Neath The Darkest Eves
| Neath The Darkest Eves | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 15, 2017 (video) June 13, 2023 (vinyl) | |||
| Studio | Swing House (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
| Length | 58:13 (video) | |||
| Label | Martha's Music | |||
| Producer | Linda Strawberry | |||
| Billy Corgan chronology | ||||
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| Video | ||||
 Still from the film's opening sequence | ||||
Neath The Darkest Eves is a 58-minute video release and live album by Billy Corgan released in support of his second solo album, Ogilala. It documents a full performance of Ogilala, followed by career-spanning set of songs. The video was produced and directed by long-time collaborator Linda Strawberry, and filmed on location at Swing House studios in Los Angeles, California.
A vinyl edition of the performance entitled 'Neath The Darkest Eves: The Complete Sessions was released on June 13, 2023 as an archival release from Madame ZuZu's.[1] It includes four previously unreleased tracks from the same recording sessions: "Pale Horse", "Of a Broken Heart", "To Sheila" and "Tonight, Tonight". Following the reissue, the original video was removed from YouTube by the publisher, Warner Chappell Music,[2] though as of December 2023 it may still be found on The Smashing Pumpkins official Facebook page.[3]
Track listing[edit | edit source]
All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zowie" | 2:23 |
| 2. | "Processional" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "The Spaniards" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Aeronaut" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "The Long Goodbye" | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Half-Life of an Autodidact" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Amarinthe" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Antietam" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Mandarynne" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Shiloh" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Archer" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Muzzle" | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Now (And Then)" | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Friends as Lovers" | 5:14 |
| 15. | "Soma" | 4:40 |
| 16. | "Age of Innocence" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 58:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Spaniards" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "The Long Goodbye" | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Pale Horse" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Half-Life of an Autodidact" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Aeronaut" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Now (And Then)" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Friends as Lovers" | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Antietam" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Amarinthe" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Of a Broken Heart" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Mandarynne" | 3:46 |
| 12. | "To Sheila" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Zowie" | 2:28 |
| 14. | "Tonight, Tonight" | 3:57 |
| 15. | "Processional" | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Shiloh" | 3:00 |
| 17. | "Archer" | 3:40 |
| 18. | "Soma" | 4:43 |
| 19. | "Age of Innocence" | 3:28 |
| 20. | "Muzzle" | 3:54 |
Vinyl limited to 1,300 copies on "bubblegum pink" wax, with 100 autographed by Billy Corgan.[4]
Release history[edit | edit source]
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2017 | Self-released | Digital | Worldwide | MusicBrainz | [1] | ||
| June 13, 2023 | Martha's Music | MMLP-A005 | 2×LP | US | Discogs | [2] | |
More releases: MusicBrainz
Personnel[edit | edit source]
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, piano
- Linda Strawberry – production, direction
- Bryan Cook – engineering
- Howard Willing – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering