The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Original LP Sleeve Near Mint & Vinyl VGC+
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Original LP Sleeve Near Mint & Vinyl VGC+
NB: This is a relisted item because judging by the amount of enquiries I got about the condition of the vinyl I realised I had not added anything like enough detail. I m new to seeling vinyl on eBay. Therefore, I am adding more photos and description now to make it easier for people.
Condition details: The Sleeve is near mint condition (housed in PVC since purchase, and has original price label attached): see Photos
Vinyl: VGC+ = Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that are of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the playback or listening experience as a whole. There is negligible surface noise in its quietest moments, but I have tested the record on my sound system and it plays very well and still sounds totally awesome! Put it this way, I would be more than happy to receive this copy through the post. See photos of sleeve and vinyl.
I am selling a lot of my vinyl and CD collection, because I have kids and have quite simply run out of storage room.
I cannot be clearer than this about the condition of the record. Good luck with the auction and thank you very much for looking.
Siamese Dream remains an album of meticulous execution, as expertly layered, arranged, and recorded as any rock album from the past two decades.From the very start of the album, as listeners are head-rushed by the towering introduction of “Cherub Rock,” the band seems possessed, with a kind of tenacious determination than runs throughout each of the 13 tracks. And yet, if longstanding rumors are to be believed, it was most likely a galvanized and reinvigorated Corgan playing all those guitar and bass parts; that he ostensibly both wrote and performed much of the album himself presents an interesting dichotomy where incredibly self-assured melodies are paired with lyrics plagued by insecurity and apprehension. Often, while Corgan wilts under the struggles of parental neglect, impending divorce, and the expectations of fame, the music soars, as on “Hummer,” where boredom with love is buoyed by shimmering, molten guitar lines, and “Rocket,” where the track’s rising cadence is laced with Corgan’s flailing desperation.
On an album like Siamese Dream, where every track feels momentous in hindsight, it can be easy to overlook the truly seminal offerings. Certainly, “Disarm” is a watershed moment for the band, a shattering of the ‘90s-rock mold in both instrumentation and tone; but then, so is “Soma,” a painful, personal tale of separation that finds the group at both their quietest and loudest in a stormy, near-seven-minute guitar epic. “Mayonaise,” perhaps the band’s greatest moment, is both tragic and gorgeous, with its infamously whistling guitars and a pitch-perfect Corgan unloading a lifetime’s worth of raw-nerved pain in one of his most harrowing vocal performances.
It reached 362 out of 500 of the greatest albums of all time in a Rolling Stone poll and remains a hugely rewarding listen. On Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins smashed it! Enjoy.price rating
