The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore

The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore returns to vinyl in a remastered 2LP edition of the band's 1998 album. Following the enormous scale of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore represented a marked shift in atmosphere and texture for The Smashing Pumpkins. The record moved away from some of the dense guitar attack associated with their earlier work and made greater space for electronic rhythms, acoustic instrumentation, piano and a darker, more intimate style of songwriting.

Originally released in 1998, the album arrived during a period of significant transition for the band. Its songs often favour restraint and mood over the explosive dynamics of the group's earlier records, giving Adore a distinctive place in the Smashing Pumpkins catalogue. The album's best-known singles include “Ava Adore” and “Perfect”, two tracks that demonstrate different sides of its sound: the former built around a stark, electronic pulse and the latter carrying a more melodic, reflective character.

Over time, Adore has become an important part of the band's story precisely because it documents that willingness to change direction. Its combination of alternative rock, electronic production and subdued balladry separates it from both the heavy guitar records that preceded it and the material that followed. Heard as a complete album, its quieter arrangements and sombre tone form a cohesive counterpart to the more overtly expansive work for which the group had already become known in the 1990s.

This UMR/Polydor edition presents the album across two 180-gram vinyl records. It has been remastered from the original master tapes and restores the original artwork, keeping the visual identity of the 1998 release alongside the updated vinyl presentation. For listeners revisiting the band's catalogue, this 2LP pressing offers a dedicated edition of one of The Smashing Pumpkins' most distinctive and transitional albums.