Smashing Pumpkins - The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)

Disc 1: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Disc 2: 1979
Disc 3: Zero
Disc 4: Tonight Tonight
Disc 5: Thirty-Three

(Info from www.wikipedia.org)

The Aeroplane Flies High is a five-disc boxed set released by The Smashing Pumpkins. It contains expanded versions of the five singles from their album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and also included a 44-page booklet with pictures and writings by the band's lead singer Billy Corgan, as well as lyrics.

A limited edition release, the box reached #42 on the Billboard charts, and sold 300,000 units (1.5 million discs in all), generating a platinum disc for the band. Originally intended to be limited to 200,000 copies, Virgin Records produced more after the original run sold out due to overwhelming and unexpected demand.

Track listing:

"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"


1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (Billy Corgan) – 4:16
2. "...Said Sadly" (featuring Nina Gordon) (James Iha) – 3:09
3. "You're All I've Got Tonight" (Ric Ocasek) – 3:10
4. "Clones (We're All)" (David Carron) – 2:43
5. "A Night Like This" (Robert Smith) – 3:36
6. "Destination Unknown" (Dale Bozzio/Terry Bozzio/Warren Cuccurullo) – 4:14
7. "Dreaming" (Debbie Harry/Chris Stein) – 5:11

* "You're All I've Got Tonight" is a cover of a song by The Cars.
* "Clones (We're All)" is an Alice Cooper cover.
* "A Night Like This" is a cover of The Cure and features vocals by Iha.
* "Destination Unknown" is a Missing Persons cover.
* "Dreaming" is a Blondie cover and features vocals by D'arcy Wretzky and Corgan.

"1979"


1. "1979" (Corgan) – 4:28
2. "Ugly" (Corgan) – 2:52
3. "The Boy" (Iha) – 3:04
4. "Cherry" (Corgan) – 4:02
5. "Believe" (Iha) – 3:15
6. "Set the Ray to Jerry" (Corgan) – 4:10

"Zero"


1. "Zero" (Corgan) – 2:39
2. "God" (Corgan) – 3:09
3. "Mouths of Babes" (Corgan) – 3:46
4. "Tribute to Johnny" (Iha/Corgan) – 2:34 (instrumental)
5. "Marquis in Spades" (Corgan) – 3:17
6. "Pennies" (Corgan) – 2:28
7. "Pastichio Medley" (Corgan) – 23:00

* "Tribute to Johnny" is a tribute to Johnny Winter, one of Billy Corgan's favorite guitarists.

"Tonight, Tonight"


1. "Tonight, Tonight" (Corgan) – 4:15
2. "Meladori Magpie" (Corgan) – 2:41
3. "Rotten Apples" (Corgan) – 3:02
4. "Jupiter's Lament" (Corgan) – 2:30
5. "Medellia of the Gray Skies" (Corgan) – 3:11
6. "Blank" (Corgan) – 2:54
7. "Tonite Reprise" (Corgan) – 2:40

* "Medellia of the Gray Skies" features members of The Frogs.
* "Tonite Reprise" is a solo acoustic version of "Tonight, Tonight" with slight alterations to the lyrics. It also appeared on the vinyl version of Mellon Collie.

"Thirty-Three"


1. "Thirty-Three" (Corgan) – 4:10
2. "The Last Song" (Corgan) – 3:55
3. "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)" (Corgan) – 8:31
4. "Transformer" (Corgan) – 3:25
5. "The Bells" (Iha) – 2:17
6. "My Blue Heaven" (George Whiting/Walter Donaldson) – 3:20

* "The Last Song" features lead guitar by Billy Corgan's father, Bill Corgan, Sr.


Virgin Records, 1996