# smashing pumpkins bootleg their own album?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashing-pumpkins-bootleg-their-own-album/33583
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 18, 2000, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashing-pumpkins-bootleg-their-own-album/33583 "2000-09-18T10:30:18Z")
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### Author:  [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2000, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashing-pumpkins-bootleg-their-own-album/33583/1 "2000-09-18T10:30:18Z")
what’s going on with this?
I haven’t really been into them for a few years, but apparently they got in some sort of tiff with their record company, and had their friends bootleg the album over the net. I don’t care too much about these dueling millionairres, but it is rather amusing. Anyone have the full story? This is from their official website:
The Smashing Pumpkins have released a new album on Constantinople Records (Billy’s new label) and is the Smashing Pumpkins 6th album. This album is being described as a followup to Machina and the last album from the band. As a final farewell, and a fuck you to a record label that didn’t give them the support they deserved, a limited pressing album was made (3x10" + 2LP, 5 discs total) and given away to be bootlegged out among the fans. There is 25 copies pressed on to 12 inch records, there will never be a cd pressing for this album.
They’re also including images should fans wish to create their own CD covers. Rather amusing, I think.
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### Author:  [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smashing-pumpkins-bootleg-their-own-album/33583/2 "2000-09-18T14:38:08Z")
I’ve already posted about this: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38383](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38383)
And, I think you answered your own questions with the quotation from the band’s site.
The album is pretty good, actually.