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'''''AEGEA''''' is a solo album by [[Billy Corgan]] featuring "experimental" recordings he recorded in the spring of 2007. It was released exclusively on vinyl, with 250 copies being made with the initial pressing. Most of those copies were sold online, and some copies were sold at Madame Zuzu's teahouse in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=ALex |title=Billy Corgan Unveils Experimental Album: 'AEGEA' |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/billy_corgan_unveils_experimental_album_aegea |publisher=[[w:Exclaim!|Exclaim!]] |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=8 April 2014}}</ref> The album was released on May 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madamezuzus.com/aegea/aegea-by-wpc-2nd-pressing|title=AEGEA BY WPC:2nd PRESSING|accessdate=May 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211815/http://www.madamezuzus.com/aegea/aegea-by-wpc-2nd-pressing|archivedate=May 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
'''''AEGEA''''' is a solo album by [[Billy Corgan]] featuring "experimental" recordings he recorded in the spring of 2007. It was released exclusively on vinyl, with 250 copies being made with the initial pressing. Most of those copies were sold online, and some copies were sold at [[Madame ZuZu's]] teahouse in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=ALex |title=Billy Corgan Unveils Experimental Album: 'AEGEA' |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/billy_corgan_unveils_experimental_album_aegea |publisher=[[w:Exclaim!|Exclaim!]] |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=8 April 2014}}</ref> The album was released on May 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madamezuzus.com/aegea/aegea-by-wpc-2nd-pressing|title=AEGEA BY WPC:2nd PRESSING|accessdate=May 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211815/http://www.madamezuzus.com/aegea/aegea-by-wpc-2nd-pressing|archivedate=May 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


{{Cquote|As a work, AEGEA is experimental in nature, and comes across as more a soundtrack to some lost foreign film than the kind of music I'm usually associated with. Listening back I quite like how AEGEA goes along, as it has qualities that are both meditative and alien; but not alienating.|author=Billy Corgan|source=SP Nexus, April 2014}}
{{Cquote|As a work, AEGEA is experimental in nature, and comes across as more a soundtrack to some lost foreign film than the kind of music I'm usually associated with. Listening back I quite like how AEGEA goes along, as it has qualities that are both meditative and alien; but not alienating.|author=Billy Corgan|source=SP Nexus, April 2014}}

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AEGEA
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2014
RecordedSpring 2007
LabelMartha's Music

AEGEA is a solo album by Billy Corgan featuring "experimental" recordings he recorded in the spring of 2007. It was released exclusively on vinyl, with 250 copies being made with the initial pressing. Most of those copies were sold online, and some copies were sold at Madame ZuZu's teahouse in Chicago.[1] The album was released on May 15, 2014.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.

Black/aqua/red hand-numbered pressings
No.TitleLength
1."1.3"6:02
2."2.1"5:20
3."3.1"9:06
4."4.1"6:41
5."5.2"15:46
6."3.2"21:32
7."5.6"20:49
Lavender pressings
No.TitleLength
1."1.3" 
2."2.1" 
3."3.1" 
4."4.1" 
5."5.2" 

Release history

The first pressing was limited to 250 copies, hand-numbered, with the very first 50 on aqua vinyl. The second pressing was also limited to 250 hand-numbered copies, on red double 12" (#251–500). The final pressing is on a single LP 12", limited to 500 copies on lavender vinyl (#501–1000).

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
May 15, 2014 Martha's Music 2LP (aqua) US Discogs MusicBrainz [1]
May 15, 2014 Martha's Music 2LP US Discogs MusicBrainz [1]
May 16, 2014 Martha's Music 2LP (red) US Discogs [1]
July 24, 2014 Martha's Music LP (lavender) US Discogs [2]

More releases: DiscogsMusicBrainz

References

  1. Hudson, ALex (8 April 2014). "Billy Corgan Unveils Experimental Album: 'AEGEA'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "AEGEA BY WPC:2nd PRESSING". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

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