The Aeroplane Flies High

The Aeroplane Flies High
Missing image SmashingPumpkins-TheAeroplaneFliesHigh.jpg Box front
box set by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	November 26, 1996
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	138 min 53 sec
Record label	Virgin
Producer	Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'Arcy Wretzky, Alan Moulder, Flood
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	3 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404042034031102&sql=Aanu1z82aoyv5)
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 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 yet another platinum disc for the band.

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 positons 3.1 Album

Track listing

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (Corgan) - 4:16
2. "...Said Sadly" (Iha) - 3:09
3. "You're All I've Got Tonight" (Ric Ocasek) - 3:10
4. "Clones (We're All)" (Carron) - 2:43
5. "A Night Like This" (Robert Smith) - 3:36
6. "Destination Unknown" (Bozzio/Bozzio/Cuccurullo) - 4:14
7. "Dreaming" (Debbie Harry) - 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 The Best of Blondie. These songs were added to the box set as a bonus.

1979

1. "1979" (Corgan) - 4:28
2. "Ugly" (Corgan) - 2:52
3. "Believe" (Iha) - 3:15
4. "Cherry" (Corgan) - 4:02
5. "The Boy" (Iha) - 3:04
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" (Corgan/Iha) - 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, who is one of Billy Corgan's favourite guitarists.

The "Pastichio Medley" is a medley of riffs from the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sessions which were not used as songs. The parts it features are named: "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".

Tonight, Tonight

1. "Tonight, Tonight" (Corgan) - 4:15
2. "Meladori Magpie" (Corgan) - 2:41
3. "Rotten Apples" (Corgan) - 3:02
4. "Medellia of the Grey Skies" (Corgan) - 3:11
5. "Jupiter's Lament" (Corgan) - 2:30
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.

Thirty-three

1. "Thirty-three" (Corgan) - 4:10
2. "The Last Song" (Corgan) - 3:55
3. "The Aeroplane Flies High" (Corgan) - 8:31
4. "Transformer" (Corgan) - 3:25
5. "The Bells" (Iha) - 2:17
6. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson/Whiting) - 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.

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 - 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

Chart positons

Album

1996   The Aeroplane Flies High     The Billboard 200     No. 42