Peel Sessions (The Smashing Pumpkins EP)

Peel Sessions
Peel Sessions
EP by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	June 15, 1992
Recorded	September 8, 1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	12:02
Label	Hut
Producer	Dale Griffin
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology

Peel Sessions is an EP by The Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1992.^[4] The songs were recorded live on September 8, 1991, for John Peel's Radio 1 show and later appeared on Rarities and B-Sides.^[5] "Siva" and "Girl Named Sandoz" were included on the compilation album, Pisces Iscariot, as well as the deluxe reissue of Gish.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Siva"	Billy Corgan	4:53
2.	"Girl Named Sandoz"	Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch	3:38
3.	"Smiley"	Billy Corgan	3:31
Total length:			12:02

"Girl Named Sandoz" is a reference to Sandoz Laboratories, where LSD was invented.^[7] It was originally performed by The Animals, and later appeared on Pisces Iscariot.^[8]

↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 13, 1992. p. 29.
↑ "Peel Sessions – The Smashing Pumpkins". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
↑ Morrison, Dave (January 1993). "Various: Hut Recordings/The Peel Sessions". Select. p. 76. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
↑ "Peel Sessions – Smashing Pumpkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – 08/09/1991 Smashing Pumpkins". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
↑ "Smashing Pumpkins Pack 'Gish,' 'Dream' Reissues With Rarities | SPIN". Spin. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Goldberg, Raymond (May 18, 2009). Drugs Across the Spectrum. Cengage Learning. ISBN 0495557935.
↑ "Girl Named Sandoz - Smashing Pumpkins | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2015.