The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

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Label:	Virgin – 5099997855316
Format:	4 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram Box Set
Country:	Worldwide
Released:	Dec 2012
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock

Tracklist

		Dawn To Dusk
A1		Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
A2		Tonight, Tonight Arranged By [Strings] – Audrey Riley, Billy Corgan
A3		Jellybelly
A4		Zero
B1		Here Is No Why
B2		Bullet With Butterfly Wings
B3		To Forgive
C1		Fuck You (An Ode To No One)
C2		Love
C3		Cupid De Locke
C4		Galapogos
D1		Muzzle
D2		Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
D3		Take Me Down Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar – Greg Leisz Producer [Additional], Mixed By – James Iha
		Twilight To Starlight
E1		Where Boys Fear To Tread
E2		Bodies
E3		Thirty-Three
E4		In The Arms Of Sleep
F1		1979
F2		Tales Of A Scorched Earth
F3		Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
G1		Stumbleine
G2		X.Y.U.
G3		We Only Come Out At Night
G4		Beautiful
H1		Lily (My One And Only)
H2		By Starlight
H3		Farewell And Goodnight Producer [Additional], Mixed By – James Iha

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Photo Archives
Copyright © – Cellophane Star Music
Copyright © – Chrysalis Songs
Copyright © – Cinderful Music
Copyright © – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Copyright © – Miles Hye, Inc.
Manufactured By – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Recorded At – Pumpkinland
Recorded At – Sadlands
Recorded At – Bugg Studios
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – Chicago Recording Company
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mastered At – A+R Record Manufacturing Corporation
Lacquer Cut At – A+R Record Manufacturing Corporation
Manufactured By – Pallas USA
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 26098
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 26099
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 26101
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 26102
Published By – Cellophane Star Music
Published By – Cinderful Music

Credits

A&R [Original] – Mark Williams (19)
A&R [Reissue Supervision] – Matt D'Amico
Art Direction [Original], Design [Original] – Frank Olinsky
Art Direction [Original], Design [Original], Performer – Billy Corgan
Art Direction [Reissue], Design [Reissue] – Noel Waggener
Design [Reissue] – Chad Tomlinson
Illustration – John Craig (3)
Lacquer Cut By – SPGII*
Legal [Oversight] – Jill Berliner
Liner Notes – Billy Corgan, David Wild
Mastered By [Vinyl Mastering] – Stan Getz*
Mixed By – Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan (tracks: A1 to D2, E1 to H2), Flood
Mixed By [Assistant] – Barry "Sounds Like Gold" Goldberg*
Performer – D'Arcy, Jimmy Chamberlin
Photography By [Original] – Andrea Giacobbe
Photography By [Reissue] – Kevin Cummins
Producer – Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Flood
Product Manager [Reissue] – Kris Perera
Project Manager [Reissue] – Bjorn Thorsrud, Michael Murphy (15)
Recorded By – Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Chris Shepard, Flood
Recorded By [Additional Vocals] – Barry Goldberg (2)
Recorded By [Assistance] – Claudine Pontier
Recorded By [String Recording Assistance] – Dave Kresl
Recorded By, Performer – James Iha
Songwriter – Billy Corgan (tracks: A1 to D2, E1 to H3), James Iha (tracks: D3, H3)
Supervised By [Reissue Art Supervision] – Susan Lavoie
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Adam Green (5), Dave Mannet (tracks: Guitar Dave Mannet), Digidesign, Jeff Moleski, Roger Carpenter, Russ Spice, Gooch*

Notes

The first vinyl edition has a unique track order and 2 bonus tracks (and is 3xLP not 4xLP). This reprint follows the regular track order (as seen on the 1995 1st print 2xCD, 2xCassette, and 2xMiniDisc) and does not have the bonus tracks.

180 gram with a booklet featuring personal notes and photos, and a 28 page lyric booklet. Shrink-wrapped with a liner covering the rear and spine of the slipcase. Each disc is housed in a custom inner sleeve, itself housed in a secondary custom sleeve.

All songs written by Billy Corgan and published by Cinderful music, BMI except:
"Take Me Down" written by James Iha, published by Cellophane Star music, BMI and "Farewell and Goodnight" written by James Iha and Billy Corgan, published by Cellophane Star/Cinderful music BMI

℗ 2012 Virgin Records America, Inc.
© 2012 Miles Hye, Inc. Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. 5099997855316

Pressed By information is not listed. Information derived from runouts.

Released Dec. 3, 2012 in North America and Dec. 4 2012 internationally.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 099997 855316
Barcode (Scanned): 5099997855316
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): 5099997855316·Disc1-A P.USA -26098-
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): 5099997855316·Disc-1.B -26098- A+R · Dallas - SPGII P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): 5099997855316·Disk·2-A P.USA -26099-
Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): 5099991755316·Disc2·B -26099- P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Side E, etched): 5099997855316·Disk3·A P.USA -26101-
Matrix / Runout (Side F, etched): 5099997855316·Disk·3·B -26101- P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Side G, etched): 5099997855316·Disk4·A -26102- P.USA
Matrix / Runout (Side H, etched): 5099997855316·Disk4·B -26102- P.USA
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album, Stereo, EMI Pressing)	Virgin	7243 8 40861 2 1	US	1995
Recently Edited	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album)	Virgin, Hut Recordings	7243 8 40864 2 8, CDHUTD 30	UK & Europe	1995
Recently Edited	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×Cassette, Album)	Virgin	7243 8 40929 4 8	US	1995
Recently Edited	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	7243 8 40864 2 8, 8408642	Australia	1995
Recently Edited	Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×Cassette, Album)	Virgin, Hut Recordings	7243 8 40864 4 2, HUTDMC 30	Europe	1995

Reviews

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Juliangallows Mar 22, 2023
Just received this for a birthday gift. This is definitely one of my holy grail pieces. There looks to be no skimping on the art work. Turntable is in storage ATM so I can’t speak to audio quality yet. Anyone have any insight on how to date the copies between 2012/2014/ 2022?
lonelystormtrooper Mar 18, 2023
I pre ordered this in 2012 when amazon canada messed up in their pricing. They emailed me and said they would let me know if it came in stock. I put it on a credit card and forgot about it. I paid $38. Going to play this again and see if it sounds as bad as I recall. I know zero is awful but i don't remember the rest of the album sounding bad. I'll report back.
super-fuzz Dec 6, 2022
I have a question for You all that can make some difference in recognizing this copy from the 2014 one.
Is there anyone who is able to tell if this"worldwide"version has the FBI anti piracy logo on the back?
since there is not the back image of the box here there is no chance to tell the eventual difference.
thank You to everyone who'd love to answer.
yayooww Nov 25, 2022
just got my copy from a local record store with pristine condition. the sound of this remastered version is very amazing!
NoisePollution666 Oct 3, 2022
Beautiful box set. Great quality. A masterpiece of an album.
phill_parkinsonuk Sep 25, 2022
This sounds absolutely awesome- I’ve always heard the muddy cd and streaming versions and it’s always lacked clarity for me - this version completely represents every instrument and sound perfectly. Would highly recommend getting a copy if you can
Spookypumpkin Aug 25, 2022
I was really let down by this pressing when I first left my comment on here but turns out my stylus was worn out and replacing it fixed most of the problems I had, so I should probably update this comment lol. My copy actually sounds really good minus side A which sounds kinda muddy and flat but everything else sounds great! Some inner groove distortion on side A too but nothing too awful. Packaging is incredible, love all the artwork! Def recommend this if you can get a decently priced copy, probably one of the weaker sounding pressings compared to my other SP records I own but still quite impressed with the quality!
homerhorowitz Jun 20, 2022
2022 release: like many of us this was on my grail list for a long time and I’m so happy to have it. Totally worth the wait and it sounds incredible. Packaging is also top notch with amazing art and tons of extras. Everything from good inner sleeves to an incredible quality box and book. Get them while you can because I am positive that he’s war go right back to being impossible to find and super expensive again.
Patrickj34 Jun 18, 2022
Just got the 2022 version of this from BAM…WITH a 20% teacher discount! Ended up being like $98 total. I’ve wanted a good version of this and I’ve been holding out for awhile. Glad I did! I totally lucked out getting one. I didn’t even know this was released, then suddenly I was clutching the record as i read about the glowing reviews and recent back ordered status. Onto the review. This was released with the intent of finally delivering this album with all the quality and goodies it deserves. Success! Everything is top notch. Dead silent after a clean (I always clean new vinyl with a project audio vac + tm-8 cleaner) and great mastering for a cd-era heavily distorted guitar album. Sounds it’s best on this release. Grab one asap. This is the one record that wasn’t represented well in the vinyl world and didn’t have a really great release…until now!
Chesty_Vulva Jun 7, 2022
Edited 9 months ago
So the differences I'm seeing with the 2012 vs the 2022 are first off, the dead wax on the new 2022 release is wider. The 2012 has little to no dead wax and it is almost impossible to read the numbers in the little sliver of dead wax. The 2022 number however is 7855 31-D2 (this is off side D). The 2012 is 509999 7255316 - Disc2-B (this is off side D of the 2012). The 2022 is noticeably cleaner sounding than my 2012. The 2022 is from a completely different stamper than the 2012 - all of the vinyl disks. All numbers are different on the vinyl while the hype sticker and labels all have the same catalog number (509999785316). The 2022 is superior for sure. Sounds AMAZING. 2022 needs its own listing. ALSO: if you notice, all of the 2022 releases have covers that have more of a blue tint. The 2012 all have green tint.