, 1994 Caroline LP 1767
Virgin Cassette tape 39834
Compact disc 7243 8 39834 2 1
United KingdomOctober 21, 1996 Hut Compact discCDHUT 41

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