Billy updates about Pisces Iscariot reissue and Oceania

Over a series of several tweets this afternoon, Smashing Pumpkins head Billy Corgan has tipped fans to some much-awaited news. Corgan reports that he is signing a record deal for the Pumpkins’ new album Oceania. Sessions for the album finished back in September; the band has been shopping the album to record labels since that time. Corgan promises a release date announcement “in the next few weeks.”

Regarding the Pumpkins’ impending reissue of 1994′s Pisces Iscariot, Corgan reports that the bonus CD will include a “recreation” of the band’s original 1988 demo tape and a new remix of “Glynis” made from the original master tapes. For DVD component of the Pisces reissue, Corgan promises “a full UN-EDITED performance (1988) on local cable access w/ false starts, dialogue (shot at Roselle Music!).” That would be the November 19, 1988 show, recorded live for the Pulse cable access program in Chicago. Last we heard, the Pisces reissue is set to drop on April 21 in conjunction with Record Store Day.