The Smashing Pumpkins - The Rubano Tapes Vol. 1 (2022)
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) - 472 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 185 MB
1:16:31 | Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave | Label: Martha's Music
The Rubano Tapes Vol. 1 is a live album by The Smashing Pumpkins documenting 18 songs from early live shows ranging from 1988 to 1991. It is the third archive release by the band, and as the name implies, the first of multiple volumes of The Rubano Tapes. Rubano refers to Billy Corgan's close friend, Mike Rubano (known to the band as "Cuz"), that accompanied the band and recorded their live shows and rehearsals from 1988 to 1991. The album was available for presale on April 4, 2022. 2,000 units were pressed on ice blue vinyl and first made available for purchase in-store at Madame ZuZu's on June 18, 2022. Online purchases started shipping in August, with the autographed copies some time afterward.