The Aeroplane Flies High

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This article is about the box-set by The Smashing Pumpkins. For their song under the same name, see The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right).

The Aeroplane Flies High
Box set by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	November 26, 1996
Recorded	?
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	138:53
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'Arcy Wretzky, Alan Moulder, Flood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link Rolling Stone link
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)	The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)	Adore (1998)

The Aeroplane Flies High was a 5 disc boxed set by The Smashing Pumpkins. It included a 44-page booklet with pictures and writings by the band's lead singer Billy Corgan and expanded versions of the five singles from their album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. 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.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bullet with Butterfly Wings 1.2 1979 1.3 Zero 1.4 Tonight, Tonight 1.5 Thirty-three 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 3.1 Album 4 Notes

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Bullet with Butterfly Wings

1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (Billy Corgan) – 4:16
2. "...Said Sadly" (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

"...Said Sadly" features Nina Gordon, of Veruca Salt on vocals.

"You're All I've Got Tonight" is a cover of a song by The Cars from The Cars.

"Clones (We're All)" is an Alice Cooper cover from Flush the Fashion.

"A Night Like This" is a cover of The Cure, from The Head on the Door.

"Destination Unknown" is a Missing Persons cover, from Spring Session M.

"Dreaming" is a Blondie cover, from Eat to the Beat.

The original Bullet with Butterfly Wings single only included the song "...Said Sadly". The other tracks were included specially for The Aeroplane Flies High.

[edit] 1979

1. "1979" (Corgan) – 4:28
2. "Ugly" (Billy 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

[edit] 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
5. "Marquis in Spades" (Corgan) – 3:17
6. "Pennies" (Corgan) – 2:28
7. "Pastichio Medley" (Corgan) – 25:59

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

The "Pastichio Medley" is a medley of riffs from a variety of sources recorded after Siamese Dream and the completion of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It features: "The Demon", "Thunderbolt", "Dearth", "Knuckles", "Star Song", "Firepower", "New Waver", "Space Jam", "Zoom", "So Very Sad About Us", "Phang", "Speed Racer", "The Eternal E", "Hairy Eyeball", "The Groover", "Hell Bent for Hell", "Rachel", "A Dog's Prayer", "Blast", "The Black Rider", "Slurpee", "Flipper", "The Viper", "Bitch", "Fried", "Harmonia", "U.S.A.", "The Tracer", "Envelope Woman", "Plastic Guy", "Glasgow 3am", "The Road Is Long", "Funkified", "Rigamarole", "Depresso", "The Streets Are Hot Tonite", "Dawn At 16", "Spazmatazz", "Fucker", "In the Arms of Sheep", "Speed", "77", "Me Rock You Snow", "Feelium", "Is Alex Milton", "Rubberman", "Spacer", "Rock Me", "Weeping Willowly", "Rings", "So So Pretty", "Lucky Lad", "Jackboot", "Millieu", "Disconnected", "Let Your Lazer Love Light Shine Down", "Phreak", "Porkbelly", "Robot Lover", "Jimmy James", "America", "Slinkeepie", "Dummy Tum Tummy", "Fakir", "Jake", "Camaro", "Moonkids", "Make It Fungus", "V-8", "Die".

[edit] 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

"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.

[edit] 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 Bill Corgan, Sr.

"The Aeroplane Flies High" sounds to be influenced by Slint. Billy Corgan would later form Zwan with David Pajo of Slint.

"The Aeroplane Flies High" and "Transformer" were played live the most often of all the Mellon Collie outakes. "Transformer" was given a brief run in mid 1997 during the Festival tour and "The Aeroplane Flies High" was often alternated between nights with "Drown" as the second to last or last (if there was no performance of "Silverfuck") song, between the end of 1996 and 1997.

There were some live performances of other songs during the "Practice" concerts at the Double Door in Chicago before the recording of MCIS.

[edit] Personnel

• Keith Brown - Piano
• Billy Corgan - Producer, Liner Notes, Mixing, Illustrations
• D'Arcy - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Flood - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• James Iha - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Jeff Moleski - Engineer, Mixing
• Alan Moulder - Producer, Mixing
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Martin White - Engineer
• Jeff Lane - Mixing
• J. Nicholas - Mixing, Mixing Assistant
• Neal Perry - Mixing
• Claudine Pontier - Engineer
• Nina Gordon - Vocals
• Eric Remschneider - Cello
• Chris Martin (Not to be confused with the member of Coldplay) - Piano
• Adam Schlesinger - Piano
• John Craig - Illustrations
• Frank Olinsky - Art Direction, Design
• Pual Eledge - Photography
• Dennis Flemion - Multi Instruments
• Tommy Lipnick - Engineer
• Tommy Moleski - Engineer
• Russ Spice - Engineer
• Yelena Yemchuk - Photography
• Andy Chase - Engineer
• Bill Corgan, Sr. - Guitar

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1996	The Aeroplane Flies High	The Billboard 200	No. 42

[edit] Notes

1. ^ MTV News staff (1996). Pumpkins' "Collectors" Set Has Mass Appeal (http). MTV.com. Retrieved on August 30, 2006.

The Smashing Pumpkins
Jimmy Chamberlin | Billy Corgan | James Iha | D'arcy Wretzky
Kenny Aronoff | Melissa Auf der Maur | Dennis Flemion | Mike Garson | Jonathan Melvoin | Matt Walker | Joey Waronker
Discography
Studio albums: Gish | Siamese Dream | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | Adore | MACHINA/The Machines of God | MACHINA II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
Compilations and extended plays: Lull | Peel Sessions | Pisces Iscariot | Rotten Apples & Judas 0 | Earphoria | Rarities and B-Sides
Singles: "I Am One" | "Tristessa" | "Siva" | "Rhinoceros" | "Cherub Rock" | "Today" | "Disarm" | "Rocket" | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | "1979" | "Zero" | "Tonight, Tonight" | "Muzzle" | "Thirty-Three" | "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" | "Ava Adore" | "Perfect" | "The Everlasting Gaze" | "Stand Inside Your Love" | "Try, Try, Try" | "Untitled"
Box sets: The Aeroplane Flies High
Videography
Videos: Vieuphoria | Greatest Hits Video Collection
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Alan Moulder | Alternative rock | Butch Vig | Caroline Records | Concept album | Flood | Jimmy Chamberlin Complex | Let It Come Down | The Marked | Pumpkinland | Sadlands | Sub Pop | TheFutureEmbrace | Virgin Records | Yelena Yemchuk | Zwan
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