I gave up on Record Store Day years ago. I don't even look to see what's coming out anymore. But earlier this year MIke posted up some fancy colour vinyl repressing of the Smashing Pumpkins 'Siamese Dream' LP. I've actualy been trying to find an original pink vinyl pressing of this record for years, but it rarely comes up for sale, and if it does the price is always way more than I am comfortable pay. So a relatively cheap and nice colour repress seemed like a good compromise. It was then just a matter of finding one. This was also available in Europe, but from what I can see on discogs, it looked like the Euro copies were pressed at the sucky plant, so I only wanted a US copy. I was fortunte to find a copy in a record store in Houston a couple of weeks ago.
I've never been a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan, and am happy to admit that I have only ever heard this record and the first LP, 'Gish'. I can't really explain why I never got around to listening to anything else. But even though I have been familiar with the first two albums for a few years, the only piece of vinyl I own is the Sub Pop 7".
Given the price of the original pressings of this record, as much as I hate to say it, this is a much needed repress. I'm happy to have an official colour vinyl pressing, although I'll still keep my eyes open and fingers crossed for the original bubblegum pink copy.
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