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7” Flexidisc given away at first UK concert

The Smashing Pumpkins have arrived. Their debut LP "Gish" has just been released on Caroline Records, Following the Sub Pop single "Tristessa" When the band formed in 1988 in Chicago their first piece of vinyl (an early demo and instant collectors item) was fledgling version of "I am one", It is poetic that the same song in it's current guise should herald their arrival in the UK. The Smashing Pumpkins will be playing: Sept 6th London Underworld. The Smashing Pumpkins are: Billy Corgan:Guitar and Vocals, James Iha: Guitar D'Arcy:Bass, Jimmy Chamerlain: Drums "Gish” Is the Album. "Siva” will be the single