Mellon collie and the infinite sadness vinyl

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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins , released on October 23, , in the United Kingdom [1] and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. The lengthy track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. The album features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock , grunge , alternative pop , and heavy metal. Propelled by its lead single " Bullet with Butterfly Wings ", the album debuted at number one on the US Billboard with first-week sales of , units. A box set released in November titled The Aeroplane Flies High compiled the promotional singles from the album and featured approximately 30 fully completed songs from the Mellon Collie sessions that had not made the final cut for the album including one track, "Pastichio Medley", which contained more than 70 short snippets of songs in various states of completion.

Mellon collie and the infinite sadness vinyl

It yielded major hits like "Bullet With Butterfly Wings," the band's unlikely first Top 40 hit, the exquisite "" and the epic "Tonight, Tonight" as well as a thoroughly inspired series of videos. Beyond the more obvious hits, though, Mellon Collie is a song cycle of unusual depth and considerable range. It is a collection of stunningly beautiful moments when everything is lined up, a moment in time that's still here to be treasured. EMI is doing just that by reissuing the album here across 4 x g LPs , remastered from the original analog masters for optimum sound quality for the first time and housed in a 12" x 12" rigid slipcase with 2 books containing personal notes, new collage artwork, lyrics and more. This reissue project was personally overseen by founding member Billy Corgan. Yet coming off of that success, we went completely in the opposite direction working with Flood and Alan Moulder. We headed into a much darker, funkier and more visceral terrain. Revisiting Mellon Collie for this edition, that's what struck me, that we made this kind of dramatic 'about face"'at a time when most people would have made an even more expensive idealized statement. We went deep, and we went for something expansive sounding, not just expensive sounding. The decision to work with the respected British producer and audio engineer Flood aka Mark Ellis and his longtime collaborator Alan Moulder was a significant one for the Pumpkins.

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Find and visit a Local Record Store and get phone number and directions call first, there is no guarantee which products may be in stock locally. It yielded major hits like "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" the band's unlikely first Top 40 hit the exquisite "" and epic "Tonight, Tonight" as well as a thoroughly inspired series of videos. Remastered original album in 4LP Vinyl. Thank you for choosing to buy locally from a record store! Vinyl - Reissue] [Remastered. You can explore 3 ways to buy: Find and visit a Local Record Store and get phone number and directions call first, there is no guarantee which products may be in stock locally Purchase now from a local store that sells online or when available from an indie store on RSDMRKT.

Virgin SKU lp Third studio album from The Smashing Pumpkins. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness was originally recorded in and was the band's epic follow up to the breakout success of their second album, Siamese Dream. It's hard to say if an album will ever reach this one's popularity while remaining just as ambitious. There's all sorts of guitar driven rock packed into the twenty-eight songs. The stylistic range that Billy Corgan explored belies the excellence of the album. Released by Virgin on gram quadruple vinyl housed in a slipcase with updated cover art, printed inner sleeves and two books featuring band member notes, photos, lyrics, and additional art and photos.

Mellon collie and the infinite sadness vinyl

One of the most visible bands of '90s, alongside grunge acts like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins achieved mainstream success over the decade with classic releases Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. After a foray into electronic rock on Adore, Corgan issued a final pair of efforts before putting the group to sleep for an extended earlys hiatus that ended with 's Zeitgeist. Along with an ever-changing lineup, he continued to record under the Pumpkins moniker before reconvening most of the original lineup for a reunion tour and albums such as 's synth-heavy Cyr and 's Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts. The son of a jazz guitarist, William Patrick Corgan grew up in a Chicago suburb, leaving home at the age of 19 to move to Florida with his fledgling goth metal band, the Marked. After the band failed down South he returned to Chicago around , where he began working at a used-record store. At the shop he met James Iha guitar , a graphic arts student at Loyola University, and the two began collaborating, performing, and recording songs with a drum machine.

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While Corgan considered issuing "Jellybelly" as the album's first single, he told Chart it was passed over in favor of " Bullet with Butterfly Wings " because "'Bullet's one of those songs where, you know, it's easy to sing along to and [he affects a drawl] ya gotta sell them records. Gold Disc. It yielded major hits like "Bullet With Butterfly Wings," the band's unlikely first Top 40 hit, the exquisite "" and the epic "Tonight, Tonight" as well as a thoroughly inspired series of videos. Back In Stock. Here Is No Why. The Souvenir by Greuze, the source of the woman's face on the album's cover. Customers can choose an alternative expedited shipping method but it will not qualify for this free shipping offer. In some cases, it may not be possible to display numbers that take into account the "granting limit" set for each benefit. The circumstances of the last record and the way that we worked was really bad. Techno Hard Techno. Retrieved October 11, Autumn Nocturne Sadlands Demo.

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Iha wrote additional songs during the making of the album that did not make the final cut. Title Length 1. Unofficial copy looks beautiful. Store information. November 25, Apply for violation report. BT in Danish. Beyond the more obvious hits, though, Mellon Collie is a song cycle of unusual depth and considerable range. Filters :. The artwork and visual design were conceived by Wisconsin -based illustrator and collage artist John Craig, who had spent most of his career taking editorial commissions for magazines. Follow us! Pop 80s.