Pisces Iscariot

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Pisces Iscariot
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Compilation album of B-side singles and outtakesby
the Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedOctober 4, 1994 (1994-10-04)
Genre Alternative rock
Length57:26
Label Virgin
Producer Kerry Brown, Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Dale "Buffin" Griffin, James Iha, and Butch Vig
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Siamese Dream
(1993)		Pisces Iscariot
(1994)		 Vieuphoria
(1994)
Alternative covers
PisIsc12inch.jpg
12-inch 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

The Smashing Pumpkins

Production

Charts

Single

Chart performance of singles from Pisces Iscariot
SingleChart (1994)Peak
position
"Landslide"Modern Rock Tracks [23] 3

Certifications

Certifications for Pisces Iscariot
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [24] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [10] 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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