The Smashing Pumpkins The Aeroplane Flies High
1996 5x CD, Box Set
Alternative Rock

Main image
Virgin
art direction [box], design [box] Frank Olinsky
artwork [aeroplane drawing] Billy Corgan
artwork [drawings - tonight, tonight] Billy Corgan
concept by [box concept] Billy Corgan
concept by [box concept] Frank Olinsky
design Frank Olinsky
illustration [bullet with butterfly wings] John Craig
mastered by Howie Weinberg
painting [thirty-three] SSUR
photography by [1979] Paul Elledge
photography by [aeroplane book photographs] Yelena Yemchuk
photography by [zero] Yelena Yemchuk
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records America, Inc.
Copyright (c) Virgin Records America, Inc.
Published By Chrysalis Songs
Published By Cinderful Music
Recorded At Pumpkinland
Recorded At Chicago Recording Company
Published By Cellophane Star Music
Published By Lido Music, Inc.
Published By Mount Hope Music
Recorded At Bugg Studios
Published By Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
Published By Life After Music
Published By Private Life Music (2)
Published By Private Parts Music
Published By Chrysalis Music
Published By Monster Island Music
Recorded At Soundworks, Chicago
Recorded At Farmer Brown's Studio
Mastered At Masterdisk
Mixed At The Village Recorder
Mixed At Soundworks, Chicago
Recorded At Sadlands
Published By Leo Feist, Inc.
Recorded At Charing Cross Studios
Recorded At The Place
Mixed At Chung King Studios
Manufactured By Virgin Records America, Inc.
Glass Mastered At EMI MFG.
200,000 copies pressed initially.

Includes all five Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness singles with five bonus cover songs only found in this box and a 44-page booklet featuring photos, lyrics and a complete discography.

Rear cover of “Zero” lists the runtime for “Pastichio Medley” as 25:59 but it is actually 23:00.

Some boxes in this run have a butterfly design on the rear hinges.

The second issue of this box has UPC 7243 8 38583 2 3.
Barcode: 0724383856428 (Scanned)
Barcode: 7 2438-38564-2 8 (Printed)
Other: 7243 8 38565 2 7 (CD1 catalog number)
Matrix / Runout: 724383856527 • MASTERED BY EMI MFG. 1-1-9 (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (CD1)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 165P (CD1)
Other: 7243 8 38566 2 7 (CD2 catalog number)
Matrix / Runout: 724383856626 : MASTERED BY EMI MFG. 2-1-1 (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (CD2)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 1638 (CD2)
Other: 7243 8 38573 2 6 (CD3 catalog number)
Matrix / Runout: 724383857326 : MASTERED BY EMI MFG. 2-1-13 (CD3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (CD3)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 1623 (CD3)
Other: 7243 8 38567 2 5 (CD4 catalog number)
Matrix / Runout: 724383856725 • MASTERED BY EMI MFG. 1-1-1 (CD4)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (CD4)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 163C (CD4)
Other: 7243 8 38568 2 4 (CD5 catalog number)
Matrix / Runout: 724383856824 • MASTERED BY EMI. MFG 1-1-8 (CD5)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L043 (CD5)
Mould SID Code: ifpi 163A (CD5)