Smashing Pumpkins - New Album Rumours

There will always be the rumours of a new album, this is the latest, posting to the newsgroup personally I have a problem in believing it but who knows. If this turns out to be true, great, but this does not sound right....

: JUNE 21 SMASHING PUMPKINS PRESS RELEASE A FORGERY It has come to our attention that a press release claiming to be from Virgin Records in regards to a new album from The Smashing Pumpkins has been distributed throughout the internet and faxed to several major music publications. The release claimed to be a song listing of two new albums, as well as assorted information about future projects. This release also claimed more information would be forthcoming on June 25th and would be available on our internet web site. Please be advised this release is a forgery. While the band has been working on new music, there is no confimed release date, much less a song listing for the album. There will be no new information posted to the web site (www.virginrecords.com/pumpkins/home.html) on June 25th save for a link explaining this forgery. While we understand the excitment such a notice can and will generate, we ask that you not e-mail, fax or call Virgin Records for information in regards to this press release. In the future, be advised we will distribute any press release on the internet through our web site first and foremost. This can be your assurance of the integrity of said information. Email from Virgin In Reponse to the Following

From:Virgin Records To:alt.music.smash-pumpkins RE:NEW SP ALBUM June 21 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

! NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS ALBUMS DUE IN OCTOBER 1997 ! Virgin Records and The Smashing Pumpkins are pleased to announce that the band will release two new albums in October 1997. The first album, which is called A World Turned Down will be more of an electronic rock album. It will be released in the second week of October and features 10 tracks. The second album, called Autumn Nocturne, will be an acoustic album. It will be released in the final week of October and it also will feature 10 tracks. Here are the tracklistings. The Smashing Pumpkins - A World Turned Down 1.Zoom - 4:20 2.A Million Miles Away - 3:55 3.Above It All - 2:53 4.Inside Of Me - 4:14 5.Ugly Beautiful - 1:59 6.Dark Times (Duet w/ Marilyn Manson) - 5:01 7.Trained To Lose - 6:16 8.Domino (We All Fall Down) - 4:11 9.Die - 9:52 10.So Empty Inside - 3:45 The Smashing Pumpkins - Autumn Nocturne 1.Sheep - 3:35 2.Under The Clouds - 5:13 3.Autumn Nocturne - 1:19 4.Looking Back, Looking Ahead - 4:50 5.Wishing You Were - 4:23 6.Tranquility - 5:11 7.Here And There And Back Again - 6:00 8.Nightlife - 4:44 9.Why - 3:59 10.Mermaid - 5:57 OTHER INFORMATION There will be singles released from both albums. The first single from A World Turned Down will be Dark Times. This song features both Billy Corgan and Marilyn Manson on vocals. The first single from Autumn Nocturne will be Wishing You Were. Fairy (Billy Corgan's side project with Marilyn Manson, Twiggy Ramerez and Chris Vrenna) will be releasing a self titled 5 song EP on both the Nothing/Interscope and Virgin record labels. This means that both labels have rights to the record. James Iha will be releasing a solo album on Scratchie Records. More info will posted soon at the Scratchie website. More information about the new Smashing Pumpkins records can be found at the Virgin Records website (www.virginrecords.com) starting June 25. Bob Van Gretch Public Relations Virgin Records www.virginrecords.com virgin@media.virginrecords.com

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