The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Tracklist
| Dawn To Dusk | |||
| A1 | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | ||
| A2 | Tonight, Tonight | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Copyright © – Miles Hye, Inc.
- Copyright © – Chrysalis Songs
- Copyright © – Cinderful Music
- Copyright © – Cellophane Star Music
- Manufactured By – Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Recorded At – Pumpkinland
- Recorded At – Sadlands
- Recorded At – Bugg Studios
- Recorded At – Chicago Recording Company
- Recorded At – The Village Recorder
- Mixed At – The Village Recorder
- Published By – Cinderful Music
- Published By – Cellophane Star Music
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BC93158
- Lacquer Cut At – Optimal Media GmbH – BC93158
Credits
- A&R – Mark Williams (19)
- Art Direction, Design [Original Album] – Frank Olinsky
- Art Direction, Design [Reissue] – Noel Waggener
- Design [Reissue] – Chad Tomlinson
- Illustration – John Craig (3)
- Lacquer Cut By – MK*
- Legal [Legal Oversight] – Jill Berliner
- Management [Project Management] – Michael Murphy (15)
- Mastered By [Reissue] – Stan Getz II
- Mixed By – James Iha (tracks: D3, H3)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Barry "Sounds Like Gold" Goldberg**
- Photography By [Original Album] – Andrea Giacobbe
- Photography By [Reissue] – Kevin Cummins
- Producer – Flood
- Product Manager – Kris Perera
- Recorded By – James Iha
- Recorded By [Additional Vocals] – Barry Goldberg (2)
- Recorded By [Assisted By] – Claudine Pontier
- Recorded By [String Recording Assistance] – Dave Kresl
- Reissue Producer – Billy Corgan
- Supervised By [A&R Supervision] – Matt D'Amico
- Supervised By [Art Supervision] – Susan Lavoie
- Technician [Technical Assistance, Digidesign] – Adam Green (5)
- Technician [Technical Assistance, Guitar] – Dave Mannet
- Technician [Technical Assistance] – Gooch*
- Written-By – James Iha (tracks: D3, H3)
Notes
2023 repress of the 2012 reissue. Includes a 36-page full-color art book featuring band member notes, photos, and credits, and a 28-page lyric book with illustrations.
Differences to the 2012 reissue:
The upper and lower spine of the boxes contain different details. The most obvious is, that half a star can be seen on both, the top and bottom of the 2012 box. This is missing on the 2023 box. Other details, that are difficult to see, are also different. For example, a woman's head is in a different place and rotated by 180 degrees.
On the back of the box:
On the shrink wrap, you may find a 'Made in ' sticker.
In the art book, page 32, column reissue:
Design thanks: Charisse Kelly, Jenifer Biniek, Louisiana Research Collection, Mary Ann Estes, Tulane University
Label rim:
Biem. Made in the EU
Differences to the 2012 reissue:
The upper and lower spine of the boxes contain different details. The most obvious is, that half a star can be seen on both, the top and bottom of the 2012 box. This is missing on the 2023 box. Other details, that are difficult to see, are also different. For example, a woman's head is in a different place and rotated by 180 degrees.
On the back of the box:
On the shrink wrap, you may find a 'Made in ' sticker.
In the art book, page 32, column reissue:
Design thanks: Charisse Kelly, Jenifer Biniek, Louisiana Research Collection, Mary Ann Estes, Tulane University
Label rim:
Biem. Made in the EU
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 099997 855316
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society (Label rim): Biem
- Other (Record 1, rear cover and inner, bottom right): 5099997855712
- Other (Record 2, rear cover and inner, bottom right): 5099997855811
- Other (Record 3, rear cover and inner, bottom right): 5099997855910
- Other (Record 4, rear cover and inner, bottom right): 5099997863212
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 5099997855712A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 5099997855712B
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): 5099997855811C
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): 5099997855811D
- Matrix / Runout (Label side E): 5099997855910E
- Matrix / Runout (Label side F): 5099997855910F
- Matrix / Runout (Label side G): 5099997863212G
- Matrix / Runout (Label side H): 5099997863212H
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, Variant 1): 9785571 BC93158-01 A1 MK Ʇ=1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, Variant 1): 9785571 BC93158-01 B2 I3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, Variant 1): 9785581 BC93158-02 C1 MK 1=X
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, Variant 1): 9785581 BC93158-02 D1 MK 3T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, Variant 1): 9785591 BC93158-03 E1 MK 2=
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, Variant 1): 9785591 BC93158-03 F1 MK 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side G, Variant 1): 9786321 BC93158-04 G1 MK 1=I
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side H, Variant 1): 9786321 BC93158-04 H1 MK 1==
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, Variant 2): 9785571 V+1 BC93158-01 A1 MK
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, Variant 2): 9785571 3X BC93158-01 B2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, Variant 2): 9785581 BC93158-02 C1 MK Λ=Λ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, Variant 2): 9785581 BC93158-02 D1 MK 3T
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, Variant 2): 9785591 BC93158-03 E1 MK 1S
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, Variant 2): 9785591 BC93158-03 F1 MK X=Λ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side G, Variant 2): 9786321 BC93158-04 G1 MK V=Λ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side H, Variant 2): 9786321 BC93158-04 H1 MK Λ=Λ
Other Versions (5 of 119)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album, Stereo, EMI Pressing) | Virgin | 7243 8 40861 2 1 | US | 1995 | |||
| Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album, Stereo) | Hut Recordings | 7243 8 40864 2 8, CDHUTD 30 | Europe | 1995 | |||
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×Cassette, Album) | Virgin | 7243 8 40929 4 8 | US | 1995 | ||
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×CD, Album) | Virgin | 7243 8 40864 2 8, 8408642 | Australia | 1995 | ||
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2×Cassette, Album) | Hut Recordings | 7243 8 40864 4 2, HUTDMC 30 | Europe | 1995 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Sounds amazing! zero surface noise, full rich sound, flat and quiet. Excellent packaging.
The soundtrack of my teenage years!! -
Weird about this one is that the first side have much worse sound quality than any other side of this album. Pretty muddy sound without any crispiness in sound at all. It gets better on other sides but I'm pretty sure it could sound much better. -
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Edited 7 months agoPresentation is outstanding as everyone has already mentioned.
The mastering, however, is a different story. It’s compressed to death especially on LP 1 (which literally has all the hit loud tracks like Jellybelly and Zero). It gets better on the other discs but still quite underwhelming. The softer songs sound better tho (i.e 1979).
I found this box set for $45 CAD so I guess I am moderately happy. However, paying anything more than that is absolutely a waste only from an objective sonic quality.
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Edited 8 months agoBought this on Amazon US for close to 70 dollars (without shipping costs). Weird that it was the european pressing but I don't mind.
For the presentation alone, this boxset is worth the price if you love this album. Everything is perfect and beautiful and the discs are clean and free of noise/pops.
My main complain is for the mastering of the album. I get that a lot of 90s rock was not recorded and mixed for audio fidelity, but it seems like they did not care for how this would sound in vinyl. The heavy songs are muddy, the bass is overblown, mids and voices are soft and the volume is low. My Alice in Chains reissues sound excellent and these types of bands should strive for that quality when releasing LPs.
In summary, it is a very good boxset for the fans with good price but expect to be disappointed if you want great sound quality. -
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What an amazing sounding record - one I've wanted for years. Everything about this is just stellar, the presentation, the artwork, the extras. Couldn't ask for more.
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Excellent packaging and extras. Vinyl is heavy, flat, and quiet.
You can still buy this for $99.99 out there, so don’t pay these people any more, but this fantastic release should be on your list. -
First, shout out to bibadu for creating this much-needed entry for this Optimal variant reissue. And what a thorough entry it is.
Pressing is outstanding - flat, centered, clean, quiet. That's all I can really say. Mix and master sound stellar. Maybe these will be in print forever. Maybe not. Didn't want to find out, personally.
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