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'''''The Aeroplane Flies High''''' is a five-disc [[:Category:Compilation albums|box set]] released by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] in 1996. It contains expanded versions of the five [[:Category:Singles|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. It was packaged in a retro carrying case that resembled old 45 RPM vinyl boxes. A limited edition release, the box set reached number 42 on the ''[[:Category:Billboard 200 albums|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, [[:Category:Virgin Records albums|Virgin Records]] produced more after the original run sold out due to overwhelming and unexpected demand.<ref>{{cite web |author=MTV News staff |year=1996 |title=Pumpkins' "Collectors" Set Has Mass Appeal  |format=http |work=MTV.com |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434226/12161996/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml |accessdate=August 30, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509181516/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434226/12161996/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml |archivedate=May 9, 2007}}</ref> The album was remastered in 2013 under the supervision of frontman [[Billy Corgan]] and reissued on vinyl and as a CD/DVD box set.<ref>"[https://www.spin.com/2013/06/smashing-pumpkins-aeroplane-flies-high-reissue-details/ Smashing Pumpkins' 'Aeroplane Flies High' Nears Infinity With 104-Track Reissue]".  Spin.com.  June 5, 2013.</ref>