The Smashing Pumpkins - Live At The Viper Room 1998 (2021) (Hi-Res)

Absolutely incredible soundboard recording of this fantastic performance. If you are a big fan of the Adore era of this band in 1998, then this is a must own. Live at the Viper Room 1.15.98 is a live album by The Smashing Pumpkins documenting the January 15, 1998 solo acoustic performances by Billy Corgan and James Iha at the The Viper Room. It is the second installment of the archival series after Live at Kawasaki 2.24.92, though Live at the Viper Room shipped first. In this edition, Iha debuts his solo material for Let It Come Down, while Corgan debuts the new songs for Adore, both only on acoustic guitar.

The album went on sale exclusively through Madame ZuZu's website on July 31, 2021 and sold out within two days. It was offered in two colors – gold and silver – both with options to pay to have it autographed by Billy Corgan. As James Iha was located in Los Angeles, away from Chicago where Corgan and presumably the Smashing Pumpkins archive team is located, he was unable to sign any records.

Due to a worldwide shortage in vinyl manufacturing, units did not ship until late December 2021, with the Silver edition shipping in January 2022.

508loopdetected May 24, 2022
What a beautiful pressing overall and a nice surprise, too. The SP archive releases are essentially blind purchases, with the only expectation in sound quality being given by Billy Corgan's promises of "they'll sound great, trust me." Well it does. This is for sure the definitive recording of their legendary Viper Room show, and it's such a treat to hear it with clarity that was previously assumed lost to time. The archive releases are also quite pricey, though, so it's a bit of a mystery why this couldn't feature a gatefold sleeve. Other than that, worth every penny.

Tracklist
[2:54] 1. James Iha - Be Strong Now
[3:37] 2. James Iha - One And Two
[3:37] 3. James Iha - Country Girl
[4:12] 4. James Iha - Sound Of Love
[5:24] 5. Billy Corgan - To Sheila
[3:26] 6. Billy Corgan - Perfect
[4:16] 7. Billy Corgan - Let Me Give The World To You
[4:21] 8. Billy Corgan - Once Upon A Time
[4:51] 9. Billy Corgan - Daphne Descends
[3:59] 10. Billy Corgan - Ava Adore
[4:25] 11. Billy Corgan - Crestfallen
[4:28] 12. Billy Corgan - Shame
[4:35] 13. Billy Corgan - Tear
[4:27] 14. Billy Corgan - Blissed And Gone
[4:43] 15. Billy Corgan - 1979