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Smashing Pumpkins announce 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' deluxe reissue

by Nicole Villeneuve

The Smashing Pumpkins seem happy to continue with reissuing their albums that people most cared about, most recently announcing the deluxe reissue of their late-90s double-album crowning glory, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

The details of the reissue, as listed by Amazon:

Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness is being released in multiple physical and digital configurations, including an expanded 5CD+DVD Deluxe Box Set (also available digitally) and the remastered original album in 4LP Vinyl, 2CD, and digital formats.

The Deluxe Box Set’s 5 CDs include 64 bonus tracks of previously unreleased material or alternate versions of Mellon Collie era songs, and its DVD features a live show filmed at the Brixton Academy, London (1996) and bonus performances from the German music television show Rockpalast (1996).

It all comes housed in a 12 x 12 lift-top box with magnetic closure, reimagined cover art and velvet-lined disc holder. The package includes 2 books containing personal notes, lyrics, new collage artwork, plus a Decoupage kit for creating your own scenes from the Mellon Collie universe.

The bonus content and special features were curated from the band’s archives by Corgan, and have been painstakingly remastered for the first time from the original master tapes by Bob Ludwig.

So if you were into the Siamese Dream and/or Pisces Iscariot reissues, this one sounds amazing. Plus, more proof:

[via Exclaim!]