Pastichio Medley
| "Pastichio Medley" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | November 26, 1996 |
| Studio sessions | Fall 1995 – Pumpkinland and Soundworks |
| Length | 23:00 |
| Label | Virgin |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan,James Iha,D'arcy Wretzky,Jimmy Chamberlin |
Pastichio Medley is a medley of riffs from a variety of sources recorded after Siamese Dream and before the completion of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
"Rachel" bears a similar sound to, and is apparently an early version of, the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness song "X.Y.U.".[1] As well, "Disconnected" is an as-yet-to-be-completed instrumental version of "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)".[2]
Full versions of "Feelium", "Knuckles", "New Waver", "Zoom", "Phang", "Blast", and "Speed" were released on 2012's reissue of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness; and full versions of "Millieu", "Jackboot", "Rings", "The Groover", and "Star Song" were released on 2013's reissue of The Aeroplane Flies High.
The band used a single disposable paper plate to write down and keep track of all the titles for the riffs and songs.[3]
| “ | This is our growingly infamous riff collection of practically, but not almost, every idea that was attempted for Mellon Collie that didn't even make B-side status. I sorted through hundreds of hours of rehearsal and album tapes, and kind of randomly ran small bits all together to create a pastiche of madness. The original titles were all used.
– Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997 |
” |
Songs[edit | edit source]
| Title | Seek |
|---|---|
| "The Demon" | 0:00–0:10 |
| "Thunderbolt" | 0:10–0:24 |
| "Dearth" | 0:24–0:35 |
| "Knuckles" | 0:35–0:52 |
| "Star Song" | 0:52–1:15 |
| "Firepower" | 1:15–1:28 |
| "New Waver" | 1:28–1:41 |
| "Space Jam" | 1:41–1:57 |
| "Zoom" | 1:57–2:17 |
| "So Very Sad About Us" | 2:17–2:27 |
| "Phang" (1/2) | 2:27–2:37 |
| "Phang" (2/2) | 2:37–2:47 |
| "Speed Racer" | 2:47–3:02 |
| "The Eternal E" | 3:02–3:17 |
| "Hairy Eyeball" | 3:17–3:21 |
| "The Groover" | 3:21–4:04 |
| "Hell Bent for Hell" | 4:04–4:20 |
| "Rachel" | 4:20–4:36 |
| "A Dog's Prayer" (1/2) | 4:36–4:47 |
| "A Dog's Prayer" (2/2) | 4:47–5:26 |
| "Blast" | 5:26–5:48 |
| "The Black Rider" | 5:48–5:59 |
| "Slurpee" | 5:59–6:17 |
| "Flipper" | 6:17–6:39 |
| "The Viper" | 6:39–6:48 |
| "Bitch" | 6:48–6:55 |
| "Fried" | 6:55–7:06 |
| "Harmonio" | 7:06–7:16 |
| "U.S.A." | 7:16–7:24 |
| "The Tracer" (1/2) | 7:24–7:36 |
| "Envelope Woman" | 7:36–7:49 |
| "The Tracer" (2/2) | 7:49–8:00 |
| "Plastic Guy" | 8:00–8:09 |
| "Glasgow 3am" | 8:09–8:17 |
| "The Road Is Long" | 8:17–8:26 |
| "Funkified" | 8:26–8:34 |
| "Rigamarole" | 8:34–8:46 |
| "Depresso" | 8:46–9:03 |
| "The Streets Are Hot Tonite" | 9:03–9:15 |
| "Dawn at 16" | 9:15–9:39 |
| "Spazmatazz" | 9:39–9:49 |
| "Fucker" | 9:49–9:59 |
| "In the Arms of Sheep" | 9:59–10:16 |
| "Speed" | 10:16–10:39 |
| "77" | 10:39–10:50 |
| "Me Rock You Snow" | 10:50–11:02 |
| "Feelium" | 11:02–11:14 |
| "Is Alex Milton" | 11:14–11:24 |
| "Rubberman" | 11:24–11:35 |
| "Spacer" | 11:35–11:42 |
| "Rock Me" | 11:42–11:51 |
| "Weeping Willowly" | 11:51–12:02 |
| "Rings" | 12:02–12:17 |
| "So So Pretty" | 12:17–12:29 |
| "Lucky Lad" | 12:29–12:43 |
| "Jackboot" | 12:43–12:57 |
| "Millieu" | 12:57–13:06 |
| "Disconnected" | 13:06–13:24 |
| "Let Your Lazer Love Light Shine Down" | 13:24–13:33 |
| "Phreak" | 13:33–13:37 |
| "Porkbelly" | 13:37–13:49 |
| "Robot Lover" | 13:49–13:58 |
| "Jimmy James" | 13:58–14:05 |
| "America" | 14:05–14:14 |
| "Slinkeepie" | 14:14–14:33 |
| "Dummy Tum Tummy" | 14:33–14:44 |
| "Fakir" | 14:44–14:52 |
| "Jake" | 14:52–15:03 |
| "Camaro" | 15:03–15:18 |
| "Moonkids" | 15:18–15:25 |
| "Make It Fungus" | 15:25–15:35 |
| "V-8" | 15:35–15:49 |
| "Die" | 15:49–23:00 |
Reversed extras[edit | edit source]
On the 2012 deluxe reissue of Mellon Collie, "Pastichio" was re-sequenced into a 44-second track called "reversed extras". Most clips are identical to those found on the original "Pastichio", only shorter and in reverse. Others however are alternate takes or are not reversed. Some clips do not exceed a single second.
| Title | Seek |
|---|---|
| "New Waver" | 0:00–0:03 |
| "The Black Rider" (alternate key) | 0:03–0:05 |
| "Firepower" | 0:05–0:07 |
| "Zoom" | 0:07–0:09 |
| "Hairy Eyeball" | 0:09–0:11 |
| "Phang" | 0:11–0:13 |
| "Rachel" (not reversed) | 0:13–0:15 |
| "Hell Bent for Hell" | 0:17–0:18 |
| "Knuckles" / "Rachel" (not reversed) | 0:18–0:20 |
| "Hell Bent for Hell" | 0:20–0:23 |
| "Space Jam" | 0:23–0:25 |
| "Phang" | 0:25–0:26 |
| "Rachel" (not reversed) | 0:26–0:28 |
| "Knuckles" | 0:28–0:29 |
| "New Waver" | 0:29–0:31 |
| "Zoom" | 0:31–0:32 |
| "Hell Bent for Hell" (not reversed) | 0:32–0:34 |
| "Hairy Eyeball" | 0:34–0:35 |
| "Speed Racer" (only partially reversed) | 0:36–0:38 |
| "The Eternal E" | 0:38–0:39 |
| "Phang" | 0:39–0:40 |
| "Zoom" | 0:40–0:41 |
| (silence) | 0:41–0:44 |
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | 2012 Reissue bonus CD 3: Special Tea | Studio |
| Zero | Main release | Single |
| Zero | Main release | EP |
| The Aeroplane Flies High | "Zero" | Box set |
| Rarities and B-Sides | Compilation |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "spfc.org : songlist : Rachel". www.spfc.org. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ "spfc.org : songlist : The Aeroplane Flies High". www.spfc.org. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/BillyCorgan/posts/448417073318304